Buying cheap-mid vs expensive stuff is my biggest dilemma…
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Buying cheap-mid vs expensive stuff is my biggest dilemma
For example, I wanted to buy a wet & dry vacuum because I think I have a need for it. When I look at reviews, ok there's a $250 one that seems like it fulfills my need, but then there's also a $900 one that's supposedly much better. So which one do I buy? Almost always in this situation I'd buy the cheaper one. Why? Because I can't justify $900 while I'm still not sure how useful this thing is. Or what features I'd be missing from the $900 vs $250. Or how many times I'd be using it. Or if there's a better solution out there. Or if my wife will like the thing. And many other ors and buts.
In the end, I buy the $250. Turns out it doesn't have a hot water rinse like the expensive model has so it kind of smells after a few use so I have to clean it and it's kind of inconvenient. And it's kind of unergonomic so it's tiring to use, supposedly unlike the expensive model. Loud too. And hair kind of tangles. So now I kinda regret not buying the expensive model. But even so, I don't know for sure that the expensive model doesn't smell after a few uses. Or how ergonomic it is. I've seen the reviews but then I've also seen the reviews of the $250 one.
That is just an example btw. I mean, I totally agree with the "buy nice things for life" motto but I can't seem to apply it to most things just because of the constraints I described earlier.
Do I sound like a crazy person, or do many of you have similar problem? Reading the whole thing again I feel like maybe it sounds unhinged.
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For example, I wanted to buy a wet & dry vacuum because I think I have a need for it. When I look at reviews, ok there's a $250 one that seems like it fulfills my need, but then there's also a $900 one that's supposedly much better. So which one do I buy? Almost always in this situation I'd buy the cheaper one. Why? Because I can't justify $900 while I'm still not sure how useful this thing is. Or what features I'd be missing from the $900 vs $250. Or how many times I'd be using it. Or if there's a better solution out there. Or if my wife will like the thing. And many other ors and buts.
In the end, I buy the $250. Turns out it doesn't have a hot water rinse like the expensive model has so it kind of smells after a few use so I have to clean it and it's kind of inconvenient. And it's kind of unergonomic so it's tiring to use, supposedly unlike the expensive model. Loud too. And hair kind of tangles. So now I kinda regret not buying the expensive model. But even so, I don't know for sure that the expensive model doesn't smell after a few uses. Or how ergonomic it is. I've seen the reviews but then I've also seen the reviews of the $250 one.
That is just an example btw. I mean, I totally agree with the "buy nice things for life" motto but I can't seem to apply it to most things just because of the constraints I described earlier.
Do I sound like a crazy person, or do many of you have similar problem? Reading the whole thing again I feel like maybe it sounds unhinged.
#finance
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