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Originally Posted by lrjohnson
If you save money that would bring better returns being spent. For example, keeping an old, high maintenance, low gas mileage car, and not calculating whether you could actually save by getting a newer better used car. Buying an old super cheap appliance that is very, very costly to run. Buying a cheap suit thats lasts a quarter as long as one that costs twice as much. Saving on dentist/doctor bills by not going. You get the picture.
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That's right, I was actually thinking of this as I was reding down through the thread. You have to maintain a balance. You have to *manage* your money. Some is to be used for necessary expenses, some for maintenance, some for savings, etc., etc. If you ignore the maintenance on your car so you can put more into savings, that will turn into a huge expense when you have to replace the engine due to neglect.