I had a few interesting conversations this week regarding money. There is that old saying, if a deal is to good to be true than it usually is.
A friend is looking to replace his set of golf clubs. I told him I had a really good website that I have ordered from that offers quality name brand clubs at a good price. We golf alot so you don't want to cheap out but we aren't going on tour either so there no sense in spending beyond our means on clubs. Another friend was telling him of a Chinese website where you get clubs worth hundreds of dollars for way under a hundred dollars. Hello red flag. If a company is making clubs in the US then why would you buy them from China? You get my point. Sometimes a deal that is too good isn't a deal at all.
Another friend was telling me about a soccer mom at his kids hockey game that was talking about her designer handbag and jacket that are normally hundreds of dollars that she bought at a flea market for $40 a piece. You aren't picking up marc jacobs handbags for $40 a piece.
I hate to burst a bubble. But they are no more authentic then the $7 Oakley Sunglasses for sale at the corner gas station. The point is that if you are spending your money on something that you are going to depend on or use alot, don't get sucked into wasting your money on something that is going to break or not last. Go the middle of the road of buy something that is durable and built to last. You don't need Phil Mickelson's Callaways in your bag but you don't need a pair of phony asian clubs either.
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