Sales and FREE stuff

OBSERVATION

Everybody loves to get something cheap, especially Americans. Yesterday, while on a business trip to Albuquerque, I overheard a conversation that went something like this:

mechanic #1: you're voting for Obama?

mechanic #2: no

#1: then why do you have this bumper sticker (Machinists for Obama) on your desk?

#2: cuz it was free! i don't pass up free stuff.

While this seems like an absurd example, I can think of numerous times where I've been in a store buying things that I didn't really need just because of how good of a deal it was! I felt like I was ripping myself off if I didn't buy it!

CHALLENGE

1. Don't buy stuff that you don't have a purpose for. If you have to think of a purpose, you probably don't need it.

2. Consider your principles before making a purchase, and don't succumb to the desires of the flesh -- greed, materialism, lust, covetousness, envy, selfishness, etc.

3. Challenge yourself to say "no" even when you don't have to. Discipline begets discipline. The more we use restraint, the easier it becomes (not only in financial issues, but in all aspects of life)