Would this be wasting money?

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I want to buy some sort of costume so I can dress up at Christmas time. I’m talking like a moose costume or something, which would be around $250. I don’t even have that money at the moment, but I want to dress up and hand out the presents to my cousins. Would this be wasting money or anything?
 
If you don’t have the money, then yes, you would be wasting money. If you could easily afford it (meaning that you would still be perfectly well off, in terms of money, after purchasing it), then it could still be wasteful if you only used it once and then locked it up in storage for the rest of your life.

So, in your situation, while a thoughtful idea, it would be wasteful as you don’t have the money for it.
 
YellowPancakes said:
I want to buy some sort of costume so I can dress up at Christmas time. I’m talking like a moose costume or something, which would be around $250. I don’t even have that money at the moment, but I want to dress up and hand out the presents to my cousins. Would this be wasting money or anything?
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This is a prudential matter. Any opinions garnered here are simply that, opinions.

You will have to make up your own mind on whether or not it is a waste of your money.
 
Morally that depends on how it would affect your finances to buy it and what you would do with it once you had it, as in, how much happiness would it bring.

From my perspective though dropping $250 on any outfit, much less a seasonal costume is a horrible waste of money. If you want to dress up either make a costume or look on amazon for one that is much cheaper. I’m not even dropping $250 on my wedding dress!
 
1ke said:
This is a prudential matter. Any opinions garnered here are simply that, opinions.

You will have to make up your own mind on whether or not it is a waste of your money.
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Yeah now that I think about it, it’d be better to wait until next year. It’d give me something to aim for. I’ll just use the money to buy some Christmas presents for my family instead.
 
I would agree with the others on the grounds that it is capricious in nature as far as spending is concerned, but if it brings joy to others, I am all for it.

Sometimes bringing a smile to the faces of others is worth it’s weight in gold 😉

Maybe you could find a cheaper costume?
 
In my honest opinion, yes it would be. That’s a terribly high price. Try amazon! You could probably gat it for about $50-$75. Much cheaper 😃
 
Haha because he looks funny. I hadn’t decided 100% on a moose either.
 
Perhaps your town or city has a rental shop where you could rent the costume for a fraction of the cost?
 
A moose just doesn’t say “Christmas” to me. Another possibility if you want to dress up is to rent a costume. That would be cheaper and you wouldn’t have to figure out how to store a moose all year.
 
Yazdgerd said:
I would agree with the others on the grounds that it is capricious in nature as far as spending is concerned, but if it brings joy to others, I am all for it.

Sometimes bringing a smile to the faces of others is worth it’s weight in gold 😉

Maybe you could find a cheaper costume?
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I could, but I really want to get a decent quality one. 🙂
 
BlueEyedLady said:
Morally that depends on how it would affect your finances to buy it and what you would do with it once you had it, as in, how much happiness would it bring.

From my perspective though dropping $250 on any outfit, much less a seasonal costume is a horrible waste of money. If you want to dress up either make a costume or look on amazon for one that is much cheaper. ** I’m not even dropping $250 on my wedding dress!**
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Great idea! My wife rented hers. (why pay full price for something that will sit in storage the rest of your life?) 😃
 
SonCatcher said:
Great idea! My wife rented hers. (why pay full price for something that will sit in storage the rest of your life?) 😃
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I understand that moose costumes can be rented and I have considered it… The problem is it’s hard to find a good costume to rent, and they cost quite a lot also. In my opinion it just seems like a better idea to buy it outright and use it whenever, rather than paying a quarter to a third each time you want to rent it.

Obviously moose costumes and wedding dresses are quite different, but I understand the logic of renting something over buying it.
 
YellowPancakes said:
I want to buy some sort of costume so I can dress up at Christmas time. I’m talking like a moose costume or something, which would be around $250. I don’t even have that money at the moment, but I want to dress up and hand out the presents to my cousins. Would this be wasting money or anything?
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It all depends on where you are financially. Opinions of various people are from their own perspective.

