Omg. Have you guys ever been called materialistic by anyone before?
Yes, but I have never been called cheap.resents
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LouisLVer said:Omg. Have you guys ever been called materialistic by anyone before?
Yes, but I have never been called cheap.
Lol love it!
LoVeinLA said:"Ok, if I'm materialistic, you must be judgmental."
Always ends there.
Yes!!!! That is so great!
You work hard for your money, and whatever you choose to spend it on with is no one else's business. If it makes you happy, and you can afford it, just buy what you like. Othe people are just jealous
WSS! I know someone who has a few designer bags and is one of the most materialistic person I know. On the other hand a friend is well off and has lots of bags, but she is very down to earth and lovely.
It makes no difference what bags you have to what you are like as a person.
Probably when a person owns several expensive luxury items, they will be deemed as materialistic. In other people's mind, peharps their thinking is why buy a $500 LV wallet when you can get a $70 Guess wallet which functions the same way?
What they don't understand is we just want to enjoy certain luxuries in life and pamper ourselves at certain points of our lives, with an LV bag or wallet etc. It's like giving oneself a small reward in getting something after a period of hard work. It's not like we are buying cars or houses!
No one can fault a person for spending on things they love with their own hard earned money. They have the freedom of speech and i have the freedom to spend on whatever i want as long it's my own money. Period.
What they don't understand is we just want to enjoy certain luxuries in life and pamper ourselves at certain points of our lives, with an LV bag or wallet etc. It's like giving oneself a small reward in getting something after a period of hard work. It's not like we are buying cars or houses!
No one can fault a person for spending on things they love with their own hard earned money. They have the freedom of speech and i have the freedom to spend on whatever i want as long it's my own money. Period.
Update: My sister and I are both students, but I'm the only one who is working and studying at the same time. My sister had just convinced my parents to buy her a Louis Vuitton probably because she saw what I have...
My opinion is, she has never worked, and doesn't know what it feels like to actually earn your own money, and buy something. Its just something like you're adrenaline rush where you finally get to buy something after working so hard for it. I guess she just wants an easy way out of that by just asking our parents.
Nevertheless, I didn't actually give her my opinion, rather, I was happy because she was happy, or she seemed happy for that matter anyways.
My opinion is, she has never worked, and doesn't know what it feels like to actually earn your own money, and buy something. Its just something like you're adrenaline rush where you finally get to buy something after working so hard for it. I guess she just wants an easy way out of that by just asking our parents.
Nevertheless, I didn't actually give her my opinion, rather, I was happy because she was happy, or she seemed happy for that matter anyways.
Brush it off and don't stress about it if you can. I'd hate to lose a good relationship with my sister over some LV accessories. She may be a bit jealous or perhaps just concerned about you. I don't know for sure. If your relationship with her is positive with the exception of this incident, I don't think it's worth creating any hostility over. 
Brush it off and don't stress about it if you can. I'd hate to lose a good relationship with my sister over some LV accessories. She may be a bit jealous or perhaps just concerned about you. I don't know for sure. If your relationship with her is positive with the exception of this incident, I don't think it's worth creating any hostility over.
yupyup!
People around me spend their money in Vegas gambling, buying expensive mountain bikes, taking a tour in several European countries, the list goes on. The fact is everyone has a different idea on what makes them happy and therefore where they spend their money.
I don't think it's jealousy but maybe a lack of understanding that those things make you happy. To define you because of what you carry on you is a little bit narrow-minded.
As long as you are not solely defined by just the things that you own, your choices should be respected even if they don't necessarily accept your perspective.
She's your sister, don't be upset for too long. In the end, you love each other, right!
I don't think it's jealousy but maybe a lack of understanding that those things make you happy. To define you because of what you carry on you is a little bit narrow-minded.
As long as you are not solely defined by just the things that you own, your choices should be respected even if they don't necessarily accept your perspective.
She's your sister, don't be upset for too long. In the end, you love each other, right!
i think it;s not materialistic, i can take if someone call me high maintenance but materialistic is a different thing. my perception of materialistic is when someone judge another person by their wealth, looking for spouses based on if they're rich or not, only friends with someone who comes from wealth.
I am only 17 but love lv, and have only a few of the less expensive items along with a few pieces from less pricey luxury brands and my friends love to tell me I'm materialistic or it's a waste. Most recently a good friend of mine told me that I spent way too much on something as trivial as a handbag, yet he recently spent $2000 on new rims for his Lexus.
An 18 year old boy with a ridiculously expensive Lexus or a 17 year old girl with a few designer pieces?
I found my self asking, what on earth is the difference???
An 18 year old boy with a ridiculously expensive Lexus or a 17 year old girl with a few designer pieces?
I found my self asking, what on earth is the difference???
the way I see it is that life is so demanding and to live a comfortable lifestlye you have to work very, very hard unless your born with a silver spoon in your mouth.. then perhaps things are easier, but for the rest of us that give all our energy, attention to work/school and even families, what good is it to give everything of yourself to something else everday without any rewards? I really belive people should reward themselves, people can reward themselves with different things that they happen to like but what she may view as material things she may not see what it may mean to you or someone else. Well, this is how I feel and I hope you don't let what your sister said annoy you.. those words make it seem as though she could be envious.
Omg. Have you guys ever been called materialistic by anyone before?
Yes, but I have never been called cheap.
:giggles::giggles: Me either!
No ! But, I've been called a
" high maintenance " and a " spoiled "
I don't know which one is worse ?!?
But, I don't give a " Sugar " on what
they say or gossips about me
They can say whatever they want and
and I'm sure they will stop ! They will
get tired specially if YOU show to them
you don't give a Chiz whiz !!!! Lol
" high maintenance " and a " spoiled "
I don't know which one is worse ?!?
But, I don't give a " Sugar " on what
they say or gossips about me
They can say whatever they want and
and I'm sure they will stop ! They will
get tired specially if YOU show to them
you don't give a Chiz whiz !!!! Lol