Bargains should not be missed
Buying something just because it has a great price or on sale is one of the most common tactics retailers use to make you spend more, warns Chelsea Hudson, personal finance expert for TopCashback.com. They make us believe we’re saving money when in fact we are actually spending more by making even more purchases whose costs exceed the amount we might have saved by purchasing the so-called bargain.
“In our eagerness to save money on expenses, believing you’re getting a bargain can financially punish you in the long run,” says Hudson. Bulk buying, cheap but incomplete insurance policies and opting for price over value can affect your budget much more than it seems at first glance.
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