One financial lesson they should teach in school is that most of the things we buy have to be paid for twice. There’s the first price, usually paid in dollars, just to gain possession of the desired thing, whatever it is: a book, a budgeting app, a unicycle, a bundle of kale. But then, in order to make use of the thing, you must also pay a second price. This is the effort and initiative required to gain its benefits, and it can be much higher than the first price.

  • riquisimo@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    You can buy cheap shoes and save money, but you’re going to pay for it when they fall apart fast and your feet hurt.

    You can save money and eat fast food, but you pay for it with your health.

    You can save up and get the nicer car, and you pay less for it in the long run with upkeep.