The Simulated World's Economy

No Budget, No Boundaries: It's the Real You

In the current economic state, it is totally plausible to me that people would go to the online world to indulge in material items that they can not afford in the real world. On the fashion note, buying clothing is often about spending to get satisfaction and less about the actual item purchased. One can translate this experience to a virtual platform and get this satisfactory feeling without the guilt of spending the money they might need for food or housing.
Yet, I find it hard to understand why anyone would pay real money to get a bank account of fake currency. Sure you get more bang for your buck in the online world, but for all the money you spend, you get nothing of actual substance. It might be worth the initial investment for the experience, but if you don't monitor your bank account or save and earn interest, you'll be out of dough quick and really to put up even more cash. This nullifies the reasons to start playing in this online world in the first place: to save money and indulge in a conscious way. With all the money you end up spending, you could have just gone out and bought the real Louboutins you wanted.