That someone judges you simply for a bag you are carrying says more about hem than it does you. She may not spend more than $75 for a bag, but I am sure there is some non-essential item/s she overspends on. For example, I would never spend more than $5-8 for eyeshadow or lipstick, but even women who have no money blow $40-50 on a “limited edition collab palette” or $30-40 for a Kylie “lip kit.” Or get regular mani/pedis at $50-60. What’s it to me? I will buy drugstore makeup, do my own nails and then can afford a pre-loved LV.
SO very true! I agree, and everyone attributes value very differently. You're right about my mom too—purses may not be her thing, but her hair appointments and mani/pedis are the ways she treats herself. My mom just has a blind spot between equating how she treats herself versus how I treat myself.
Side note: Love your screen name! My goodness this month has been four years already. When I heard about Bowie over the radio in 2016, I'll never forget parking at a gas station on the way to MCO (Schiphol and Helsinki-bound) to just ugly cry. My husband was in the passenger seat and he completely understood. Bowie and his music meant so much to me since I was a little kid that I couldn't fathom what a post-Bowie era would even look like.