This lesson I have only just learned. I like to buy new things when I get sick of the old, many can relate to this. Your brain gets that yearning for something new to come in. Just something. My instinct is to go straight to Amazon, or eBay to find something I like. I could spend ages looking through the “today’s deals” page for something I may like. But there never is anything there.
I will get hyped up for something I ordered. My brain will get all excited knowing a new thing is entering my life. Once I have got it, a void has opened, where the excitement once was. It can actually turn depressing when you buy something. You could even stretch to say it makes you unhappy.
Whilst being at work, I asked my colleague what the most expensive thing he bought was. He said is car , but then he said “I don’t really buy things, I buy experiences”. We both laughed and agreed that phrase was cringy, but still impacted me quite a bit.
Spending more/less does not make you happy. It will make you happy in the short term, but then the new becomes the old, and the cycle begins again.
New Resolution: No spending over £50 on a product unless they are absolutely necessary.
From My View 