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Old 03-20-2007, 04:18 PM
Kneel B4 Zod Kneel B4 Zod is offline
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Default Re: Your Mental Approach to Spending

I put a value on everything. I hate buying a $15 meal when a better one could cost $10 (which is often). I hate buying a $50 meal when a better one could cost $35 (ditto). I'd rather go buy a sweet $8 hamburger than an ok steak for $16, but I love expensive steaks as much as the next guy.

I never ever ever buy anything at retail price, just b/c I know it's never "worth it" b/c I can usually wait for a sale.

I'm pretty careful at assesing "luxury" items, b/c sometimes they are worth it, sometimes you are just buying a label or coolness or whatever (and that is fine sometimes, but I'll still never pay retail price for that coolness).

the above rules go for all kinds of my spending. like a car, for instance, I plan on buying a demo car from a dealer b/c that seems to be the sweet spot of the value curve. also I will buy a Toyota or Honda, b/c those cars are the best deals I think.
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