There'll Always Be Another Sale

Don't run out and buy a prom dress just because some formal wear store is having a good sale. Because there will always be sales and if you panic every time a store has a sidewalk sale--or always tell yourself that this is the last great deal, then no doubt over time you'll have all kinds of unwearable or dated items in your closet and a slow leak in your checking account.
It's a principle I've learned over the years. And it's this: you can always wait for the next big sale. This is excellent advice for people who have to watch their spending and if my judgment is correct, then that includes at least 75 percent of the American population.
I know this because I used to not believe it. I used to buy things simply because they were on sale. In many cases--when it came to clothing, I didn't even try on the items. I just figured it was such a good deal that it didn't matter if it fit. After-all I was making out like a bandit.
But over the years I also realized that it didn't make sense to hoard all these things, thinking that one day I'd use them. Or one day I could give it as a gift.
I've learned that it simply collects dust on the shelf.