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

[dave50]

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?

[Kiki-frog]

^^^ LOL, good reply.

Which makes me wonder why the Joneses? Why not the MacTavishes or the ffortescue-Plumleigh-Cholmondelys?

[Kleiber]

...or the Smiffs??

[horseshoes]

Nos da Kleiber.

[Zacs-Master]

I am the jones'. ;-)

[horseshoes]

You too Zac's master? That's 3 of us, you, Naomi and myself.

[Sparkles62]

No.... never.
I'm me, like it or lump it.
I've got everythimng i want or need.
I don't follow fashion, clothes wise, furniture wise or any other way, If I like it I buy it.
I have never benn one to rush out and do something or buy something just because someone else has it.
I have my own mind. X

[Sparkles62]

Arthritic fingers and keyboards dont go together well. X

[tamborine]

I live with a bunch of animals who kick, bite, butt, peck & scratch me, given a chance. I envy those living in high rises, with balconys to raise your feet while tapping out missives to www allday. I envy not having to maintain property & land. I want neighbors to chat over the fence with or pop in to check if I'm breathing, specially my peers. Who'll swap ?

[ummmm]

Me...

[Sparkles62]

Tambo, where do u live?
Sounds like my dream retirement.
No one to bother you and plenty of animals. X

[tamborine]

Windsor wants you

[wazzaa]

I have never been in a position where I could afford to 'keep up withg the Jones'. That was until recently when I lost both parents within 24 hours of each other. I had been liveing in a 'flintstones' type house, where just about everything was the same as it was built. An extensive renovation project was needed, this is where my mum and dad come into my equation, as they left me £50,000! You don't need three guesses to realise how I spent that money, but now I have a luxury bespoke kitchen, shower room, and lounge. Was I trying to keep up with the J's? Absolutely no! However, I feel a whole load better about inviting people in these days. I have an alternative view on things in general; so why would I want to kuwj's when all I want is not to be like any one else. My kitchen's fabulous, why don't you call round for coffee n have a look, lol.

[boxtops]

Not interested in what the Jones' think of my lifestyle, they can go whistle