Comments on: Why Being Frugal Could Be Costing You More

By: Frugal Living

Frugal Living — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:24:53 +0000

Thanks for these, can put being a cheapo like me into perspective

I was always astounded when my father would come home with something like two bags of oranges because they were cheap! We would only eat about a third of them and the rest would go bad! I have also had recent experience with buying cheaper products and having them break on me really quickly!

Thanks,
Forest.
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By: billeater

billeater — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 02:43:15 +0000

Heard some similar comments about “being green”…basically the point that guilt isn’t a great driver of new behavior. Anything you can do to make the green ( or frugal ) way as good as, or better, than the typical way, will work better than guilt.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:45:22 +0000

I completely agree with this post. Usually I am able to make the right decision but I have indeed found instances where I bought the off brand product and then ended up buying the good one also. And I must admit that makes me feel really bad. Jesses last blog post..Another Tivax STB-T9 Digital Converter Review, Rating, and Comparison

By: Unspending

Unspending — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:58:07 +0000

I think these are great points, but I would argue that the majority of these practices are actually more cheap than they are frugal. A frugal person uses resources wisely, whereas a cheap person is more susceptible to marketing gimmicks and less smart with their money. There’s an interesting blog post about the difference between being frugal and being cheap at Frugal Dad: http://frugaldad.com/2008/03/26/the-difference-in-being-frugal-and-being-cheap/

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By: Lisa K

Lisa K — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:57:40 +0000

At least the Borax has a bunch of other uses! My laundry came out so much cleaner when I tossed in a half a scoop. I didn't care for the homemade stuff either & the dishwasher stuff was just useless. Lisa Ks last blog post..Feeling distracted

By: Highest CD Rates

Highest CD Rates — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:47:51 +0000

These are good pieces of advice. I especially have to struggle to remember item 1, it is so tempting to go with a cheaper, quick-fix sometimes. Having the long term vision to pay more for quality really pays off. Highest CD Ratess last blog post..Wachovia CD Rates

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:06:57 +0000

Driving all over town to save a buck, and buying a cheaper product to find out it breaks or doesn't work. These are two things the company I work for will do time after time and I don't get it. The cheap tools we buy break after one or two uses, and a quality brand name tool might last years for a few more dollars. One older gentleman I know refers to this kind of behavior as "tripping over a dollar bill because you're too excited to grab that dime off the sidewalk". Tims last blog post..Playstation Game Cheats for Oddworld : Abe’s Odyssey

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:04:22 +0000

I am guilty as the guy who has to drive around town and check all the options before buying anything...mainly with large items though. We just furnished our new house, and had to buy all the mani stuff...fridges, tvs, couches etc. I don't feel too bad about it though, some of the savings you can make on larger items are worth it. But for smaller things, the current gas price is a killer for this habit. Simons last blog post..KeywordLuv and Do Follow

By: allen

allen — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:30:46 +0000

great point about not beating yourself up! We all make mistakes, and as long as you can learn from them, the experience was NOT worthless!

A point about generics: I like to look for ones that have money back guarantees. I have tried two Target products (again, i point out that study after study has target matching, or beating, prices at walmart) that i didn’t like/match my expectations. I called up their #, and got almost double my money back via gift-coupons off anything in the store. Not all target products have this, but definitly explore those places that have “guarantee”s. Aldis is another place that has $ back, but i haven’t used that yet.