June 18th is National Splurge Day, and the faux-holiday is exactly what it sounds like. Today is the day to splurge on whatever it is that you enjoy splurging on. Whatever it is: 12 cases of candy, a few priceless works of modern art, designer jean shorts. Granted the examples given are outrageous, and I'm not sure how I feel about a day devoted to what could be unnecessary excess.
The magazine Fast Company has asked several "consumption experts" what their wish lists are, and they are pretty ridiculous. You can take a look at those here.
When it comes to spending maybe splurging isn't a bad thing. Especially if you only splurge once a year on this day. Many times it is hard to justify spending large sums of money, and there are mental barriers. Every time I have to go to the story and buy necessities like laundry detergent, and dishwasher soap I feel like i am wasting my money, and I can't believe how much they cost. Usually because, for whatever reason, I always seem to run out of all of these things at once. What's odd is that I will spend the exact same amount on books and music without even blinking because I enjoy those things. I certainly could take better advantage of my local library, but books are something that I value.
The same is true for clothes. During college i was always called out by my friends on how much I spent on clothes because I decided to shop at a slightly upscale retailer. At the time I thought this was out of line because my wardrobe was not excessive, and I liked the clothes. Several years later I am still wearing some of these same clothes because their styling is still good and they have not worn out. While clothes I have bought at other retailers, and spent less on, have lasted as little as six months.
The point is that in this case I am perfectly fine with splurging because of the added value that comes for the quality that I believe I am paying for. Sometimes it is okay to splurge as long as there are good reasons, and your budget can handle the extra cost. Just because something is expensive doesn't mean there should be guilt associated with it.
So, what would be on my wish-list for Splurge Day? A Hasselblad Medium Format Camera. They cost around twelve thousand dollars new and that's a lot of money for a camera, but they are incredible and I want one. What would be on your splurge day wish list?
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