1 post tagged “saving money”
What have you cut back on to save money this year?
- going from two cars to one car=less maintenance, insurance, and gasoline expenses
- buying reusable water bottles =the less water i need to buy in bulk from costco
- found a inexpensive yet quality hair stylist. the envrionment is absolutely no frills. while the salon isn't equipped with ambient lighting, soft music, beverages, and girly magazines, my guy cuts hair well (even better!) for a fraction of the cost at american hair salons
- did not go to disneyland at all this year. we were busy on the weekends hence we didn't have time to visit mickey and friends
when i wasn't sure if i was going survive layoff's earlier this year, then i did the following for those few nerve racking months:
- did not buy any spa services (oh, i wanted to get a massage so badly when my other gf's went)
- did not buy new clothes and shoes
- performed audits of what i spent at target (the worst place to save money) to make sure i didn't buy any unnecessary items
it looks like all of what we "saved" during the year will go to:
- a car. it was nice while it lasted but my current workplace is no longer within walking distance of home
- washer and dryer. our dryer is so inefficent drying clothes; it takes TWO cycles to get completely dried clothes
- flat screen tv. the husband wants one and after living with the bulky tv for 5+ years, he deserves it. my parents' tv is starting to flicker so it's a good excuse to give them our current tv
i challenge my vox neighbors to answer this question of the week! i read the groanings (and excitement) about their "must have" purchases from them. i want to see how they're saving money; not just spending it!
