I like a bargain, but I also enjoy quality. I don't think eco omizing on some things is worthwhile.
I spend a third of my life sleeping - what I spent on a mattress could not be described as a bargain. I'm far more comfortable than I was on the inexpensive set I used to sleep on.
Clothes? I economize. Cars? It's a rapidly depreciating asset. I could afford something far nicer but I drive a 1998 truck and a 2001 coupe. The former I paid $600 for, the latter much more, but it was only 7 years old when I bought it. I've only bought one new car, and I'll probably never buy another - let some other sucker take the massive depreciation in the first 4-5 years- especially now that I commute by bus or train.
Things that will last many years, or a lifetime? I'm not so frugal. I like to cook, I have nice things in my kitchen - much of which will last the rest of my life. The cheap cookware I bought after I split with my ex just wouldn't do.
I'd rather have few quality possessions than an excess of junk.
I spend a third of my life sleeping - what I spent on a mattress could not be described as a bargain. I'm far more comfortable than I was on the inexpensive set I used to sleep on.
Clothes? I economize. Cars? It's a rapidly depreciating asset. I could afford something far nicer but I drive a 1998 truck and a 2001 coupe. The former I paid $600 for, the latter much more, but it was only 7 years old when I bought it. I've only bought one new car, and I'll probably never buy another - let some other sucker take the massive depreciation in the first 4-5 years- especially now that I commute by bus or train.
Things that will last many years, or a lifetime? I'm not so frugal. I like to cook, I have nice things in my kitchen - much of which will last the rest of my life. The cheap cookware I bought after I split with my ex just wouldn't do.
I'd rather have few quality possessions than an excess of junk.
