"The desire for food is limited in every man by the narrow capacity of the human stomach: but the desire for the conveniences 
and ornaments of building, dress, equipage, and household furniture, seem to have no limit or certain boundary." Adam Smith
Adam Smith wrote that more than 200 years ago, but it must still be true. I just spent an hour at the discount giant, replacing old silverware, and I was not alone. It was after 10 p.m. and there were lines. The "desire for conveniences and ornaments" can be insatiable. I am a frugal guy, and money is always tight, but still I looked at new bikes, a game table and chairs, DVDs, DVD players, room sound systems, baseball shoes, milk, clocks, picture frames, t-shirts with rock stars and TV cartoon characters on front, jeans, snacks, blenders, cake pans, books, and eight-year light bulbs. Except for the milk, I either already have or don’t need any of those things, yet there I was, trying to justify the purchases. Insatiable.
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