Yes, I know what you mean. I suppose that's why my wife makes regular donations of clothing to the local Hospice store, to make room for the new. Happens every season. But it's for a good cause.
As for me, I only buy the things that I actually use, mostly on a daily basis. So I have little to give away, not to mention more closet space.
The way we have things setup, we both have a monthly allowance for spending, as long as neither of us goes outside of that, there's no problem. We've lived that way since 1986, 26 years. This was the way things were planned when we moved in together. It took us 2 years of living together to make sure things were working out, they were, & we were married in 1988.
This also played a part in her having a computer that she could use. She said that mine was too complicated for her, and felt that she has the right to one that she could use also. That was reasonable enough to me, so that's why the ThinkPad is basically hers. The only thing is, that I wished that she could use another browser than IE8. Nothing against IE8, except it's 3 years old. She doesn't understand how to use the NoScript option on Firefox. As a result of this, SuperAntiSpyware finds loads of tracking & ad cookies on every scan.
I believe that the latest Opera would be a better choice for her. No 3 year old browser for me.
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