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Long before I was into man jewelry (knives, guns, watches etc...) I was a college kid who like to mod my car and help other people mod theirs. I lived with a group of gear heads who I went to school with, or met through the local car scene. Only one or two people did not modify their car in any way, whereas the majority modified their cars almost every month, with almost every paycheck after paying for tuition, bills and booze. When one person got wheels, other people got wheels and they were always wider, bigger, lighter, and stronger than the previous. When one person bought lowering springs or adjustable shocks, others did too and still others bought entire coilover systems with adjustable camber plates etc...
If I had all of the money I spent modifying my car, right now in the bank, I don't want to think of how awesome of a car I could get :barf:
If I had all of the money I spent on guns I didn't like, I would be Bill Wilson's best friend right now :barf:
Watches etc... :barf:
A few years ago, one of my best friends, Joe, and I were talking about his younger brother Jack, also my friend. He told me how Jack goes out 5 nights a week, every week, sometimes to afterhours, despite having a full time job (which he is very successful in) and being out of college. He said Jack has FOMO. I had never heard this term before. Fear Of Missing Out.
Here are two articles on it:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/annie-stamell/fomo-the-fear-of-missing-_b_817253.html
http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/jan2010/bs20100128_021362.htm
I'm sure not everyone here buys knives until they're in financial ruin, like wise with guns, aftermarket car parts, watches, clothes etc... BUT there may be one or two. I can recall someone posting in a car forum a while back about how they liquidated everything they could do put a down payment on the Corvette Grand Sport, and would then have to live on a shoe string budget buying food at Aldi so he could afford maintenance, fuel and upkeep on the car. He seemed very proud of this fact.
Just food for thought
If I had all of the money I spent modifying my car, right now in the bank, I don't want to think of how awesome of a car I could get :barf:
If I had all of the money I spent on guns I didn't like, I would be Bill Wilson's best friend right now :barf:
Watches etc... :barf:
A few years ago, one of my best friends, Joe, and I were talking about his younger brother Jack, also my friend. He told me how Jack goes out 5 nights a week, every week, sometimes to afterhours, despite having a full time job (which he is very successful in) and being out of college. He said Jack has FOMO. I had never heard this term before. Fear Of Missing Out.
Here are two articles on it:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/annie-stamell/fomo-the-fear-of-missing-_b_817253.html
http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/jan2010/bs20100128_021362.htm
I'm sure not everyone here buys knives until they're in financial ruin, like wise with guns, aftermarket car parts, watches, clothes etc... BUT there may be one or two. I can recall someone posting in a car forum a while back about how they liquidated everything they could do put a down payment on the Corvette Grand Sport, and would then have to live on a shoe string budget buying food at Aldi so he could afford maintenance, fuel and upkeep on the car. He seemed very proud of this fact.
Just food for thought
