Yeah, the consumerism here is completely out of control. I have friends with credit card debt up to their eyeballs. Literally, they make close to six figures, and cannot go on a vacation, because they have no extra money. And they seem unable to stop spending. They have to have everything they see. I have one friend that has to buy something everyday. When I asked her if it was possible not to purchase something, she assured me it was, but honestly, I think she’s addicted to shopping. It’s her daily fix of feel-good. What a drug! What kind of life is that? It’s not really living in my book. Just the time spent finding the parking to do that much shopping puts me off. Never mind the complete waste of packaging, etc. I could on and on. It’s my pet peeve. As for the eating out… don’t get me started.
