• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
The Budget Diet

The Budget Diet

Earn, Save & Live Smart.

  • Make Money
    • I Made $62,430
    • Rebate & Cashback Apps
    • Surveys That Pay
    • Side Gigs
    • Career
  • Smart Money
    • Saving Money
      • Save $400/mo
      • Budgeting
      • Coupons
    • Loans
      • Personal Loans
      • Auto
    • Bank Accounts
    • Investing
    • Debt
    • Insurance
    • Taxes
  • Smart Food
    • Meal Delivery & Subscription Services
    • Groceries
    • Recipes
    • Dining Out
  • Smart Life
    • Seasonal & Holiday
      • Summer
      • Valentine’s Day
      • Mother’s Day
      • Father’s Day
      • Lent
      • Easter
      • Fourth of July
      • Halloween
      • Thanksgiving
      • Christmas
    • Cheap Dates
    • Frugal Living
    • Cheap Thrills
    • Baby / Children
    • Utility Bills
    • Books
    • Clothing & Accessories
    • Electronics
    • Gifts
    • Health & Beauty
    • Home & Garden
    • Weddings
    • Pets
    • Back to School
    • Home Decor
    • Travel
    • Earth Friendly
  • About
  • Rebate & Cashback Apps
  • Cut Spending by $400 a Month!
  • Investing
  • Recipes
Home » Smart Life » Electronics » Resist the Urge to Upgrade

Resist the Urge to Upgrade

Last Updated on March 23, 2023 by The Budget Diet Team

We are a reader supported blog and this page may contain affiliate links. When you buy something or sign-up through our links we may earn a small commission. All opinions in this article are the author's alone.

Special Offer: Start FREE online creative courses at CreativeLive. Start Now

resist the urge to upgrade
There will always be something bigger, better, faster, sleeker…but please resist the urge to upgrade!

Thanks to technology and marketing, we have become a society that demands the latest and greatest version of everything.

We see an ad showing off all the new bells and whistles on the 2014 BMW 3-series, and we get the urge for a new car.

Your friend is showing off her new iPad, and suddenly you wish you had a new one.

Your husband goes to his brother’s house to watch the big game, and comes home declaring, “we have to get a TV like Jim’s.”

We lured by clever advertising, but in the name of frugality, we must resist.

If your TV is no longer working, or your car is on it’s last legs…that’s another story. I’m talking about buying the latest and greatest thing just because you want it. You know the drill…buy, sell or throw away, upgrade, repeat, repeat, repeat.

So, wise Budget Diet Girl, how do we resist?

  • Avoid stores and you’ll avoid temptation. Don’t step foot on a car dealer’s lot or an electronics store, they rarely let you get away!
  • Remember this mantra: Use it up, wear it our, make it do or do without.
  • Ask yourself if it’s a need or a want. An iPad is really a want, but once you get one, you’ll wonder how you lived without it. So, when it breaks, you’ll replace it because that iPad is now a need in your mind. Yes, this is the vicious cycle of technology.
  • Calculate, calculate, calculate. How much will the new item cost, and how much can you sell the old one for?

 

Keeping up with the Joneses is fine if you can afford it.

If the latest technology is your passion, make sure you budget accordingly and don’t go into debt.

When it comes to money, we all have different priorities. I happily buy my clothes at Goodwill or a consignment shop, so I can splurge on vacations.

My oldest son is always the first in line when Apple introduces new products…this is his passion, and it’s what he likes to spend his money on. He’ll skimp on eating out and new clothes, so he can afford his techie lifestyle, and that’s OK.

Please leave a comment to share your strategies for avoiding the temptation and resisting the urge to upgrade.

~~~~~~~

image courtesy of Naypong, FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Tweet
Pin14
Share19
33 Shares

Related Posts

  • extend laptop battery life
    Maximize Your Laptop Battery Life

    In this crazy old, mobile world of ours, many folks have laptops. One of the…

  • apple reuse and recycle
    Cash In Your Old Gadgets

    Ahhh...the lure of new electronics. A faster computer would be wonderful! The latest and greatest…

  • free ebooks for iPad
    Free eBooks!

    BookBub alerts you to limited-time free and discounted eBooks matching your interests, and BookBub works…

Filed Under: Electronics, Frugal Living, Smart Life

Must Read

How I made $62,430 – Ebates

7 Ways to Stow Your Stuff on a Limited Space

Leave a Reply

  Subscribe  
Notify of

Primary Sidebar

Search

Popular Posts

How to Save Money – 98 Ways to Cut Your Spending by $400 a Month!How to Save Money – 98 Ways to Cut Your Spending by $400 a Month!1M Total Shares
How To Make Oreo Balls Cookie Recipe | No BakeHow To Make Oreo Balls Cookie Recipe | No Bake363K Total Shares
The Cheese Dip That Will Make You Famous!The Cheese Dip That Will Make You Famous!103K Total Shares
How to Tint Bottles and JarsHow to Tint Bottles and Jars70K Total Shares
White Texas Sheet Cake RecipeWhite Texas Sheet Cake Recipe42K Total Shares

Footer

The Budget Diet is all about showing you budget friendly yummy recipes and life hacks that shrinks your budget and earns you money. It’s not just a diet for your wallet…but for your waistline too.

  • About
  • Contact Us
  • Become a Contributor
  • Advertise
  • Free Newsletter
  • Home Decor
  • Organize My Life
  • Parties
  • Seasonal
  • Back to School
  • Christmas
  • Father’s Day
  • Fourth of July
  • Halloween
  • Mother’s Day
  • Summer
  • Thanksgiving
  • Electronics
  • Smart Life
  • Baby / Children
  • Books
  • Cars
  • Clothing & Accessories
  • Health & Beauty
  • Home & Garden
  • Homemade Gifts
  • Pets
  • Travel
  • Utility Bills
  • Weddings
  • Weekly Challenge

Copyright © 2023 The Budget Diet · The Budget Diet LLC
Made with in Seattle

  • Sitemap
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • DMCA
  • CCPA Information
  • Do Not Sell My Information
  • Affiliate Disclosure
  • Contact Us
wpDiscuz