18 Dumb Items You Spend Way Too Much On (2 of 4)

 

 

Mattresses

Clean Mattress With Baking Soda, Rectangle, Textile

As mentioned above, you don’t always want to be going for the most expensive item around. It’s important that you pay attention to what’s behind a price tag. A solid example of this are mattresses. You’ll find that mattress prices will vary widely. Some are going to be very cheap, while others will be up into the thousands.

Why that’s the case comes down to the material used and how it’s meant to help you sleep better. But more importantly, the prices are inflated so much because of where the mattress is being sold.

Every product we buy goes through a chain. There are other companies, manufacturers and middlemen that jack up the price to cover costs. This results in the end buyer to pay for massive prices all because they went to one specific mattress store.

You’ve also got the ever loved discounts and sales as well. While in some cases people think companies lose a little bit of money, that’s not always the case with mattresses. Often, they’ll tag a price at $3,000 let’s say, and sell it to you for $1,200. The reality is that the store would’ve never paid around $3,000 for this mattress. They probably paid less than that and are selling it for what they bought it for originally.

 

 

Streaming Services

Netflix Envelope, Rectangle

When Netflix hit the scene, we thought we were getting a pretty good deal. We’re getting a massive pool of movies and TV series to watch. But then other companies started to jump in.

These days, you’ve got Amazon Prime, Hulu and now there is Disney+ too. Each one has their own appeal, and for many people they get them all because each platform has their own unique content.

The thing is though that with all of these streaming services, people don’t often realize how much money they’re spending every month. What’s even worse is that some of them are paying for this and aren’t even using it that much either.

So instead of doing that, take some time to cut off the subscriptions for stuff you’re not using. You can save a surprising amount of money from it.

 

 

Clothing

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The value of clothing can be absurd these days with designer pants costing $7000 or more. And that’s just a single pair of pants. Do yourself a favour and consider going to second hand stores. There you can get an entire wardrobe for under $100. Pair that up with discounts being tossed around all the time, it’s pretty easy to go to those stores and save more and get more.

 

 

Internet Services

Fast Internet Connection, Water, Blue, Purple, Azure, World, Organism

We’re all familiar with internet companies and their bundling promotions. At the time, they can seem like a steal. But it only takes a few months or a year and you’ll start to see price hike without you noticing.

In many cases it’s due to the promotion wearing off or the billing structure being shifted to the point you’re paying double what you used to be paying for.

It’s during this time where you call up your provider and look for another payment plan that suits you. That or switch to another company. If you’re not the type of person who is good with haggling, our suggestion is to consider Billcutterz. It’s a company who will call to negotiate a new deal on your behalf.

 

 

Hotel Stays

Simon Fraser Inn Prince George, Sky, Property, Car, Vehicle, Architecture

Along the same lines as mattresses, hotel stays are necessary in some situations when you’re travelling. The thing is though they can be minefields as well and depending on where you’re going, you can find yourself being charged for all kinds of things.

Consider some of the higher end hotels. You can find yourself paying for all sorts of other fees, even if you didn’t use those particular services. But the slap in the face is that all you’re paying for is for a few nights of sleep and that’s it. It’s not worth it.

Fortunately with sites like hotwire.com and lastminute.com, you can find great hotels with discounted prices. You can also turn to hotels with loyalty programs, which could save you more long-term.