And $100 was unfathomable.
I've been thinking on this lately and trying to remember. I had a modest allowance as a kid. Every vacation I got $20 to spend however. To me it was limitless. I bought random little trinkets.
It hasn't changed a ton, except "needing" all these small items, where $20 isn't considered a huge investment, although I hate that something tiny I don't technically need is that much.
I as a kid depended on everyone for food, drink, shelter, clothing. As a briefly very poor adult I did too.
Now I have an ok job, not nearly ideal but ok, it's a statement of my own power to say, I can go buy coffee, I can buy that makeup, I can get that toy or gadget or book. It reminds me I'm not where I was.
But maybe I don't need that to prove I'm in control. Maybe the lessons of poverty are not as much necessity, but can still be used.
Just random thought. Maybe recalling childhood could at least make me say, "do I truly need this item? Okay so I want and kinda need it? Is it necessary right now, or can it wait a week or two?" Even small changes like that help.
September 11, 2017 at 01:42PM
