I think that’s a good thing to consider when making a purchase, but it’s also very one-dimensional.
To me 1000$ for a phone is a lot because it’s only marginally better than a 500$ phone.
Also phones are big liability. Odds are a good mattress or chair will last ages. A phone lasts 2 to 3 years generally.
Re:The Best iPhone
by eyelidlessness on Friday July 29, 2022 @12:52AM
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I have no rule but my heuristic is to spare no expense on things that matter most to me, but to research them if I’m not already sure what I want. That research often factors in price because “spare no expense” can be absurd when it’s blind. Multiple orders of magnitude absurd when you’re not paying attention and think you have that lack of attention available.
Being taxed $1.40 a day EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE doesn't sound insignificant.
Mattresses, phones, computers, desks, chairs, etc. Is a thousand dollars for a phone a lot? Well, depends on how you look at it. I use it for more than an hour a day, every day, so a 1000 dollars over two years for a device like that doesn't seem insane to me. Comes out to about a $1.40 a day.