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Costing habits

浪費錢的小習慣

You buy stuff without understanding why

你總買些莫名其妙的東西

In Money: A Love Story author Kate Northrup urges us to understand what made us make each purchase. First, we look at our credit card statement. Were our purchases good ones, or are there any purchases that we would have been better off without?In Money:

《金錢：一個愛情故事》的作者Kate Northrup要求我們對每一筆花銷都心知肚明。首先我們要看看信用卡額度。我們是不是在買好東西，還是這些東西可有可無？

Once we complete this step, we move on to step two. How did we feel when we made each purchase? If you actually do this step, you might find out that the purchases you made while feeling bad, needy, or lacking, are not the ones you are proud of.

一旦完成了這一步，就來到了第二步，買每一樣東西的時候是什么感覺？如果你真的做到了這一步，也許會發現買這個讓你有點難受、窘迫或者缺錢了，而不是讓你驕傲。

【知識點講解】

better off 比較富裕； 情況好轉；

例句：

If you've got bags you're better off taking a taxi.

你要是大包小包的，不如打的算了。

They are much better off than us.

他們比我們富得多。

He found himself no better off than any of his compeers.

他發覺自己比其他所有的同伴都好不了多少.

find out 發現； 使發作； 使受懲罰； 通過探詢[訪問]獲悉（某人）不在

例句：

Find out how much your surveyor's and solicitor's fees will be.

弄清你要向鑒定員和律師支付多少費用。

In working with others, you find out more about yourself.

在與別人一起工作的過程中，你會進一步認識你自己。

An investigation is underway to find out how the disaster happened.

調查已經展開，以查明災難是如何發生的。

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