Hell No. Bargain Shopping For Some Things Is Absurd

I refuse to do it.

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I don’t know about you, but I’ve never been what you’d call a “saver”.

I was married for 20 years and during that time, fortunate enough to be able to go out and buy whatever our family needed. I never really considered how much things cost, looked for coupons, or shlepped around to find the best deal.

Frankly, I was too busy wrangling 4 hyenas, a.k.a my 4 daughters, to bargain hunt.

Once I was divorced, things changed. I had to pay a little more attention to what things cost because it mattered now in a way it hadn’t before.

Learning that in midlife sucks, but hey…what are you gonna do?

Over the last few years, I’ve made finding bargains a little bit of a game, and guess what? It’s not that bad, and can actually be fun and rewarding.

I have 2 questions on the whole thing

1. Is there such a thing as going too far in the quest to get a good deal or to save money?

Yes. Yes, there is.

2. Does being a financially responsible person mean I have to sacrifice having nice things until the end of my time here on earth?