I've noticed, in the five weeks that I've been unemployed (so far), that I'm suddenly more interested in saving money on my purchases. I wanted to get a really cheap laptop, and so I was happy to spend $474 (with tax and shipping) rather than the $700+ that I'd originally expected to pay. I've been buying video games, DVDs and books at about the same rate as I was before I quit my job, but now I'm timing more of these impulse splurges to sales, or waiting until I have "reward points" to use to reduce the cost.
To her credit, Vicki has always operated that way, to a greater degree than I ever did, at least. She would buy extra cans of soup when they were on sale, or hold out for a Double Points Day in order to maximize the value of the kickback systems on her credit cards. It's not something I usually worried about emulating, but now I'm finding that it's good for my peace of mind to be able say, "Hey, check it out: I just bought Lost Planet for the 360 and it cost me less than $21, taxes included!"
Given the logistics of my childhood, I was probably born to be cheap... it's just that now I have a legitimate reason for it!
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