As long as I have food, clothing, and shelter, and uh, well internet and cable, and I'm not in debt, does it really matter how MUCH or how LITTLE I spend on a pleasure. Do you win something if you spend the most or the least?

I fish 3 rods. One is low-end, one is mid-range, and one is high-end. The mid and the high were above my personal limit and I was lucky enough to find them at 50% and 40% off respectively, but that is not the point. The point is that I love all 3. They make me happy and no one's gotten hurt.

If you think that having the most expensive stuff makes you a better human then please, don't fish with me. If you think that anyone who spends more than you would is an idiot, then please, don't fish with me. To me, it is only about the fun and the therapy that FFing provides.

And remember what that great philosopher, George Carlin said, "My stuff is STUFF, your stuff is S---!"