| Once I've read a book the millionaire next | | | | pretty respectable saving. They would go to |
| door that mentioned about the attitude of | | | | supermarket with the coupons they clipped and |
| rich people who were frugal and financially | | | | use them when paying for their purchases. |
| fit. They were compared to those who were | | | | |
| physically fit and exercise regularly. People | | | | Sad to say this will not happen to my |
| from rich nations like the United States and | | | | country. No one will go to the supermarket |
| Japan where, despite all their wealth, They | | | | with a bag full of coupons. I myself won't |
| would still keep every penny and yen they | | | | bother to go to the store with those coupons. |
| get. In the US, It is not unusual for a man | | | | We even have a calendar from popular drug |
| to have a coin purse so they would be able to | | | | store with discount coupons. Maybe because |
| pay the exact amount most of the time. The | | | | the value of our currency is too low to give |
| Americans and Japanese, despite their | | | | attention to or is it amor propio? (pride?) |
| affluence, would not pay one penny or yen | | | | Culture? Whatever! No wonder we are still a |
| more than the actual price of any merchandise | | | | third world country. A discount is a |
| and would similarly demand that they get no | | | | discount, even 1 centavo, 2 centavo, 3 |
| less than their exact change. | | | | centavos and so forth. And how much more if |
| | | | it is a freebie? Free stuffs or corporate |
| And why do you think many Americans spend | | | | give away. That doesn't mean that people who |
| time clipping discount coupons out of | | | | patronize them can't afford those items. It |
| newspapers? For them any discount, even if it | | | | only shows that they value their money. |
| is just 10 cents, still means they will be | | | | Getting free samples so just in case they |
| paying a little less for an item. If all | | | | don't like the product, no one will be blamed |
| discounts are added up, that can mean a | | | | for not buying a better one. |