The most expensive thing you own may be the expectation attached to maintaining it.

The largest cost of many possessions is the standard they establish. A house sets a level, a car sets a level, a way of living sets a level, and then everything after must be consistent with it, including friendships, holidays, and what you can admit to struggling with. The maintenance runs on long after the purchase.

Ask what any big thing you own commits you to. Sometimes the answer is nothing much. Sometimes it explains a pressure you have not been able to name.