Everyone loves a bargain, but what happens when you’re forced into the bargain? You have been laid off, or your current job is cutting wages or health benefits. Every time you step into a grocery store you think of all the stuff you can no longer buy, and when your friends ask you out to dinner you wonder if you should go.
Attitude. It’s not always an easy word to swallow, especially when you find yourself with less than you’re used to. But what if bargain shopping was actually fun? Changing a scarcity attitude to one of abundance will not always change your situation—money doesn’t usually drop from heaven even if you’re thinking positive about it—but thinking in a positive light will definitely change some things.
- You may decide that shopping for deals means you’re pretty smart—at least smart enough to buy a terrific pair of pants on the discount rack rather than paying for a similar pair at full price.
- You may decide that you eat healthier than you used to. Instead of buying expensive chips and cookies, you decide to buy the less expensive and healthier bananas and oranges.
- You may find that shopping online saves you money and that you can still get designer labels without breaking your wallet.
- You may shop off season to get those better deals and join a blog that keeps you informed of the latest news.
The best news of all? You may even decide that once things begin to look up financially that you’ll continue to save so as to afford something truly amazing–your next trip.