unnecessary spending?? Lets all do a project together..

[ldrider51]

I'm not hitting Starbucks for a grande Americano (espresso + hot water) hardly at all anymore. I think I was spending about $60 a month or so there.

[Larry]

It seems I'm constantly trimming the budget to make ends meet.  Now I'm out of work so I trimmed further.  This weekend my wife got hurt so she's out of work now.  It's amazing how little it takes to survive when you don't have the money.  Cable tv, high speed internet, mobile phones are nice to have but can easily be done away with if necessary.  I couple of years in the mid 80's I went without any electricity at all and heated the place with a wood stove.  I only fired up the water heater to take a shower.  I'm not saying you should go this far but it can be done when you don't have the bucks to pay for those things. 

[wpruitt]

I gave up buying coffee at work.  When the prices went to $.75 and 1.00 per cup (theoretically the money funds all-company events), I started getting large economy jars at Dollar General.  It does the same trick (Caffeine Jolt!) and for $3, I go for about 14 days on what I was spending per Diem.

[Alexander215]

To limit my unnecessary spending I ask myself what it falls under:

Is it a want?
Or,
Is it a need?

Anything that falls under want category gets put aside. I don't think of buying it. Needs are necessities, so obviously I look for the best bargain, shop around, make it instead of buying it, repair it if it's broke, use coupons, wait for sales etc. And at least once a month I'll let myself buy a small want.

The only exception is when it comes to investments, I always go for short term, low risk, high reward investments [for instance I bought 20 refurbished dells and flipped them in a day at 700% profit]

This philosophy has kept me out of the kind of debt a lot of my friends are in right now because they use their credit cards to buy all their big ticket want items. The only debt I have today is my student loan, which is dwindling rapidly.

[ldrider51]

[for instance I bought 20 refurbished dells and flipped them in a day at 700% profit]

Now THAT IS IMPRESSIVE. How did you move them? Did you actually take possession of them and ship them or have them drop shipped from where you purchased them.

INFO, I need INFO.

[Alexander215]

[for instance I bought 20 refurbished dells and flipped them in a day at 700% profit]

Now THAT IS IMPRESSIVE. How did you move them? Did you actually take possession of them and ship them or have them drop shipped from where you purchased them.

INFO, I need INFO.

I actually bought them from a university, got them into my apt via a cabbie van and made some calls. Easy breezy.

[PeripheralxMvmnt]

I actually bought them from a university, got them into my apt via a cabbie van and made some calls. Easy breezy.

thats pretty slick. I have been thinking about flipping some electronics, especially after finding walmart is selling Dell Inspiron 537's with a 19"W monitor for $298.

A little huslin' never hurt anybody...

[Alexander215]

I actually bought them from a university, got them into my apt via a cabbie van and made some calls. Easy breezy.

thats pretty slick. I have been thinking about flipping some electronics, especially after finding walmart is selling Dell Inspiron 537's with a 19"W monitor for $298.

A little huslin' never hurt anybody...

You can buy p4's and older dual cores in government auctions too  You actually pay per pound.

[aleutiancowboy]

Great topic so here is some tips that may get me baned from this board.  :@`Stop spending all your money on the latest greatest thing for sly guys. It seems that for a lot of us being sly has become an obsession. Myself is included in this, I just spent $35.00 on an epilator to try to get the shadow free look that  didn't work.

Head wipes from bald guyz are great - but baby wipes at the $.99 store do just as well
HeadSlick from HeadBlade is great - but conditioner from the $.99 store works just as well
HeadLube from HeadBlade is great - but Aloe Vera Gel from the  $.99 store works just as well and gives you a better shine if kept in the refrigerator.

Just a few examples of how I have changed my shaving habits in order to save money. For those of you who shave at the sink shaving in the shower might help also. Headshed is the only product that I still pay money for because I have found nothing better yet for preparing my head. If any one knows of something better or just as good let me know I would love to try it.

[PeripheralxMvmnt]

Great topic so here is some tips that may get me baned from this board.  :@`Stop spending all your money on the latest greatest thing for sly guys. It seems that for a lot of us being sly has become an obsession. Myself is included in this, I just spent $35.00 on an epilator to try to get the shadow free look that  didn't work.

Head wipes from bald guyz are great - but baby wipes at the $.99 store do just as well
HeadSlick from HeadBlade is great - but conditioner from the $.99 store works just as well
HeadLube from HeadBlade is great - but Aloe Vera Gel from the  $.99 store works just as well and gives you a better shine if kept in the refrigerator.

Just a few examples of how I have changed my shaving habits in order to save money. For those of you who shave at the sink shaving in the shower might help also. Headshed is the only product that I still pay money for because I have found nothing better yet for preparing my head. If any one knows of something better or just as good let me know I would love to try it.

Shun the nonbeliever!!!!! SSSSHHHHHUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!

(+5 Internet points if you know what that means. haha)

[Larry]

I actually applied for work at a company that's within walking distance from my house.  Unfortunately the company moved to Florida so I didn't get the job but I only used my truck to get back and forth to work.  Having one less vehicle in the household to gas up, repair and insure would've saved a few bucks.  I'm out of work right now anyway.  It's amazing how little we can survive on.

[tomgallagher]

Great topic so here is some tips that may get me baned from this board.  :@`Stop spending all your money on the latest greatest thing for sly guys. It seems that for a lot of us being sly has become an obsession. Myself is included in this, I just spent $35.00 on an epilator to try to get the shadow free look that  didn't work.

Head wipes from bald guyz are great - but baby wipes at the $.99 store do just as well
HeadSlick from HeadBlade is great - but conditioner from the $.99 store works just as well
HeadLube from HeadBlade is great - but Aloe Vera Gel from the  $.99 store works just as well and gives you a better shine if kept in the refrigerator.

Just a few examples of how I have changed my shaving habits in order to save money. For those of you who shave at the sink shaving in the shower might help also. Headshed is the only product that I still pay money for because I have found nothing better yet for preparing my head. If any one knows of something better or just as good let me know I would love to try it.

That's true cowboy. We do obsess about it.