Comments on: Tips For Budgeting As A Couple http://sweetfrugallife.com/how-to-get-your-spouse-to-budget/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-get-your-spouse-to-budget Being Frugal Doesn't Make Life Any Less Sweet Mon, 20 Sep 2021 19:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Sweet Frugal Life http://sweetfrugallife.com/how-to-get-your-spouse-to-budget/#comment-763 Sat, 02 Nov 2019 15:41:13 +0000 http://sweetfrugallife.com/?p=2698#comment-763 In reply to Peggy.

Oh yes!! Value is so important!!

]]> By: Peggy http://sweetfrugallife.com/how-to-get-your-spouse-to-budget/#comment-762 Sat, 02 Nov 2019 14:21:56 +0000 http://sweetfrugallife.com/?p=2698#comment-762 One thing that it took a while for my husband to grasp was the concept of “value.”

He believed buying the cheapest was always best. It changed when we knew replacing tires would be an expense in the next six months. It is a simple calculation.

Cost per tire/expected mileage = cost/mile

$50/30,000 = 0.001667

$85/70,000 = 0.001214

In this illustration $85 tire with expected life 70,000 miles = 0.001214 is a better value, and that price offered more choices, so we purchased a quality mud and snow that better suited our needs.

Added bonus in planning ahead was an opportunty to purchase while on sale!

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