Saving Money (General)
- Habits are expensive
- Cigarettes, coffee, candies/snacks, drugs (illicit or perscription)
- Cup of coffee only $1. Two cups a day $2. Five days a week $10. All month $40.
- Apply this to everything to understand real cost
- Shop at thrift stores/dollar stores for some items
- Get dishes, silverware, all the stuff you need for kitchen at thrift store cheap
- make frequent visits as their stock is constantly being added to
- Unique thrift stores sell all items for 50% off every Monday
- Some dollar stores are better than others
- Make frequent grocery trips
- Buy mostly just what's needed for a couple days
- Make use of your local public library
- Rent movies, CD's, books, magazines, for FREE
- Most have free internet
- Do you require it at home enough to pay for it?
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Car
- New cars are expensive
- Save a lot of gas driving 60mph on highway
- Usually only takes a couple minutes longer
- Oil change every 3000-5000 miles or 3-5 months
- This prevents more serious and costly repairs
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