I have two pay-site subscriptions going at any given time and have purchased download packs from a number of other sites.  I have a complex system of figuring out what the value of any given set/item subscription is to me before I pay so I rarely feel cheated.

I'm fortunate that I don't have a lot of costly habits or hobbies so I don't feel bad about paying for some things that I really like for a game that I devote a lot of time to.  I still spend about half as much a year as my boyfriend does on cigarettes, and game objects can't kill me.  

I also like the EA objects/textures a lot.  I know purchasing the stuff packs just encourages EA to make more so to make up for it, I give my replaced EP/SP discs to my sister so she doesn't have to buy it herself.

That's the thing, it's hard to act like you're on the high road when you have the evil glint of revenge-lust in your eyes.  I really despise "I'm not happy so EVERYONE ELSE MUST SUFFER" types, and she is pretty much a case study right now.  She also seems like a first-rate hag.

Apparently running a Sims 2 paysite is the only way in the world for a person to make money.