For a person with a lightweight Immune system, I guess it's always difficult for people to understand when I try to tailor my life quite differently than they might know. For example, I mostly do not take alcohol because of my health issues, secondly, because the addiction might leave a dent in one's pocket and finances especially when you consider the fact that it doesn't have a nutritional value.
This is the same with going clubbing, getting a tattoo, wearing a diamond tooth and so many other things, firstly, these things might compromise my health stances, but sometimes I'm happy I'm not indulgent in things like this because it doesn't just save me some unnecessary immune compromise, it helps me to save that money.
But This Is Not All
There's the aspect of addiction that comes with giving in to habitual practices that might seem harmless at the beginning, but with time we realize that these habits become addictions, which have now eaten deep into our finances. In reality, funding one's addiction can be very difficult especially when we consider the fact that it makes it difficult for one to channel their money or resources to handle other important aspects of their life.
I know people who take pills and substances that are harmful to their livers and kidney, but this isn't even the point I'm trying to make. The point I'm trying to make is that these pills are very expensive and here's the reason why some additions with no benefits still maintain their price value despite not having any real-time value. Addiction is expensive and this is because its consumption or whatever service it offers is inevitable.
A Case For A Perfectly Inelastic Demand
Because people always feel the urge to satisfy their addiction, the demand becomes perfectly inelastic meaning that no matter the price, they'll still go ahead to buy it. This isn't logical, first of all, we spend money on utility goods irrespective of the price because they're essential for survival and hence we often understand how human factor contributes to making the price inelastic.
For addictive practices, the price is purely based on the psychological value people place on it because the value is not universal and would vary from person to person. At the same time, I wouldn't say I haven't been addicted to other things in the past. Betting was one of them. In reality, I've never bet with my money before, but I've gotten some online promo that gave me money for betting.
Success Is Scary
In What Way?
I wouldn't say I got addicted but I was almost forced to load the account with my own money because I always lost all the money I could have won just at the brink of success and it made me try so many times. The truth is, most of the people who got this promo money loaded real money when they lost all that promo money and this is because people are always psychologically inclined to try again when they fail at the brink of success.
For someone who predicted 40 games and failed in only one prediction, they'll be forced to play again hoping they could mitigate the mistake they made the last time, this way, they'll keep on playing, although along the line they'll win, the motivation to betting is to win a few, sometimes it creates a mental justification even if had heavily lost in the past.
Although one can say the passion to make money can create addiction as well, we can key into the right things in life, and being overly involved might create an addiction making it difficult to see exhaustion even if it's obvious. My life is limited to default and something, I'm beginning to see a blessing rather than a curse, everyone who finds it difficult to utilize their mind and body to the fullest capacity would feel inadequate.
A cousin of mine likes expensive liquor and gin, however, he's hardly affected health-wise, which has prompted him to make it an addiction. However, he's ignored the money aspect, and sometimes he makes fun of the fact that my health condition makes it difficult for me to involve in excessive alcoholism.
The Quality & Freedom To Spend
However, sometimes we fail to understand that the freedom to spend isn't necessarily a good thing. Sometimes, we're restricted from activating our desires and excessive, but it's hard to consider that these restrictions might prevent illnesses that might leave a dent in our savings, insurance, or even our emergency funds. sometimes we just count only the things we lose but fail to also do so for the things we've gained.
Sometimes my physical limitations have made me find ways to prune my life in a certain direction and while many people might not see me as a big dreamer, I choose the stability that guaranteed me certain longevity.
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