<prompt> Human: After a somewhat sobering review of my expenditures last year, Ive realized I need to start paying closer attention to my spending. I spent years obsessing over every penny and since my income has increased in the last few years Ive really let it go and my spending has gotten out of control.Theres a recipe Ive been wanting to try for a while. I had all the ingredients except for ground flaxseed - I needed 3 tbsp. I went to the grocery store today to get my food for the week, and there was no flaxseed in the bulk section. I looked at the packaged flaxseed and almost just bought a package for 4.88 but scolded myself and went to the bulk store across the street. I got the exact amount I needed for 0.14!This was a good reminder to myself that it is worth it to go a little out of my way to buy things - the cost of convenience can be very high!  <response>: I think the important thing is to always be aware when you are paying extra for convenience. Sometimes its worth paying a little extra to maintain your sanity instead of jumping through hoops to save a couple of dollars and other times like in your case its worth 5 bucks to just stop at another store for the flaxseed. 