Times are tough. Money is tight. And people consider themselves lucky to just have a steady full-time job with benefits. With this in mind...it never ceases to amaze me how screwed up people's priorities and sense of problems can be. It's kind of like how 5 years ago those rap songs came out about "having huge rims on your car that's a piece of s*** and still living at home with yo mama".
I suppose it boils down to everybody's unending desire to out-"own" their neighbors. We all want faster, sexier, sleeker, more, better. But WE CAN'T AFFORD IT! Let's all take a step back and think about what's really important. If you got jacked up teeth, roots showing from the dye-job you had 4 months ago, hole-y underwear (guilty!), or children who rely on you for sustenance, then please get yo s***in LINE! If you have to stop and think "Hmmmmm, if I buy this thing I don't need....are they gonna shut my electricity off?" Walk away!
I don't understand these people I see with big ass gold chains, or expensive (if they're real) handbags, or nice cars, and then their clothes are stained, they've got no underwear on and you know it because you can see the cellulite on their butt, their mouths are in serious need of several thousand dollars worth of orthodontic work, and they smell like old cheese. I guess that kinda relates back to the idea of the magic mirror....they think if they have 1 really nice thing that it elevates everything else by association.
I'm guilty of coveting nice stuff. I feel like I deserve it. I can't afford it, and I'm not really into the whole sugar-daddy thing (probably because I haven't found one), so it's a source of frustration for me too. I keep telling myself that one day I'll be able buy them guilt-free....but until that day...I'll just drool from afar.
My biggest vice in this department is definitely designer panties. Ick. I just typed the word "panties" AAAAWWWWKKKKWWWAAAARRRDDD! Anyway, I have a serious thing for VS underwear. I don't know why. I'm not going to try to explain it. It's very difficult for me to let go of these. I've spent hundreds of dollars over the years for UNDERWEAR. Things you wear UNDER your clothes. Since I've been living on my own, I've had to forego the fancy panties. I thought I was going to impress myself and go frugal one day. I was in Wal-Mart, and I passed through the underwear section, and I thought "I need some new undies". So I looked on the racks and I can't believe how cheap the panties are! You can get 6 pairs for like $5! I couldn't find any that I liked. They were all really bright or had ice cream and teddy bears on them, and I'm too sophisticated for that :). I finally found some....simple.....pastel....perfect. I get them home thinking how proud I was that I crossed into "generic" panty-land and I realize the DAMN THINGS ARE A SIZE 2X!!! HA!! I take this as a sign and decide I shall return to buying my VS panties.
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