pturo
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Unresolved Prior Scarcity Issues
It sounds to me like she is not used to using nice things, feels a little guilty, so she must get things on sale to compensate,just in case it all goes away. Preserve the dishwasher in excellent non used shape to get top dollar for the home? She has fear of it all going away. I have relatives like this, we did not come from much, but there is a tendancy to go back to our depression era grandparents thinking in the face of money, comfort and convenience that education and position has afforded us.
My sister in law put in a kitchen that easily cost $50,000 in her Portland home. The old one was fine. She does not cook. She gets frozen Stoffers meal size things or caters. Shops at Costco. Would never pay for fresh basil or fresh asparagas in the winter, wont buy at a gourmet market for organic things, but has countertops in the kitchen that cost more than they will ever spend on food in 10 years. She also thinks what she did is good for resale.
People should spend money on what makes them happy to use. I am sure people think we are nuts to spend 100 bucks on a 35 year old dryer, then sink parts into it. We don't do it for resale, we do it for art.
Keeping your house for resale is like cutting down trees so you should have enough wood to build your coffin instead of enjoying your fireplace.
It sounds to me like she is not used to using nice things, feels a little guilty, so she must get things on sale to compensate,just in case it all goes away. Preserve the dishwasher in excellent non used shape to get top dollar for the home? She has fear of it all going away. I have relatives like this, we did not come from much, but there is a tendancy to go back to our depression era grandparents thinking in the face of money, comfort and convenience that education and position has afforded us.
My sister in law put in a kitchen that easily cost $50,000 in her Portland home. The old one was fine. She does not cook. She gets frozen Stoffers meal size things or caters. Shops at Costco. Would never pay for fresh basil or fresh asparagas in the winter, wont buy at a gourmet market for organic things, but has countertops in the kitchen that cost more than they will ever spend on food in 10 years. She also thinks what she did is good for resale.
People should spend money on what makes them happy to use. I am sure people think we are nuts to spend 100 bucks on a 35 year old dryer, then sink parts into it. We don't do it for resale, we do it for art.
Keeping your house for resale is like cutting down trees so you should have enough wood to build your coffin instead of enjoying your fireplace.
