I’ve witnessed it within my own family. I, however, learned from their many mistakes. Unfortunatly, I’m the only the one who learned. The cycle repeats….
I was watching a House Hunter show last night where the couple chose a 250K house. When they showed them six weeks later, there was at least 25 – 30k worth of pottery barn furniture in the place. It was all a new because I recognized those items from the current catalogue.