Things You're Allowed to Do

Re:Things You're Allowed to Do by carlmr on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @04:40AM (#25516021)

I grew up not poor by world standards, but somewhat poor by Western standards. What really resonated with me was the point about buying a comfortable mattress. It wasn't the mattress in my case, but the bed I slept on. I bought it used 8 years ago. I fixed it twice. It was creaking again. It's not that I couldn't buy a new one, it's just that I was used to not buying furniture. After all it's only comfort.

Last year I bought a new bed and it improved a lot of things for me. It's simple, but if you grow up thinking about every penny you spend you get weird habits.

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Re:Things You're Allowed to Do by theshrike79 on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @12:42PM (#25520023)

Too many people downplay or underestimate the quality of life that a good nights sleep brings.

The average human spends (or should spend) 8h in bed every single day of their life. The next 8h is the place you work, the ergonomics should fit you.

Spend money to have quality sleep. Spend money to work comfortably.

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Re:Things You're Allowed to Do by eyelidlessness on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @02:56PM (#25521480)

I relate to 100% of this. I guess I should clarify that I’m not saying it’s bad advice to people with means to say “you’re allowed to spend money to [achieve some life comfort or progress]”. And owning a nice bed is definitely one I can relate to (and when I have the disposable income again I intend to get a better mattress than the one I currently have).

I guess my objection to the article, as presented, is it’s kind of tone deaf particularly at a time when many people are financially struggling to just assert that you’re “allowed” to hire people for a long list of tasks, at a cost that many people wouldn’t even dream of being able to afford or justify.

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Re:Things You're Allowed to Do by rchaud on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @02:11PM (#25520949)

Yes, there are certainly a few core areas where spending money can greatly improve quality of life. A solid bed and chair (if you work a desk job) are two of them.

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