munchh wrote:I too feel your pain, i have stuff that was "nearly" what i wanted and sooner or later ive bought the thing i really wanted after realising i should have done that in the first place instead of trying to save some money!
I keep stuff that i can re purpose or fix up or even make from scratch before i buy new but it does fill your house with stuff.
with the new bootsale season starting i have promised myself and my long siffering wife that i am going to be very picky about what i buy from now on and do a few myself to get some money back on the "nearly" what i wanted stuff.
Some time ago, I took a bit of a "pause" in my (own long suffering wife's view of my) relentless impulse buying and had the same, ahem, "moment of clarity" about buying stop-gap kit.
Getting past the feeling of gratification that comes with a new purchase and looking at the whole "buy cheap, buy twice" issue, I decided that the investment in 'kit for life' was a better approach.
I still go to boot sales and second hand shops but won't rush into buying the first "thing" I see, because if it's not what I've decided is the ACTUAL thing I want, then I'm just kidding myself it'll do. Being totally honest with myself, I know it's not what I'll settle for and I'll end up spending money twice!
For example, I
really want a chainsaw, but until I find the precise Stihl model at a price I feel is appropriate, It'll stay on the prepping shopping list rather than get a cheap-ish alternative.
I too have got to the point where I have simply too much stuff and it now needs a day or two off to sort! Oops!
Nowadays I spend significantly longer on the research to work out what is a better long-term investment and I'm (moderately) happier to spend a bit more on the
right thing, knowing that my tendency to buy an upgrade later has been greatly reduced!
Someone once said that "a bargain is only a bargain if you need it" - how right they were!
Cheers
