Figuring out the difference between a necessity and an item that has personal value can be easily identified when taking the money that is spent monthly on a regular basis, into consideration. To differentiate between the two, one has to narrow their perspective down to what they can live without apart from what one needs to survive. Most can make the common mistake of turning something that has value in their own eyes, a necessity that will ultimately become a habit for the consumer and have them emptying their pockets of money that necessarily does not need to be spent. An item that I purchase on a regular basis, which I can survive without, is the cologne I wear. I know that I can go on and live for many more decades without this personal item, but it is a special preference that I personally chose to wear because I believe it makes an impact on who I am. It has always been said that scent is the greatest sense tied in memory, and I believe that wearing a decent amount of perfume will help people that I meet remember me. Something that I can easily spot as a necessity is the food that I eat everyday. It really does not take a whole lot of thought to why this is a necessity, but there’s also a flipside to this. I may need food to survive, but others and myself have the habit of buying an excessive amount that we do not really need to survive. I also find the gasoline I buy a necessity because I have a daily schedule with errand to run and those tasks cannot be completed if I do not have the gasoline to keep the car running, but there are those who take the bus to help the get to where they need to get going and do not have gasoline as a necessity on their list. So one can pretty much see that it is controversial, that one’s necessities can be another’s personal demand.
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