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In reality, I don't know what I'll call myself. I'm definitely not a maximalist, but at the same time, I won't totally say I'm a minimalist. I'm, however, surrounded by people who have a trickling means of income but unlimited or instantiate desires to live life beyond the capacity of their pockets, nevertheless when I look at myself, I find myself to be the direct opposite, always spending on exactly what I need and spending rather averagely even when I could actually afford more.
In Nigeria, for example, it is believed that the higher you earn, your spending should automatically skyrocket as a proof that you're actually doing well and making money. This is how people get to exhibit their ego. There's this need to showcase the difference in hierarchy, it brings a sense of satisfaction and there are so many ways that it can be done.
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People for example can shop in a rather expensive place, just to inaudibly communicate their financial depth. Now, it might be that these needs to communicate their depth is born out of outwardly trying to impress the people around them and not because they're truly rich. It's quite easy to use this means to create a deceptive scenario or belief. Due to the fact that I live in a financial environment where being truly wealthy is about flamboyancy, it's very easy to swindling people into establishing a particular belief.
One thing about having money truly is that it takes away one's desires to crave what money can not buy. What does this mean?. Money in itself brings a depth of fulfillment, you see people who truly have the means to afford anything they want, at least to an understandable level, are often satisfied with just having that money, putting it into more purposeful yield opportunities and letting it build, add up or even appreciate.
You see, most people buy what they don't need, to simply complement for what they cannot afford.
For example, so many people crave to own expensive cars, (these cravings aren't backed up by any purchasing power whatsoever) now, they do not aim to grow a business or establish a stream of income, they just build their "wants" on unrealistic expectations, making it difficult to equate their cravings to a logical standpoint. So to complement for not actually owning the car they want, they can order expensive car rentals, take pictures in them with them, generating massive likes on social media and hence create a fake impression that they're doing well.
Most people own what they own to simply create an impression. It's like having cards that are virtually not usable on splinterlands but keeping them for the collection power they bring. This might be a vague comparison, but it actually conveys the point. While I won't call myself a minimalist, I sure like to be intentional, precise and astute when it comes to how I spend. This is because the goal is to take care of my needs, but actually grow a financial standing slowly beyond my spending.
This is a question that actually describe the financial state of a person. You see, a lot of people shy away from asking themselves this question, because it tends to unbalance their beliefs. Sometimes people defend themselves by saying that they're the owners of their money, and they can spend it how they see fit. But then it's just trying to mask for financially irresponsible they've been. Now, a lot of people know what it means to be truly wealthy, but their spending often proves otherwise, this is why you have people choosing to war or drive (literally) their net worth around, creating a ripple effect of competition, where there should be none.
It's very good to spend, you don't get the realistic impression that you truly have money when you do not actually spend. Exchanging one's money for comfort is not bad at all, what's worse is trying to spend far beyond your means to create an impression that you actually have money. To me, minimalism is slightly different in practice and definition, while I basically like to be comfortable, I do this to a basic level where it's evident that I'm still a struggling and hustling guy striving to achieve an aim.
Progress to me is a process, one truly does not get there because we always need to constantly grind. Owning a television, or a car or a fancy house to me is a "need" and not a "want" and this is because the primary purpose would be that it'll get me entertained, I'll save cost on transportation by owning my own car, and I'll save the massive cost of rentals if I probably own a house. The mindset behind the ownership is what proves to you if you have a minimalist tendency or not.
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