the recluse’s hideout

My friend wanted to buy stuff that he already had. Then I went something like why waste the money? Then he retorted, it’s only money.

I was dumbfounded. It hit me that money is really just money.

It made me think about my personal saving scheme, expense tracking and so on. Sure, they don’t take a lot of time to keep up, but it sure makes me conscious about the dollars and cents spent. It takes away a little bit of the fun and exhilaration in spending money. I don’t know. Short term pain, long term gain?

But then again, if I really died tomorrow, I’d have only ’suffered’ and gained/enjoyed nothing?

Mind boggling…