Comments on: Savvy Consumers http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/savvy-consumers/ Investing and Personal Finance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:34:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Welcome Globe and Mail (Rob Carrick) Readers http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/savvy-consumers/comment-page-1/#comment-7380 Welcome Globe and Mail (Rob Carrick) Readers Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:51:38 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/savvy-consumers/#comment-7380 [...] Savvy Consumers [...] [...] Savvy Consumers [...]

]]> By: Mr. Cheap http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/savvy-consumers/comment-page-1/#comment-7218 Mr. Cheap Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:48:02 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/savvy-consumers/#comment-7218 5$shake: You absolutely should start a blog! The main reason I'm here is to demonstrate that writing skills, critical thinking, straightforward arguments or making sense aren't necessary to blog (I'm also ugly and I smell, but that doesn't impact the blog). You'll also find a number of spelling and grammar mistakes in my posts in the archive. Welcome to the Internet. That being said, I actually do find apartments and buying a car more similar than you do. Whenever I've gone apartment hunting, I see a bunch of places and often go back to the best of the bunch and rent it (time constraints haven't caused me any problems). Maybe your rental market is tighter than where I've lived... I also find apartments pretty interchangeable (my second choice isn't THAT much worse than my first). I don't see how a payment being made upfront or over time affects getting a good deal (I'd like a good deal either way), but as we've established, I'm clearly not as smart as you are (maybe I'll try listening to some classical music and see if that boosts my IQ enough to understand). Thanks for the comments! 5$shake: You absolutely should start a blog! The main reason I’m here is to demonstrate that writing skills, critical thinking, straightforward arguments or making sense aren’t necessary to blog (I’m also ugly and I smell, but that doesn’t impact the blog). You’ll also find a number of spelling and grammar mistakes in my posts in the archive.

Welcome to the Internet.

That being said, I actually do find apartments and buying a car more similar than you do. Whenever I’ve gone apartment hunting, I see a bunch of places and often go back to the best of the bunch and rent it (time constraints haven’t caused me any problems). Maybe your rental market is tighter than where I’ve lived… I also find apartments pretty interchangeable (my second choice isn’t THAT much worse than my first).

I don’t see how a payment being made upfront or over time affects getting a good deal (I’d like a good deal either way), but as we’ve established, I’m clearly not as smart as you are (maybe I’ll try listening to some classical music and see if that boosts my IQ enough to understand).

Thanks for the comments!

]]> By: Welcome GRS Readers! http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/savvy-consumers/comment-page-1/#comment-6878 Welcome GRS Readers! Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:36:15 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/savvy-consumers/#comment-6878 [...] Savvy Consumers [...] [...] Savvy Consumers [...]

]]> By: Welcome Globe and Mail Readers! http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/savvy-consumers/comment-page-1/#comment-5659 Welcome Globe and Mail Readers! Wed, 07 May 2008 01:07:14 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/savvy-consumers/#comment-5659 [...] Savvy Consumers [...] [...] Savvy Consumers [...]

]]> By: Financial planning and wealth building blog » A Very Belated Easter Edition Roundup - Backdated! http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/savvy-consumers/comment-page-1/#comment-4746 Financial planning and wealth building blog » A Very Belated Easter Edition Roundup - Backdated! Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:39:43 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/savvy-consumers/#comment-4746 [...] Savvy Consumers - Some great tips on the mindset needed to be a smart consumer. It’s interesting how people are hip to getting good deals on rentals, but not much else… [...] [...] Savvy Consumers – Some great tips on the mindset needed to be a smart consumer. It’s interesting how people are hip to getting good deals on rentals, but not much else… [...]

]]> By: From Theory To Practice: The Festival of Frugality | I've Paid For This Twice Already... http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/savvy-consumers/comment-page-1/#comment-4497 From Theory To Practice: The Festival of Frugality | I've Paid For This Twice Already... Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:55:52 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/savvy-consumers/#comment-4497 [...] Quest for Four Pillars illustrates how we can use how we shop for apartments to shop for other things and become Savvy Consumers. [...] [...] Quest for Four Pillars illustrates how we can use how we shop for apartments to shop for other things and become Savvy Consumers. [...]

]]> By: whatley http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/savvy-consumers/comment-page-1/#comment-4459 whatley Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:32:11 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/savvy-consumers/#comment-4459 It works. go to sitepoint.com. if you want a web design, logo do a description of what you want and what you will Pay. you will get 20 to 60 offerings It works. go to sitepoint.com. if you want a web design, logo do a description of what you want and what you will Pay. you will get 20 to 60 offerings

]]> By: Mr. Cheap http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/savvy-consumers/comment-page-1/#comment-4409 Mr. Cheap Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:10:12 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/savvy-consumers/#comment-4409 CanadianInvestor: Well, I think it WOULD apply to stocks, but almost all stocks are the same price (let me explain). No one is going to buy individual shares (it costs me $20 at E*Trade to make an order, that would raise the price of a $10 stock to $30!). Instead people (usually) buy a certain amount (determined by $$$) of stock, E.g. I like to buy in $5K blocks, Mike usually buys in $2K blocks. People then try to buy the company they like best for that block of stock. Almost any stock can be purchased this way (notably excluding Berkshire Hathaway) - who cares if you're getting 244 or 767 shares? Either way you're buying $5000 worth of that company. CanadianInvestor: Well, I think it WOULD apply to stocks, but almost all stocks are the same price (let me explain). No one is going to buy individual shares (it costs me $20 at E*Trade to make an order, that would raise the price of a $10 stock to $30!). Instead people (usually) buy a certain amount (determined by $$$) of stock, E.g. I like to buy in $5K blocks, Mike usually buys in $2K blocks. People then try to buy the company they like best for that block of stock. Almost any stock can be purchased this way (notably excluding Berkshire Hathaway) – who cares if you’re getting 244 or 767 shares? Either way you’re buying $5000 worth of that company.

]]> By: Samantha http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/savvy-consumers/comment-page-1/#comment-4406 Samantha Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:42:03 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/savvy-consumers/#comment-4406 Great post. Vacations are a great example. Course it adds a great simplicity to people's decision making that I'm not sure is really there. Great post.
Vacations are a great example. Course it adds a great simplicity to people’s decision making that I’m not sure is really there.

]]> By: CanadianInvestor http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/savvy-consumers/comment-page-1/#comment-4400 CanadianInvestor Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:00:30 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/savvy-consumers/#comment-4400 Good post, makes a lot of sense, worth thinking about when buying anything. Ever tried applying it to stocks? e.g. the best $10 stock available? Good post, makes a lot of sense, worth thinking about when buying anything. Ever tried applying it to stocks? e.g. the best $10 stock available?

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