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#82903 - 02/17/05 10:18 AM Re: Things you do to save money ? daily , weekly etc..
The Pro Offline
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Registered: 07/09/02
Posts: 1087
Loc: Atlanta, Georgia
My wife and I made a cost-saving decision years ago to give up pets. We have had no pets at all now for about seven years, not even fish. It's amazing how much money that saves. I have nothing against pets per se but the pet industry is a racket. Also my wife has allergies and the no-pet thing helps there too (wish her oldest daughter with the two cats that she's allergic to would get a clue).

We moved to our island townhouse about 5 1/2 years ago thinking we'd be spending more on living expenses and regime fees in return for a better lifestyle. In fact, it balanced out: we save tremendous amounts on gas now - a tank lasts me about two weeks. Everything we need and most of my gigs are close by so that's a lot better than going through a tank every 4-5 days as I used to.

One grocery store tip: sign up their VIP card or whatever preferred-customer card they have. Of course these save you money anyway but I found that if I stop going to a particular store that I have a VIP card for they will usually send me a $50 gift certificate to win my business back. So I go to one grocery store for a few months exclusively, then I switch to another. I've gotten at least two $50 grocery certificates this way.
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#82904 - 02/18/05 06:00 AM Re: Things you do to save money ? daily , weekly etc..
trident Offline
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Registered: 08/22/04
Posts: 1457
Loc: Athens, Greece
Saving money?

I thought of an old saying, I had to look up in a dictionary for the right word in English:

"Shrouds have no pockets"

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#82905 - 02/18/05 07:16 AM Re: Things you do to save money ? daily , weekly etc..
GlennT Offline
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Registered: 12/01/02
Posts: 1790
Loc: Medina, OH, USA
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Originally posted by The Pro:
Also my wife has allergies and the no-pet thing helps there too (wish her oldest daughter with the two cats that she's allergic to would get a clue).


It's amazing how many pet owners are clueless or in denial on this. They always have allergy symptoms and won't admit it's from their animals.

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