I recently overheard another person saying, “I saved $100 at Kohl’s/Target/insert department store name here today.”
The statement should really be said this way:
“I saved $100 at Kohl’s by spending $200.”
Let me clearly understand this: I saved money by spending?
If that is the case, I can’t afford to save money.
I had this conversation last night with my lovely wife over a box of teeth whitening strips. Yes, we saved money. But the money we spent to save $20 bucks wasn’t in our budget. Just a thought. Thanks for sharing, Joe.
Before I got my financial life together, this was the line I used with every purchase. Somehow, saving money was justification for spending money I didn’t have. I’m so glad I’ve changed since then.
AMEN Brother! Amen!