Why Buying Is Not Always a Smart Financial Decision?

Introduction: The Expensive Illusion of Ownership and the Hidden Trap of "Neglected Items"

In our Arab and Gulf societies, the concept of "success" and social status has always been closely linked to what we own in material possessions. Owning the latest luxury car, the latest professional camera, and a warehouse or garage filled with tools and equipment was traditionally viewed as a clear and direct sign of financial stability, economic success, and social superiority.

But in the language of modern money and business, and according to the ambitious Kingdom's Vision 2030 targets that strongly encourage efficiency in government and individual spending and responsible sustainable consumption, this deep-rooted belief has begun to gradually collapse and transform radically.

The shocking and painful financial truth is that impulsive buying decisions we make every day driven solely by ownership, or by social pressure, or to satisfy a temporary emotional desire, are often the biggest and most dangerous obstacle to real growth of our personal and family wealth. We buy items and possessions that lose their financial value daily inevitably, consume our precious living spaces, and require continuous and expensive maintenance, only to discover months or years later that we own neglected items we never use and that give us no real value.

In this detailed and comprehensive guide, we will break down with evidence and real examples the myth of traditional ownership, and explain to you precisely how to think and act like a professional financial expert to consciously distinguish between a real beneficial investment and unfortunate money waste in possessions that fill your storage and home with dust and mess without any real benefit.

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1. The Hidden Scary Bill: What Exactly Do We Mean by "Total Cost of Ownership"?

When you decide to buy an item or device at an advertised price of 10,000 Saudi riyals, you're actually not just paying that amount written on the tag. There's much more. There's a long and very expensive hidden bill that follows you and haunts you for years to come without you realizing it in the moment of impulsive purchase, and this is exactly what makes buying sometimes an unwise purchase and a catastrophic long-term financial decision.

A- Inevitable Value Loss (Depreciation): Silent and Painful Cash Evaporation

Modern electronic devices and advanced technical equipment lose an amazing 20% to 40% of their original market value simply by opening the original box and using them for the first time. This isn't an exaggeration, but a proven fact in the used electronics market.

For example, if you buy a "PlayStation 5" for 2500 riyals, or a professional camera for 8000 riyals, and use it only twice or three times a year because you're busy or lose interest, you're practically and financially paying a very expensive and unreasonable "depreciation and consumption cost" per single use. If you calculate it accurately, the actual cost per use could be 500-1000 riyals!

Smart and careful renting completely protects you from this silent and continuous financial bleed. You pay only for actual use (for example, 100-200 riyals for a day or two), return the device, and lose nothing from value depreciation.

B- Repeated and Annoying Maintenance and Repair Costs

Permanently owning an item or device automatically means taking complete responsibility for keeping it working and in good condition. Changing depleted batteries, regularly updating software, and fixing sudden and embarrassing breakdowns are all unexpected and unplanned expenses that constantly and painfully drain your monthly budget.

In the professional rental model through [Estajer platform], periodic maintenance and repairs are the complete and exclusive responsibility of the renter who owns the item, not you. This gives you complete benefit and a problem-free experience with "zero" worry, hassle, or unexpected additional expenses.

C- The Expensive and Hidden Storage Space Burden

The space in your home, office, or warehouse has a real and material price, whether you own the property or rent it. Every square meter you pay for (either as rent or as an installment or as an alternative opportunity cost).

If you dedicate a whole room or a large portion of your precious warehouse to items and equipment you use only once a year (like huge camping equipment, heavy construction tools, or seasonal decorations), you're practically paying a "hidden implicit rent" for this wasted space without any real benefit or return.

Real and smart money saving starts exactly by freeing up these precious spaces and using them more efficiently for what's more important and more beneficial in your daily life.

D- Insurance and Protection Costs

Some valuable and expensive items need additional insurance documents to protect them from theft or damage. This is a repeated annual expense that may reach hundreds of riyals yearly.

E- Psychological Stress and Mental Burden

Owning many things means many responsibilities: worry about theft, worry about damage, worry about obsolescence, need for continuous cleaning. This invisible psychological burden has a real cost on your quality of life and peace of mind.

2. The Golden 10% Rule: The Real and Decisive Test for Smart Buying Decisions

Money experts and professional financial analysts around the world apply a simple but highly effective rule: "If you will use an item less than 10% of your available time in a year, don't buy it ever."

Let's calculate it accurately: 10% of a year = about 36 days. If you won't use the item more than a full month yearly, buying is a bad decision.

Real and Practical Examples

Do you really and actually need to buy a professional electric drill for 400-800 riyals to drill one wall or hang a painting? Or can you rent it for just one day for 30 riyals?

Is it financially logical to buy 50 fancy chairs worth 5000-8000 riyals total for a home or family event that happens once a year? Or is it smarter to rent them for just 300-500 riyals for the occasion?

The emotional and impulsive response to rushed and unconsidered buying decisions in these temporary cases is exactly the biggest direct cause of flagrant money waste and accumulated losses over the long term.

Additional Rule: Calculate Cost Per Single Use

Divide the total purchase price by the realistic expected number of uses (be honest with yourself). If the result is higher than the rental price, renting is the smarter choice without any doubt.

Example: Camera for 10,000 riyals, you use it 5 times yearly = 2000 riyals per use. While renting it costs 300 riyals per use. The difference is clear and shocking!

