I wonder if frugals minds just work differently [View all]

than the majority of the human population.

Do you get caught up in trends and fads?
Does a commercial or advertisement entice you to buy?
Are you all excited to see ads for a sale?
Do you go shopping because you are bored or just to see what is in the stores?
Is the newest thing on the market something you feel like you have to try?

I don't think that any advertising gets through to me. When I need something, I look at ads to see what is available and what the best price is that that product. If I don't need anything, ads go in the trash. TV commercials have not made me feel that I have to have a particular product.

I do not understand all the money spent by companies to persuade me to buy. It is totally wasted on me---in fact, the only ad money that might work on me is coupons, and that is only if it really is a good deal. Years ago, I remember there was always free trial samples to convince you the product was worth buying, and they could work for me too---I am not inclined to try something new by buying it, but have at times found that I really liked the product if I didn't have to spend money to find out if it was any good. But they don't do free samples much these days.

It is obvious to me that I do not react the way most people do. If most people were like me, tactics would be much different---if any tactics would work. Do other frugals wonder about how their brain is wired??? I already know that I am not "normal", but I wonder if we are all in that same boat.