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Jun. 26th, 2003
shaking my head...
Jun. 26th, 2003 10:34 amOk - so I'm profoundly interested in reducing my lifestyle costs, right, because I'm broke these days all the time. So I start looking for places I can cut back, things I haven't thought of. I spend time thinking about these things, I talk to other people, I read, I join discussion groups looking for new ideas.
So today, when I checked my email at M$N, I noticed a link on the mail page: Painless ways to save, or something like that. So, just on the off-chance that some clever bugger in Redmond knows something I don't, I click. You know what I found?
Manicure less often - $15.
Get take-out instead of eating out once a month - $45.
Buy regular coffee instead of cappucino during the week - $55.
Yeah. I think that will help. I typically live on $75-$90 a week, which covers food, gas, entertainment, household supplies, clothing, everything that doesn't go in an envelope to pay for a utility, loan, or debt-service. I'd like to someday be in the class of people who can improve their financial situation by manicuring less often, but I'm not sure I'll ever get there.
So today, when I checked my email at M$N, I noticed a link on the mail page: Painless ways to save, or something like that. So, just on the off-chance that some clever bugger in Redmond knows something I don't, I click. You know what I found?
Manicure less often - $15.
Get take-out instead of eating out once a month - $45.
Buy regular coffee instead of cappucino during the week - $55.
Yeah. I think that will help. I typically live on $75-$90 a week, which covers food, gas, entertainment, household supplies, clothing, everything that doesn't go in an envelope to pay for a utility, loan, or debt-service. I'd like to someday be in the class of people who can improve their financial situation by manicuring less often, but I'm not sure I'll ever get there.
shaking my head...
Jun. 26th, 2003 10:34 amOk - so I'm profoundly interested in reducing my lifestyle costs, right, because I'm broke these days all the time. So I start looking for places I can cut back, things I haven't thought of. I spend time thinking about these things, I talk to other people, I read, I join discussion groups looking for new ideas.
So today, when I checked my email at M$N, I noticed a link on the mail page: Painless ways to save, or something like that. So, just on the off-chance that some clever bugger in Redmond knows something I don't, I click. You know what I found?
Manicure less often - $15.
Get take-out instead of eating out once a month - $45.
Buy regular coffee instead of cappucino during the week - $55.
Yeah. I think that will help. I typically live on $75-$90 a week, which covers food, gas, entertainment, household supplies, clothing, everything that doesn't go in an envelope to pay for a utility, loan, or debt-service. I'd like to someday be in the class of people who can improve their financial situation by manicuring less often, but I'm not sure I'll ever get there.
So today, when I checked my email at M$N, I noticed a link on the mail page: Painless ways to save, or something like that. So, just on the off-chance that some clever bugger in Redmond knows something I don't, I click. You know what I found?
Manicure less often - $15.
Get take-out instead of eating out once a month - $45.
Buy regular coffee instead of cappucino during the week - $55.
Yeah. I think that will help. I typically live on $75-$90 a week, which covers food, gas, entertainment, household supplies, clothing, everything that doesn't go in an envelope to pay for a utility, loan, or debt-service. I'd like to someday be in the class of people who can improve their financial situation by manicuring less often, but I'm not sure I'll ever get there.
