sophie2468

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Canada • Age 42

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new ways to live frugal

psychotaz206 @psychotaz206 (2086) • United States 3 Nov 09

has anyone found new ways to live frugal , i have been trying to come up with new ways because right now most of our money is going to fix our van that got rexked so i have been trying to find ways to save money so we can go on...

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sophie2468 Good on you! Having a set goal is about half the battle! If you're just really vague - "oh I want to save some money" - you probably won't. For most people the most elastic part of your budget is groceries. I'd start there. One thing I do is have a 'soup...

21 Nov 09

Do you ever spend more to save?

cutepenguin @cutepenguin (6431) • Canada 4 Nov 09

Yesterday at the drugstore, they had a spend $50, get 15% off sale. We knew about it, so we went in to stock up. But it occurs to me that maybe I shouldn't have spent the $50, even though it was all stuff that I regularly use and...

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sophie2468 I am a sale fanatic, I admit it. Sales like that, I'd definitely take advantage of - if it's stuff I'll have to buy later anyway. If I saved 8 bux, I'd go back and get 8 bux more worth of stuff! See, incurable fanatic! Of course, it all depends on what...

21 Nov 09

Christmas is coming but my wallet isnt getting fat

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 6 Nov 09

Thats right, its that time again. And once again, my disposable income is about ten bucks! We celebrate Christmas with the whole family - 18 people. How far do you think I will get with my ten bucks? So I have started with my...

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sophie2468 Not something to collect dust, but practical? Ahh darn, I was going to say that I read somewhere that you can actually use dryer lint for knitting! Here's my idea: Go to a discount bulk foods store and get a big bag of white chocolate disks and a small bag...

21 Nov 09

How can I save my pocket money?

mrnischalgurung @mrnischalgurung (424) • India 9 Nov 09

I am a student and do not earn but I always landup finsihing my money very fast... how can I save it???

budget

save money

student

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sophie2468 Do you want to save it, or do you just want to make it last the whole week? If you just want to make it last a certain amount of days (say, a week) divide it in 7, put in it 7 different envelopes -one for each day - and stick the envelopes in the bottom of...

21 Nov 09

What do u do if a friend hurriedly borrows money for fare and forgets about it?

moneymakingtoday @moneymakingtoday (4061) • Philippines 19 Nov 09

A co-worker asked to borrow a small amount for taxi fare saying she didn't have change to pay to the driver. She needed to go out of the office for an official task. She promised to give back the amount the moment she comes back...

forgetting about promise

forgetting to pay

lending money

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sophie2468 Yah that's exactly the problem - that even though you know the person forgot that they'd borrowed the money, you don't forget, and then there are hard feelings (even if they're just little hard feelings). So here you are, annoyed at the person, and they don't...

19 Nov 09

What do u do if a friend hurriedly borrows money for fare and forgets about it?

moneymakingtoday @moneymakingtoday (4061) • Philippines 19 Nov 09

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sophie2468 Well two years is a long time :o) If someone borrowed money from me like that, I would ask for it back. Otherwise, I would always remember it, like you did. But I'd do it in a really casual way. Say something like "Oh it was pouring the other night and I had...

19 Nov 09

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