Good purchasing decisions, on the other hand, stem from buying what you need before what you want, and Reddit user Salut_eti_serpent got interested in how different people define them, so they asked everyone else on the platform to share the products and services they feel were 100% worth the money. Here are the top answers.
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As of this publication, the discussion they started has over 3,600 comments. “The answers are all very different, but I saw something come up more than once. For example, investing in what connects you to the ground: a mattress, good shoes, tires… I never thought of it that way, and it seemed to be a common thought!”
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And it’s true. “Part of why we survived as a species is we’re wonderful users of stuff,” says American psychologist Tim Kasser, who has extensively studied the ties between materialism and well-being. Our ancestors might not have had teeth and claws or hard shells, but they could make weapons and armor to protect themselves. “When we’re feeling insecure we orient towards materialistic solutions,” he says.
We live in a culture that continually defines our worth as people based on our bank account.
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The system itself depends on people telling themselves they need those truck tires or that pair of shoes or whatever else ads convince us we need.
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To reap the rewards of this lifestyle, you don’t need to sell all your worldly possessions and move to a mountain hut. Kasser believes one thing that can help is reevaluating your relationships with people who focus on the materialistic.
And as this thread has shown, making smarter purchases—focusing on quality over quantity and investing in meaningful, long-lasting items—can also contribute to a more fulfilling life.
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