Originally Posted by
jags86
Those are false equivalencies. Every one of the things you mention you are paying extra for a service or saving time. It costs you time to clip coupons. You’re paying someone to make your coffee for you. You’re getting additional television stations and content when paying for cable.
A appropriate comparison would be Starbucks starts offering free coffee with the hope of upselling you at the register. You decide to leave money on the counter regardless.
It costs time to apply for cards as well, and much more time to learn about how to extract maximum value. That is why I spend far more time on FT than is probably wise.
Have to agree, calling someone a sucker is a bit too pejorative and not really the FT spirit.