Internet Users Share Their Two Cents on the Fine Line Between Being Frugal and Being Cheap

Here’s another great example of the way people sometimes undervalue their time when they are trying to save money. If you insist on going to a bunch of different places, some of them far away, just to save a little bit of money, chances are you’re not really coming out ahead.

When I think this isn’t true is when you are in a situation where your time doesn’t have the same sort of value in it. If you’re a stay-at-home mom who wouldn’t be able to get a job in your spare time because you’ve got only snatches of availability while your kids are at soccer practice, then this kind of careful shopping, slotted into those gaps, might be a great use of your time.