[...] week, I talked about how to do a cost-benefit analysis and how it was useful for creating information about yourself and other [...]

It’s an interesting point you raise about cost not being an issue, as I have always looked at things slightly differently. My question is always, “what am I giving up if I buy this?” I got to the point at one stage where I could tell you how many more days I would have to work (before retiring) if I were to make a discretionary purchase. I’m not quite that mad anymore but it has left a mark…