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I hate spending money, but I love smart buying!
I just spent $91.52 on Christmas gifts (for several people) that retail for a total of $342.89. That's a $251.37 savings. I only had a $100 budget-- at retail price, I would've only been able to afford ONE of the gifts. Which is the reason for this post, I feel like a badass  My shopping is doneeeeeeeeeee. Five people, in one fell swoop. I've paid retail value, and I have no problem doing so at all (I'm not one of those people that sees ONLY quantity and doesn't take quality into account), but hot damn do I hate when people just buy off the shelf with no research at all, especially on big ticket items. I am not a fan of math (  As in, the first time I took freshman Algebra, I failed it with a grade of 49. So advanced math and I are not friends) but basic arithmetic (something I never had trouble with) comes in handy when you're saving money. So does research. Research is like your BFFL if you want to get a damn good deal.Nov 28 12 09:14 pm Link can you manage my life? Nov 29 12 12:17 am Link Paolo Diavolo wrote:
Nov 29 12 12:30 am Link i just bought 20 lbs of grapefruit for $7, 20 liters of milk for $10 (most of which will be turned into yogurt, further multiplying my savings), and spent a grand total of $0 on christmas gifts this year because i have no life. beat that.  Nov 29 12 12:30 am Link Michael Broughton wrote: I don't eat grapefruit and the only milk I consume goes in the random midnight cereal snack. Nov 29 12 12:34 am Link Becks wrote: who said anything about EATING grapefruit? i'm going to turn it into grapefruit wine. Nov 29 12 01:05 am Link Becks wrote: if i swallow your soul do we count as one? Nov 29 12 01:31 am Link I shopped the online sales this weekend...still spent about a grand. Fail. Nov 29 12 03:11 am Link Sha-Lynne wrote: Well, in your defense, it was either for very expensive items or for a lot of people! I only had 5 people to buy for and only two of those people were worth spoiling with big gifts. Nov 29 12 11:05 am Link Becks wrote: I thought I was bring a smart shopper by shopping on the weekend after Thanksgiving. Saved a crap-ton with online sales. I was only buying for 5.5 people (the half is my niece lol). I just bought everyone a lot plus I bought myself new clothes at the same time. Nov 29 12 11:50 am Link Sha-Lynne wrote: Oh dude Nov 29 12 12:02 pm Link Becks wrote: Heh...I bought everything at once so idk how much holiday gifts were.... Nov 29 12 02:50 pm Link |
Sorry, one life is all I can manage.
But I didn't included it in my OP because it wasn't really a gift, she bought it for herself. It's normally $748 after tax, though.