1. Can I work around the problem with a repair, modification, or change in use?
2. If I buy this, what else am I not buying?
3. Can I afford this?
4. Will this item help me do things I can’t do now?
5. Will buying this item significantly increase my enjoyment of X?
6. How often will I use this in the next year? In the next five years?
7.Will this item become obsolete in the near term?
8. Is this item repairable?
9,Do I really need ‘the best’? What is a good second choice?
10. Can I buy something used that will do the job?
11. Am I supporting a business I know and like? Do our values align?
As a matter of fact, one of the reasons I keep this blog is that it keeps me from buying things. By posting them here, I ‘own them’ a little bit. In a virtual sense.
Phil Ward, who are you ? Show yourself ( in the form of a blog or social media presence ) !! If you can write all this, you have more wisdom to offer to the world.
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Besides swissmiss, Tina founded and runs TeuxDeux, CreativeMornings and her Brooklyn based co-working community Friends Work Here. (She also started Tattly which was recently adopted by BIC)
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1. Can I work around the problem with a repair, modification, or change in use?
2. If I buy this, what else am I not buying?
3. Can I afford this?
4. Will this item help me do things I can’t do now?
5. Will buying this item significantly increase my enjoyment of X?
6. How often will I use this in the next year? In the next five years?
7.Will this item become obsolete in the near term?
8. Is this item repairable?
9,Do I really need ‘the best’? What is a good second choice?
10. Can I buy something used that will do the job?
11. Am I supporting a business I know and like? Do our values align?
Apr 30th, 2020 / 7:51 am
You’re funny, Phil.
As a matter of fact, one of the reasons I keep this blog is that it keeps me from buying things. By posting them here, I ‘own them’ a little bit. In a virtual sense.
Apr 30th, 2020 / 2:48 pm
Phil Ward, who are you ? Show yourself ( in the form of a blog or social media presence ) !! If you can write all this, you have more wisdom to offer to the world.
May 6th, 2020 / 7:39 am