Saving Tip Series – Buy Used
By Matt - Friday, September 29th, 2006
This is one of those very common sense tips when it comes to big ticket items. Most bigger items end up having a very high mark-up when it comes to initial price. Cars for example loose a very large chunk of their value the moment you drive the car off the lot. But if you were to buy a used vehicle it doesn’t loose much if any when you purchase the car. In most cases you can find a used car that’s in excellent condition with low mileage that costs close to half the price of a new car. It just makes sense.
This obviously works for cars, but it also works for other big ticket items such as washers, driers, furniture and many more. Before you go out and spend thousands on an item see if there is any possibility of that item being sold used.
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One Response to “Saving Tip Series – Buy Used”
1 prlinkbiz says:
October 4th, 2006
at 7:50 pm
When we bought our washer, dryer and refridgerator, we went to a “bang and dent” place. The washer and dryer were used, and don’t match, but they worked well and thats all I cared about. Some of the old refridgerators freaked me out- but we got a great brand new one that had a small dent in the front that you can hardly see- I think we got these all out the door for around $400. They’ve worked great for years now. (You already know how I feel about used cars! lol)
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