7. Beware of sale items. 當(dāng)心促銷品。

Beware of sale items, which make you feel like you can't afford not to buy, or limited-time offers, which make you feel like you have to take advantage of a special deal. If you don't need or want something, it's not a good deal, not matter how cheap it is. A friend of mine told her husband, "I got this 50% off!" and he answered, "That means it was 50% ON."

當(dāng)心促銷品，因?yàn)樗鼈儠?huì)讓你感到自己不能不買。也要當(dāng)心限時(shí)優(yōu)惠，這會(huì)讓你感到占了便宜。如果你不需要或不想要某樣?xùn)|西，不論價(jià)格多么便宜也別買，這不是一筆好買賣。我的一位朋友告訴她的丈夫：“我五折買下的這件東西!”她的丈夫回答：“那說明原來賣貴了一倍。”