Is there a point in being thrifty anymore?

[amandus]

Hi all,

Dont get me wrong, we should save and avoid unnecessary expenses as much as possible, but with double digit inflation, is there any point in the ascetic monk-like life Ive been living? E.g. I wanted to buy a kitchenaid last year, but I didnt because its not REALLY necessary and I have two functioning hands. But now the price has gone up, and the value of the money that I had saved by not buying it last year have reduced (Its in a 4% interest-guving account, still Ive lost about 6-8% value).

so, whats the point of not buying stuff? Is there an optimum point (% spending vs saving) which will give the most regret-free existence?

 

[resjudicata]

@amandus There’s little point being the richest man in the graveyard.

 

[lifeline]

@resjudicata ukpf in shambles

 

[godfreygirl143]

@lifeline apart from the one person that owns the graveyard.

 

[ipaduser]

@godfreygirl143 His return on investment is very low though

 

[chrissum]

@ipaduser He's actually running an 18th century corpse theft ring to sell to pioneering physicians.

 

[kytexan]

@ipaduser It's a zombie company