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  1. 04-05-2010, 05:20 PM #1
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    Wink How Dave Ramsey Ruined Shopping

    So I wanted to share this story because it was so ironic and funny:

    I went shopping the other day, to Value Village, with a specific list of items that I have been looking for and thoughtI might find there. And yes, they had a few of them, at fairly reasonable prices.

    Yet I still left the store with nothing!

    Why, you ask?

    Well, I happened to be listening to DR's audio book as I shopped. So everytime I saw something that fit my list, I would think "Can you really need not live without that right now?" and "Is that going to help you meet your goals?"

    I am taking that freakin' audio book EVERYWHERE from now on!!!

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  2. 04-05-2010, 05:45 PM #2
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    It's how you have to shop if you have the future in mind. A friend of mine HATES shopping with me because I will find something I like and walk away from it. She grumbles something every time about "That's why you guys have all this money". HA
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  3. 04-05-2010, 07:11 PM #3
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    that's pretty funny. I should probably bring Dave shopping with me lol
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  4. 04-05-2010, 07:18 PM #4
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    That's cool. Whatever works.
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    yep, he ruined it (but in a good way!)
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    I don't take Dave with me but i start to get something i don't have on list and i think do i really need that and do i have something i can use in place of it and i wind up putting it back at one time before i found fv i would of thought oh it only $5.or $10.or what ever but now i think that amount can go on my bills.
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    That's something I need to keep in mind while shopping. I'm trying to get back to basics by making a list and sticking with it. I also am trying to shop only once a week. If I lived out in the sticks, I would have to!
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    It had the same effect on my husband. He'd be planning to buy something but then when it came time to actually buy it he couldn't...he'd say "#$%@ that Dave Ramsey, it's all his fault!"
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    I have not read or listened to Dave Ramsey but sice getting on the frugal band wagon I have many times gone shopping but did not buy anything. Even if I needed something. If I couldn't find exactly what was needed or the price was not right I would just walk away.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DukesAngel View Post
    It's how you have to shop if you have the future in mind. A friend of mine HATES shopping with me because I will find something I like and walk away from it. She grumbles something every time about "That's why you guys have all this money". HA
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    Quote Originally Posted by Greebo View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by DukesAngel View Post
    It's how you have to shop if you have the future in mind. A friend of mine HATES shopping with me because I will find something I like and walk away from it. She grumbles something every time about "That's why you guys have all this money". HA
    "You're right. You should try it sometime!"
    The only problem is: If it's too shiny for a guy to walk away (in other words: the want turns into a fabricated need), it often gets really expensive.
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