Quoted from Syco54645:
same, bought a fixer upper. just had to replace my car. could have easily afforded a more expensive house or car but i will not afford them. having said that pin prices are at the point that i wont afford them any more as well. i will just buy newer games and remakes for 2k more over a 30+ year old trashed game.
people need to remember that being able to afford something doesn't mean you have to. after i explained that to my wife she suddenly understood. for instance she wants a new bathroom (ours is currently pink) but it works fine. there is no reason to afford a remodel on the bathroom at this time. in the future sure but id rather be even more financially stable before doing it.
Well to give an update the pink bathroom is gone. My wife and I made a deal, we both want 3lvira and said we had to redo the bathroom before buying another game. Plus the tiles were falling off the wall and it just looked awful. It is done now so we are on the look for a HUO 3lvira!
When i made this post I was in a really dark time with my job. Financially it was great but otherwise it sucked. I am a software engineer and work from home. The company I was working for was the type to just keep piling on work regardless of situation. "We promised this to the client by Monday" was a common thing to hear Friday at 8pm, and the estimate would nearly always be something that was at least 30 hours. Finally got out of that and now work for a company in Irvine, California (and yes I am actually in Pittsburgh). The difference is night and day. I am actually respected and empowered to push back on insane requests like that. They fly me out 4x a year to hang out with the team (and work of course) and all expenses are covered. This last trip I took my wife with me and we went to Disneyland (yes I did budget for this as it was a luxury).