<prompt> Human: I was in a AskReddit thread and came across this quote:Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it. - Ellen GoodmanI just graduated college with 70k in debt and I wanted to buy a sports car because I am making 85k a year. Well once taxes, rent, utilities, emergency fund, loan payments and other bills hit that want quickly went away. This quote solidified my decision even more. If I actually did buy that sports car I would drive it what? Maybe 1.5 hours during the work weekI have a 5 mile commute and like another couple hours during the weekend. So I spent my hard earned money, working 40 hours a week only to enjoy my big ticket item for less than 5 hours a week. Now I am not against splurging your money every once in a while. I work hard and I can afford to get a nice dinner once in a while. But just put into account how much time you would actually use an expensive item for.  <response>: Yes! This is it. Now grind away that debt...save up the cash and live the dream 