Comments on: Taking The Cheap Way Out On Medical Issues Costs More Later. http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/05/20/taking-the-cheap-way-out-on-medical-issues-costs-more-later/ A place to discuss money...for the rest of us. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:21:57 -0500 hourly 1 By: Enrique S http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/05/20/taking-the-cheap-way-out-on-medical-issues-costs-more-later/comment-page-1/#comment-32904 Enrique S Wed, 20 May 2009 18:26:00 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2064#comment-32904 People use the same reasoning when shopping. They pass up a better unit price on a larger quantity (which saves money in the long run), to purchase a smaller quantity which may cost less (which saves money in the short run), but have a higher unit price. Then, when the item is used up, they repeat the behavior, paying the higher unit price again. This could have been avoided had they bought the larger quantity in the first place. People use the same reasoning when shopping. They pass up a better unit price on a larger quantity (which saves money in the long run), to purchase a smaller quantity which may cost less (which saves money in the short run), but have a higher unit price. Then, when the item is used up, they repeat the behavior, paying the higher unit price again. This could have been avoided had they bought the larger quantity in the first place.

]]> By: Sara http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/05/20/taking-the-cheap-way-out-on-medical-issues-costs-more-later/comment-page-1/#comment-32903 Sara Wed, 20 May 2009 18:15:54 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2064#comment-32903 I couldn't agree more with this! And I don't even like going to the dentist! ;) I went to a "dental factory" years ago, when I was first out on my own and didn't know any better. It was SO much cheaper to use the insurance option to go there, that I probably should have known better. But, I was pretty young and had no idea what things cost anyway, heh. My wisdom teeth surgery actually went very well there, but not much else. Now I have bridgework (that may have been avoided elsewhere) that I am very unhappy with and it's been 11 years! I couldn’t agree more with this! And I don’t even like going to the dentist! ;) I went to a “dental factory” years ago, when I was first out on my own and didn’t know any better. It was SO much cheaper to use the insurance option to go there, that I probably should have known better. But, I was pretty young and had no idea what things cost anyway, heh. My wisdom teeth surgery actually went very well there, but not much else.

Now I have bridgework (that may have been avoided elsewhere) that I am very unhappy with and it’s been 11 years!

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