Buying an apartment in New York was beyond my wildest dreams. I had to scrape together every cent to buy it. And I'm so happy I did. John Searles apartmentbuycent Change image and share on social
Buying books was a way anyone could acquire a work of art for very little. Sol LeWitt acquireartbook Change image and share on social
Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents. Arthur Schopenhauer appropriationbookbuy Change image and share on social
Buying coffee on the street instead of in a Starbucks is the poor man's way to get rich. In other words, you will never get rich by scratching out ten cents from your dollar. James Altucher buycentcoffee Change image and share on social
Buying found objects means repurposing something that was already made years before, sometimes decades before. It strikes a nice balance between the new and used equation we should strive for in our lives. Nate Berkus balancebuydecade share on social
Buying from a local farmer can mean that he makes a two-hour extra truck drive, which can damage the environment more than a bunch of bananas on a boat. Tyler Cowen bananaboatbunch Change image and share on social
Buying insurance is no one's idea of fun. And it's especially easy to berate something as funky-sounding as writing checks to defend our neighborhoods against apartment-size rocks from space. But this is one insurance pitch that makes perfect sense. Ask the dinos. Seth Shostak apartmentberatebuy share on social
Buying is a profound pleasure. Simone de Beauvoir buypleasureprofound Change image and share on social
Buying only what you know can end in disaster. Just think about Enron's employees and business partners, the 'locals' who bought lots of its stock because they thought they were in the know. Kenneth Fisher businessbuydisaster Change image and share on social
