DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NEEDS AND WANTS

   What is a need?  What is a want?  definitely 2 different things here.
Lets look at them more closely shall we?  Ok lets see, how about Needs? that is so simple and very basic, Shelter, Food , and Clothing. I'm sure we could get some people arguing that point, but when all is said and done, these are the categories for needs.
 Ok, lets go a little deeper shall we, in the older days of your, these were the very basics ,but many many didn't get to have or afford even these basics. These days the the basic needs have been upgraded so to speak. Now its cell phones, computers, internet, health insurance and the list goes on.
  But do we really need some of these so called needs?   There was a day when people never heard of half of these things, they wanted to talk to someone they went next door, or went to social functions in their towns.  wrote letters that went into the mail.  these days no one writes anymore, or even knows how to spell, they now text.
  Ok now the WANTS:  well it would be stuff above and beyond needs.  I want a silk sweater, i want a smartphone, i want the latest in fashion styles, and that list goes on too.

Today the young people do not know that difference, i had to explain to my stepson, the difference between needs and wants, He desired so much for a new cool pants that everyone else was wearing, he said i so Need it, i told him that is a want not a need, a need is he needed a new pair, the want was he wanted what everyone else had.

  why is it everyone wants what others have? Makes no sense to me, again that is a desire or want, not a need.
 What it boils down to ,what can we really do without?  Look through the bills, what can we really really do without?       I looked through mine and could see what i really needed and what i could do without, i could do without tv, car. i could depend on public transportation, which is much cheaper then owning a car, because with a car, there is the car payment, the insurance, gas, taxes and title for car, wow just that raises the bills high.  :(.
   All i needed according to the basics is electricity, which comes under shelter, property taxes, and internet, is really all i need, but the other bills pay for wants they we wanted through our credit cards, yup the credit card, pays for the wants, and then we have another bill we have to pay every month, if we didn't get crazy with spending with our credit cards we would have no bills.  Oh, well our wants help us do things we other wise would not do. Like i said our basics can be limiting ,can it?
 Just my opinion and observation,  Next time we say we have a need, lets evaluate, is it really a need or a want. Nothing wrong with wanting stuff, i am so wanting a donut right now, is this a want or a need? Catch you guys LATER I'm off to the store.   :)