tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13339966.post1723129973457630917..comments2023-09-01T04:29:24.211-04:00Comments on wolfie and the sneak: Wolfie and the Sneakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14164915413455009255noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13339966.post-24214677550579522432008-08-07T23:05:00.000-04:002008-08-07T23:05:00.000-04:00What a timely post!!I've been thinking that the fi...What a timely post!!<BR/><BR/>I've been thinking that the first of September (August is too full of birthdays and I don't want to set myself up for failure) I'm going on a one month purchasing fast. No new purchased except food (real food, not junk.) At the end of the month what ever is left in my bank account will become an extra payment on the credit card bill.Jamie Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16715946854484449804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13339966.post-15950016354182361962008-08-06T15:25:00.000-04:002008-08-06T15:25:00.000-04:00I'm just catching up on my blog reader and wanted ...I'm just catching up on my blog reader and wanted to say yay! Good for you! <BR/><BR/>I'm lucky that the mister has no debt to speak of...I, on the other hand, am still way into the hole. But, this last month I was able to pay off one of my credit cards that I had to use to pay my taxes last year (one that I previously had paid off for so long it made me weep, literally, to put money back on it...damn self-employment) and that felt great. Only 2, er 3? more cards to go... :( oh, and that yummy car loan... anyway, I feel ya sista and I'm proud of you! You can be a role model for us all as you're learning to save! Cut that sucka up!modishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359499807118870608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13339966.post-47083813787303493512008-08-05T18:55:00.000-04:002008-08-05T18:55:00.000-04:00God, this is a timely post for us right now. This...God, this is a timely post for us right now. This year has been the most financially challenging of our marriage so far. I'll be paying for my trip to SF for awhile, but other than that we're not buying anything we don't have to. We reduced our cable service to basic. We're going vegetarian. Carpooling. Collecting rainwater. Lots of stuff. It must feel good to be paying that sucker off!Amy Urquharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17011605158544190413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13339966.post-75229705810471423052008-08-05T17:46:00.000-04:002008-08-05T17:46:00.000-04:00I'm so glad that our blog helps in your quest for ...I'm so glad that our blog helps in your quest for financial help! Feel free to email our money experts questions anytime :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13339966.post-2866878033096895862008-08-05T13:10:00.000-04:002008-08-05T13:10:00.000-04:00This isn't a tip so much, but an essay I wrote abo...This isn't a tip so much, but an essay I wrote about a year ago. <BR/><BR/>http://abardis.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/observations-on-debt/ <BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for the inspiring words Renee (and for linking to my green cleaning supplies blog entry!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13339966.post-1117462745655481632008-08-05T12:42:00.000-04:002008-08-05T12:42:00.000-04:00We use our debit card for everything and I keep tr...We use our debit card for everything and I keep track of all of our charges in my check book. When I write it down I round every purchase up by 2 dollars plus the change (so if I purchase something for 1.50 I write down 4 dollars). We've tricked ourselved into saving a lot of money. :)Aesthetic Outburst...https://www.blogger.com/profile/00525747063198198172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13339966.post-23314593516159217222008-08-05T12:03:00.000-04:002008-08-05T12:03:00.000-04:00Ugh, debt. There are a few strategies that are mak...Ugh, debt. There are a few strategies that are making me a bit more frugal and proud of it. I stopped buying waterbottles and instead got fresh filters for the fridge and a Klean Kanteen Stainless waterbottle. No more waste. <BR/><BR/>My friends and I carpool to the stores and pick up stuff for each other when we are out doing errands, less gas used.<BR/><BR/>Also, I moved a large portion of money to a 0 interest card. It's only zero interest for a year, but I make substantial payments monthly and I'm just seeing it whittle down.Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17320021326389161571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13339966.post-87396969822804174082008-08-05T11:23:00.000-04:002008-08-05T11:23:00.000-04:00Great post, Renee.So my tip to keep the debt away ...Great post, Renee.<BR/><BR/>So my tip to keep the debt away isn't all THAT great, but it does help for sure. Here it is...<BR/><BR/>I was noticing that my husband always bought something to drink or a candy bar or whatever any time he went in to pay for gas. So I made a rule that we had to pay at the pump (with a debit card, not a credit card unless we had to). So all was well but then I noticed that he was coming home from work with a bottle of pop or tea every day. To me this is a waste of money. I did the calculations and realized that if we made tea at home (much better for you, anyway!) and bottled it ourselves, he would save about $375 a year. If you add candy or chips, it's almost $600. Not a HUGE savings, but that's an entire car payment AND 2-3 tanks of gas, or even 2 car payments for without the chips or candy. So now we don't buy any sort of drink from the gas station, ever. (okay, HE does sometimes but that's because he's not a penny pincher like me. he doesn't have much of a reason to be since he has a great job).<BR/><BR/>My other tip is this- when my husband told me how much he was spending on lunch every day at work, I nearly passed out. It's easy to SAY that you'll start bringing a bagged lunch, but he never would make it in the morning. So what I started doing was this- we always have leftovers from dinner, so I started putting any extras into a container as soon as I was finished cooking it, before the food was even on the table. Let's face it, if you wait until after dinner you get lazy about it and don't feel like doing it. But if you put some potatoes, chicken and broccoli in a small container before you even eat, it's all ready to go! Saves lots of money and we always eat all of our left overs that way. We usually did before as well, but this just makes it easier since the leftovers are only enough for one person most of the time. This will probably save about $600-$700 in a year. <BR/><BR/>Okay so those are my tips! I know they aren't great but they sure do help.Erin Lang Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00165970181094400170noreply@blogger.com