Comments on: Everyday Common Sense & Patience Will Save Money

By: snafu

snafu — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 16:50:40 +0000

If it sounds too good to be true, it’s likely a scam. There are so many slick tricks to part you from your money. One ounce of common sense saves tons of aggrevation

By: Gail

Gail — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:10:34 +0000

Don’t ignore unusual sounds when walking. When it is your knee or hip making that awful clicking sound it would be a good idea to see an orthopedic surgeon!

When a salesman gives you the creeps or the feeling that something isn’t right, go with your gut and say NO. My hubby is amazed at my intuition in these matters and follows my lead now. We had a salesman trying to tell us we needed a particular filter for our well at big bucks. He kept talking himself into a corner with me and I kept saying no. When my husband then researched it on the internet, he found the same solution could be had for much less money. Now when I say NO my husband ends the discussion and escorts the salesman out or we leave. Not sure if that is common sense, but if something doesn’t sound right, back up and research until you know what to do. Rarely is anything such an emergency matter that you have to jump now. Same goes for deals to good to be true that are only good for the day.

By: Valentino Buoro

Valentino Buoro — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:34:47 +0000

The author of this article is right. We all do these things unconsciously. All we appear to want is our way. I think the morale of this write up is for everyone to think through what we do and find a realistic or practical solution when we come across challenges. Bulldozing our way through may often create unintended outcomes.Even in money matters it pays to think even for a second before you commit money to any purchase or any use whatsoever

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:34:19 +0000

Those with commonsense will just naturally be careful in all situations hopefully so that they don’t make the wrong move. One of the things that I have found it that haste makes waste.

The other day, for instance, I jumped into my vehicle and was in a hurry to get somewhere. I started my truck pushed the garage door button and backed up. The problem is, I didn’t wait for the garage door to go up. I not only bent the heck out of my garage door but also scratched my tailgate in two places.

By: David G. Mitchell

David G. Mitchell — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:07:37 +0000

Hello Common Sense ~ The connection is very basic . . . if you don’t use common sense, things will break and that will cost you money.

Thanks for commenting!

By: Common Sense?

Common Sense? — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:48:58 +0000

I dunno, am I missing something here? Has this article anything at all to do with savings advice?
I’m not trying to be a Wisenheimer, I am truly at a lost. Please help.
Apparently common sense is not all that common!

By: Ann

Ann — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 02:50:59 +0000

My big one is that, if that little voice tells you in the back of your head that something is probably not a good idea, don’t do it! Learned this one the hard way, when I didn’t and lost most of 3 fingers in my jointer — thank goodness it was my left hand and I’m right-handed and my thumb and forefinger weren’t affected! This holds true for working with tools or walking to your car alone late at night in a dark parking lot.

Another one is to always do your safety stuff (like goggles or gloves or hearing protection or safety apron, etc.) even when you’re just going to do “one little thing.” I’ve sliced myself but good more than once when I didn’t put on my kevlar glove and I can’t even count the times that something has flown up and hit my goggles… which don’t cost a lot to get with a prescription, btw, if you wear glasses.

The final thing is, if you have any kind of physical limitations or it’s just very hot or very cold out, force yourself to only work for 1/2 to 1 hour (or whatever), take a break, re-evaluate the situation at the end of the break and go back and do more or stop, if that little voice is telling you to.