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Exactly right. Indulgences become necessity when one moves up the affluence ladder.

I love your go-to bag example which I wished to have but never did. In a weird way because I have more time to pack but not much resources or time to travel anyway.

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Why maintain a grip you never expect to need?

The incredible comfort of having readily available that thing which you never, never need, but for some reason you suddenly do now.

See, now you're speaking my language. I hate travel. So, one less thing to bother with when stuck doing it...I believe you may have convinced me.

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