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I have been pursuing some aspirational products like Apple Watch SE, Airpods Pro 2, PS5 etc. since a long time. I go to the Amazon page and add it to cart but then my conscience questions me as to is it worth spending so much on it? I earn decently and live in BLR but still I dont fully understand to give my mind a valid reason for purchasing a 40k Watch that shows time, some metrics and some automation. Also 20k for listening music, 50k for playing games. It feels as if is it sane to spend much on these personal material stuff? How do you folks look at this while making purchases?

what is money to you ? do you have a few goals you want to achieve with money or don't know what to do ? are you investing or is it just rotting away in the bank ? are you controlling your money or is it the other way around? do you get stressed about expenses or are you chill about it ? do you see expenses as investments ? are you attached to the amount of money you have ? do you easily give money if someone needs a few lakhs and asks for it ? you got the idea I guess, basically what's your relationship with money?

Even though relationships aren't about money and gifts, this rakshabandan I felt hurt and sad and broke, when I had to spend a huge chunk of money on my air tickets to go home for tying my brother rakhi and got nothing much in return. *My brother is elder to me by 2-4 years and he's a well settled business man with a very high standard of living*

I purchased a Calvin Klein set for a vacation in Bali. It was ~15k for the set and I must say that I enjoyed being in them. So did someone special. 🤭 What about other people here. What is the most expensive thing you purchased?

People say buying a house is emotional decision. And a lot of people do it because it is their long held dream. While many might have been happier after buying house, are there others who might have regretted their decision? If yes, why? Just trying to get perspective from the other side…

I come from a poor background, but somehow I worked extremely hard and now I earn decently well (above 60 LPA cash). My problem is- I don’t mind spending on others. In fact I don’t even think twice before taking my card out and buying things for family or friends. I have also lent money to multiple people when they are in need of help (total close to about 2-3 lakhs). But it doesn’t bother me even a bit. I don’t even care about whether I’ll get it back or not. But, when it comes to me, I find myself struggling so much and questioning my decision to buy things even as cheap as INR 200-300. And most of the times I find myself going extra miles to save a few bucks. In fact, I also recently downgraded from a bigger to smaller apartment, because I have been doing so much maths around saving 7-8K a month. Maybe there is some part of me that feels that I don’t deserve any of this. Anyone has any idea how to fix this?

Hi, I have been working in the Software Industry for the past 9 years. I feel like I have made a good use of my time and money and maybe some of my lessons can help you folks as well. Recently did a calculation for my NW and I am happy and proud to see my NW crossing 2CR+. I have 0 debt and do not own a house. Here is how my portfolio look like TC: 1.3 Cr YOE: 9 I am happy to do an AMA. Ask me anything about tech, career, love, marriage, money management, therapy, songs and movies. #Ask Me Anything #ama #amazon #atlassian #google #startups #bengaluru #networth #money management #finance #india Sorry if delay in responses, I'll answer all your questions eventually.