i’ll teach you the best time to buy products, so pay attention;
1. cars - dec
2. iPhones - sep to oct
3. TVs - jan to feb
4. laptops - nov to july & aug
5. electronics - nov
6. washer & dryers - sept to oct
7. grills & patio - aug to sept
8. indoor furniture - jan & july
9. gold - june to july
10. flights - feb to march & mid-week
most of you focus on what to buy but smart buyers also think about when to buy it.
look, cars get cheaper when dealers need to clear old inventory, phones get discounted when newer models arrive, TVs drop when retailers need room for the next generation, laptops get aggressive during back-to-school and holiday sales, i can go on and on
the same product can cost dramatically different amounts depending on when you buy it.
patience is a form of leverage.
you don't always need to earn more money to afford more things, sometimes you just need to stop buying at the wrong time.
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Somebody said, “One thing I love about God is, He'll bring you out of situations you got yourself into; and still not hold it against you”.
And I felt that!
Privilege is such an interesting thing I often find myself thinking about. We do not ask for the life we have, and that is why I'm very mindful of it. You often find it a lot in my writing.
Last week, my cleaner told me on Monday(2 days ago) was her birthday. I asked her what age we are celebrating and she said 33. Epiphany hit me that my agemate is my cleaner. I wore a wry smile as I nodded my head and told her to remind me on Monday so she could get her gift.
I then went to my room to deal with the epiphany of privilege. In another universe, that could easily have been me.
You need boredom. A lot of it. Start by going on walks without music. No stimulation. No distractions of any kind. If you learn to sit with your own thoughts, for long enough, in time they will start serving you. You'll start having ideas once again. You'll start developing an extreme sense of clarity that will shift you into the next stage of your life. All by being bored, which is pretty insane.