5 questions that can save you from a bad purchase

Aug 24, 2026 · 18 min

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0:00You're listening to LifeKit from NPR.

0:05Hey, everybody, it's Marielle.

0:07I've been getting a lot of desperate-sounding emails lately.

0:11Okay, some are desperate, some are demanding, even vaguely threatening.

0:16Here's a sampling of subject lines: Time is running out on the best deals of the year.

0:21Our biggest sale ends tonight.

0:24Last day, $55 off.

0:27You deserve it.

0:28Take up to $23.43 off your next order.

0:31Our sale is still on.

0:36Y'all, everybody wants my money and yours.

0:39The question is, what do I want?

0:42And what do you want?

0:43How do we actually want to spend our money?

0:46There are so many moments of the day where retailers are going to try to sell you stuff.

0:49And we at LifeKit thought it was worth coming up with a framework.

0:53You know, should I buy this thing?

0:55A list of questions to ask yourself and details to consider before you tap your credit card or click that buy now button.

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