Looking Forward
Dawn
I wish to thank all the members here for all the ideas and help you
have given me since 1996. You have definitely added greatly to my
life. You have saved me lots of money and given me lots of laughs.
This year I want to continue on my frugal journey.
I plan to finish funding my emergency fund, and
am already looking at seed catalogs for my garden this year.
I don't have any big vacation plans this year although we are going to
Vegas in a couple of weeks. Doing that on FF miles and hotel points.
Only expense will be food and entertainment.
Trying to keep the fire burning so I don't give my money to the
electric company.
Anyone else like to share their plans for this year?
Dawn, who still likes her frugal mindset.
hchi...@hotmail.com
I plan to invest $6... no, wait... I plan to send money to this
nice fellow in Nigeria... nah.
I plan to cut more wood for the fireplace, and do a LOT of work around
the place. I'll also cancel my old web service, since I finally
decided to take the plunge and go with Hughesnet high-speed. I may
also drop the phone land line to a minimum service if I find VOIP
reliable enough.
We'll probably sell some stuff we don't need at a flea market this
year. We did enough in 2007 to set ourselves up for low onging costs
to allow us to coast a little while, although we are just starting to
curb our travel down to once or twice a week.
I'm also toying with the idea of making some basic furniture pieces
from our own trees. Why pay for chipboard when I have the trees, a
chainsaw, bandsaw, and other tools? Give a man a fish and he'll
babble on about the universe, ask a man to cut down the tallest tree
in the forest with a herring and he'll start getting creative.
Harry, in the hinterlands, where cellphones fear to tread.
Gary Heston
Dawn <lin...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Hello to the group,
>I wish to thank all the members here for all the ideas and help you
>have given me since 1996. You have definitely added greatly to my
>life. You have saved me lots of money and given me lots of laughs.
>This year I want to continue on my frugal journey.
>I plan to finish funding my emergency fund, and
>am already looking at seed catalogs for my garden this year.
>I don't have any big vacation plans this year although we are going to
>Vegas in a couple of weeks. Doing that on FF miles and hotel points.
>Only expense will be food and entertainment.
Casinos frequently have free buffets, which can save some of your food
money.
>Trying to keep the fire burning so I don't give my money to the
>electric company.
>Anyone else like to share their plans for this year?
I'm planning to stay employed. As my place of employment was sold a few
weeks ago (for the second time in less than 18 months), this may prove
to be a challenge.
>Dawn, who still likes her frugal mindset.
Gary
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Gary Heston ghe...@hiwaay.net http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/
Yoko Onos' former driver tried to extort $2M from her, threating to
"release embarassing recordings...". What, he has a copy of her album?
Chloe
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At year-end I added up what I'd spent on "bargain" clothing on Ebay. Yes,
those $20 designer sweaters *are* great buys, but I realized that by surfing
the site daily and buying something occasionally, those occasions were
coming a lot closer together than I realized. Yes, I know to stay out of
stores as the No. 1 effective way to limit spending, but I didn't apply that
same principle to pointing and clicking.
DH and I have for a long time been in circumstances (and have the years of
life experience) where we don't have to devise a strict annual budget--we
have a pretty good feel for how to live within our means without one. But
this was a lapse that sneaked up on me, especially since I only need nice
work clothes for one day a week. So my main resolution is to limit my
recreational shopping for clothes to thrift stores on half price day. Can't
do much damage that way!
pc
This upcoming year frugal planning includes:
-Changing to a frequent flyer credit card.
-Taking advantage of utility company rebates for insulation and duct repair.
-Taking advantage of state rebates for hurricane mitigation upgrades.
-Looking for cheaper home insurance.
-Landscaping my backyard to cut down on upkeep and make it look nicer.
..PC