>How do you define expensive? I someone charges $7 for a coffee is that expensive or cheap?
I use my "Guinness Scale": how many Guinnesses can I purchase using this money? I have three local pubs and each sells a Guinness for €6.50, therefore, to me a $7 coffee is expensive. My latest keyboard cost me 4.5G - bargain, as it's backlit, and I've had it for two weeks now - I also factor in use/ per annum/ per day - my bicycle cost has cost me 1.06G since I bought it in 2019, but I have added/ replaced parts and bought clothing which has taken the price to around 3G (and 2020 was a washout for sports). I also kniow how many Guinnesses I earn a month, and that helps with budgeting.
The Guinness scale is adaptable: I sometimes use 'a pair of jeans', whatever gives me a perspective i can relate to.
I use my "Guinness Scale": how many Guinnesses can I purchase using this money? I have three local pubs and each sells a Guinness for €6.50, therefore, to me a $7 coffee is expensive. My latest keyboard cost me 4.5G - bargain, as it's backlit, and I've had it for two weeks now - I also factor in use/ per annum/ per day - my bicycle cost has cost me 1.06G since I bought it in 2019, but I have added/ replaced parts and bought clothing which has taken the price to around 3G (and 2020 was a washout for sports). I also kniow how many Guinnesses I earn a month, and that helps with budgeting. The Guinness scale is adaptable: I sometimes use 'a pair of jeans', whatever gives me a perspective i can relate to.