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The Biggest Danger of Shopping Clearance/Specials/Going Out of Business Sales
The “it’ll be gone next time” dilemma. I recently bought a couple of things, not huge ticket items but between it all I had spent a little over $100, I had found some items on clearance, and wanted to make sure I got them. I quickly returned most of it, I still have a few items sitting around to decide on, but I realized the deal was half the reason I was buying them. Now don’t get me wrong clearance is still valuable, and I would’ve used the stuff, but what I (and my Mother) remind myself of is that there will always be more deals. They’re will always be…
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Buy Low Sell High
I love asking for nuggets of wisdom, often people will tell me the first thing that comes to their heads, and I kind of love that. I get to hear what they’re currently thinking about or at least something that has stuck with them. So when I heard “buy low sell high” from a family member, I knew there was something there. I want to break down the phrase, the idea it’s getting as is that anything you buy you should try and purchase at a good value, whether it’s a low-cost item or a higher cost item, you should almost never be paying more than the quality/value demands. There…
