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Saving Money--Easy!
May. 19th, 2008 10:06 amI kind of (okay, really) hate articles like this that report how easy it is to save an extra $450 a month.
It's good in theory. People need to be reminded of "simple" ways to tighten the belt, I think. But articles like this always assume frivolity. What if I already take my lunch to work everyday and don't spend $3 a day on fancy coffee? What if we already don't go out to eat in a month (really, ever), and we don't see movies in the theater? What if you're already getting the most out of your tax cuts (a big chunk of the $450 "saved").
Another one that periodically shows up on these lists? Stop smoking. It kind of makes me wish I had started--think of all that theoretical money I would save by quitting!
I read it, naturally, because who doesn't want to save more money?
I guess, of course, this also assumes that one is saving nothing already. With a husband as a financial guru, that's not an option for us. We have to practice what he preaches, after all.
It's good in theory. People need to be reminded of "simple" ways to tighten the belt, I think. But articles like this always assume frivolity. What if I already take my lunch to work everyday and don't spend $3 a day on fancy coffee? What if we already don't go out to eat in a month (really, ever), and we don't see movies in the theater? What if you're already getting the most out of your tax cuts (a big chunk of the $450 "saved").
Another one that periodically shows up on these lists? Stop smoking. It kind of makes me wish I had started--think of all that theoretical money I would save by quitting!
I read it, naturally, because who doesn't want to save more money?
I guess, of course, this also assumes that one is saving nothing already. With a husband as a financial guru, that's not an option for us. We have to practice what he preaches, after all.
