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I saw a TV show where a couple had their real estate manager show them three houses. The first house was cheap and within their budget, but they expressed dissatisfaction with how small and inaccessible the house was. 

The second house had everything they wanted, but it was $20k more expensive than their budget. The third house was an absolute paradise, with their dream pool and an unbelievable view of the mountain side, but it was $175k more expensive.

 Based on how they discussed the houses, it appeared that they would have to go all out to purchase the third house. They did not like the first house, so it did not appear to be in contention. 

I thought they would have to increase their budget to get their dream home, which was the third house, but they went with the first house. It was surprising to hear them speak positively about the first house, even though they did not envision themselves living there. **So, what happened? I think we are all aware that money happened.**


## The money factor

When I was looking to rent a house two years ago, I found amazing places, but they were just out of my price range. While I could have made some life sacrifices to get the place I wanted, 

I felt that the sacrifice was just too much to make, and I had to eventually find something to "love" about the place I eventually rented.



## The need issues

Renting a house is a necessity; otherwise, you will most likely be homeless. However away from the primary need of having a place to sleep and keep our stuff, we also have the secondary needs of requirements. 

We prefer to have options such as a private toilet, a large living room space, or other unique features that will influence the type of budget we set.

## The want issues

When people have some level of affordability, they have choices, and these choices eventually lead to a sense of "want." A person without any level of affordability has no wants, and even if they do, they are automatically killed by a lack of purchasing power. 

This is why people prefer to love what they can afford in order to achieve a sense of fulfillment with what their money can buy. This is what happened to the couple I mentioned. 

They needed a house that their money could easily afford, so they created a list of requirements. When you have money, it creates a list of desires and expands your options.

## The like issues


People have "likes" by default because it is inherent in all living things. The difference between "like" and "want" is that the former is unintentionally activated, whereas the latter is intentional. 

We can like what we cannot afford, but we cannot want what we cannot afford. The couple initially preferred the third house, and you would think they would go to great lengths to purchase it. 

Unfortunately "like" doesn't not trigger impulsive spending, especially since the money isn't there to begin with. It's safe to say that affordability is definitive.

 The more you can afford, the greater your ability to "want." In fact, some people take it upon themselves to limit excessive likeness for things they cannot afford, as this can lead to things like borrowing to satisfy likeness, but this is nearly impossible to achieve entirely.



Sometimes the things we want do not make sense, not because they are too expensive, but because they are not reasonable. People can have a distinct taste in likeness due to the breadth of their exposure. Lack of money does not limit exposure; rather, it can limit what we want.


## Exposure & more exposure



 In reality, people can pay for what they want and need, but they'll have to be financially free to pay for what they like. The percentage of people who can do this in real life are not as much. 

Of course, what one person enjoys may be the most basic things that another person can afford, illustrating the stark financial disparity that exists in life.

 The more basic life thing you like, the more you build your likeness around these things. However, people can only go from wanting a decent meal of eggs and steak, to wanting to travel on a private jet in a matter of few years. 

As our needs and desires are met, we begin to seek out other things that we could not previously afford. Of course, the concept of contentment is often preached as the solution, but this is not the case. 

The more exposure to good things of life, the more we're likely to begin to like what we wouldn't have. At the end of the day it boils down to money. 

## The peak of affordability 


The peak of affordability is a mirage for 99% of the world's population, which is why rich people never tire of chasing money.

 The peak of affordability feels like a genie's world, where you can make a wish and have it granted. You may wonder why a human being would want this, but that is how we evolve: from who we were to what we cannot predict.






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> **Interested in some more of my posts**



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