I think the one thing I splurge money on is buying myself time. I used to feel guilty, after being integrated into the Dutch protestant ethos of doing everything yourself, to keep on spending considerably large amounts of money for people to do things for me. My neighbours still comment on the fact that I live all alone and I have a cleaner. I have colleagues who express surprise that I hire handy-persons to come and fix things in my house. Or friends who are amazed that I will not spend that extra 3 hours to look for a 10 Euro discount. Of course, a lot of it comes from the fact that I am privileged enough to afford it - being single, with no financial dependents, and a very frugal life where I don't spend on many of the other things like eating out, drinking, partying, etc. helps - and some of it also from the fact that unlike most of my Dutch friends and colleagues, I have 2 jobs and a company, and that takes up a lot of my time.
It took me 3 years to realise that this is the biggest luxury I have - buying time, and that is absolutely worth it. Cheers, Nishant P.S. I am just about to complete an entire year of buying nothing for myself - no clothes, no electronics, no consumables and it has been quite a wonderful experience. On Mon, Dec 7, 2020 at 5:44 AM Udhay Shankar N <ud...@pobox.com> wrote: > Like it says. I know there are similar threads out there on reddit etc - > this question is for silklisters. :) > > My list: > - Computers. Every 5 years or so I replace my computer with the best specs > I can afford. > - Fragrance. I look at these as art and collect them for regular use. > - Good gin/vodka. Nuff said. > > Udhay > > -- > > ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com)) > -- Dr. Nishant Shah (Ph.D.) Professor, Aesthetics & Cultures of Technology, Director Research ArtEZ University of the Arts, The Netherlands. Knowledge Partner, Digital Earth Project, Hivos Mentor, Feminist Internet Research Network, APC https://nishantshah.online
