[quote=sdsurfer]I’d say I’m proud that my family and I own a house rather than rent, but what type of house and how large it is a bunch of bs. The aspect that when we had a 2nd kid everyone around us just sort of assumed that we’d either sell it and buy a larger one or remodel to accommodate another 7 lb 20 inch long person really blew me away.
I think I’d add that Car Proud is BS too in my opinion. I noticed a few people salivating over an Aston Martin in the parking lot the other day and felt sorry for them. In my opinion, everyone should get a valet job at a nice restaurant/hotel like I did when they are younger to get the chance to drive a few fancy cars and realize for themselves that they start, move and turn pretty much the same. Some might look good or go fast, but they all do the same thing as far as getting one from point a to point b a bit quicker than walking or running.[/quote]
Agree on the house thing, but would comment that this thought is true for pretty much EVERYTHING you aren’t interested in as people would find most EVERYTHING you are interested in a waste of money also.
Jewelry, perfume, clothes, looks, house, some travel locations, etc…after a certain point, I can care less too…(married with children mentality/thinking…)
As for the car, I used to think like you too and used to drive a plain Toyota commuter…(People used to joke to me that what I drove showed that I was cheap…no car changes in 10+ years), but when you have really taken various faster/nicer cars on a real race track and have done slalom (auto-x) driving or multiple track events, taking cars fast to their limits on an auto-x can be as exciting as s*x or whatever you find insanely awesome and is totally fun (other car enthusiast can chime in here). Different tires, more worn tire treads, even small things can totally make a difference in racing, not to mention racing in the rain and sliding all over :).
I supposed ignorance is bliss here as can probably be said for most things we “aren’t” interested in.
At the end, if you can afford the car, no need to worry what people think since you can afford the car, the home, the kids, the trips, whatever…or just prioritize with what you like.
I’m pretty happy just driving my beater currently.
