If you don't already read ClickHole, you should. The Onion's satirical take on viral content is always on point, and yesterday the editors published a quiz that hits pretty close to home.
Aiming to find out whether or not you're a "smart consumer," ClickHole's quiz is full of ridiculous — but not entirely off-the-mark — statements about the hoops we savvy savers go through to get a deal. Case in point: "I buy all of my sleds in the summer because that is when you can get really good deals on sleds." I mean, that's just good advice!
Take the quiz here, and find out if you're smart shopper, or a "sucker for bad deals."
I've tried to follow some of the advice I've seen given here (some of it's good, some of it not, & some irrelevant to me) and/or elsewhere such as purchasing winter boots after the New Year. I don't remember the exact month, but every time I wait, the boots I like are always sold out in my size. Sometimes it ends up working out in my favor because when I read other people's reviews, I end up being glad that I didn't immediately buy them. Of course I'm also finicky so I've missed out on a pair of boots that I really wanted, but I keep looking for a pair.