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Want vs. Need: How to Tell the Difference to Save Your Budget

Dear Dave,Can you please define "necessities" in today's world while trying to get out of debt and live on a budget?-Matthew  Dear Matthew,Whether you're talking about the world today or 50 years ago, necessities haven't changed. Necessities are still food, shelter, clothing, transportation and utilities. We're talking about needs versus wants. The problem is that many people were never taught that there's a difference between the two—a big difference.Most people have enough food to eat and a decent place to live. Those are necessities. I'm not talking about eating out or having a big, fancy house. Those are wants. Most people also have enough clothes in the closet and a way to get around town. They may not have designer clothes or a fancy foreign sports car, but again, those are wants, not needs. Keeping the lights on and the house warm in winter and cool during the summer? Utilities are a need. But no one needs a $300 super-deluxe cable television package.Now, there are some importan...

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