Want, Need, or Greed?

by Jean DAndrea Retired

Want, Need, or Greed?

This morning I was thinking about going shopping, after reading some of the hand-delivered catalogues I get.

While wondering how much of a certain item to buy, the thought crossed my mind, "Do I want it, or do I NEED it?"

This is a good maxim to go shopping with. After thinking about it for a few minutes, I decided not to go shopping after all.

Why not?   Because it was want, or maybe even greed, not need at all.

This can apply to what we purchase or which programs we join online also.

Have you ever joined a program because it offered you a lot of money for little effort?     Was this need. or want, or greed?   To be honest, many of us would have to answer "greed" to this question.

Perhaps the next time we are tempted to buy something, either online or offline, we should ask ourselves the question: "Is this need, want, or greed?"

You never know, if you answer honestly, you might even save yourself some money, not a bad thing in the current economic climate!

(Also published on my new business blog http://www.jeand.biz)