The story
Five years ago I decided to spend as little money as possible.
I bought the cheapest version of everything.
The first pair of shoes cost fifteen pounds.
They lasted four months before the sole came off.
I bought the same shoes again, because they were cheap.
Over two years I bought four pairs.
That was sixty pounds, and none of them was comfortable.
Then a friend told me about a shoemaker in his town.
The shoes cost ninety pounds, which felt like a lot of money.
I still wear them today, three years later.
They have been repaired once, for twelve pounds.
I am not saying expensive things are always better.
Plenty of expensive things are simply expensive.
But buying the cheapest thing four times is not saving money.