I don't quite get the desire to disparage how other people choose to spend their money. Somewhere we've lost track of the idea that your waste of money isn't necessarily my waste of money. I'd never buy Rapha or Assos clothing and I don't spend my money on energy bars, most of which I consider inedible. But many people enjoy those things and consider it money well spent, and that's fine with me. On the other hand my wife spent $9,000 on a hand-built custom steel bike frame as a special present for me. I imagine most people here would consider that more than excessive!
There is some wisdom to that old saying "To each his/her own."
Brent
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"I have a tendency to meander sometimes." B.G.