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"wtf was the person doing who was buying shoes every year until they bought $200 boots? I still have my XYZ shoes I got for free ten years ago, my ABC goes I got for free six years ago, [etc.]"

And, BTW, none of these people are currently poor, although many still have deeply ingrained habits. And the last comment was from a former elite athlete and serious mountaineer, who was certainly putting more intense wear on their gear than the person from the quote, who was walking around Boston.