Buckle up, everyone; this post is going to be a long one. Today, I wanted to discuss the matter of conspicuous consumption: the art of spending relatively large sums of money on luxury goods. When you ...

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Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Other than trophy homes and big box stores, large SUVs and pickups are the most blatant examples ...