On 6/08/2011 1:41 a.m., Andrew Gabriel wrote:

That is a rule I have always applied to my own life. I can date that back
to pocket money my grandmother gave me which had to go into a savings
account, and this instilled the idea into me of saving up until I could
afford something I wanted, right back from about age 5. The only exception
I have ever allowed myself to this is a mortgage for my home.

Another ditto here.