A car, a computer, a TV is not a need. They are not necessary items. I expect that you will be selling most of your unnecesary possessions and takign the money to help a village. I also expect that you will be taking any money that you would normally spend on protein shakes, name brand shoes, cokes, candy, fast food and you will give it to someone who is in more need than you.
A car (not that I have one), is absolutely necessary to get to and from work for most people, not living in big cities with very big public transportation networks.
A TV is necessary to keep up to date with that is going on in the world, although I suppose a PC is an all-in-one solution that could replace the TV.
A PC is the most important commodity in today's world, for nothing is possible without it.
Oh and.....I don't buy any of that other stuff, except name brand shoes. Frankly, they are not a waste of money - they actually save money, because they far outlast any cheap shoes I have ever bought, so I find that I've actually saved money by buying them.
I have my lynx shoes now which I paid $80 or so for, and I've had them for I think all of this year, and they are still almost perfect, no wear and tear ANYWHERE. On the other hand, if I buy some $20-$30 shoes, they usually totally break within 1-2 months, so you tell me which one is more economical.
A gym membership is not neccesary to health. One can do bodyweight movements and never need a gym and be covered under the umbrella of health concerns. Resistance can be used to strengthen bones without the help of free weights, obesity is the result of dietary concerns, not gym time.
Which is indeed what I do at the moment.
This is what truly aggrivates me...people who preach something such as spending on items and activities they don't believe in and throw it on humanitarian concerns but do nothing themselves to ever contribute. Maybe I'm wrong StarCraft and you've been shelling out money to the homeless, spending your mornings when you don't have school or work to feed the homeless, helping the poor with chores tehy can't get done, and contributing financialy to 3rd world countries. But if you're at home playing StarCraft, surfing the net, eating fast food, buying sodas, and etc I seriously doubt you have any room to talk about extravagant spending.
Once again, I emphasise never eating fast food and never drinking any type of soda, never dining out at all in fact.
I never waste my money, and I do what I can to contribute to those worse off, but especially to the environment.
What aggravates me, are people whom put things like 'boob jobs' in front of things like global warming and starving children.
There are some things which are just more important than you or me.
And playing starcraft doesn't actually cost any money.
