5 Products Consumers Like to Scrimp On, But Shouldn’t

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

4. Yup.

Food is probably where I overspend. I scrimp elsewhere so I can buy better quality food.

But I also spend up on durable goods. When I buy furniture, I try to buy stuff that will survive longer than I will. Too much of the crap being offered to us these days simply falls apart with a year or two's use. Spend $50 or even $200 on an office chair from Staples, and within a year, the 'bonded leather' crap has cracked apart and is jagged and abrasive on the chair arms. Save up, spend up, and buy a chair that will still be comfortable and in good shape decades down the road.