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Old 08-08-2006, 10:45 AM
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Default Re: Where do you draw the line?

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Originally Posted by Ima saver
The older you get the less stuff you want and you wonder why you wanted all the "stuff" that you already have?
Amen! That's so very, very true.

Other questions I find useful when looking at bargain "wants:"
  • Will I honestly use it enough to justify the expense?
  • Do I realistically have a place to store it?
  • Does it duplicate something I already own or have owned?
  • Is it going to add pleasure and value to my life?
A negative answer to any one of these questions should tell me to walk away. There are lots of things that sound like a good idea that experience has shown me probably won't work out. Anything that requires I change my normal routine, for example, or launch into a new field of endeavor will likely go unused.
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