• ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Two things this article doesn’t consider:

    1. people who are upset often buy things to make themselves feel better, even if they know they shouldn’t.

    2. with the rate prices have been rising by for a while, some might feel that it makes sense to spend now before products become me even more unaffordable.

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      1 year ago

      We just redid the kitchen and put new flooring in. We’ve had the money but the prices of shit hasnt come down much. I finally got sick of listening to it (my wife) and puked the trigger. Your #2 is exactly why.

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        1 year ago

        Except our current economy excludes the average American from home or vehicle ownership. So, we should probably be loudly demanding change.