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Originally Posted by MissKat
Like I said, Im the only person in the family who tends to live this way. All my other sisters are the opposite. They dont go out spending $750 on a phone, or get new eyewear when they dont even need it. They are able to use stuff as is, and focus on what life is all about.
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Do your sisters still live at home as well? I'm willing to bet that if you left home (I know you said it would be difficult but consider it) that your spending habits will change into something more reasonable. It sounds like you are done your schooling and essentially have no expenses (I'm not counting that cell phone). It is probably time to gain some responsibility and leave the nest. Learning to budget your money to the necessities then to everything else is a very important skill.
Having extra money to buy nice things is perfectly fine. Everyone wants to treat themselves occassionally. The problem I see is that you seem to have no concept on what it takes to live. Do you know how much it costs to pay rent? Food? Insurance? I know I didn't when I first moved out. Just consider these points because all adults have to deal with them.
One quick example is that you mentioned you were doing some long distance calls on your cell phone. Why the fork were you doing that? Using a standard phone line through Telus (~$25/month for basic phone) or the Shaw cable phone (~$60/month with included long distance) is infinitely cheaper than ping-ponging that cell phone signal through space.