Comments on: When is the Right Time to Buy? http://frugallygreen.org/when-is-the-right-time-to-buy/ Saving Earth one dollar at a time Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:04:11 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tyler http://frugallygreen.org/when-is-the-right-time-to-buy/#comment-922 Tyler Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:13:27 +0000 http://frugallygreen.org/?p=1270#comment-922 Wojciech - You're right. I think a lot of peoples' procrastination isn't necessarily tied to their inability to plan ahead, but their denial that they'll eventually need what they know they will. When it's a long ways off, it can be hard to tell what's "wasting money" and what isn't. That's when good ol' critical thinking and planning really comes in handy. By the way, I'm embarrassed to ask, but I really want to know...how do you pronounce your name? Wojciech – You’re right. I think a lot of peoples’ procrastination isn’t necessarily tied to their inability to plan ahead, but their denial that they’ll eventually need what they know they will. When it’s a long ways off, it can be hard to tell what’s “wasting money” and what isn’t. That’s when good ol’ critical thinking and planning really comes in handy.

By the way, I’m embarrassed to ask, but I really want to know…how do you pronounce your name?

]]> By: Wojciech Kulicki http://frugallygreen.org/when-is-the-right-time-to-buy/#comment-921 Wojciech Kulicki Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:40:01 +0000 http://frugallygreen.org/?p=1270#comment-921 I really enjoyed this post--I've been thinking a lot lately about fighting the urgency mindset and how we can prevent it, and this fits right in. As you point out, planning is key, and avoiding situations where you only have one viable option to fix the problem. In many cases, it's much cheaper to get something "way ahead of time" when it seems like we're wasting money, rather then "right then and there" when it feels like we're not wasting it at all, because--well "we had to get it." :) I really enjoyed this post–I’ve been thinking a lot lately about fighting the urgency mindset and how we can prevent it, and this fits right in.

As you point out, planning is key, and avoiding situations where you only have one viable option to fix the problem.

In many cases, it’s much cheaper to get something “way ahead of time” when it seems like we’re wasting money, rather then “right then and there” when it feels like we’re not wasting it at all, because–well “we had to get it.” :)

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