I wrote about something like this previously. For me, I've tried to live my life rationally. Thinking about value of things, whether something makes sense to do, whether the cost:benefit is worth it, stuff like that. That's what a capitalistic world is pretty much about. Doing things worth doing logically with actual tangible benefits. And when I see people spending money on stuff which I feel irrational, I tend to raise an eyebrow and wonder why people do such things. Like buying branded bags when they cannot afford it. I mean if someone earns $20k per month, fine, they can buy the occasional luxury product for their own happiness. But I hear of people earning $2k-$3k per month and they scrimp and save for months to splurge on a $7k bag, which to me is pretty much irrational. They could be using the money to do so much for their future... BUT... I've grown to ......