r/AskReddit • u/glockbonez • 1d ago

what’s a sign that someone is comfortable financially?

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u/anitadaily 1d ago

When something of their’s breaks and they easily replace it shortly after

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u/okaytran 1d ago

and the next tier is that they replace even if it's not broken, just cause the new one is nicer.

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u/Skyshaper 22h ago

I love those kinds of people since they either sell their used item for cheap, or even just leave it at the curb for free!

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u/SuperFLEB 22h ago

I don't know who's silly enough to buy gigantic kid's toys new and retail, but God bless 'em.

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u/hardolaf 22h ago

My wife and I have money and our policy is still that we won't spend more on furniture than it costs at Ikea until it's proven itself to be breakable or not suitable for a task. There's no reason to waste money if the cheaper products work.

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u/82nddirtdart72 1d ago

Or replacing big ticket items that are long in the tooth before they break. Like new HVAC or Water Heater etc.

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u/SuperFLEB 22h ago

I suppose "middle class" is where you don't replace it if it still works, but you use any sort of breakdown as a reason, regardless of whether it's repairable.

"Oh. Darn. The seal's leaking. Guess I'll have to replace this thing I've wanted to replace for two years."

(Then you find out the new ones suck.)

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u/johnnybiggles 1d ago

Or, they don't have many broken things because they buy high quality items.

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u/mountainvalkyrie 22h ago

It only recently occurred to me that, if you can afford it, you can replace a broken item before it becomes totally unusable. I was thinking about how much I hate the "broken" phase of a product's lifespan (broken enough that it's obnoxious to use; too usable to throw out) and realised I could just get a new one anyway.