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Originally Posted by darklord700
Not to fault your way of handling money but the way I look at it is you can't be too smart with money or you're actually being dumb with it.
I just recently got a $300 first ever smart phone and a $50 plan. I used to shun smartphone and expensive plan but once I got it, it improved my life so much that it's well worth the cost. To me, this smartphone is money well spent and I wish I had it sooner.
I used to drive used car as well but they too depreciate and incur more costly and frequent maintanence. Granted it is still cheaper to maintain and drive an old and reliable used car but driving a newer car and not having to worry about seeing the mechanics every six month has it's advantages.
There's a difference between not spending at all and spending your money wisely.
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Yes, I can certainly appreciate the efficiencies these days, created by using smartphones, particularly in the workplace. However, it seems to me that many are being used primarily for entertainment, or substitutes for normal means of communication e.g conversing. I think the downside is we are gradually losing the art of conversation and letter writing. Also, I think the growing obsession, with always being connected with someone, is a huge time waster and contributor to lost production.
I can also appreciate where old cars can get to a point where the maintenance costs become excessively onerous.