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05-18-2005, 02:00 PM #1Registered User
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Why is it?
When I try hard to be frugal I end up spending more,but
if I'm not really trying I do better?
Is there a thing called trying to hard to be Frugal
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Does this happen to anyone else?
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05-18-2005, 03:48 PM #2Master Dollar Stretcher aka DixieBob
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Yes! I have the same problem.
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I know what you mean. A lot of times when I don't think about it I don't spend as much, and as soon as I try and track my spending it just makes me want to spend more (and I occasionally give in). Its not just you!
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yup...it's like Murphy's Law
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yup...it's like Murphy's Law
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yup...it's like Murphy's Law
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yup...it's like Murphy's Law
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yup...it's like Murphy's Law
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05-19-2005, 06:41 AM #9Registered User
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Glad to know its not just me.
It's like dieting I guess. The more you diet the more you
want food.
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I think it is called "Mind Set", if I am always trying to think of ways to save money I invariably end up spending more!
This is because, I keep looking at the "savings" I would make by buying X Y & Z, which means things I already had,sometimes get overlooked, & not used thus wasting money
SO, my new trick is to have a list of things NOT to buy
Use up what I have, whilst making a list of replacement products I need, which I won't buy UNTIL, I have saved up the money AHEAD of time
Does any of that make sense?
Karen
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05-19-2005, 08:46 AM #11Registered User
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Great idea Karen!
You are one smart
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05-19-2005, 09:11 AM #12Registered User
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Thats a great way to think about it Karen.
I don't buy much of anything other than food and gas for the car.
I don't need any appliances or big ticket items right now.
Last big thing I got was my dryer and that was given to us by BF's XBIL....
I need to stop buying food. ( Think that will not go over very well with my bunch of eaters )
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