CoolSavings4U

Are you a cheapskate or a value buyer?

kaklong — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:19:12 +0000

There are many types of shopper - cheapskate, value buyer and even the ones who love to splurge their money all over the place. The rich ones can do whatever they one to do if they have almost unlimited amount of cash but for the average buyers, most people are divided into 2 main categories: cheapskate and value buyer.

Needless to say, both of these people save money. But, who save more? Depends. Are you a value buyer but tend to buy things with unnecessary stuff that you don’t really need? Then, being a cheapskate will save you tons of money.

However, being a cheapskate will also make you lost money - without you ever knowing it. When you want to buy something, will you find good quality stuff at a higher price or so-so quality at a very cheap price?

Being a value buyer who knows the difference of what you need and what you want, you can generally save money since the things you buy will not have to be replaced every certain period of time. As an example, if you spend $200 for a stuff that can last for 5 years while another is only $100 but can last for only 1 year, you actually spend only $40/year for that stuff. Who save more money? The value-buyer, of course.

However, if you plan to buy something that you frequently change, being a cheapskate is the best way to go. Example? Let me show you one. Let’s say you need to buy paper plates for a party. You don’t have to buy ones with flowery patters and spend extra $5 on them - they’ll be thrown away after being used, anyway. So, why spend more when you can spend less?

Save Money: If you know how to make it, don’t buy it!

kaklong — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 17:01:34 +0000

We often buy stuff and spend our money on things that we should have been able to make it by ourselves. As an example, bookmarks. Instead of spending $2.99 or even $4.99 on a piece of bookmark, you can make one for yourself using the stuff you have around you. Probably it won’t be as nice as the one you’ll buy in the shop, but hey, it serves its main purpose - marking the page you’re reading in a book.

I have just made a bookmark for myself using my lens box. I made this bookmark since I want to use it with my Digital Field Guide so that the book will still look good after a few readings.

This is the book I’m using the bookmark in:

This is how it looks when I put the bookmark in the middle of the page that I am reading:

Besides a bookmark, you can also recycle your bottle and make it into a piggybank! You’ll save about $5 and you can start off your savings with the $5 you have just saved!

Remember that if you save little by little a day - constantly - the money you save will pile up soon enough and you’ll be glad =)

Looking to save money?

kaklong — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:04:59 +0000

CoolSavings4U is the best place to go to! There will be weekly additions on how you can save money. Hopefully you will be able apply some of the tips here in CoolSavings4U! =)