Really glad this post has been inspiring!
Yeah, priorities in life and also just the maturation process for a lot of us really just turns things into different perspectives. I'll be honest, I went through a few splurging phases only to sell/return them and learn something new every time as a takeaway lesson. At the end of it all, there really/truly is no end goal. I feel like social media also created a false narrative that there is some sort of end goal, but there isn't once someone finds out what true happiness is.
Definitely a big cosign on life experiences too
cedric ceballos
. They definitely matter way more, because within an experience, you're so concentrated on what's happening in the present time and have so many other things to look forward to. I would not think that someone would go on vacation for 7 days and spend all that time thinking, "wow, my shoes look great. Look at my shoes, everyone. Don't my shoes look great?"
As for selling shoes at a lesser price than preferred, I think a few of us mentioned this already, but the peace of mind you get from just having them gone is just far more beneficial, to me at least. For me, it's because it's one less shoe having control of me, so it's almost like a middle finger to the shoe (and maybe the brand) by saying "get out and **** the hell off, will you?"
aquatic barefoot
- Thank you, sir! Yeah, sneakers are so different now because of social media, StockX (ESPECIALLY THEM), and the way Nike/Jordan Brand has really vamped up their marketing. At the end of the day, all these platforms puts something on a pedestal so high that it just takes us to mentally go higher than their level to really realize that it's
just shoes at the end of the day.
I'm not sure if anyone has heard of JOMO? My friend (who I just recently reconnected with after 11 years) was telling me about "JOMO," which is the
joy of missing out. I've never heard of that, but that's a great counter mindset to FOMO since Nike/Jordan and all of social media has created and taken advantage of all this FOMO marketing.
My joys of missing out on sneakers: more space, more money to save/invest/spend on better things, less stress, more control of life, better prioritization... I'm sure there's gotta be a lot more benefits than what I just listed.
Also, does anyone listen to/watch those personal finance/financial literacy channels/shows on YouTube or Spotify for inspiration to be more selective at the least? I don't know if this might be a bit too much as money sometimes be an uncomfortable topic for some, but I highly
highly HIGHLY doubt any of you guys are this nuts to be in this position:
Also, there's another video of someone who is actually OVER $1 million in debt (all student loans though).
I'll also update the original post with some resources/tips that's been shared throughout the pages for those who are looking to keep this motivation going/growing or for those who aspire to reach this point one day.