Tuesday, October 12, 2010

75% Off

    
That magical "Clearance!" sign is like a siren song for many people and I've been known to get sucked in a time or two (or more...)  

However, those signs do give me pause these days.  I can't recall where I read or heard it--it was back when I was devouring any personal finance advice I could, and that's been a few years ago--but I remember the gist of the message quite clearly:  Just because you buy something on sale doesn't actually mean you "saved" money.  If you had no intention of buying said item in the first place, and/or if you have no need for said item, you're stilling spending money.  

Food for thought.  -> 

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