WEBVTT - Second Cup: Borrow before you buy

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to borrow before you buy. It is

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<v Speaker 1>the human condition to have less money and less space

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<v Speaker 1>then we probably want, so most of us would prefer

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<v Speaker 1>to buy and own only those things that we are

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<v Speaker 1>actually going to use. Unfortunately, it can be hard to

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<v Speaker 1>anticipate what those items will be. I got less use

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<v Speaker 1>out of the high end stroller I bought for my

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<v Speaker 1>now fourteen year old. Then I got out of the

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<v Speaker 1>twenty dollar umbrella stroller I bought for a trip once

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<v Speaker 1>and then wound up using for several more children. This

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<v Speaker 1>is true even though the fancy strollers were use we're great. Inevitably,

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<v Speaker 1>it is hard to anticipate what items we will actually

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<v Speaker 1>use and enjoy if we don't own them already, and

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<v Speaker 1>the trial and error it takes to find the right

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<v Speaker 1>items can introduce a lot of expense and clutter into

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<v Speaker 1>our lives. So how can we acquire more wisely simple?

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<v Speaker 1>Aim to borrow before you buy. I think you want

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<v Speaker 1>an insta pot. Everyone has it on their Christmas list

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<v Speaker 1>right Well, ask to borrow your neighbors while she is

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<v Speaker 1>out of town. If you love it, you can buy

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<v Speaker 1>your own when she returns. If you don't, now you

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<v Speaker 1>know without any decrease in cash or increase in stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>Borrowing gear for hobbies you want to try can be wise, too,

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<v Speaker 1>so you can see whether you actually enjoy a hobby

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<v Speaker 1>and want to commit the time before buying all the gear.

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<v Speaker 1>If your kid wants to try playing an instrument, that

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<v Speaker 1>is awesome, but there is a reason. Several companies specialize

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<v Speaker 1>in renting instruments to kids through their school band programs.

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<v Speaker 1>Instruments are expensive and it is hard to know what

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<v Speaker 1>will take, just as you don't know whether you will

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<v Speaker 1>be really into diving or rock climbing or whatever else

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<v Speaker 1>catches your fancy. I'd say that this philosophy can work

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<v Speaker 1>to a degree with clothing too. If you have a

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<v Speaker 1>friend who is a similar size and style, consider sharing

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<v Speaker 1>clothes and accessories back and forth. If you borrow a

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<v Speaker 1>dress and love it, you can consider buying something similar

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<v Speaker 1>and no it will get used. There are also plenty

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<v Speaker 1>of things you can borrow without ever buying your own.

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<v Speaker 1>Is your neighbor have a power washer, borrow it twice

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<v Speaker 1>a year when you need it, and bake him a

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<v Speaker 1>loaf of bread as a thank you gift. You can

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<v Speaker 1>save your money and garage space for other things. Do

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<v Speaker 1>you go skiing approximately once a decade, borrow old ski pants,

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<v Speaker 1>goggles and the like from your friend who skis all

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<v Speaker 1>the time, and take her out to dinner to say

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<v Speaker 1>thanks and get skiing tips. People generally like to see

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<v Speaker 1>their stuff used and they like to help out friends,

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<v Speaker 1>so don't assume that everything you need occasionally is something

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<v Speaker 1>you need to own yourself. Borrowing may be a long

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<v Speaker 1>term solution. Of course, for this to work, it is

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<v Speaker 1>important that you always return things in good condition and

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<v Speaker 1>share generously yourself. People are going to be happy or

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<v Speaker 1>to lend you their power washer if they know that

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<v Speaker 1>your ladder is there for the asking better yet, don't

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<v Speaker 1>wait to be asked. If your friend mentions that she

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<v Speaker 1>is thinking of buying an air friar, offered to lend

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<v Speaker 1>her yours to test it out before she buys her own.

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<v Speaker 1>Even if you love your air friar, she might not

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<v Speaker 1>because we are all different. The only way to figure

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<v Speaker 1>this out is through lived experience. Sharing and borrowing lets

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<v Speaker 1>us save money and tends to reinforce bonds. With neighbors

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<v Speaker 1>and friends, and you are far less likely to wind

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<v Speaker 1>up with barely used items sitting in the garage for years,

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<v Speaker 1>as a certain stroller of mine did. In the meantime,

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