I have a 3 things laying around my house that I regret buying so much, and they were expensive enough that every time I see them, I realize how much more ahead I'd be financially if I didn't buy them. The three things are
1) expensive sneakers that I thought would be life-changing if I got them (like I'd be a new more interesting person), but turned out that I wore them a couple times then realized how embarrassing try-hard they actually are
2) an older virtual reality system that I thought was the future of my entertainment and would be all I'd need, but is now out of date and completely uninteresting to me
3) a nice suit that I got on sale but is actually the wrong size but I got it because it was discounted so much, but I never wear it because it's too big and when I priced the tailoring required, it cost almost the price of the suit so I didn't feel it's worth it
Anyways, each of these things just sit there and mock me. I would have an extra $2000 if I didn't buy them. I've tried selling them on craigslist but they're all hard things to sell at any reasonable price. I keep thinking how I'm always short $50 or $100 a month and if I didn't buy them, I would be ahead of my monthly payments and wouldn't have to deal with a bunch of minor overage and late fees and stuff.
Anyways, how do I reconcile this with myself? I feel like I've permanently handicapped myself and even when I can save an extra $10 or so, it'll take years to recoup the money.
Submitted December 22, 2017 at 01:32AM by makingbadlifechoices http://ift.tt/2pao497
