Ask Lemmy

Last thing? Well, it's driving me insane.
I ordered this CD: https://www.discogs.com/release/14937649-Shostakovich-Royal-Concertgebouw-Orchestra-Riccardo-Chailly-The-Jazz-Album

But PayPal keeps rejecting my card after I confirm 3D secure in my banking app with "Your bank couldn't verify your card...". I tried guest payment option under "PayPal" payment which did briefly show up even for my region. "To complete this purchase, use another way to pay or check this account at the card issuer before retrying it."
So I contacted Discogs support, described my issue, and whoever at their ZenDesk just copy-pasted the answer to where the checkout button is. I responded with a screenshot of the error, and got no response.
Just to make sure it's not on my side, I tried donating some money to Linux Mint, also via PayPal. Guess what, that worked

It's been 2 days now, and I am still unable to pay. So instead of some nice little thing, it's just yet another issue.
It's not the first time though. I am done with Discogs. Even some sellers are now leaving due to excessive fees and lack of support. For me it's their shitty decision to rely on PayPal.

I'm saving up for a dentist appointment

Some KFC! Really wanted a chicken sandwich with a blackberry lemonade 😋🍋

prioritization is key. (at least for me)

I understand that some days I go down that hole so I set aside "play money" for play things.

poor students, adults, and working peeps need play time too. treat yourself day is counted as play time. knowing when play time is - that's adulting.

the last thing I bought in this category is kimchi. never had it in kitchen form before so it was both a tasting and meal-pairing experience.

Loads of beer and tobacco.

10% of my income is for splurging.

I follow the barefoot investor method of saving. Would highly recommend it

I'm quite frugal, I also moved a ton as a child so my parents kept the amount of my belongings to a minimum. Because of this is often don't buy things, maybe even when I should. I usually opt for repair or reservice.

I have a hard time spending any money on myself, maybe even to a slightly unhealthy degree. For spending money on others its usually not an issue. Right now I just tell myself I spend nothing because I really really really want a house. Though it's probably not super likely based in how the market has been trending

I'm not sure I can relate to the premise. Sure, I do feel a little spike of pleasure when I buy something technically unnecessary, like another T shirt, or something hobby related, but I wouldn't say I "go insane" during the weeks I don't buy such things.

I am very stretched financially. I do surveys for money and have managed not to pay for anything on Amazon for two years this way. Things are hard right now and so being able to look forward to a package makes the days easier.

(Yes I will tell anyone how who is interested. It's tedious but I really have made a lot of money, enough so pretty much everything I wear every day is paid for this way.)