Always enjoy reading your introspective posts.

Money is important, no doubt about it. It does make things easier without doubt. It doesn't guarantee happiness or contentment, but it certainly makes it easier, all things considered.

On the wedding side, could you look to a milestone wedding anniversary and renew your vows with your nearest and dearest?

It wouldn't have to be hugely expensive. Maybe get some kegs or plenty of wine that ye cover and do it at your house and ask every guest to bring one dish as a present to cover food?

> However, a lot of the luxury I want isn't in the stuff, but in the sharing of quality time with the people I care about. And yes, that can be done with no money at all, but it is also hard to do it when the pressures of life are constantly bearing down.

This is very true, the things we truly want don't have to cost an arm and a leg and are often about people, relationships, nature, feelings all of which have no price label.

Time.  Once the basics are taken care of (food, shelter, medical care), time is a luxury.  None of it matters if you are not here. The one thing money can't buy (although that's not true because the wealthy live longer than the poor), is time.

So, when it comes to work--working at something you enjoy is a luxury, because time spent at work is your time.

Another luxury...family. Maybe more than time, because most of us would give up our time for family if necessary.

Your take on luxury is spot on. It doesn't have to include ridiculously expensive wants, but just being able to afford necessities and other basic item with ease and within one's comfort.

If my wife and I were to have more money at this point in our lives we would be downsizing our house, not up sizing it. We have quickly learned that having more space isn't always what is most important. For me, luxury means a large expense can come up and I don't have to worry about how we are going to pay it or how much I am going to need to rework the budget. I'm still not there yet and I don't know if we will ever be.

Without any deception, money means a lot to having luxury. No matter how teamed one is or how religious one is, lack of money could cause crises.

Dear my bro @tarazkp !

While looking at your cool wedding photos, I had this question.
What charm did she find in you that made her marry you?


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I guessed she was attracted to your gorgeous smile!
After seeing your smile, I decided to make you my friend!😄

I wonder when that great photo was taken!
Can you show me that photo sometime?😉

>her dress was altered by me, and I took our wedding photos.

It's interesting to me that this phrase somehow implies (maybe not for you, but in normal conversation) some sort of concession. To me, it sounds extremely sweet and romantic, to be honest.
>but because it provides a marker in the road, rather than it passing by unnoticed.

Bingo. For me, that's a life of luxury. Making sure it doesn't go by unnoticed. Because that seems to be the biggest issue with most people. Money or no money, so many seem to be on auto-pilot. Seems a hellish fate to me.

Otherwise, agreed. Being able to have a choice not dictated strictly by money sounds more than enough to me. I don't think the way we traditionally define "luxury" equates happiness or contentment in any way, at all.

I am not married but I think people have to live with what you have. I think avoiding luxury when you can't afford it is the right choice. It might not be ideal but that is just life. I don't know how things will be if I ever get married.

That's a lovely wedding dress, never knew you were so handy with the needle, the needlework community have a new member now!!!

To me, luxury, is having freedom to do what you want, and at that stage you mindset yourself and be content to do what your freedom allows you do.  I think that is pure luxury because you're the happiest, and you're not chasing for things beyond your means.

I sound so zen now....

I'm a homebody, so I don't even know what luxury would do for me. I don't like to drive, or go out of the house. I'm mostly in my room in front of the computer. If I had more money, I'd probably get a better monitor, upgrade my PC and setup. I know that's not a lot, but I guess I don't really want a lot of things at this point.

The way you see luxury is totally different from how I see it and I can understand that it depends on how we think. Luxury for me is based on material things though and I love luxury a lot. Well, people buy cars and a lot of things and celebrate them. I don’t get to celebrate because I’m not someone who really loves to celebrate things that much 

Interesting topic.

I think I share your thought that it isn't simply a nice watch, car or house.
I acquaint Luxury with the uncompromising pursuit of happiness, which is defined differently for each of us. 

I find that for me the luxury of time is the biggest thing I value in life. 
The luxury of spending the morning walking with my wife, starting work late, baby sitting my grandchild whenever I am needed, or being able to fly to another state to visit my daugheter, those are luxuries. 

I won't lie and say I don't appreciate the special qualities of a finely built vcar, soft leather or a smooth engine. Likewise I appreciate the beauty of a well stocked bank account. However of these things it's time freedom I value the most.

So even if I must work hard long hours, I try to choose when to work them and to arrange them around the things which matter in my life, for those are time I can never buy back.

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