What's your Buy-Q? Answer: Bargain hunter

Bargain hunter
The words "50 per cent off" get your adrenalin pumping. You'll drive for miles, searching high and low to find the best price. You frequent garage sales, flea markets and Goodwill. You're on several store mailing lists and know the sale dates for each store.

Our experts to the rescue
Shop local "Stop driving all over the country for a bargain. Be satisfied with what you find locally," says Cathy DeSerranno, personal shopper/wardrobe consultant at First Canadian Place in Toronto. Consider how much you could save by staying home—enough to buy an antique ashtray table or a designer dress on sale.

Think before you buy Don't just get something because it's a good deal—make sure you actually need it or that you'll use it in the future.

Learn to invest Spend money on investment pieces, such as a crisp white blouse, that you'll be able to wear again and again.