[brailsafe]

This is how I think about a lot of things, also with consideration of the absolute price, but I try not to take it too far, because you do need to just enjoy your purchases some times. I try not to view my purchases now within the broader context of my entire life of what-ifs, and accept a certain amount of risk that I'll just need to sell some stuff or take a loss if major circumstances change. When I did do this, I ended up living in a 1 Bedroom + Den, except the den was empty because I couldn't rationalize buying any mid-tier furniture, since it was likely that it would either take forever to sell, or I'd need to just toss it, but either way it would be irritating. I do consider them in the context of the year or a few years, and the depreciation on whatever it is. When you break down the cost of a car for example, with an eye for both of these extremes, it becomes very challenging to rationalize the purchase, because it almost never works out.