Wedding Blog

In my last entry I mentioned that I was a bit of a “spaver”. Someone asked me to clarify the definition of a “spaver”, so I looked it up on Urban Dictionary but found that there wasn’t even a definition listed for it yet. When I thought about how I could best define a spaver, I suddenly thought of an old phrase I once read on an email chain:

A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs
A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn’t need but it’s on sale.

A spaver will usually spend money on something they don’t really need because they got a really good deal on it, and then justify spending the money because they “saved” what they would have spent had they paid full price.

I spave once in a while, but Mr. Martini and I always joke around that he is the biggest spaver ever. He once bought a high tech wine refrigerator because he found a great deal at 50% off. It’s nice that we now get to drink perfect temperatured wine, but he probably wouldn’t have bought it at that same price if it wasn’t 50% off!

But I have to admit that I’m a sucker for buy two get one free deals, even if I only need one. How about those sales where you get 3 t-shirts for $40? What if you only like two colors? Who’s guilty of buying two of the same color because you’re getting a deal? *sheepishly raises hand* I don’t know what it is about saving some money that makes you feel all giddy inside, but who doesn’t love saving a few bucks, even if it means having to spend a little to save a little?

We haven’t yet “spaved” for our wedding, but then again our planning is just getting started and I know that Mr. Martini and I are constantly on the lookout for great deals.

Tell me – Are you a spaver? What is your best spaving moment? Any recent wedding related spaves?

PS. Check out my Martini character! Notice anything different? I jokingly mentioned in one of my comments that I get sad when bartenders give me only two olives as opposed to three. I like having three so I can eat one with my first sip, eat the second one halfway through, and then finish off the last olive with the last sip. So Mrs. Bee surprised me by asking BIL Bee to add an extra olive, and change the cocktail stirrer color to red which I later realized matched my profile picture. Thank you! It’s SO CUTE! Sniffle… It’s the little things…