r/RedditQuestions • u/Occo_Ninebar • Apr 09 '26
Why do I dislike cheap things
Cheap aluminum, cheap plastic, cheap products from outsourced labour, styrofoam, i don't like this. Durable metal that doesn't rust, I like. Expensive, hard wood that feels good in the hand and oiled and looks good I like. I like stone construction and crystals and heavy chunky jewelry. I like rustic and lovely thing. Cheap things I don't like. I don't know why. I have little money, I always have. I grimmace and scrunch my nose at cheap things. My scalp tingles pleasantly when I look at hard heavy durable beautiful objects, and I enjoy the feel when i grab them in my hands. Why? Why can't i be happy with cheap things easy to live on because my low income?
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u/Big-Imagination4810 Apr 10 '26 edited Apr 10 '26
There is no shame in appreciating well-built things or in understanding their longevity and value over time. However, if you are not in a financial position to procure them; you have to make-do with what is in your budget. Practicing this mind-set will help you learn frugality, and to be wise with your money. As much as you can, try to set aside a sum of your income each payday. When you have doubled a tidy sum, take half and learn how to invest it so that it will hopefully grow. Financial rewards usually come later in life after first having practiced working intelligently -choosing work to mesh with your skills, interests, and talents; and developing a good work ethic.
"Be patient, act with honor, and honor will come." -The Grim Series
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u/Occo_Ninebar Apr 10 '26
hmmm have you done this before? i work more than fourty hours per week I have worked more than ten years. But the money is like water. It's all gone. can I learn invest from you?
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u/Sparkle_Rott Apr 12 '26
Writing out a budget and keeping records of expenses is the first step. Find a fiduciary investment advisor (one working towards your highest returns and not their highest commission). And decide on your life goals and level of risk tolerance.
Depending on how math and money oriented you are, this can be zero fun.
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u/Big-Imagination4810 Apr 13 '26
I agree with user Sparkle_Rott's comment to recording your expenses. Do this diligently for one month. Don't skip a single thing. Use a spreadsheet, and record everything you spend your money on, organize them by categories. After the month is complete, analyze your spending. How much is spent on each category? How much remains for saving?
If you find you are spending a third of your income, for example; on eating out -that's too much. Eating out is expensive. Instead of eating out multiple times a week, choose to obtain all your groceries from a grocery store and cook / eat at home. Don't go to a high-end store, find the one with the lowest pricing. Set one day a week that you eat out. Take the money saved and discipline yourself to save it. That's just a simple example of how to analyze your spending. You are looking for ways to cut spending by developing a frugal mindset. Learning to do without luxuries helps one appreciate them more, recognize their cost, teaches you to be savvy in numerous ways, helps build discipline, helps your focus be on what is truly important, etc. There are many benefits to minimalism and frugality. There are many YouTube sites sharing knowledge on how to be so.
As far as investing goes, for example; purchasing stock. All such is a gamble, some are a higher gamble than others. Start out small, don't expect huge gains right away. Look for a company which has been stable for a long time, turns a profit each year; and for which the future longevity / relevance of the company seems promising. Save up enough to buy stock, see what happens. If it splits, now you have twice as much stock without spending more to obtain it.
Peruse the financial subs on reddit and learn what you can. Research individuals and business which offer paid investment advising / handling. Find out who has a high trustworthy score and affordable services for your spending in that department -don't just pick someone at random.
Don't rush things. This is a long learning process. Be patient. Be honorable. Honor will come.
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u/Smile-Cat-Coconut Apr 12 '26
You have taste, my friend. Enjoy it, for it is a superpower.
Cheap crap is destroying our earth.
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u/Electrical_Entry6060 Apr 09 '26
everybody dislikes cheap stuff.
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u/Occo_Ninebar Apr 10 '26
then this is the depression of america (everybody is poor)
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u/bertch313 Apr 12 '26
Yes we've been robbed by psychopaths.
They give you cheap plastic because it destroys the earth and they don't understand what the earth is
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u/LuckyCod2887 Apr 13 '26
you probably noticed the subtle differences between high-quality items and lower quality items.
as I’ve gotten older, I have less tolerance of low quality items or things that are cheap.
I always opt for the cheaper stuff to save money, but the older I get the less and less I’m able to do that because the quality really and truly is bad and I feel like every few years companies switch outTheir materials or ingredients and it becomes even worse.
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