Great points, Amy. I love that point about not over-buying since you don’t have a car to carry all that stuff home. It reminds me of research I saw showing that when you compare two people with similar shopping intentions where one uses a handheld basket and the other uses a cart, the one with the basket ends up buying a lot less stuff.
Amy W
on October 25, 2010 at 11:12 PM
I sold my car 6 years ago and have been using a car-sharing program for those times when a car is necessary. Guess what happened? I don’t need a car very much, and not having a car has prevented me from the ease of over-buying when there’s a car available to haul it all home. This equals greater savings and financial freedom.
Great points, Amy. I love that point about not over-buying since you don’t have a car to carry all that stuff home. It reminds me of research I saw showing that when you compare two people with similar shopping intentions where one uses a handheld basket and the other uses a cart, the one with the basket ends up buying a lot less stuff.
I sold my car 6 years ago and have been using a car-sharing program for those times when a car is necessary. Guess what happened? I don’t need a car very much, and not having a car has prevented me from the ease of over-buying when there’s a car available to haul it all home. This equals greater savings and financial freedom.