Thread: The ever exponentially increasing cost of things.

When I was 3 years old or so - that candy at the store that I wanted so badly just cost too much. Finding loose change, which sometimes took a while, let me buy that candy.

When I was 7 years old, I could easily afford candy. Always had a few bucks laying around here or there. But when it came to the smaller toys, action figures, whatever, the double digit money amount was just way out of my buying ability.

When I was 10 years old, I could afford those things I wanted when I was 7. Saving up lunch money, and getting some allowance - yeah it would require some work, but I could easily get there. But I already had that stuff by then anyway. What I really wanted was some video games. But those video games, especially that console, brining me up into the triple digit costs, was just the most expensive thing in the world to me.

When I was 14 years old, I had my console, and video games. But what I wanted then was a $2000 super computer for some CS. However, that was just ridiculous to even think about something that cost that much.

Now I'm 20 years old, and I've got my $2000 super computer, but what I want, I saw on the road the other day, and which is why I made this senseless banter post. A new car - yeah I've got one, but it's a decade old. I go look up the base cost of this car I saw on the road - $44000... Damnit!!! That shit is just way to ridiculously expensive and not affordable for me... for now at least. Better finish up my ME degree so I can own it when I'm 25.

But at least that $500,000 house isn't on "want to own" list yet.