tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8075738812838303917.post8408030707108855827..comments2024-01-10T05:31:29.629-05:00Comments on Frugal Follies: It's what you spend, not what you save (Wednesday Weekly Shopping)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11656834728685190252noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8075738812838303917.post-61164541934195970862013-02-11T10:22:15.468-05:002013-02-11T10:22:15.468-05:00I believe that what you do spend really does matte...I believe that what you do spend really does matter. If something is overpriced, I wouldn't buy it. I would wait for it to go on sale. Saying that I saved $3.50 on a box of cold cereal isn't really accurate when you can get it for less at another store or the store brand is less. I think you need to take into account what you spend. I could say that I saved $20,000 if I decided not to buy a car and just use mine instead. I don't know if this makes sense, but I do think the focus should be on what you spend, not on what you save. You should buy what you need and compare it to what it would cost to make it yourself. For example, if you saved $2.00 on tortillas and spent $1.00 for them. You would focus on the fact that you saved $2.00 if you focused on what you saved. But, if it only costs you 50 cents to make the same tortillas, you really haven't saved that much. I hope I don't offend you in disagreeing with your philosophy. You stated it one way and then the opposite way. Which one are you supporting? Spendwisemomhttp://www.spendwise.orgnoreply@blogger.com