Your Mental Approach to Spending

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The joy of just being in a store is enough for most women. When my wife talks about driving 4 miles to save $.05/gallon on gas I get really worried. Uh, that is .60 savings per tankful honey. But she grew up hand-to-mouth so it is her mindset to save money whenever possible.

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KJS, I'm sure you already think about it like this, but just to belabor the point:

$0.05/gal savings for $0.60 (12 gals). Let's guess you get 30mi/gal. But you have to drive 4 miles to get there, that's 0.13gal expended at, say $2.50/gal cost is $0.35 in gas just to SAVE the $0.60. So you're down to saving a QUARTER net. That's before factoring in wear and tear on the vehicle (what's the corporate reiumbursement rate these days), and THAT'S before even factoring in your precious time.

So it's not just a silly little penchant some people have, it's bad decision-making, by a lot. And the only reason we don't try to train them to think otherwise is... wait for it...

it's not worth our time.