<prompt> Human: I pride myself in being an avid saver and consumer.Im patient with buying things 100Have bought stuff and built computers with discountsdeals and sold them for profit.I usually buy gas food wholesalecostco.As an early 20 year old consumer, I think I do a pretty damn good job in managing the money I haveBut sometimes I realize I end up buying things that I dont wants and really use , compared to what I wouldve gotten if I paid full price without worrying about the price tagI get caught up and frustrated on simple things even as low as 5-10 bucks to save a little bit.A lot of times i dont eat outside anymore just knowing that I probably paid x3 x4 times the actual food costs, and even when Im forced to go out with friends family I dislike the experience sometimes knowing I that I overpaid.Although Ive probably saved thousands of potential dollars over the course of my 23 years of life by cutting back on not the best products, discounts, and being minimalistic, I ask myself is it even worth it when you look at the grand scheme of things? Im about to drop 50k each year for 4 yrs grad school. If we view grad school as a want more than a necessity, dropping a potential 230k investment feels like nothing compared to all the timeeffort wasted on the little things that saved 5k. Right?As I age, there will be other big investments that I can afford and willing to pay, but in the grand scheme of things, sometimes I dont get why I stress over the littlest thingsI guess its just personal preference and knowing where to draw the line...  <response>: Yeah you might be overthinking this a bit. Heres something else to consider: in the grand scheme of things, spending your time making more money is usually far more effective than spending that time trying to save money. 