I must admit that I have been looking at other projectors lately to replace the one that I bought this year.
Why? I was randomly looking at YouTube videos and a newer projector was reviewed and of course I was curious. It looked fantastic, and I was very tempted by it.
Now I am not planning to buy it but just sharing my thought process on being tempted by newer things in life.
I asked myself, is the one that I have not doing something critically that I need it to do? The answer is no. There is no significant issue with the projector I bought 6 months ago. Is this new projector going to save me money? No. It would not save me money by being more energy efficient and requiring less electricity. Would it have new bells and whistles to play with. Yes! Is that enough of a justification to buy it. No.
I shared earlier that I often traded the car I had because I wanted newer and better safety features. I paid a very high price for this. I didn’t care about the cost because the thought of my life or injury was worth any price to protect it. This is far different argument to me than getting a newer projector because it will look nicer.
Would I love the output of the projector? Of course. I was so impressed and still am with this current one. It has really been a fun addition to work, play games and relax with a big screen. It makes you feel rich even though the price is an affordable luxury. Having a projector allowed me to try, learn and test many things. Being technically curious of course I wanted it.
I am still curious, but I have to temper that with reality. I can’t and don’t need to buy the latest versions of things to be happy. I can wait until there is something groundbreaking before I upgrade. If money was no object of course I would buy the newest things. However I would also be exhausted from the constant upgrades and technology would be more of a burden than a pleasure. I have seen first hand people who had all the money in the world, constantly upgrade and they were not happier for doing so.
Wealth is a trap that I have avoided so far. I have invested the money I have earned into furthering my knowledge and skills. I have reflected on the lessons I have learned in life. We can feel tempted by things, but ultimately happiness in material things is an illusion. I can hear many people saying no it isn’t, and one day you will feel/understand how empty a material life is.