Some of us don’t have to trick ourselves. I own a modest house and modest car, they fit into my budget and put me so far ahead of my peers financially people don’t believe me when I say how good things are.

A car especially is just a tool, I care as much about someone’s car as I do the hammer in their toolbox, but I am not a car person.

It comes down to what you value. Stability, time, and financial freedom matter more to me than any fancy thing I could buy.