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I've been struggling a bit lately with issues of false economy. It's the whole "pennywise, pound foolish" issue, where I have to keep reminding myself that it's not always the Very Best Idea to buy the Very Cheapest Thing. Regardless of taste, likelihood of future use, personal preferences...

Especially with food, because if I buy something I like less because it's cheaper, it doesn't get eaten. And then it gets thrown out. That's not saving anything. Or tools! Buying an inferior tool because it's cheaper makes for things getting broken. Sometimes just buying an uglier tool is still a bad idea; I get more things done when I like the tools I work with. And buying in bulk when I don't need bulk, just because it's cheaper per unit, is often a really bad idea.

Right now, I'm on the happier side of the Sam Vimes Boot Theory of Economics, but I have to fight the urge to act like I'm on the sadder side of it. Sometimes it really is worth it to pay more for quality, if I have the money available. And... I should stop feeling guilty when I do. Honestly.

On a cheerier note, here are the Helvetii running into Caesar. This probably won't end well for them.

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