To quote Drake: “I’ve never really been one for the preservation of money, nah, much rather spend it all while I’m breathing”.<\/p>\n

But I’m trying to learn. Because I live pretty extravagantly. I like eating well. I only buy high quality stuff and I also shop around a lot and I have really hard time turning down a “good deal”.<\/p>\n

I once posted up a deal for $170 earbuds which were on sale for $50. My friend Collin asked me “Why would I spend $50 on earbuds?”<\/p>\n

My only answer was: “Well they’re usually $170… so WHY NOT?!”<\/p>\n

Revisiting that same exchange, I understand my shopping mentality. I like good things, and I like good things selling for low prices. However, the low prices of good things will still be MORE expensive than the cheaper prices (for low quality things). A lot of people will not spend more for good things when they can spend less for not as good, but similar things.<\/p>\n

It’s not that I WASTE money on crappy things, it’s that I WASTE money buying things that I don’t necessarily NEED. I didn’t need $50 earbuds, because I already had $100 headphones. Though, since I started working out, it’s nice that I do have good earbuds, so you go past Viet. Great purchase!<\/p>\n

So now I’ve paid off my credit card debt from my months of unemployment, purchased some fun things I’ve wanted for a while, bought a 2-year gym membership, and made some really big purchases for my new living space, it’s time to start saving money.<\/p>\n

I started a savings plan and I’m keeping track of my purchases and I’m now asking whether or not I NEED something before I buy it. Even if it’s 70% off, if I don’t NEED it, I’m gonna try my best not to buy it. <\/p>\n

But ultimately, with the money I save from not buying everything I see that’s on sale, I want to make my next large purchase a used car. I’m looking at buying a used Audi A4, which has been my dream car for a while. After drawing up a plan, I will probably have enough to purchase one in September-October. <\/p>\n

I am getting a puppy soon though so I don’t know how much that’s gonna end up costing me, but it’ll probably take a pretty decent chunk of my car money.<\/p>\n

I guess it’s a good time to start cultivating a money-saving mentality since I’m going to be a millionaire some day and I don’t want to impulse buy yachts and shit. But no matter how well I manage my money, I’ll never truly be a tight ass with money. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? The verdict’s still out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To quote Drake: “I’ve never really been one for the preservation of money, nah, much rather spend it all while I’m breathing”. But I’m trying to learn. Because I live pretty extravagantly. I like eating well. I only buy high…<\/p>\n