Today's Bananas Topic: Frivolous Spending

For those who know me, I'm a very frivolous spender. I'm not saying I possess *a lot* of money to permit me to do all that frivolous spending, but I definitely get around in raising some "moola" to pay off my debts. To be fair, I don't spend my hard earned cash on pricey things everyday, impulsively without some kind of judgement about consequences....sort of. Alright, I don't spend everyday, but it is impulsive though. Sometimes I return them when I feel like I could still live at full potential without it, and sometimes, heck, why giving it up? Plus the hassle of going back to return it is enough to make me want to keep it afterall. I don't want to promote frivolous shopping in this economical and financial climate because it would seem insensitive, but fact is...the more you spend, the more the economy will soon shift the aggregate expenditure curve upward, which in turn will shift both the aggregate demand and aggregate supply curve from actual GDP at a recessionary period to its potential output real GDP. In non-economic terms, the recessionary gap closes and the economy will stabilize. Sure, it's not that simple, but a little less saving will definitely benefit future economic growth in the long run. So with that in mind, I feel a little less guilty about writing a post about trivial spending. So here's the deal, I'm going to dedicate this post space to things I have spent in the past, will spend in the near future, and things that *you* should spend (if you suddenly have the urge to deplete your chequing account) that I really like and enjoy, but that some people find overpriced/unnecessary. I have no regrets when I swipe my card and punch in my PIN number, and neither should you.

FreeCity What's FreeCity? Well let me tell you what FreeCity is. FreeCity is a lifestyle clothing brand specializing in comfortable city, California-esque fashion gear. They make sweatpants, sweatshirts, t-shirts, hoodies, for women, men and children. Sure, it sounds like nothing special, but FreeCity is a concept based on life, art, fashion, new discoveries, and help promote under-the-radar artists. All things that I support. But truly, what attracts me to FreeCity is how amazingly comfortable their goods are, it's unbelievable. Their stuff is so soft and so easy to wear, you can practically live in it forever (humm...don't..it's just a figure of speech). You'll definitely look cool in them, because that's what all celebrities have been spotted in. I put this under frivolous spending because their clothing comes with a hefty price tag. Sweatpants and hoodies can easily be around and over US$120, while t-shirts are priced at US$148, not so cheap eh? But here's the upside (if you still think there's an upside after seeing these 3-digit prices), they will last you a long time, and you will wear it almost everyday. So if you balance it out, perhaps, it will be worth it.  Check FreeCity website for more details, or TNT(100, St-Catherine Ouest) carry some FreeCity inventory. 

Bose Headphones I don't know about you but I have gone through so many headphones for my ipod, it's become a major issue now. Just today, I thought I had yet again lost my headphones while on my way out of the house, but turns out I just simply misplaced it in another pocket. But this little incident got me thinking about what new other headphones should I get have I truly lost my current headphones. I've gone through a few selections in my head, and honestly I cannot see any other alternative than Bose. Have you ever tried Bose? Please tell me you have, because it's one great piece of sound technology. The sounds that come out of those headphones and transfer into your hearing senses is just pure bliss. It's crystal clear, smooth, sound scratch-free and best of all, noice-cancelling. The headphones come in earphones format as well if you don't like having something over your head for music (like me). For $349 for headphones and $130 for earphones, you can finally "hear a difference". 

Raffaello I don't have a sweet tooth, I must admit. I'm more of a salty food kind of person. I don't mind having a second round of a main dish and skip the dessert altogether. Some people find it bewildering that I don't eat chocolates. Actually, I tell them I don't eat chocolate, but I enjoy chocolate flavor, so I do like chocolate cake, chocolate ice cream, chocolate muffins, just not the actual chocolate. However, I really like Ferrero Rocher, but even then, I don't have too much of it either. But I found the perfect alternative, and I think you will like it. It's those little precious delicacies from the family of Ferrero Rocher minus the chocolate.To summarize the sweet in the language of Raffaello public relation professionals, they are "crispy, creamy almond coconute treats with a whole crunchy almond surrounded by vanilla cream inside; while outside, the light, crispy wafer shell is covered with vanilla cream and sprinkled with coconut". Enough said, one of my favorite sweets ever. I kid you not when I say I can eat them like the way I eat popcorn. They can come packed in three just like how Ferrero Rochers are packed, or you can get them in a bag with a couple of them. I buy them in the bag because I'm a pig like that. The bag of delicious Raffaello costs 11$ at your local Pharmaprix stores. 

RayBans I think I've only worn RayBans sunglasses in my life, and by "in my life", I mean three years ago when I thought sunglasses were officially cool to wear outside of the beach environment. I own both the classic RayBan Wayfarers and their infamous RayBan Aviator shades. They're so old school, yet so modern at the same time. I find them really comfortable and I feel like I'm actually not wearing sunglasses at all. I don't know whether I'm a sucker for brands or for some other reasons, but I can't for the life of me get myself to wear any other kind or non-brand sunglasses that look exactly the same as the RayBans I currently own. I mean, I could easily save a lot more money, but I chose to spend that extra cash to wear the real deal, hence why this is a frivolous spending of money. Regardless, I wholeheartedly support the existance of RayBans eyewear 100%, despite their very inflated pricing. RayBans ranges from $120 to $300 depending on the style, and are available at SunglassHut.

Now, let's be interactive for a bit...what frivolous spending have *you* done lately? 

Answers on a postcard in the mail! 

:)