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Is Your Desire To Save Money Costing You Money?

By Melissa 1 Comment - The content of this website often contains affiliate links and I may be compensated if you buy through those links (at no cost to you!). Learn more about how we make money. Last edited December 19, 2017.

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If you’re on a tight budget, you may do anything you can think of to save money and make your hard earned dollars stretch further.

While there are plenty of strategies to save money, one technique that has gained favor in recent years, especially with the super coupon phase, is to spend money to save money.  However, if taken too far, this technique may actually cost you money.

I went through a time when I spent money to save money, thinking I was being a smart shopper.

I wasn’t, though.  Here’s how this technique cost me money and may be costing you money, too:

Is your desire to save money costing you money?

Stock Up On Great Deals At A Low Price

This is what all smart shoppers do, right?  They stock up when things are at rock bottom prices so that they never pay full price for anything.  While this is a good technique, too many people carry this too far and buy more than they need.

For instance, when one of my children was a baby, I found a great diaper sale.  I stocked up on diapers, making multiple trips to the store.  I had diapers to last for a few months.  However, my child grew faster than I expected, and I ended up with two boxes of diapers she couldn’t use because she didn’t fit in them any longer.  I did sell them on a mom e-mail group, so the investment wasn’t a total loss, but I still lost money because I stocked up too much.

Buying Items Months In Advance

Similarly, some people buy items months in advance when they see a low price.  While this is a good practice in general, if your money is very tight, you’re tying up money for something you don’t need right now.  This could cause a budget crunch.

We homeschool, and my daughter loves a certain series of history books.  There are 30 books in the series, and we have slowly bought her them on an as-needed basis.  However, just a few days ago, I was able to snag a Cyber Monday deal and get the books at 66% off their regular selling price.  Sure, I grabbed a good deal, and now my daughter has all the books in the series.  She will use these for the rest of our homeschool year.

But, because I bought the remaining 14 books all at once instead of a few at a time as I had previously done, I now don’t have that money available in my budget.  I’ll be honest—I probably shouldn’t have bought the deal because there wasn’t room in our budget for it.  Now, I have to cut some other areas, which will be difficult.

Often It’s Cheaper Not To Buy Anything

Another frugal principle is to wait a certain amount of time to buy something.  This principle is often forgotten, though, when people are in a rush to get a good deal and “save” money.

What some people fail to realize is that it’s often cheaper to not buy anything.

For instance, last Black Friday, I went to the fabric store and got some fabric at rock bottom prices.  My intention was to sew some historical costumes for my daughters for Christmas.  Only, my December was busy, and I didn’t get to it.

This year I also had good intentions, but once again, I don’t think I’ll get to it.  Even though I got the fabric for a great deal, I honestly wasted my money because I haven’t yet done anything with the fabric.  It would have been better if I just hadn’t bought anything.

As you can see, I’m one of those who likes to spend to save money.  Sometimes that works, but often, like the fabric purchase, it doesn’t.  I’m trying to become more of a minimalist and recognize that often snagging the good deal isn’t really saving at all.

Do you struggle with spending money to save money?  If you do spend money to save money, are there any purchases that you regret?

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Last Edited: 19th December 2017 The content of biblemoneymatters.com is for general information purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Visitors to biblemoneymatters.com should not act upon the content or information without first seeking appropriate professional advice. In accordance with the latest FTC guidelines, we declare that we have a financial relationship with every company mentioned on this site.

This article is about: Budget, Frugality, Saving Money

About Melissa

Melissa, a mom to three (ages 15, 10, and 9), blogs at Mom's Plans where she writes about homeschooling, health eating, frugal living, and paying down debt. She works as a freelance writer and virtual assistant.

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  1. carmen says

    I just wanted to say that I purchase meat packages from a meat market only now, cheaper by the pound in bulk. You don’t have to buy a whole hog or cow to get great savings. During the holidays or any time of the year, we do not give gifts to family/friends we support several charities at year end, by saving x amount of $ per month divided by 12. Everyone will have a different approach of course, it works for me. I also found by keeping my house as clutter free as possible I found brand new items I had not realized I had purchased and I am using them now to keep from re-purchasing newer items.

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