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the sole purpose of marketing is to make you (and me) dissatisfied with what we have now, and to make us spend money. Go out and buy "the latest and greatest"... gotta have the new one. After all the one you bought 4 months ago is no good, it's old, outdated...
We are bombarded with ads and marketing 24/7.... I think the average american sees over 1000 ads per day (forget the exact number but it's high). The number was much lower say in the 50s and 60s.
It's all about - If a company does not convince people to part with their money and give it to them, the company eventually goes bye-bye.
Our goal? Keep as much of our income as we can, and spend as little as we can. (That's my new goal anyway).
The alternative? Overspend beyond your budget/means and be in debt and broke all the time.
-steps off my anti debt soap box now.
We are bombarded with ads and marketing 24/7.... I think the average american sees over 1000 ads per day (forget the exact number but it's high). The number was much lower say in the 50s and 60s.
It's all about - If a company does not convince people to part with their money and give it to them, the company eventually goes bye-bye.
Our goal? Keep as much of our income as we can, and spend as little as we can. (That's my new goal anyway).
The alternative? Overspend beyond your budget/means and be in debt and broke all the time.
-steps off my anti debt soap box now.