Don't you hate it when something expensive is on sale and you still can't afford to buy it?

ie. I am trying to get a good chest of drawers for my daughter as a birthday present (but she really needs one anyway).

Some of the ones I've been looking at priced normally around A$1000 to $1200 have been 'on sale' for about $500 off, but I still can't afford them as it doesn't line up with my pay cycle! So I'll have to pay full price once I get paid.

Frustrating but that's the reality of family life when other things are more important to be paid and buying things for your kids has to be pushed down the list.

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morrgin · F

I hate it I have money for shopping, but when I get to the stores I don't see anything I like. It's like the wrong season of the year, trends that are boring to me, or whatever.

Then I go another time for something basic like a common household consumable or with a friend and I have no money for shopping, but I see everything that fits what I like and I'm just overwhelmed with what looks to me like a store that went into business just for me and only me. Still, no money to get anything.

From your post though I see that as being how it costs more to live when you have less to spend. Things like higher rates of interest and situations like yours where you can't take advantage of the deal when you don't have enough funding right then when the offer is still going.