How far will you go to IMPRESS?

I would also prefer to live within my means and like you can do without a gold plated keyboard! I think if I was going to blow a lot of money on something frivilous, I'd rather hire someone to dictate to! It is important to me that we not be embarassed, or if we have guests that they are comfortable, but I don't have any terrible need for constantly having the newest or the best of everything. There are certain things I won't compromise on, but it is more for myself rather than what others think.

I'm not going out of my way to impress someone it isn't really important to me. If I give good impression that's good but if someone don't get me I'm not going to harder. I don't need that and I can respect and admire people for being different but I wouldn't change my views on this. ~Joey

The only impressing I am trying to do is impress upon people that we cannot afford to do the things they want us to do (ie visit the in-laws for summer vacation). I have been unable to work for ten years because of my illness. I do rarely spend money on myself. My husband, sick as he is right now, asked me if I could give him $60 because a neighbour came over with a really nice golf club. I blew a gasket. Don't tell me I need to get a job (that I can't seem to get), don't complain to me that you can't support this family, and then turn around and spend money on expensive golf clubs and weekly golf outings. I think we should be living within our means and I am po'd when people expect me to dish out money for this, that and the other thing. If I do purchase something to make my house look nice, or buy a nice vehicle, I do it for myself. I don't do it to impress other people. I don't care what other people think. And if I won the lottery, I wouldn't go screaming it from the rooftops either.

I don't care about impressing people. I want to please God by living the life he wants me to and being happy with that. If people want to be impressed, I am not the person spend time with. They will have to look elsewhere or impress themselves.

I live in my own world. I do not seek to impress explicitly and physically, especially to strangers and big shots. As for my friends, they would already have known me, so what's there to impress? In my opinion, it is inner beauty that really leaves an impression. A person may disguise oneself to project his best, but ultimately, if he lose the ability to keep up with his image, he still loses it all. That's how realistic the world is.

I don't give not one damn (nor two nor three! Heh) about impressing other people with what I wear or drive of who knows what. My family is sort of well off so I see this quite often...we're in Eruope and my aunts will all pose inside of Versace, Gucci, Fendi, Armani stores and holding up eye wear and purses they never bought. I could be found in a corner somewhere rolling my eyes. Me, I like living with my parents though I can move out. I prefer driving my jeep with the little dent in the front any day over my parent's Benz or SUV, I normally shop online but I've bought decor from thrift shops and will keep doing so. I don't really care what my family thinks or says to me. Though I live quite simply, I do splurge on electronics and shoes...which I love so I do like showing my friends when I get something new, which could equal to wanting to impress others as well. I guess no one is really except from wanting to impress others with what we have, I think everyone does it. Just some do it to a larger degree (therefore more obvious) than others.

Not at all. I am glad to see people having nice things and enjoying them. It's good to stay focused on reality and what is considered practical. Lord, it's hard to be humble! LOL! Take care.

I must economize is my second name lol.I have worked my proverbial off since the age of sixteen, used to give all my wages to my parents..In my first marriage I had nothing, left with nothing and am struggling to get my life together with my new husband so I have not had either the luxury or the incline to impress any one..I have struggled too much and can't even contemplate this kind of mind set, forget about entertaining it lol..

I agree that we should all live within our means and not buy things just to impress others. My kids are always telling me that I should buy a new car because mine looks bad. All I have to say is that as long as it gets me where I want to go, who cares what it looks like. I can put up with some rust and a few dents. I bought it cheap, two years ago, and paid very little for it. If I had bought a new car I would still be making payments for quite a while yet.

Not too far, like you. I try to live within my means and do very well. It is a lifelong habit and a good one to get into. I could care less about possessions. As long as I am comfortable, happy and healthy, what more could a person want for. OK, there are a few other things, but fundamentally that is a good place to start.

Hi lordwarwizard, I love that saying, it is rich and deep. I don't care what others think of me. I think for myself and know that I don't need material things to feel good about myself and I never need to impress others. My sister and I had this kind of discussion a few weeks ago. She said that to get through life, you need to dress a certain way, have certain things and impress others. I was very upset with the conversation and told her that I thought that it was sad that she felt like that. She thinks I should move to a better neighborhood...excuse me...can you help me with the higher rents? Not! I don't need designer labels to define me...she does...I loved this discussion, thanks for posting it lordwarwizard...Take care now...

