I have debt.  I went to a good college, I attended an expensive graduate school (briefly), and I’ve been 95% financially independent since I was 16.  Sometimes, I think (know) that I should be putting every extra cent I earn toward these debts - it’s a strong vote for my future, and every penny I can pay now is worth a penny plus 5-12%….

But sometimes things come along that you can’t resist.  I’m not talking about material urges that strike at any shopping mall, or a need to keep up with the Joneses. These are rare, beautiful, quality things that fill a need in your life, even if it’s not quite an essential, air-water-food type of need.

These Dolce & Gabbana Sunglasses filled that need in a way that words can barely describe, but I will do my best.

I used to eschew names and labels, especially “designer” ones.  I avoided anything with a logo and convinced myself that there was no more style, elegance, or quality in a name brand product than there was in a generic one.

 Obviously, I was wrong.

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