FREE ADVICE

Worth The Price?

This is me offering free advice to my fellow pickleball players.  They say that people who pay for advice often feel obliged to take it.  So, no worries here.  Psychologists say we think if we spend more for something we’ll value it more and have less regret owning it but think again.  My favorite thing in my closet is a worn, jean jacket I found at Goodwill for $15 bucks.  I put that sucker on and feel like I just won the lottery.

However, I often fall victim to that stupid thinking.  Recently, I ordered two, pickleball paddles.  One cost $25 more than the other.  Almost immediately I liked the cheaper one better, but I kept using the more expensive one, feeling I should give it another chance simply because it was more expensive.  As I write this, it sounds stupid but something in my brain says if it’s more expensive, it must be better.

Like I said, stupid thinking.  The same thing almost happened when I purchased a new icebox—whoops—refrigerator last month. (Do not go into Lowe’s and…