Article from the Frugalist~Are you really saving?

**Shell** · 10-18-2006, 05:58 PM

http://www.frugalfinesse.com/thisweeksfeature.htm

**FrugalMomof3** · 10-18-2006, 06:04 PM

Thanks Shell!

**suesue** · 10-18-2006, 07:17 PM

So very true!!!!

**Emerald_Mommy** · 10-18-2006, 07:42 PM

Good point!

That always annoys me about t.v commercials. How am I "saving" if I wasn't going to buy that in the first place?

**PrairieRose** · 10-18-2006, 08:13 PM

So totally agree Shell, love the website, have it bookmarked.

**autumnlynn** · 10-18-2006, 09:17 PM

Yep, it sure is true! Thanks for sharing.

**pammy** · 10-19-2006, 05:03 AM

I know a lot of people who think that way. I've always wondered how they 'saved' money with the great sales when they originally weren't planning on buying it in the first place. *scratches head* Advertisers.. they sure know what they're doing, eh?

**nuisance26** · 10-19-2006, 09:29 AM

~This is a very important point to calculating your true savings. TG has a good section on this. Last night I spent $26 at Acme and "saved" $46. But if I add up all my items at the price I usually buy at, I actually only "saved" $4.48. For example. I usually buy boneless chicken at $1.99lb.Acme had it at $1.69lb.I bought 6lbs and saved $1.80.I bought 4 jars of spagetti sauce at $1 a jar, my usual price. I bought 6 boxes of brownie mix at $1 each, my usual price, but I had 2 $1 of coupons so I saved $2.I bought 3 cartons of my favorite ice cream for $6. I usually buy Aldi ice cream at $2.29 each so I saved .87. I also bought wheat flour at .19 more than my usual price because I haven't seen my price in four months. So my savings was $4.48. It's easy to get sucked into the elation that goes with "saving" $46 or whatever, but it's not reality, just hype. ~

**Panndy1** · 10-22-2006, 01:34 AM

Thanks that is interesting.

**frugalnana** · 10-22-2006, 02:40 AM

Thanks for the article. Had my mind thinking.

**emily_hope** · 10-22-2006, 01:10 PM

Thanks...I'll remember this next time.

**littlemotherhaywood** · 10-22-2006, 01:23 PM

I love this. My dh is a notorious sale shopper. He thinks we need something because it's on sale. Last night is a good example. We were at Walmart for a few necessities and over the loud speaker they kept announcing they had Magic Bullets for only $20 which really is a heck of deal if that's what you went for. That was not what we went for and I had the hardest time convincing him it was not a need just because the price was right. IMO, the price wasn't right because we just didn't need it. Thankfully I won out and a smart choice was made. I can see though that I have my work cut out for me. He's going to have a very hard time living cash only, but that's the way it has to be.