BrainTeasers: Drowning In Sea Of Desire (Debts)

The desire to upgrade is the biggest trap created by humans for humans. Not many realize it. Being unhappy with work and constantly comparing with other people, they will never feel satisfied and search for solitude in these upgrades but only getting into more debts. You should think: Is this the life you want? If NO, stop upgrading and start living.
—— Dickson Idlier

Are you always thinking of getting a bigger house, a bigger or faster car, the latest gadget, or a prettier wife? If you are, do you realize that you are in deep trouble and unable to get out of it?

Such desires stem from society, religion and commercials, feeling the need to upgrade, get something bigger, latest gadgets, or just change to a better, improved, or newer model of the same product. Most of the time, it is logical to go for faster, newer, bigger stuff. But the implications are bigger than you think. Below are some observations:

Constantly in the cycle of making more money to satisfy your desire to upgrades and getting deeper into debt at the same time.
Life sucks as you cannot enjoy what you get as you are busy working. Worse is you need to work to pay the bills and installments.
Resale value sucks for most of these upgrades.
Upgrades may have features that you don’t need or use.
Do you need anything faster, bigger, or better?
If upgrades save time, what do you use the time for?
Regardless of how much discount for sale item, the savings is 100% if you don’t buy.

Stop unnecessary spending, be debt-free (as much as possible), retire early, and start living the way you want.

Comments

BrainTeasers: Joy Of Giving And Sustainable Charity — Filiporean Project

Giving out the stuff to villagers. Image from: Giving and Taking Free Stuff Facebook Group You don’t have to be rich to donate. All it takes is having a little compassion and willingness to give. —— Dickson Idlier The “Filiporean Project” is started by Freegans In Singapore co-founder, Colin Lau. The project collects small usable items (details in posts from “ Giving and Taking Free Stuff “ Facebook Group) from public donors or dumpster-dived stuff from Freegans In Singapore (FIS) and donates to Filipino maids in Singapore. The main reason is shipping cost is cheapest to the Philippines. This project has caught up in the news and media in Singapore, so more donations have been pouring in so the maids (numbered to 300) are kept very busy. Colin saw many usable small items when dumpster-diving around his neighborhood but has no use for them. When he found that Filipino maids wanted these items to bless their family, friends, and neighbors back in their village, he...

IdlierStories: Appreciate Everything You Have Got

Positive Brain Facebook Group A man once telephoned Norman Vincent Peale. He was despondent and told the reverend that he had nothing left to live for. Norman Vincent Peale invited the man over to his office. "Everything is gone, hopeless," the man told him. "I'm living in deepest darkness. In fact, I've lost heart for living altogether." Norman Vincent Peale smiled sympathetically. "Let's take a look at your situation," he said calmly. On a sheet of paper he drew a vertical line down the middle. He suggested that they list on the left side the things the man had lost, and on the right, the things he had left. "You won't need that column on the right side," said the man sadly. "I have nothing left, period." Norman Vincent Peale asked, "When did your wife leave you?" "What do you mean? She hasn't left me. My wife loves me!" "That's great!" said Norman Vincent Peale enthusiastically. ...

BrainTeasers: Better To Live Cheap Under Budget, Than Live Luxuriously In Debt

Desire for a better life gets us more entrapped in the web of desires to overspend. Only by cutting away these threads of desires can we free ourselves and live a less stressful and more rewarding life by spending below our means. —— Dickson Idlier There are two ways to live life: 1. Live in a way that we spend less than we make. 2. Live in a way that spends more than we make. Spending exactly as you make does not happen as emergencies happen all the time, so is still in the second group. People would rationally choose spending less than we make but most don't. In our civilized society, we are constantly bombarded with advertisements promising a better life than you have... if and only if, you are willing to spend to get it. This is so ingrained in our subconscious, from the moment we become sensible, we subtly and unintentionally fall into this trap. Increased income doesn't quench our desires. Offers for better life grow with our income... nicer cars, bigger houses, ...

Inheritance From Dickson Idlier

Search This Blog