Twice the cost provides three times the service. Obviously, simply spending more is not the answer, but neither is being cheap. The aim is being discerning and thoughtful in using the resources that God gives to us. Do a spiritual U-turn. It's time to turn around.
Nothing teaches our kids like honesty in our own life about our struggles.
When your kids see you pre-occupied with things that rot, rust, and reach obsolesence in a couple of years, they need to hear you admit to the struggle of living as a Christian in a materialistic world. Let them challenge you and be ready to do a U-turn in front of them. Let them experience the joy of earning and working. It is a terrible mistake to give your child everything she wants at your expense. She learns nothing of the cost, nothing of the joy of earning, and she will not be a generous person.