Unnecessary Purchasing

There are a lot of things I don’t need in life. I guess all I’ll ever actually need to survive is water, food, and air. People throw shelter in there sometimes, but a lot of people survive with no shelter, so I’m not including that. I mean, there are plenty of things I don’t need in life to be happy. I don’t need a cool car. I don’t need a luxury house or apartment. I don’t need to eat a nice steak once a week. Just because I don’t need it, sure as hell doesn’t mean I don’t want it. There are so many things that are unnecessary in life. I hope I get to a point where I can buy random stuff just to buy random stuff. I want to be the friend that your kid looks forward to seeing because they know I’ll be giving out good gifts. We all know that one friend whose house you go to, thinking there might just be a chance of something nice coming your way. It’s exciting, and I want to be that family friend to people. I am very stingy with my money right now. I have been for the last year or so. It's well-documented. I think college really messed with my money mindset. I used to be the king of buying unnecessary things. Now I won’t even pay for food unless I absolutely have to. I don’t know if it’s because I don't have a ton of money or I’m just worried about losing it all. It’s like I have self-control in the wrong direction. Today, I went to an employee sample sale for Ralph Lauren. I was in a room full of discounted high-end clothes. I mean, things were crazy cheap. I ended up buying a few things for myself and a gift here and there. The things for myself aren't necessary at all. I could live without them, easily. I’m just addicted to buying more stuff. It’s terrible. I spend the money to try and make myself happy, I get happy for three seconds, and then I’m pissed off about spending the money. It kills me, and I can’t help it. Does there come a time when you don’t need more? When do you become content with what you have? If you get to that point, why work? You wouldn’t have to buy anything. Maybe you’d have to pay rent or something like that. Then you work just for food and housing, I guess. I hope I become content with both. I’ll have enough, but I’ll be comfortable spending money when I want to treat myself. Sometimes, when I write this blog, I post it and hope it makes sense. This is one of those posts. I have to run to class now, so happy Wednesday everyone!