Reply #64: I think it's easy to judge people who don't choose to spend their money "correctly"

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Full disclosure: I have a lot of shoes. Like, a lot. Almost all of them are from eBay, Ross, Goodwill, etc, but I have a lot of 'em.

On the other hand, I shop at a discount grocery store and we almost never eat out; when we do, it's a carry-out pizza. Both of our cars are more than 10 years old and we have no plans to replace them any time soon. We're pretty frugal in other ways, too. So with what we save on food and cars and other stuff, I indulge myself a little in cheap shoes and clothes and my husband indulges in things related to his hobbies.

I totally don't understand dropping big bucks on gourmet food and wine, for example, but I'm not going to call anybody selfish or greedy if that's how they choose to spend their money, as long as nobody else is hurt by their spending habits. Same with iPods, camping equipment, travel, etc. So I'd rather not be judged by anybody who spends their money in ways that I don't understand.