I don’t know about you but I prefer to buy things of quality and pay more up front rather than buying cheap stuff that doesn’t last.  That might sound like simple common sense except that buying something that lasts a long time, maybe even a lifetime, usually costs more than something that doesn’t.  Don’t get me wrong.  I know it’s not possible for most of us regular folk to buy the best of everything, and I’m not saying that we can or should in every case.  I have made many purchasing mistakes in my time, and these mistakes inevitably led…