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How Being Cheap Ultimately Costs You More

Jennifer McDougall
4 min readJul 9, 2022

The desire to save money is as old as the human race. But while you might think that saving a few bucks here and there will eventually add up to something substantial, the truth is that being cheap often costs you more over time.

How Being Cheap Ultimately Costs You More
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This is especially true for items like clothing and food, but it applies to other things like electronics and cars. So if you want to keep more of your hard-earned cash in your wallet and still experience quality products, read the reasons below why being cheap ends up costing you more later on.

You end up spending more money.

Buying quality products prevents you from having to replace things more frequently. When it comes to eating cheap, you will likely have many expensive health issues. Wearing cheap clothes will downgrade your overall appearance and go around feeling itchy and uncomfortable.

You can often find cheaper alternatives for everyday products, but that doesn't mean you should go with the cheapest product to save some money. On the contrary, spending more on quality products will save you money in the long run.

Quality suffers, and you can only expect to get what you pay for.

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Jennifer McDougall
Jennifer McDougall

Written by Jennifer McDougall

Host of Life Refined podcast 🎙️ Personal Growth | Self-Improvement | Wellness 💡 Helping you level up your mindset & life. https://linktr.ee/jenmcdougall

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