Luxury Shouldn’t Cost Nearly That Much!

Is your last name Rockefeller or Gates? Yes? Well then, there’s no need for you to read any further … have a nice day!

Now, for those who answered no, let’s get down to some brass tacks: why are you buying luxury s@#t to impress everyone with? Think it’s going to make you some new friends … think the ladies even give a crap about it (God, I hope you answered no … for your sake)? Did cavemen walk around bragging about how they just bought an imported wheel, or designer animal furs? How about the Egyptians … didn’t they ALL wear Egyptian cotton? Yes they did! So why in the h@#l do we do it in this day and age? Why do we constantly buy into the hype, which the marketers force feed down our throats with their daily advertising bombardments?

Seriously, is one car better than another, simply because it comes from another country? “Oh, BMWs are the greatest … they’re THE Ultimate Driving Experience!” you parrot-likely respond because it was drilled into your subconscious mind to believe this driveling garbage (here’s a fact … the Germans, and most other Europeans for that matter, actually dig AMERICAN muscle cars — who knew?)! Whaat he say? Yea, you heard me right … that’s how twisted this whole “gotta buy luxury” thing is! Want to get back at these companies who are telling you what, and how, to think? Well, why not start by actually stopping (?) … stop buying their s@#t, I mean (well, at least until they get it through their thick skulls that you’re not buying their lies and deception anymore, which will eventually force them to change [unless they want to go bankrupt, I should add]).

Here’s a fact, Jack: evolution has actually taken a step backwards … no longer is a man supposed to act like a man! No, now he must become a peacock that takes a lot of time and energy to flaunt around what he possesses, which ultimately will impede the movement of his whole body. While this may work with a real peacock from a survival standpoint (because it carries around this large, heavy tail to demonstrate their fitness to potential mates) it doesn’t really bode well for men, since it makes them look like wimps that will be taken advantage of by a gold digger for the rest of their lives (or until the divorce is finalized). What does this even mean, you ask? Well, wasting money on unnecessary things is just as ridiculous as that last analogy (the peacock one, dingbat). Catch my drift?

Sure, everyone craves a piece of the “luxury dream” pie, but dreams are just that: dreams! And to be quite honest with you, luxury items just cost too damn much for what is being offered. I mean, why pay $250 for a pair of stupid designer jeans, when a pair of $35 Levi’s will make you look ten times manlier? Want to attract women, men? Well then, stop dressing like them … the fashion industry caters to shallow women, not normal men (if you dig shallow, go right ahead and buy that c@#p … that’s your life, dandy)! Seriously, why have champagne tastes on a beer budget, when beer tastes so much better anyways?

So let’s all stop being blinded by the branding light, and start keeping our eyes clearly diverted from the hyped-up marketing strategies (let’s focus them on things that meet our everyday needs and budgets instead). Let’s start buying things that had to earn a great reputation to be worth something first, and then only when we find this stuff at a nice price (note: never buy wholesale … ever) and avoid that nasty thing called “buyer’s remorse” by strictly looking for valve over a logo (what would happen if I stuck an HP logo on a great looking Dell … would you still buy it? Would you even know the difference? Yea, probably not … but you’d probably save a bunch of money in the process anyways).

People, by changing the way we perceive luxury … those who create this “luxury” will have to change as well! And who do you think will come out ahead in the end? Did you say, “Me”? Yes? Bingo!