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Trying to cut costs in your daily budget is a valiant — and often necessary — practice. A few dollars saved here and there can amount to a sizeable sum over time, after all. But how you save can make a big difference in how much you save. Because when it comes down to it, not all “money-saving” tactics actually save you money. 削减日常开支是一种勇敢的行为，常常也是必要的行为。这里省几块，那里省几块，一定时间过后可以形成一笔可观的数目。但以怎样的方式省钱，可能会对你最终能省下多少钱造成很大的影响。因为细究起来的话，并不是所有“省钱”策略真的都会省钱。 Here are 11 common penny-pinching tactics that could actually cost you more in the long term — and smart money-saving moves you can make instead. 下文列举了11种常见的、从长远来讲反倒有可能让你损失更多的省钱策略，以及你可以取而代之的聪明省钱方法。 Buying Something Just Because It's on Sale 仅仅因为特价而买 "Sale is the most dangerous four-letter word," says personal finance blogger Zina Kumok. And with the rise of flash sales and coupon sites like RueLaLa and Groupon, the temptation to impulse-buy just to get a good deal is even higher, adds Ozeme J. Bonnette, author of “Get What Belongs to You: A Christian Guide to Managing Your Finances.” "So often, we find a deal that is too good to pass up, yet we wouldn't have even bought the item or service if it had not been mentioned to us," she explains. (Guilty.) | 
