I Can't Spend Money Properly

javawoo on 24/04/2022 - 21:51

i am a kinda computer geeks.

and when I spend money on electronic devices. I don't care how much money I spend on those. I have desktop, laptop, macbook pro, iPad, iPhone, DSLR all re-newed for last 2 years and it's over 20k and I haven't hesitated at all.

Today I bought brandnew room furniture for the first time of my life. total only cost 1.7k and I feel I spent too much money on something not important. (used to stay parent's house / shared furnished rooms)

Then, I realized it's even less than 10% cost of what I spent on electronic devices.

I am unsure why I feel like that. maybe I know well about price of digital devices but not at all for furnitures.

Is there anyone like me? OR Am I super weird?

Computing

Comments

  • pegaxs on 24/04/2022 - 21:56
    +12

    That’s ok, buddy. I do the same with motorbikes and parts…

    $10k for a bike I don’t need because I have 4 already… SOLD!
    $1k for some work to my house that it desperately needs… meh, I’ll think about it.

    • javawoo on 24/04/2022 - 23:33
      +3

      😊 thanks im feeling better

  • ModdySwag on 24/04/2022 - 22:02

    Yes

  • SF3 on 24/04/2022 - 22:11
    +5

    Your internalised value system, says you ain’t able to rationalise furniture over electronics.

    • javawoo on 24/04/2022 - 23:27

      interesting. it sounds correct

  • [Deactivated] on 24/04/2022 - 22:11

    furniture is usually a thing no one thinks about, especially if you've never had your own before, it's just there all the time, so it can come as a shock when you have to spend a lot of money on it.

    technology is in your blind spot because you enjoy using it

    • javawoo on 24/04/2022 - 23:28

      it's was a real shock.. the quality furniture my parents use will not be affordable for me un next 20 years.

  • Nubbin on 24/04/2022 - 22:18
    +2

    I try to spend money in a way that gives me the biggest improvement in my quality of life. So if I have and iPhone 12 and spend 1k upgrading to iPhone 13 then I'm not getting very much improvement. If I use that money instead to buy a coffee machine, a memory foam mattress, or something that I didn't have before, then my purchase is doing more for me

    So if you didn't have good furniture before and now you do, then that's money well spent imo

    • javawoo on 24/04/2022 - 23:31

      good point. thanks. i guess the 1.7k furniture would be enough for me now. maybe save money for a while and buy a house first

  • bobbified on 24/04/2022 - 22:35
    +6

    I'm kinda like you - I go and spend hundreds or thousands on whatever I want and whenever I want. Then sometimes I go to Woolies and….. "damn, the oranges are now $4.90/kg instead of $3.90 it was yesterday"! I think twice before I buy it! haha

    • dcep on 24/04/2022 - 22:41

      i used to get the cheapest $4 woolie 500ml plastic bottle spanish evoo

      now they cost more than local aussie evoo , what a joke

    • javawoo on 24/04/2022 - 23:31

      OMV exactly haha

      I don't buy bananas when it's over 3.5/kg

    • freefall101 on 25/04/2022 - 13:20
      +1

      "This website is going to charge me $9 shipping? Screw this $300 order then, the value is all gone!"

      And then I go to work and spend $15 on coffee in a day instead of drinking the instant/pods.

      My partner and I have a rule, if it's over $100 we at least talk to each other first (assuming it's not essentials, groceries, medical, bills, etc). Usually that stops me buying it because explaining to someone else why I need a $300 lego set makes me sound like an idiot to myself.

      • gosuOaf on 25/04/2022 - 13:32
        +2

        i have this deal with my wife too. but she agreed and let me buy the $300 lego set and now i'm in shock because i spent $300 on lego AND my wife agreed with me!

        • bobbified on 26/04/2022 - 09:20

          … AND my wife agreed with me!

          The question is… what has your wife done that she's not telling you about? 🤔

  • apple2016 on 24/04/2022 - 22:36

    I spend money on electronic devices.

    It more of a problem if its gambling / booze etc…

    • EightImmortals on 25/04/2022 - 07:47

      The money is gone either way.

      • FireRunner on 25/04/2022 - 11:28

        There's some recovery cost if you decided to resell the electronics.
        But generally electronics do devalue rapidly so yeah, lots of money lost

  • dcep on 24/04/2022 - 22:37
    +1

    $99 wooden sofa , $5,000 leather lounge set ….

    $50 PU handbag , $5,000 LV handbag

    $100 seiko , $10,000 rolex

    $20k yaris , $50k yaris GR

    your poison

  • holdenmg on 24/04/2022 - 22:39

    I really don't think you have a problem until you are buying your racehorse their second yacht…

  • Bargaincue on 25/04/2022 - 00:51
    -1

    Life is short mate. There's nothing wrong to treat yourself.

