It seems to me there’s usually a trade-off between money and effort. If I want to spend less money, it takes time and effort to figure out how. Also, doing something myself rather than paying to have it done obviously is more time and effort on my part.
Of course, not everyone has enough money to have the option of not caring how much they spend, or of paying others do so something for them.
When I’m in stores like Macy’s, I notice that other people are better about collecting and using coupons than me. I rip them out of catalogs more diligently than I remember to take them. Or sometimes I have them but I don’t want to use a Macy’s card because it’s harder to keep track if I have specific store accounts that need paying. And if I forget to pay, the fee for that wipes out what I saved with the coupon. Read the rest of this entry »
08-27-2007 |
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