Oh I don't know, there are many ways of buying fully functional long life furniture let alone extending the life of any furniture set you have. The problem with that is most people want something new and then want something new again.
What the rich understand that other people do not understand is that marketing is the means by which businesses separate you from your money and until you understand this you are likely to over spend as well as buy what you truly don't need.
Look at Apple, forums are replete with people trying to scrounge up money for the latest phone, tablet, or laptop. The idea of where you shop has become this generations version of the previous generation of what you drive and where you live.
tl;dr The rich understand the power of marketing and not to be susceptible to it
What the rich understand that other people do not understand is that marketing is the means by which businesses separate you from your money and until you understand this you are likely to over spend as well as buy what you truly don't need.
Look at Apple, forums are replete with people trying to scrounge up money for the latest phone, tablet, or laptop. The idea of where you shop has become this generations version of the previous generation of what you drive and where you live.
tl;dr The rich understand the power of marketing and not to be susceptible to it