Re: OT - What wouldn't you give up?

I absolutely will not give up coffee with flavored creamer, but I've never
been big on Starbucks or the like, so it's always made at home. We have a
Keurig single-cup coffee maker, and the K-cups for it are about 50 cents
each, so that's a splurge, but we also have a filter for it that allows us
to use our own coffee.

So far, the most major money-saving thing I've done is quit smoking. Buying
cigarettes was like having a slow leak in my checking account, and I'm
really glad to have that gone. (I highly recommend Chantix to anyone
interested--it made all the difference, and all the inhabitants of my house
are still living and well, I'm happy to say! I'm not so sure that would
have been the case without Chantix.)

We're keeping the house warmer than we did last year because I'm terrified
of those summer electric bills, especially since there are now 2 more people
living in my house. My grandson's probably getting really tired of hearing,
"Close the door! You're letting the cool air out!" A tank of gas in my
Saturn usually lasts 3-4 weeks, since pretty much everything I need is
within walking distance, aside from a couple of friends' houses and the
laundromat. We do the same thing you do with drinking water, Judity; refill
our water jugs at the machine outside the grocery store. Ours cost 30 cents
each, though.

I haven't come up with anything really ingenious for saving money, just
obvious things. I love reading other people's tips--they're really helpful
sometimes!

Anne

"Judity" <Judity01@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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With the cost of almost everything going up, a recent discussion
thread on Amazon.com asked the above question. I am curious enough to
ask that question here. Also, in what ways are you trying to save
money?

As for me, my two "must have" items are milk and quality cat food.

I already save money on gas since my previous car used higher octane
that Blue Satyr does.

I use my well water for some things, but buy drinking water. Instead
of spending over a dollar for a quart of fancy bottled water, I spend
25 cents per gallon from the Glacier machine outside the grocery
store. I buy Sunny Delight juice, and the containers are recycled
just for this purpose. Right now I have around 40 gallons I use on a
rotating basis.

All my bills are paid online, so I rarely have to buy stamps.

I love iced coffee, but refused to spend all that money for a
Starbucks. I make hot coffee at home and put a larger container of it
in the refrigerator to chill. One hot days like we're having now,
there's nothing so cooling as delicious iced coffee.

Any of you willing to answer either of the two questions above? You
might give the rest of us some good ideas.

Judity
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http://judity.Writing.Com/



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