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by cranky908canuck
995 days ago
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If you step back a bit from the boots example you can see the boots theory in action. Consider socks (I know there's another thread that calls this a 'micro-optimization', likely right, but still...). Never buy a pair of socks. Or, never buy one pair of socks -- buy a few packs, identical, well priced, and ideally on sale. If on sale, buy them now: if they're clearance, you may not get to come back tomorrow. Now you save: - money: when one sock wears out, you don't need to discard an orphan. Also,
if they are prone to early wearing out, you get enough warning to look for
another sale. - time: when sorting, you don't need to match individual socks --- the
green ones all match But a dozen or more pairs of socks looks like an investment when you are on minimum wage. |
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