I struggled to find a non character backpack for Philip for school. The difficult rating was that I refused to have it be stupidly expensive ($50? for a backpack?!), and that I didn't want him having to carry a backpack that was far too large for him. So, I was looking for a little kid backpack
(
Read more... )
Comments 15
This has been a PSA blarb. BLARB! <3
[[radio edit]] On the subject of poor and cost - I asked for mine as a Christmas/birthday present. I often did this with needful things to try and take the strain off of my parents.
Reply
Which, I mean, they mostly aren't in danger of. They have lots of fun stuff. I just try to keep it at the top of my radar, you know?
Reply
Trudat, trudat. :)
Reply
If you've read Terry Pratchett, there's the Samuel Vimes theory of boots, I think in Guards! Guards! or Men at Arms that's essentially about what you just wrote.
Reply
Even now, I can afford throw-away quality stuff, but I mostly avoid that and hoard good things, even as they finally get worn out and outlive their usefulness. It's just what you do when you grow up poor.
Reply
Reply
Nevertheless, there is a point in poor where affording anything more than the most basic of what you need just isn't a possibility, because you can't even afford that. It's where a massive big portion of the US is at right now. It looks like that's not true, but that's because near everybody has been coasting on credit ( ... )
Reply
Reply
It's pretty cool to know that yours has lasted that long, though. I'll keep that in mind. :)
Reply
Reply
Now I'm just waiting for them to put out next years supply so I can get the same for Gray.
Reply
Reply
There's also the whole keeping up with the Joneses aspect. It's endemic in modern Western society that people feel pressured to keep spending and showing up with new things all the time. If they're replacing stuff that broke, it feels just the slightest bit silly to be buying the same basic item time and time again.
At least, that's my take on it.
Reply
Reply
Leave a comment