There is a vital reason why we need to understand the very important of placing our expenses based on the most pressing needs which is called in economics the scale of preference, the most important ones of course should comes first to be followed by others it is as simple as that and life will tend to become easier when things are followed in this direction, there is no way everything can be afforded at the same time, over time individually we have what we may actually put at the front first before considering other things.
The economy over my country right now has made even the non-economists to learnt the concept of scale of preference has also led to the prioritisation spirit that now exists among them, knowingly or unknowingly. The inflation on the items or goods while the Naira is already suffering from the forex. Which makes it more difficult for people over the country have extra funds or the discretionary funds.