    • EightImmortals on 25/04/2022 - 07:52
      +7

      The OP hints that he can't afford a house, so I guess pissing away 20K on distractions is not very wise and hints that the OP might have to get their priorities in order. If having the latest junk and upgrading it every year is more important than long term financial security then so be it. Does one REALLY need a desktop AND laptop AND a macbook AND an Ipad? Has the OP ever looked up long enough to see a tree or another human being?

      As for life being short, that may be true but do you want to spend that short time being broke and in debt with all the stresses that go with it or do you want to enjoy it (as best we can given the situation)?

      • redfox1200 on 25/04/2022 - 08:26

        i have all these things, except my desktop is about 7 years old, my macbook is 6 years old, and my laptop is 3 years old, ipad is 2 years old.

        no need to update these every year though

  • AustriaBargain on 25/04/2022 - 01:31
    -1

    10k a year isn't bad at all. People spend that much on hobbies like tricking out their cars, or on holidays, or on flying around to see concerts all year. 10k a year to get all high quality tech and furniture that obviously gives you a lot of happiness, enhances your life. Could you imagine going back to a cheap Android that takes four times as long to load things, or budget windows laptop with cheap display and body made of plastic, or sitting on a second hand couch or a cheap one that feels cheap on your ass? Have you ever used a cheap Android tablet, it's like having brain damage compared to an iPad.

    I'd focus more on thinking about how you can earn an extra 20k a year compared to what you earn now.

  • OMGJL on 25/04/2022 - 02:23
    -5

    i am a kinda computer geeks.

    Slight off-topic, but have you tried any of the following:

    • RAM Overclocking
    • Custom Liquid Cooling (Desktop/Laptop)
    • CPU Overclocking
    • Hackintosh
    • Android ROM/Root/Magisk/Safenet bypass
    • iOS jailbreak
    • XPENology
    • Other Home Server/Networking
    • EXSi / unRAID
    • Router OS/OpenWRT/DD-WRT etc
    • Laser Projectors
    • 240Hz Monitors
    • Mechanical Keyboards with switch modding
    • Mouse with precision sensors
    • IoT

    if you have played something that's not listed could you please elaborate? I am very curious about how you spend your 20k in the last 2 year and what have you played/enjoyed on when you spend your money on consumer electrics.

    • javawoo on 25/04/2022 - 05:57

      well I have done all but not XPENology and 240HZ Monitors. yeah I am probably not a geek anymore.

      I am just worming and not using much computer like before. currently working full time and plus my own game development just want to have good devices and buy a new thing like every 2 to 3 months.

      • redfox1200 on 25/04/2022 - 08:28
        +1

        why do you need new devices every 3 months? sounds like you have an addiction.

        and what are you doing with all the old stuff? storing it or selling it?

  • inherentchoice on 25/04/2022 - 04:32
    +4

    Materialism.

    It will never fulfill you. It might give you an easy way to burn time though.

    • whatwasherproblem on 25/04/2022 - 15:40

      Yeah that was my first thought too. OP sounds like the classic consoomer archetype. Buy product, get excited for next product.

  • garetz on 25/04/2022 - 05:10
    +1

    It's not that you cannot spend money right, you simply cannot prioritise what you need and differentiate with what you want. To you they are both one and the same.

  • tallkid123 on 25/04/2022 - 07:28

    OP, how old are you?

    I mean, if you're in your 20s, working as a casual and spending this type of money on stuff then yes, it's probably not a good idea.

    But if you're older and in a full time job, then its fine.

    This is coming from someone in their early 30s typing this out in a room full of video games.

    • serpserpserp on 25/04/2022 - 10:14

      AngryVideoGameNerd is that you?

      • tallkid123 on 25/04/2022 - 17:53

        That dude looks like an American Sean Lock (rip)

  • Freitag on 25/04/2022 - 09:08

    Sit down and make a budget where you decide how you will spend your money (or save or donate) then follow it. No need to feel weird because you have already considered everything and made a decision. You can review and amend your budget as needed.

    Main thing is just deciding what proportion of your income goes to food, accomodation, travel, utilities, furniture, digital devices, etc.

  • serpserpserp on 25/04/2022 - 10:14
    +2

    I have about 50k of house repairs than really need to be done. Yet I'll spend a chunk of my day reading reviews of EV's that cost 55k+ that I'll never buy…..

  • cupcake on 27/04/2022 - 10:46
    -1

    This is why you don't have a house.
    The youth of today want all the latest gadgets and bubble tea every day. Lol

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