Recovering Bargain Hunter
Yesterday showed me the progress I made.
There were two opportunities to buy things cheap – and I didn’t do it. Because in the end I didn’t need it. First thing was the Amazon Fire HD7 for 79 Euros (instead of 119 Euros) – just on Monday. And the second offer was some outdoor gear (a solo cooking system). For both items I had plans: The tablet in the kitchen for cooking recipes or to manage stuff in the freezer. And the cooker for outdoor tours (but we already have a bigger version).
I didn’t buy any of them. And this is good, because in the end I wouldn’t have use it much. If only I had this insight every day…
There's Value are discussing. 
EurFI - European way to Financial Independence 
There's Value 23:53 on 2015-04-17 Permalink |
I wonder if there is a way that we can have this insight more often – how can we change our thinking so that we don’t waste money on things that are not really very necessary, or wouldn’t get much use?
Cheers
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eurfi 21:46 on 2015-04-18 Permalink |
I have read in serveral blogs about a waiting period before doing purchases – I think that is an excellent way.
For me, when I talk with my wife, she sometimes talkes me out of things.
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There's Value 8:24 on 2015-04-19 Permalink
That can be very useful too! Makes us consider things from a different perspective
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Financial Independence 15:11 on 2015-04-19 Permalink |
Congrats on developing frugality habits.
I could only wish that on the way to financial independence I could convince myself and the wife to do the same.
She looks at it differently – when you go and do not need to count money to buy the things you want, you are free. Hence our budget explodes every year, again and again.
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eurfi 22:39 on 2015-04-19 Permalink |
Thankfully my wife is thrifty. There are a few hot topics (mostly insurance, and maybe car), but overall we agree and do not spend that much. I try to buy the non-essential stuff used. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.
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