Comments on: The power of the 24-hour rule http://www.bluntmoney.com/the-power-of-the-24-hour-rule/ Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:20:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://www.bluntmoney.com/the-power-of-the-24-hour-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-11908 John Wed, 04 Apr 2007 11:32:52 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/the-power-of-the-24-hour-rule/#comment-11908 I usually don't have an issue using this rule when buying things. But to my wife's dismay I use it around the house... "Her: hon, can you fix that? hon, can you clean this?" "Me: uh, I'll do it tomorrow" I usually don’t have an issue using this rule when buying things. But to my wife’s dismay I use it around the house…
“Her: hon, can you fix that? hon, can you clean this?”
“Me: uh, I’ll do it tomorrow”

]]> By: traineeinvestor http://www.bluntmoney.com/the-power-of-the-24-hour-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-11876 traineeinvestor Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:03:17 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/the-power-of-the-24-hour-rule/#comment-11876 It's a good rule but it depends what it is that you want a cooling off period for: 1.resisting the urge to tell some twit exactly what s/he can do with their unreasonable demand is usually a 30 minute walk to and from the juice bar 2. delaying an impulse purchase for a relatively trivial sum (books etc) is a half day wait 3. big ticket items can be anything from a few days to a couple of years (which is how long I delayed buying a digital camera) The ones I have trouble with are the things I buy when on holiday. It's difficult to delay too much when you have limited opportunities to come back. It’s a good rule but it depends what it is that you want a cooling off period for:

1.resisting the urge to tell some twit exactly what s/he can do with their unreasonable demand is usually a 30 minute walk to and from the juice bar

2. delaying an impulse purchase for a relatively trivial sum (books etc) is a half day wait

3. big ticket items can be anything from a few days to a couple of years (which is how long I delayed buying a digital camera)

The ones I have trouble with are the things I buy when on holiday. It’s difficult to delay too much when you have limited opportunities to come back.

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