User blog comment:Bugzy/The Shops Suck/@comment-1311848-20090822172324

Another thing about currency too; saving it.

See, here's a simple scenario in my head;

You see an item you really want, say it costs $20. However, you know that the item is easily obtainable (could be built if in real life, could be at a cheaper store, could be by a program on internet, who knows)

Would you buy the item at the shop, or go for the easily obtainable route? I'd go for the easy route; that way I can get what I want and still have some money left. A lot of other people would do that as well.