Now I look around me and I’m surrounded by materialism. People overleveraging themselves like a crazy. I have another friend who has a dog that shits everywhere and he just bought a $4,000 white rug. Bitch, is you stupid? That shitty ass dog is gonna get shitty on that rug! Look, it’s one thing to buy something within your means, and that’s your prerogative, but it’s all relative. If you make $1 million a year and you want a $100K car, then go buy it. You aren't putting yourself in a dangerous situation. But if you make $100K and you buy a $100K car, then you're a dumb fuck. Can’t you do math bitch? You just spent your pre-motherfucking-taxed salary on a post-motherfucking-salary-taxed, depreciating-everyday-ass car. Then what? You’re feeling all good about yourself, your crippling insecurities and inadequacies melting away as you drive around town, and suddenly a guy in a $200K car pulls up next to you, his girlfriend hotter than the fat heifer sitting next to you. Now what? You feel like the donkey that you really are. So you say to this guy “Nice car. I was going to buy that one but it was a bit too flashy for me.” You pathetic lying sack of shit. Where does it end?

My feeling on this...be OK with yourself and who you are. If you’re too poor to buy something then have the balls to say so, even to your richer friends who can buy it. Big fucking deal. If they’re good friends they won’t give a shit and if they do, then they aren’t your friends. Save up and buy just what you need with the occasional splurge. Even then, get it for the best deal possible. You’ll feel 100x better about it if you do. I take pride when I get something from craigslist for half the price and my dumbass friend walks into the store and pays retail everytime. The one exception I have is that I’m much more liberal with anything related to life experiences and good quality food. I buy my clothes at Costco because I don’t give a shit about image and materialism, but I’ll gladly spend more to go to an amazing dinner with good friends or take a trip to a new country with my family. The difference is the high you get from an object is ephemeral. That means short-lived you non-English-language-knowing-ignorant-bitch. But the memories, knowledge, and roundedness you obtain from experiencing something cultural lasts a lifetime. You’ll look back at those memories and pictures forever and you’ll be a better person for it. It’s hard to put a price on that. Hard...but not impossible.