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Does Anyone On Here Admit To 'keeping Up With The Jones'?

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dave50 | 15:33 Tue 16th Apr 2013 | Society & Culture
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Why do people do it, especially if they can't really afford to financially?
Why do they get so jealous of other people's possessions and lifestyles that they will go into debt to try to keep up?
If they are financially secure, healthy and lead a comfortable life with no worries, why isn't that enough?
Is it because they feel so insecure about themselves that they feel inadequate just because they have less material possessions?
What are people's thoughts?
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I don't find the need to 'keep up' with others. I have all I need.
Never have done and never will be in that mind set.
No.
I am not materialistic in the slightest.

Gosh, is that the time (looking at my Tag Heur watch). I must drag the kids away from the tv (50" 3D) and get them to school (in my Merc)
no...see no point in having things that cost the earth when more inexpensive options are available....my ex was a real snob...had. to always have the most expensive.best. ..top of range designer etc.....used to drive me bonkers !!!
No. I AM the Jones'. :o)
no point.
Mrs. O you do make me laugh!
My S in L is very materialistic. When we meet, which is not that often, as she lives in Surrey it is quite amusing when she compliments me on my blouse, skirt, coat, etc. She'll ask 'Did you get that from John Lewis'? or wherever and I say no it was £3 in the Hospicecare shop or £5 in a Boot Sale. Her look of disgust is a sight to be seen!
mine was the same Yogasun - and everything had to be just so. One autumn she put some plants in the garden and when they flowered in the spring they weren't the colour she'd bought so she dug them up and took them back to the garden centre. As if you'd bother.
Don't have the time or the inclination. What's the point? Unless you are millionaires and then you won't need to anyway.
I have no inclination to keep up with anyone. I buy what I want and would never get into debt just to have the latest gadget etc. Also don't have the time to worry about what anyone else has.
The Jones' -common as muck -i try and keep up with the Mittals!
Seriously - could not give a flying whatsit what people have or have not got -if I see a nice car or house my first thought is ' christ i bet the repayments on that loan cost a fortune!'
Carrot99 - that's just pathetic!!
Can't get into the mindset of people who change the decor/bed linen every year or so to keep up with the latest trends! our house is a real mix and match and full of books (S in L doesn't possess a single book apart from some dictionaries kept upstairs - they are untidy) and yet when people come to visit is they love the 'comfortable' feel of our home and say so.
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Yes, ChainGang, and do you buy watches to sell or to use ? Are you a dealer? If not,why would anyone sell their watch? Nothing personal against you; a steel Rolex is not as "flash" or "statementy" as others, anyway; but a man who thinks "Oh good, if desperate for cash, at least I can sell my watch at a profit of a thousand or two" is hardly in the big league , is he? It's more about why someone wears one, that's the point of this thread ,or my part in it. Some people may like Rolexes purely on aesthetic grounds. That's fine.

I bought my son a Rolex as a present, at his request. He's an estate agent in London, was about 22 at the time, and wore it just for work. His clients, as he knew, liked that image then.That's business ! Me, I'm happy with a 1948 Brequet.
Peculiar typo: "Breguet" !
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The clever thing is to keep down with the joneses, not only is it cheap but avoids resentment, slashed tyres etc and increases neighbourliness. Also keep your bentley in a lockup garage well away from home.
I AM a Jones, so I don't have to keep up with anyone!
Lol Naomi, I've just seen that you are too.
Flippin' 'eck, if I tried keeping up with the Joneses, I'd have no time for anything else!! They're ALL called Jones round here, lol. Nos da, from Wales xx

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