Let this be a lesson to all, I learned years ago not to fall for this bull c-ap consumerism economy. It's expected that we all must buy 'STUFF' to keep it rolling, well that's fine but I'm not going to do it and then lose my job every 2 or 3 years!! It's not worth it, company expects me to buy what we build and then threaten my job. Forget it!! I'm out for number one and if that means put every penny earned in my pocket that's what I'm going to do. Only buying what I need not what I want. The rest of world looks at the USA and probably thinks what in hell are these people doing slaving away at a job buying 5 dollar coffees, 55000 dollar pickup trucks, 200 dollar running shoes, campers, 18000 dollar jet ski, just every dumb thing you can imagine. People don't get it, they lower the interest rates and sellers work backwards from the payment and charge an outrageous price purchase price. Buyers, all they do is shop payment not total price. If they can make the payment they get, they never consider the price or depreciation.
The OP ( @YVigQOw-1vcj ) summed it up real good.