Cutting back on spending....

• Fab1b

  

  Stopped eating out every day, sometimes twice a day. Only eat out on weekends now, saves a ton at 5-10 bucks a shot for lunch and dinners at work!!
• McFly1955

  

  ernest_t_bass wrote: Who do you have cable/internet through? I pay $65 for cable, and $45 for internet.

  
  I made a mistake, actually $60 a month now, we had some promotions that recently ended...
  
  Buckeye cable
  
  Internet = $45 (8 MB download, speed, one of their higher speeds)
  Cable = $15 (CATV Basic, just the cable into the TV)
• Fly4Fun

  

  Stop eating out is a big way to cut spending... hell, that's pretty much the only unnecessary thing I spend money on anymore.
• Con_Alma

  McFly1955 wrote: ...
  Cable = $15 (CATV Basic, just the cable into the TV)

  
  Sounds like a simple antenna connection. It's what we do every summer to avoid a reconnection fee.
• Gameover

  Just paid off my braces, now working on getting my truck paid off.
  
  Roommate has DirectTV, so I split that, before I just had the bunny ears.
  Don't eat out as much or drink as often. Maybe once a month, if that.
  Use a grocery list.
  Putting cash away to save up for items (tires, oil changes, clothes, etc.)
• Fab4Runner

  

  Fly4Fun wrote: Stop eating out is a big way to cut spending... hell, that's pretty much the only unnecessary thing I spend money on anymore.

  I would think it would be a lot cheaper than banging. Don't need condoms and you don't have to worry about knocking the girl up. Babies are expensive. :rolleyes:
• Con_Alma

  We are in a permanent state of "cutting back". That's how we live. Our living expenses are around 50% of our total income. We don't have to change our lifestyle when things get a little difficult in the economy.
• gorocks99

  

  coyotes22 wrote:

  gorocks99 wrote:
  
  
  
  Everything's more expensive in Boston :dodgy:

  That sucks. I thought maybe you meant $.50/gallon. Wow.
  
  How much is gas right now there?

  ~$2.65, $2.70/gallon
• Shane Falco

  I got rid of a sports web site I use to visit! Saving $12 bucks a year!!!
• Thunder70

  

  The wife and I are going through Financial Peace University by Dave Ramsey. In week 4 and already seeing a drastic cut in how much money we spend basically because we actually started to pay attention to what we spent money on. It's pretty refreshing.