Should I buy it? A framework to help you decide

我应该买它吗?一个帮助你做决定的框架

Life Kit

2025-07-17

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Sometimes we buy things that we later regret spending on: a new sweater that's already falling apart, or a thrifted "vintage" vase that turns out to be a mass-produced dupe. In the moment, it's difficult to resist the temptation of making a purchase. But with a few pointed questions, you can make sure you've done your due diligence and buy something guilt-free. This episode, financial experts offer a framework to help you decide whether or not something is worth buying. This episode originally published December 18, 2024. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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  • Support for NPR and the following message comes from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

  • RWJF is a national philanthropy working toward a future where health is no longer a privilege,

  • but a right.

  • Learn more at RWJF.org.

  • Even vaguely threatening.

  • Here's a sampling of subject lines.

  • Time is running out on the best deals of the year.

  • Our biggest sale ends tonight.

  • Last day, $55 off.

  • You deserve it.

  • Take up to $23.43 off your next order.

  • Our sale is still on.

  • Y'all, everybody wants my money.

  • And yours.

  • The question is, what do I want?

  • And what do you want?

  • How do we actually want to spend our money?

  • There are so many moments of the day where retailers are gonna try to sell you stuff.

  • And we at LifeKit thought it was worth coming up with a framework.

  • You know, a should I buy this thing?