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Delayed Gratification: A Strategy to Curb Over-Spending and Secure A Sound Financial Future

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The consumerism of the current financial climate drives us to acquire more and more ‘stuff’, whether we really need it or not. This is someone economists call a “ steep discounter ,” meaning the value he puts on the future (and having money then) is dramatically less than the value he places on today; when he wants something, he wants it now.

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