Now if you had only purchased a shiny new car, you could have posted on social media much to the delight of many, complete with all the little ":0" faces from your admirers!! But sadly you are relegated to posting your awesome news in this weird little forum. Makes a lot of sense, huh?
Congrats!! You and your husband should be very proud of yourselves.
Yeah, there's a distinct divide between bragging about purchases and bragging about being good at saving. One is socially acceptable and the other invites scorn.
It's not like society doesn't value willpower in general. After all, if you wanted to tell people about weight loss, you'd be celebrated.
Somehow, telling people that you have successfully exhibited financial willpower invites a strange notion of discomfort. This is followed by tales of woe and Excusitis, about how lucky
you are that
you can save so much. It just makes us feel so unbecoming.
Also, our relatives then want to borrow money from us.
Toque.