Just because some thing is on sale, sold in bulk or at the thrift store for a greatly reduced price, does not mean it is a good deal for YOU. Will storing 20 roles of toilet paper be practical? Where do I put all the rice? When we consider buying some thing, we should not only think of the savings in money, but where in the world it can stay in our homes for the next...oh lets say, year.
Another question I ask myself is if I actually need the sales store item. Yea, I might have seen it on TV for $200, and it is on sale at the thrift store for $2. What a deal! But do I even need this thing? Where will it go in my house? In the garage with all the other things I don't use? Think, think, think.
The advertisers job is to get you to spend your money on them. My number one job...to keep my money.
2 comments:
Ahna, if my first wife had had your philosophy about thrift shopping and keeping your money, maybe we would still be married. Today, my wife and I have fun shopping for great deals. I think it is very important for a marriage that both husband and wife be financial partners. It doesn't work if one is slaving while the other is recklessly spending.
LOL, hey this is Ahna's sister. You are so right about the "one is slaving while the other is recklessly spending." My husband will apreciate that line. His sister-in-law is one of those reckless spenders. She even out spends her own pay check. My father-in-law says the reason we have such a good marriage is because i am not a spender.
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