If you know me personally, you know that I would not be classified as patient. I drive behind cars that look like they will be the fastest, I paint my nails once a year because I always end up doing something to them before they are dry, I always click the spoilers on IMBD... you get the idea. But one thing I learned early on was that to save money one MUST be patient. So how does this look in interweb shopping? I wait for sales. If I know there is a holiday coming up, I wait to make my purchase. If I know a company hasn't had a free shipping offer in a while. I wait. If I fall in love with a swimsuit in June? I wait until it's on sale in August.
Here is my favorite tale to tell when I brag about how smart it is to wait:
My, "you've lost weight (and I haven't)" skinny jeans from Banana: I was far overdue for a new pair of skinny jeans and a coworker recently told me about her love affair with Banana Jeans. So I visited the site. Found a pair I thought would work and went to purchase. But instead I waited. I thought to myself (like always), how can I get this at a discount? I knew Presidents day was coming up, (that's right, retailers have Presidents day offers), so I made my purchase the day of and saved a lot of green.
I am working on being patient in other parts of my life, but I for sure have down being patient with my wants (purchases). There are many other stories I could tell to prove that patience must be mastered to save money. Have any of your own?
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