Lordwarwizard - I agree with you 100% I dont buy things because people have them and i feel pressured to match them or something like that. I am what i am and if people dont accept me as who i am, what i am and what i have then thats their decision but i wont be pushed into something that i dont want to be pushed into or change my lifestyle to make other people happy and to succumb to their pressure.

My heart beating rate increases when reading this discussion..quite similar to myself.. 1) I start working before graduate, my reason is not to impress anyone but to earn money to pay for room rental, feed myself with 3 meals, pay for utilities or other necessity. 2) I brought car after working for one year. There is no public transport available. Our working hour sucks, we don't have off-office hour. We used to work until night time for conference call, emergency meeting, product troubleshooting, etc. No car, then have to sleep inside the office. 3) I co-own a condo. I didnt move into the fanciful condo, i rent it out, it becomes part of my passive income. Owning property at younger age is like a forceful saving. U force yourself to save 1/3 of your saving to pay for home loan. I just wanna clarify i am doing this not to impress anyone. there's reason that i believe is right to do.

i think people take me as they find me and if they dont like it well that is there problem, i wont take the time to impress, unless of course im off out for a big night with my fianccee then impression and dollying up is well called for LOL

I don't buy things to impress. I buy things because I want them and feel I can afford them. Sometimes I get myself a little too cramped financially but not so much that I have to go bankrupt or even consider it.

I don't do anything to impress anyone, and i surely don't buy anything to impress them. The thing is, it's not the jewels you wear, it's not the house you live in, the furniture that you have or even the clothes you wear, it's who you are inside. And the way i see it, if someone can't be impressed with your inner self, then they are not worth trying to further impress with anything else.

I will not spend money to impress. I could care less if people thought I had money. I will, however, attempt to impress in other ways, i.e., show off. I would like to stop doing that and am working on improving.

I have never been one to go out of my way to try and impress anyone. As a matter of fact, I recently went to look at houses. My husband and I were both dressed in jeans and t-shirts, as we are comfortable that way, and not pretentious. The woman offered several times "aid" for people who think they cannot afford a home. We can most certainly afford a home, as we are not "rich" by any means, but we make decent money. It just goes to show you that people do tend to make judments based on appearances alone.

That's an interesting question, lordwarwizard! I think setting goals is a very common and understandable human behavior. We all set them, however high or low and then work our way down to achieve those goals. One ought be realistic and pragmatic, however, while setting these goals. I work on the principal of reasonability, if something is reasonable, I go for it, if not, I try avoiding it. I think goals themselves are important and determine which path one is going to follow. My purpose of life is to be a perfect human being and not a show piece. To achieve this purpose, I do set goals and then a path to achieve them. If someone sets an unrealistic goal then he/she exhaust him/herself to achieve it with out any success or even if one succeeds, he /she will regret at some point in life. I used to wear clothes left by my father, I believe 50-60% of them were from my father, not because he asked me but because I didn't like to waste them and extra money when I could fulfill my need. My marriage was one of the simplest marriages with minimum cost incurred. Since my 10th grade in 1994, there are only 4 pair of shoes that I have used. I buy things on promotion and even on second hand shops. It doesn't mean that I am a miser, as I can't be because all my income is spent on my family, extended family, friends and some other people who need it more than me. For my materialistic goals, I do set them and plan ahead of time in practical steps. I make it sure that they are measurable and achievable. I keep a factor of safety for them so that they are actually more easily achievable then they are on paper. Lastly, Though, I never tried to impress any one, as I do keep myself as simple as possible without a trace of haughtiness in appearance, yet there are people who get impresses even for this simplest form of life and I have impressed quite a few people!=P …most important of whom is my own wife:-)

Well, the saying is fabulous, first of all. How far will i go to IMPRESS? If it is someone who doesn't care for me as the saying suggests, then i will stay far from them. No question of impressing someone who does'nt care for me nor i have a need to do it. If its someone i like, then i'll help her out as much as i can and will support her whenever she is down and needy. Only that far i can afford to go to impress her. That's what i can do also, afterall. Neither i have a gold-plated keyboard nor a Suzuki-hayabusa nor brains like Einstein nor am i a Macho-man. And as you, i too would like to save my money for future emergencies. We can't make a true impression on someone with money, sweet words and attractive looks. It is something which cinema heroes do, it is only fit for reel-life and not for real. Such impressions do not last long. So, if at all someone gets impressed by me, it will be a long-lasting impression.