How expensive are your tastes?

Once upon a time I used to be high and mighty. I loved clothes and jewellery, and kept up with the latest trends. I used to drive a black and red sports car. My haunt place were posh restaurants and never step into sidewalk cafes. I continued this sort of lifestyle for some 20 years. Even in my late 40s, I used to walk my 'power walk' around the neighbourhood in short shorts. I had the figure. I attended a meditation course and try out meditation myself. Many interesting changes happened soon after. I become more tolerant, down to earth and now I changed 360 degrees. I sold a lot of my jewellery, sold my car and now drive around with pride a simple home grown model instead. And gone too are the love for eating in posh restaurants. I am happy to live a simple life.

Hi Kala! I have no expensive taste or liking for something, as you have stated. I prefer to buy good quality clothes, however, it does not mean that those clothes should be very expensive. I've seen some people buying and telling that they are wearing a shirt which cost them Rs.2500-3000/-, I just cannot afford to spend this much amount of money on a shirt, specially when I can make do with less expensive but good quality branded clothes. I also believe in simple living and have no special desires to buy something extra-ordinary. I think contentment is important rather than cost of an item and how one can keep oneself happy in the given circumstances. Good post!

Sometimes I am a spend thrift where I want the best of everything. On some days I am a miser where I will not even want to spend on the simple things on life....finally my spending totally depends on my moods...but generally I am not too fond of very expensive things....

Hi kala, I am like you , my tastes are simple and most of the time very inexpensive. It is only rarely that I splurge on things. I am not too fond of expensive jewellery nor do I want any branded stuff. I prefer to buy and use what I like and enjoy. In fact I don't even have expensive dreams lol the only expensive dream is about traveling to far away places, which is one experience , for which I am ready to save and spend when the time comes....

I only longed for one thing in my life and that is to be with the person that I love i find it expensive for first I have to build a house for us, provide shelter,food and everything follows but the love that both of us share valuable that no money can compare that I dare give all that I have just to be with her..... I am not a materialistic kind of person I can live with little of everything as long as my heart is full and there is only one person who can satisfy it and that is my gf well i think what we have is priceless....

Haha!I long for a tender and handsome boyfriend.In making friend,I do have a expensive taste.Maybe oneday I can find a appropriate man!Wish dreams come true for all!

I always go for the best Kala.The best or nothing at all.I am famous for my expensive taste among my friends and family members.I always go for the branded ones and refrain from feeling bad later. I think that buying the best and using them makes you very self assured.This definitely not boasting or arrogance .Hope you will understand .Well I am made that way.

Well, I must say that my tastes are not very expensive. I believe we can have expensive tastes either if we can afford it ourselves or somebody else is paying for the goodies…I have neither so I try to fit my choices within whatever budget I have. This applies to everything like clothes, shoes, cosmetics, accessories etc…its only where food is concerned that I love to indulge in a little bit of luxury. Food is my only weakness and I don’t mind spending a little extra on it…though I must say that with the current economic downturn, I am having to cut down on my food expenses too!

I don't think I have expensive tastes. There are certain things I like...books, crafts, certain things I collect. I don't go for fancy homes, fancy clothes, trips, exotic foods, or high dollar things. [b]~~AT PEACE WITHIN~~ **STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS**[/b]

My wife and I had worked and saved many years, and we are comfortable financially. We can afford most things but we have not acquired expensive tastes. Most of the time, we live like average families do. Once a while, we pamper ourselves with more expensive clothes or eat at restaurants just to give ourselves a treat. We try and save where we can, and when we cannot afford something, we will rather not have it than to borrow money to buy it. In living this way, we stay out of debt, and have never before taken any loans other than for housing and car, something which everyone takes also, due to the high cost of purchasing them. So I would say our tastes are average and well within our financial means.

Yess,, Internet ,It's a chapter by itself,, we all got accustomed to it,, regarding my clothes,,Simple and well ,medium type,, Mostly I will put out an extra dollar on the food I want,,fruits too,I still wish to relax 4 days for myself,,( WISH),somewhere in GOA or Swiss,, maybe one day God will provide while I am alive,, thank you God In advance,,Wish u Best

I must say that I do, it's rather funny when I go to a restaurant and see what to order, that when I look at the price, it is one of the most expensive meals on the menu. I also love my seafood which is rather expensive than those any other meals.

I hav epenses tastes,in every field.But i ll be fulfilling them when i will earn on my own....I like expensive clothes,i love the corporate look and the informal too but they should be branded,and sexy shoes also of a bid sounded brand.I love cars and my favourite is Mercedes and Audi and i too like bikes and my kavourite nowadays is Yamaha R15...I love jewellery also,but not gold-moreover it dosent suits my skin also-ill hav platinum and diamond jewellery and white gold can also be in the list.I want to hav a dream house of my own and i am falling short of words the type of dream house i want...All thes ill do when ill start earning and now for the time i am not....,i hav stored them all in my heart.

I do not have the money for my expensive tastes. LOL. I am moving in 2 weeks, and money is tight. Yet I keep getting great ideas for decorating, I chose the expensive couch at the store instead of the cheap set on craigslist. I know I don't have the money for all these fancy things, but I want my house to look good! I want to be proud of where I live. I don't want to feel like I am still living in my college apartment with mismatched furniture, ugly carpet and a fake deer on the wall! But yes. They are starting to make me really long for nice things the more I look at them and realize I can't have them. :-(

Well I must admit that food is my greatest weakness and my taste in food is quite expensive. If I make a proper budgeting of my food expenses, I am sure I am save quite a tidy sum every month, but this is the only thing on which I love splurging. Its not that I can afford all the expensive stuff every month, so I usually rotate them…if I have bought an expensive tub of imported ice-cream this month then that huge pack of yummy meatballs will have to wait for the next month. but I just have to buy something good and tasty and different from what we eat regularly. In our regular food too, I would buy extra stuff which are not compulsory for daily cooking. But otherwise, I am a very frugal person…I have no other addictions like clothes or shoes or cosmetics or jewerllery and such. So I guess I can allow myself a little indulgence but now with things becoming so very expensive, I have had to cut down a lot on my food expenses.

I have a vegan diet and shop from about five different supermarkets and health food shops. I buy high quality food like packaged prepared salad is my favorite meal. It has iceberg lettuce, carrot and red cabbage. I add a salad dressing to it and sprinkle roasted pine nuts over it. I eat fancy bars that are made from fruit and nuts. I can happily do budget traveling and buy good value clothing. I wouldn't be able to manage without the Internet, my photography or traveling to foreign countries.

Hi Kala, I am like you dear, a very simple person without many dreams. I have the habit of satisfying with what I have/earned. I don’t mind to give up any tastes without any worries; if I am sure it won’t be possible or can’t be affordable. Internet is really affordable and I have the facility in office and now at home also. Owning a home is a dream and I know it is costly so waiting patiently for that.

I am one who loves to count my blessings when I cannot afford something .I cannot say I am simple imy likings and tastes .I do like to possess jewels and wear them .I do like to dressup according to the occasion.I do like like to have lots of friends and entertain them now and then with my culinary skills.I love to imagine myself in so many positions.I enjoy also imagining so.I always thank god for giving me the wonderful reasoning power.the education I have had to be able to read and teach my children and to be able to use the internet is fabulous .

Hi Kalav, This is just life. Why long for the undigestables? Whatsoever comes handy be happy and live a simple life. There is peace and self satisfaction there. I often quote Alexander Pope's poem 'On Solitude'.

My tastes are very inexpensive. I don't ea to eat out everyday. My clothes don't have to be the most expensive. I am a simple person with very simple taste.