Driving for long hours can make anyone tired, and if you’re like me, you go through stages. Everyone is different though, and there are many factors in play. If I have been driving all day, once it hits nighttime, I often want to stop. And of course there are the breaks because we all need to stand up from time to time after driving stints. Driving all day can cause you to be sleepy at any time for many reasons, and it can even make you tired the next day.

You’ve heard of jet lag after a flight. Well, now we’re talking car lag. There are some that say the sleepiness can often be due to boredom. That can be a factor, depending on the circumstances, but boredom doesn’t even have to be in play. Driving on the interstate for miles upon miles can also be downright monotonous, even if you are in conversation the entire time or listening to music.

I often take long trips, and I can tell you I go through phases, too. You can start a trip talking a mile a minute, but at some point, you’re going to have to switch gears. You can start listening to music, but at some point, you’re going to want to turn it off and give it a rest. You go through phases on a long trip.

There is one time I can remember taking a long trip and not going through those phases, and remembering that trip is making me smile. I wasn’t driving. I was riding on a train with family to New York. I sat with someone I love very much, and we talked the entire 13 hours on the way back.

Most trips aren’t going to play out like that. I was so excited to be spending time with this person that I lost track of time, and we likely could have kept talking and playing games for another 13 hours straight. Most of the time when driving long hours these days, I’m by myself. This last trip, I found that I wanted to stop twice driving from South Carolina to Texas.

My return trip to South Carolina is coming up, and I’m planning things a little differently. I plan to start out at 3 AM and drive all day until I want to stop. I want to make one stop only and not two, chiefly because I want to save money. But even getting rest at a hotel, you can bet that I’m going to wake up a lot more tired than I was the day before when first starting out.

I still plan to finish the trip on the second day. It will be doable, but I won’t push the envelope either. I’m going to be Driving Miss Daisy down the road, and I’m not a fan of driving in the dark down country interstates. I will figure it out, and it will be a good trip. But as you can see, there are so many factors that come into play that cause you to get tired when driving all day long. Alertness, a lack of sunlight, and an irregular sleep schedule are three more culprits. A bit of coffee might be able to help, but make a stop if you’re too tired to drive.

With discounts, it is easy to get things much more affordable. With the option of spending less money, many might wonder why more people don’t take advantage of discounts. Nowadays, there are more ways than ever before to save money on purchases. Regardless of what you are looking to buy, there is probably a way to score a big discount on it. Whether it be through waiting for sales or by using coupons, you should be able to find some way to score a hefty discount on what you are buying if you look. Throughout the article, we will be going over some of the reasons why more people don’t end up using discounts as a way to save money. You can also use this resource: www.zimplit.com/purple-mattress for more information.

Why More People Don’t Use Discounts:

They Don’t Know

One of the main reasons a lot of people simply don’t use discounts is due to the fact that they don’t know about them, to begin with. A lot of people might not know about discounts to start with which can really inhibit their ability to use them in the first place. After all, someone is not going to be able to take advantage of discounts that they are not even aware of. Because of this, retailers need to be much more active in helping assist consumers in learning about their discounts if they want them to have an impact. At the same time, consumers will need to actively engage in finding discounts if they are interested in saving money.

Too Much Work

Some consumers think that it is going to take them much more time and effort to find discounts than it would be to purchase whatever they might need without one. Those that assume finding discounts takes a lot of effort typically end up buying things at retail price and spending more money in the process. While it might have been difficult to find various discounts in the past, it is now easier than ever before to find some of the best discounts for just about any retailer that you could think of.

Exclusions

Another reason a lot of consumers might simply not look to use discounts is due to the number of exclusions that you would normally find on the different deals available. For some, they might assume that discounts cannot be used on specific sales or deals which can prohibit them from saving additional money on a purchase that they are intending on making. It is true that a lot of coupons will come with a long list of exclusions that prohibit the use of the coupon in conjunction with certain products and/or with other sales or discounts.

Appearance

Another reason some people look to avoid using discounts is due to the social stigma attached to it. Some people actually believe that they might look down upon if they actively seek out using coupons and other kinds of discounts. This might sound irrational, but some people have a fear of having a stigma attached when they are seeking ways to save money using coupons and other kinds of discounts on their purchases.

Overall, there are a lot of different reasons people don’t actively use discounts on whatever they are buying. Many people don’t use discounts because they are unaware that the discount even exists, others don’t use discounts because they are not entirely sure how to use them or even how to find them. By actively looking for discounts and trying to find them whenever you are making a purchase as a consumer, you should be able to save a lot of money on whatever you purchase.

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