Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.
Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Speaker 1: Today's tip is to keep a nice to have list
Speaker 1: for the things you'd like to have at some point,
Speaker 1: Even if you don't strictly need them, you probably have
Speaker 1: a way of keeping track of what you need, perhaps
Speaker 1: a pair of new winter boots for your swiftly growing son,
Speaker 1: or a gift for your dad's birthday next week. Things
Speaker 1: we need at some point in the near future are
Speaker 1: like items on a to do list. We want to
Speaker 1: be sure to take care of them sooner rather than later.
Speaker 1: Things that would be nice to have are a little different.
Speaker 1: Maybe you'd like to have a lightweight coat for the
Speaker 1: days that don't quite justify your Arctic version. You might
Speaker 1: want a better spatula and tongs for the grill, or
Speaker 1: a pair of dress shoes that you don't mind wearing
Speaker 1: to work on rainy days. You don't actually need any
Speaker 1: of these items, but you would enjoy having them. For
Speaker 1: things like these, it's helpful to maintain a nice to
Speaker 1: have list for a few reasons. The first benefit of
Speaker 1: the nice to have list is that you don't forget
Speaker 1: about what would be nice to have until the next
Speaker 1: time it would be nice to have it. Perhaps every
Speaker 1: time you go to a black tie event, you think
Speaker 1: it would be nice to have a more attractive evening purse.
Speaker 1: Maybe every time you entertain outside you think it would
Speaker 1: be helpful to have a larger serving trade. Write those
Speaker 1: things on your nice to have list, so the next
Speaker 1: time you happen upon something that would fit the bill
Speaker 1: and seems like a good deal, you notice it and
Speaker 1: you get it, then you'll have it the next time
Speaker 1: it would be nice to use it. The second reason,
Speaker 1: there are times when it is fun or even socially
Speaker 1: necessary to just buy something, like when you're at an
Speaker 1: art fairer, if you've gone to a fundraiser hosted by
Speaker 1: a local boutique. A nice to have list helps make
Speaker 1: it more likely that what you buy is actually something
Speaker 1: you will use and enjoy rather than something random. And finally,
Speaker 1: sometimes people want to get you something. If that's the case,
Speaker 1: you can mention something on your nice to have list
Speaker 1: or just hand the list over. You can also use
Speaker 1: any gift cards you receive for items on your nice
Speaker 1: to have list. That way, you will be able to
Speaker 1: tell the person who gave you the gift card that
Speaker 1: you used it for something specific that you actually really wanted.
Speaker 1: Just keep your nice to have list somewhere convenient, such
Speaker 1: as in a note on your phone, so it's with
Speaker 1: you when you wind up in shopping situations. If you
Speaker 1: do this, you'll wind up spending money more wisely, and
Speaker 1: you'll probably wind up with plenty of the nice to
Speaker 1: have stuff over time too. In meantime, this is Laura.
Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of
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