Comments on: What Do You Need? http://www.pfadvice.com/2013/01/28/what-do-you-need/ Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:52:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Gailete http://www.pfadvice.com/2013/01/28/what-do-you-need/comment-page-1/#comment-1023650 Gailete Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:28:49 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/?p=14015#comment-1023650 I could go without a cell phone (I do), I could go without the internet (that would be tough), I could go without TV (no problem), but I personally need books and lots of them to keep me sane. Not sure what would happen if I went without a book for a week, but I suspect I would spontaneously combust. That being said, I know this particular need and handle it in the most economic way. I don’t constantly buy new books, or download a new one to my Kindle as soon as I have read my latest book. Nope I buy them at bag day at the library, I borrow them from the library, I use the library to library exchange if I need to, I download FREE Kindle books, I read and review books for Amazon and they send them to me for free (maybe 30-40 a year). So a habit that could cost me at least a $1000 or more a year at the rate I read, probably costs me $50 or less a year. I think this is an example of dealing with ‘needs’ in the cheapest way possible.

]]> By: Jacob @ iHeartBudgets http://www.pfadvice.com/2013/01/28/what-do-you-need/comment-page-1/#comment-1023456 Jacob @ iHeartBudgets Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:51:33 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/?p=14015#comment-1023456 I NEEEED AN iDevice!!!!!

But really, this is the question that should be asked before EVERY purchase. And answering “no” doesn’t mean you won’t buy whatever it is, it just means you’re ackknowledging that you “want” this thing, you dont “need” it. I think it’s VERY important to understand that distinction, and stop tricking yourself into thinking you “need” everything.

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