This is a day late, but thanks to this wise advice from my dad, I'll never be a dollar short. :)
Once, in high school, I came home from my retail job rejoicing over a shirt I bought for $.99. "What a deal!" I thought. "Just 99 cents! I saved about $15 buying this shirt on clearance."
But Dad looked at it from another perspective: "If you buy something you don't need, you didn't save $15. You wasted $.99."
His wise words dampened my spirit that day, but they have bolstered my bank account many a day since. One of the greatest keys to frugality and financial prosperity is self control. If you need it, buy it, and try to get it for a good price. But if you really don't need it, it'll never be a deal no matter what the price tag says.
Thanks, Dad.
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So are you saying that I need to return that big gray purse that I got on sale this weekend, at a nearly 60% discount :-(
ReplyDeleteLOL. That depends.
ReplyDeleteFirst there's the "can you afford it?" question. If yes, proceed to question #2. If no, find your receipt.
Second question is do you need it? If you already have a big gray purse -- or a big black one that will do -- then the answer may be no. But if not, then rock it!
Just don't be like me. There was a season in my life when I had 6 black skirts and only wore one of them. But I kept looking at black skirts in the store! Bananas.
so wise! please thank your dad for giving me this wisdom through you :) haha!!
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