If you are, say, on 3k a month and are living in an apartment with rice and beans, probably not a good investment to spend $250 on an outfit.

If you make 300k a year, I’d say go for it and have fun!

If you are making something around 70k-90k a year, then it all depends on where you are in terms of how many people (if any) you are supporting, how much you spend in living needs, etc.

I guess that’s a pretty multiple-sided opinion of mine, but it could be no other. 🤷:D:thumbsup:
 
The annual year end ShoppingFest created and promoted by Corporate America, with St. Shopping Claus as its mascot, has nothing to the Christian Religion, and is really antithetical to the Christian Religion.

The buying and giving and receiving of toys and luxury objects is not a Sacrament in the Church. It’s not even a sacramental. It all might be fun, just as a roller coaster or haunted house might be fun. But it doesn’t mean anything, or create lasting memories, or create relationships.

Year end Shopping Mania has taken on a kind of orgy quality to it.

Teach and show your little cousins that life does not revolve around toys and luxury stuff, but revolved around knowing, loving and serving God and neighbors.
 
Generally speaking if you “don’t have the money”, then prudence would dictate next year…

Here’s a financial plan the Priest gave the congregation at my parish this past week.
  1. Give to God (At least 10%)
  2. Save some (At least 10%)
  3. Spend the rest. (Up to 80%)
Since most people have consumer debt, the suggestion would be to save $500 then put everything into paying off the debt until saving can start.

PAX
 
YellowPancakes said:
I understand that moose costumes can be rented and I have considered it… The problem is it’s hard to find a good costume to rent, and they cost quite a lot also. In my opinion it just seems like a better idea to buy it outright and use it whenever, rather than paying a quarter to a third each time you want to rent it.

Obviously moose costumes and wedding dresses are quite different, but I understand the logic of renting something over buying it.
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How often are you going to need a moose outfit? I would rent it. Next year, you may want to be a duck. You never know. Most people around here dress like Santa when they give out presents.
 
Bartolome_Casas said:
The annual year end ShoppingFest created and promoted by Corporate America, with St. Shopping Claus as its mascot, has nothing to the Christian Religion, and is really antithetical to the Christian Religion.

The buying and giving and receiving of toys and luxury objects is not a Sacrament in the Church. It’s not even a sacramental. It all might be fun, just as a roller coaster or haunted house might be fun. But it doesn’t mean anything, or create lasting memories, or create relationships.

Year end Shopping Mania has taken on a kind of orgy quality to it.

Teach and show your little cousins that life does not revolve around toys and luxury stuff, but revolved around knowing, loving and serving God and neighbors.
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I disagree. I have many beautiful memories of shopping and making Christmas gifts with my mom and sisters. We were very poor and my mom had to be really creative in order to get the money for Christmas. Often, the whole family became involved in whatever project was bringing in the yuletide bacon that year. One year, we made mozaic stepping stones. A few years, we did Christmas Around the World Parties, and my sisters and I got to dress up and hand out cookies to guests. Another year we made cinnamon brooms and sold them at craft fairs. More recently, mom became a party planner and we all showed up to serve guests. One year, she and I spent two weeks painting a rich lady’s penthouse apartment. I think we had as much fun figuring out how to make the money to buy the presents than we did recieving them.

I think the best Christmas season was the year she got the meat certificates. She was working at a retirement center as the dietician, and her boss let her collect the proofs of purchase off all the packages of meant they got. She collected them all year and sent them in. She got over $800 in gift certificates to a local fancy mall! She gave us each a $50 certificate and told us we could buy anything we wanted as long as we brought back the change. (In those days, they changed the certificates when you used them, instead of keeping the money on a card.) Mom knew we would all pick something that was alot less than $50. We spent the whole Saturday wandering around the “rich people mall” in search of the perfect thing. Then we brought the change back to mom, who put it aside for Christmas presents. It was a magical day.
 
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