Porthole

Would you spend more for privacy?

My answer to the QotD What products or services do feel spending more money on are justified?

I can live on rice. Calories count when you are striving to survive. Healthy ain't healthy when you're starving.

Shelter. I've slept on the floor, I've slept on a 2" mattress on the floor. Heat/cold can be endured when you are dry and safe.

If food and shelter can be reduced to the minimum then everything else can be dispensed with.

I now have a bed and mattress that are new to me. Very comfortable. If one can afford comfort then a good mattress should be a priority as your back matters and a good night's rest matters.

Shoes were mentioned. My feet are having issues and I've had diabetic friends for whom proper shoes were a godsend. I'll have to consider splurging as the best form fitting shoes are fitted to the individual foot and therefore useless second hand.

I'd also add privacy. I compromise when I travel and two years of homelessness was brutal so I speak from experience. At times I've been able to afford my own room when traveling (a fond memory of Novi Pazar and Fukuoka). I have a small place at a cheap price that has allowed me to travel. I'd have to share any place with normal rent. Here, I can sit in my room with the light off (or on) without having to answer to anyone. Privacy can be priceless.

Today's trinket is brought to you be Jimminycritic and Elsa. Cats and other pets may be considered a necessity for many but a stray or rescue animal is just as priceless as a pure bred.

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