Admire or Acquire
When you’re obsessing over a potential purchase, pause for a moment and think about what you really want to get from it.
In order to get what you want, do you need to acquire this thing, or can you simply admire it instead? In other words, do you need to own the dress/painting/house/car, or is enough to appreciate that it exists from afar? Just because you don’t possess it doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy that it exists!
If the answer is in fact “acquire,” that’s totally fine, but it’s always a good idea to ask the question first.
Source
House Rules: How to Decorate for Every Home, Style, and Budget (2024) by Myquillyn Smith