Comments on: Frugality gone bad: a DIY disaster

By: Weekly Wisdom in Personal Finance - Save Money Edition | Debt Free Adventure!

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:59:55 +0000

[...] Frugality gone bad: a DIY disaster – by Julia of Bargain Babe Always remember that sometimes it is better to buy something than to do it yourself!� Always calculate the opportunity cost of doing a job yourself versus playing the role of consumer.� When benefits of paying for something far outweigh the benefits and/or time constraints of DIY, then you are ultimately saving time which = saving money. [...]

By: H.C.

H.C. — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:46:48 +0000

Being the butterfingers that I am, I’d probably die of papercuts if I DIYed all those raffle tickets — a visit to the doc/ER will probably not be worth the savings

and a belated welcome to Alex, great to see a fellow Aggie down here in lalaland.

By: bargainbabe

bargainbabe — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:40:13 +0000

Glad you liked the story. Hope you’ll link to it on Money Funk!

By: Money Funk

Money Funk — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:28:47 +0000

That is such a lesson. lol.

By: Meital

Meital — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:11:51 +0000

hahahha AMEN for Alex! Julia and i came up with the idea to print tickets. Thank goodness u checked the price

By: Jason @ Redeeming Riches

Jason @ Redeeming Riches — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:04:46 +0000

Thats funny. I would’ve thought the same thing as Alex…”you want me to do wha?”

By: Neal@wealthpilgrim.com

Neal@wealthpilgrim.com — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:42:32 +0000

It takes a wise person to change course when the situation changes. Good for you!

By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:25:55 +0000

Ha ha…

The lesson of “opportunity cost” strikes again!

Congrats…