Really...
I'm just coming up with a list of WANTS that many of us have conveniently classified as NEEDS... Furthermore, many of us are so fixated on this that we aren't willing to downgrade to a normal/logical level of consumption, further rationalizing it as convenient, lazy, it's affordable, and all kinds of other excuses.
I won't explain much on each point, you should know what I'm talking about.
I'm not even talking about the luxuries or fancy bags, just simple stuff which we take so much for granted that we think that they are needs.
1. First on the list... Mobile and data. Anything more than 3GB per month is excessive.
Unless you are really really really so busy, which I doubt.
2. Travel... Once a year? Twice a year? How about once every 2 years? Why not?
Staycation is even worse, why not just stay at home?
3. Housing reno? $20k-$30k? False ceiling? In built cupboards? This is not even talking about furnishing.
It's become the new norm yea?
4. Nespresso capsules definitely taste a lot better than instant coffee right? It's only $0.60 per pop anyway. Even cheaper than the coffeeshop coffee.
5. Netflix/Cable? Is this really necessary? There are many other alternatives online, if you know where to look.
6. Facebook, Instagram, Social media, handphone games, the need to be constantly entertained and stimulated at all times of the day.
7. Fancy clothes to exercise. You need a t-shirt, shorts, shoes, probably undies and socks. Seriously you aren't pro, no matter how good you think you are. There are folks who do it on a competitive basis, most of us aren't
8. A gym membership. You need a t-shirt, shorts, shoes, probably undies and socks.
9. A lot of other clothes... Steve jobs and Mark Zuckerberg wear the same clothes everyday. Nuff said. White top, black pants, good material, people will know you aren't wearing the same clothes all the time.
10. Integrated shield plans... You want better service at private hospitals. Medishield Life just isn't good enough.
11. Paying money for weekend entertainment. Movies? Dinners? Why? Lazy to think of free alternatives?
12. Upgrading the house... seems like it's so normal for people to want to move to condo if possible, it's the next phase in life isn't it?
13. Upgrading the items in the house... Nothing better to do? Buy stuff, new chairs, new coffee table, new rug, new TV, bigger TV.
14. Upgrading your food... Upsize your McDonald meal? Need a McLatte for your meal? Add extra ingredients into your chicken rice? Add egg and call for drumstick? Upsize the prawn to jumbo prawn when you order prawn noodles?
15. Aromatherapy for the home? Need the house smelling super nice? Using Mt Sapola? Why not just keep the house clean and well ventilated?
16. Do you really need to use liquid detergent? Dynamo? Powdered detergent is almost half the price of liquid detergent.
17. Organic food/groceries? Seriously?
18. Air conditioning... So used to sleeping in air conditioning are we?
19. Home internet speed? Do you really need 1gbps? What's wrong with 300-500mbps?
Wah. I cannot think of anymore leh... probably there's a load more stuff that I forgot about, but as I always say, I don't encounter them in my life so I don't think about them...
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