Rule #1,079

Car shopping is exhausting.

Rule #1,061

Even with a 20% employee discount, it's still usually cheaper to buy textbooks used on Amazon.

Rule #771

Being excited about purchasing a lawn mower can make you feel way too grown-up.

Rule #623

Thrift stores are an excellent place to find cheap books.

Rule #517

It's difficult to shop for someone when what they like is more expensive than you can afford.

Rule #516

It's difficult to shop for someone when you don't know what they like.

Rule #386

Your most valuable possessions shouldn't be things that can be bought in a store.

Rule #306

Do your Christmas shopping before today.

Rule #284

Getting gift shopping done early is a good feeling.

Rule #259

There isn't a lot of difference (despite the illegality and the dangers created thereby) between retail jobs and drug dealing.

Rule #210

If you shop at Dollar General and drive a Mercedes, you are either (a) cheap, or (b) living beyond your means.

Rule #132

You can tell a lot about people based on what they buy at the grocery store.