I've been reading up on Dave Ramsey's style of financial successes and love everything I have read. It is very inspiring. I was so excited to see he had a page on saving money in ways that people don't usually think of. Boy oh boy, let's dig in.
He talked about buying clothes second hand at thrift stores and/or garage sale - Been doing that for years.
Buy used cars - check
Shop the grocery ads and stock up when items are on sale and use coupons - thrifty chick been doing that for a long time, too.
Make meals at home to save money and eat better - fridge is stocked with veggies and the recipes for the week are ready to go.
Cut the cable - we had thought about that for some time and now we have done it and are just as happy with Netflix, Hulu Plus and Couch Tuner.
I was sad to see that there was nothing new for me to apply to my life. We decided before we were married that if/when we had children one of us would stay home. We knew it would take sacrifices but couldn't be happier that we made that decision.
I had planned to go back to work when my daughter started school, but the MS diagnosis and the symptoms that come with it forced my hand and I remain at home, unable to work.
These things force you to look at life in different ways and have to make financial changes to make them work. I am very happy thrift store shopping and even turned my thrifting into a little side business on eBay and Amazon.
Do you have any thrifty tips to share?
My sister and I were just talking about this. The financial tips provided are often things we have been doing for years! Ie. cut out Starbucks, pack your lunch, turn down your heat etc
ReplyDeleteWouldn't it be nice if a list of new ways to save money would come out? "How to make money off your cat while it sleeps 101."
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