Thinker's Corner - Things I Will Never Do Even With All Resources At My Disposal

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As the sun rises every day, it signifies the start of a new day or the start of something. Some of us start with what we already planned while some of us start our day by making new plans. But what most of us have in common is that we all make plans to live an easy life or attain financial independence to some extent. Most people refer to it as living the soft life.

We all look around us and see people building houses and driving cars and most of us wish we also have all these things. Even for those who are not materialistic, we still wish to be able to afford our basic needs without any problem.

Now to the question posed for this prompt;

Assuming you have the resources to get/do everything you want, is there anything that looks appealing that you would rather restrain yourself from having/doing?

If I have a lot of resources at my disposal, one thing I will never do is to always rush into buying the latest things.

I have always noticed this frenzy with some people in terms of things in vogue, be it the latest phone or the latest cars, etc, some people can get a newly launched phone which will cost a lot of money by the way, and within months if there is another phone that gets launched, you will see them rushing to get it even if their former phone is still "mint"condition. Some people even go as far as taking loans just to be seen as using the latest things.

I agree that money sometimes intoxicates and can make you do crazy things or even show off. I can't tell people how to spend their money but one thing I will never do no matter how appealing is to chase after getting things in vogue even if I have the means of getting it.

Another thing I can never do is go to parties and start spraying money everywhere. I really can't explain why this habit irks me a lot when I see people doing it. I mean why would you, because someone invited you to celebrate with them and you decide to show your love by spraying money in the air all in the name of spraying them money. Thus making it difficult for those who have to bend down and start picking it.

Some people even go as far as stoning their host with a bundle of cash just to let everyone know they have loads of money. What happens to you putting the money in an envelope and giving it to your host or rather sending it directly to their bank accounts? But well I guess some people thrive on the need to constantly show off and let people know that they have loads of money at their disposal.

One of the things I will do is to maintain my minimalist lifestyle. Being a minimalist does not equate to being stingy rather I see it as a means of getting or doing things that matter. In fact with lots of resources at my disposal, it will help me reach out to people more. Why would I chase after the latest things when I could rather use such resources in doing something that matters? There are lots of people around us who need the resources that some of us spend lavishly and the only way to help make the world a better place is to always show kindness to people all around the world.

This is my response to the Thinker's Corner by @kenechukwu97

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So rukkie, I shouldn't spray you money when I come to your wedding?🤣

However, these are great points, there's no need to be Vogue when we come in touch with wealth. Showing up only breed pride and arrogance at one point

So rukkie, I shouldn't spray you money when I come to your wedding?🤣

😂😂😂 Please just help me transfer it to my account. If you spray am he no go complete because people wey go pick am self go pour some enter their side.

I agree with you, showing off does breed pride and arrogance.

Thanks for stopping by.

Oh, now I see the reason behind not liking the spray 😂

😂😂😂😂😂

Hahaha, if I spray money let me bend🤣🤣🤣, and that's true people go crazy with accumulating the latest gadgets just because they have the money. Me I cannot use my money to buy Peruvian and bohemian hair oo, just leave me with my all back.🤣

😂😂😂😂 as in, the all back will even be very neat.

Thank you so much.

Money intoxicates when it is abundant, it takes a disciplined mind to control the urge of not buying every new thing that is trending.

You have good points and I agree with them, one should spend wisely whether the money is surplus or not.

#dreemerforlife

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Wow... You really digged deep enough to share these with us and I'm reading this while affirming to the fact that "being a minimalist does not equate to being stingy". These two things are very different. So, when people get cajoled and called "stingy" when they are just being minimalists, it's important for us to not let that stop us from take the route of minimalism.

The Money spraying stuff is actually a financial crime in Nigeria. It's there in CBN Act, but what's weird is that even when you got to an occasion filled with Bankers and Economists, a minister of Finance will still step onto the stage and spray bundles of Cash. Haha.

Thanks so much for sharing this entry with us.

Thank you for the amazing topics as always. Looking forward to the next edition.

Yeah, you are on point. Though owning the trendy stuff may look appealing, it is something I would rather not go into no matter what. I don't just get the full gist on it.

Also, the spraying of money is very disturbing. I don't know what's so fun about it.

Thank you so much for stopping by dreemer.

You are welcome 😁