3. The Lost Alternative Opportunity Cost: Where Are Your Real Investments Disappearing?

This deep financial concept is exactly what distinguishes the smart wealthy from the financially poor. Alternative opportunity cost means: what would you do with this money if you didn't spend it here?

When you pay for example 20,000 riyals at once on technical or electronic equipment that becomes outdated quickly, you don't just lose the 20,000 riyals from your pocket. You also lose, much more dangerously, the profits and potential returns you could have achieved and earned if you invested this large amount in a profitable small business, growing stocks, an investment fund, or even in your education and skill development.

Smart renting frees up precious "liquid cash flow," which is exactly the real and basic fuel for building true and sustainable wealth over the long term.

Detailed Calculation Example

Let's say you saved 15,000 riyals by renting equipment instead of buying it. If you invested this amount in an investment fund with an average return of 8% per year:

1. After 5 years: Around 22,000 riyals
2. After 10 years: Around 32,000 riyals
3. After 20 years: Around 70,000 riyals

This is the real difference between short-term thinking and long-term strategic thinking.

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4. Exactly When Does Buying Turn Into "Unwise Buying" and a Financial Trap?

A- Rapidly Outdated Technologies and Electronics

Virtual reality (VR) world, professional drones, high-performance laptops, professional cameras, leading smartphones. These technical devices "die technically" and become old and outdated every year or two only because of amazing technological development.

Buying the latest device today for 5000 riyals means owning an "old device" just 12 months later, with its value dropping to 2500 riyals or less. You lost half your money in one year!

Strategic renting guarantees you access to and enjoyment of the latest advanced models always and every time without getting stuck with or "burdened by" old neglected models that have no value.

B- Seasonal Limited Camping and Trip Equipment

Buying complete and integrated outdoor and camping equipment (huge tent, generator, seating, cooking equipment, lighting) for thousands of riyals (5,000-15,000 riyals) to store and neglect throughout the long hot summer months (8-9 months yearly) is the clearest and biggest example of flagrant money waste and poor resource management.

Smart seasonal renting gives you clean, sterilized, modern, and excellent condition equipment every time, and saves you completely all the effort of exhausting cleaning after the trip, expensive annual maintenance, and annoying safe storage.

C- Tools and Equipment With Single or Rare Use

Professional drills, long ladders, deep cleaning equipment, specialized garden tools, children's equipment they outgrow quickly. All of these are items we use once or twice then forget forever.

D- Seasonal Furniture and Decorations

Event furniture, holiday and celebration decorations, party equipment. Buying them means storing them 11 months of the year without benefit.

E- Temporary Medical Equipment

Medical beds, wheelchairs, breathing devices, recovery equipment. All needed for specific periods then become a burden.

5. Estajer Platform: Your Real Gateway to Apply Practical Financial Intelligence

At [Estajer platform], the leading platform, we never settled for just creating an ordinary online market. We carefully built a comprehensive and integrated security system that encourages you with complete confidence to make the smartest and most efficient financial decision:

Complete Documentation Through Nafath National System

Direct and mandatory integration with the government Nafath system to ensure you're dealing with real, officially documented, and known-identity suppliers. No room for fraud or fake accounts.

Complete Financial Guarantee Through Our Partner Waffy

Your precious money is in complete safety and fully protected, and never reaches the renter until after you personally receive and carefully check the item and confirm it matches the description and is free from defects.

Unlimited Variety in Options

More than 13 diverse and rich sectors (electronics, events, furniture, household tools, sports equipment, medical devices, photography equipment, and much more) make us the strongest and most comprehensive alternative to expensive traditional buying.

Legally Binding Electronic Contracts

Every transaction is documented with a clear and legally binding electronic contract that defines the rights and responsibilities of each party with complete accuracy.

Transparent Rating System

Real ratings from previous users help you choose the best suppliers and best quality items.

Real Golden Opportunity for Suppliers:

Do you own neglected items or equipment in your home or warehouse that loses value every day? Don't let them turn into worthless waste. Transform them today immediately into a regular and sustainable passive income source through [Estajer platform] and make your neglected items the ones that pay you monthly and bring you excellent additional income!

6. Environmental Sustainability: How Does Your Financial Intelligence Protect the Kingdom's

Environment and Our Children's Future?

Excessive and unconsidered buying necessarily means more product manufacturing, greater depletion of natural resources, and more waste that pollutes the environment. Smart sharing economy (Sharing Economy) is the beating heart of real environmental sustainability.

When you consciously choose renting, you directly contribute to:

1. Extending product lifespan through shared use
2. Reducing new manufacturing and associated carbon emissions
3. Reducing dangerous electronic waste that pollutes soil and water
4. Reducing personal and national carbon footprint

This conscious approach perfectly and strongly aligns with the "Green Saudi Arabia" and "Green Middle East" initiatives launched by wise leadership to protect our environment.

Conclusion: Your Financial Future Begins With the Word "Access" Not "Ownership"

In the end, the ability to make buying decisions consciously is what distinguishes the financially successful in the twenty-first century. Ownership gives you a false sense of control, but renting gives you "freedom." Freedom from debt, freedom from space constraints, and freedom to use the best the world has produced with minimum financial effort.

Don't just be an owner of things. Be a smart user of resources.

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