Tag: Not Spending Money
How To Tell If Your Spending is a Problem
Lately, I’ve been slipping when it comes to saving money. I’ve been finding myself eating out much more often and not having the energy to cook or do a thorough job of buying groceries. Perhaps this is all happening because summer is here. The big question that I keep asking myself is: How do you [...]
5 Not-So-Fun Things About Living Below Your Means
There are a lot of awesome things about living below your means. I’ve written about many of them over the last few months and you’ll hear them all over the personal finance world as well. Now that I’ve been living below my means for 2 years, I’ve experienced both the fun things and the not-so-fun [...]
5 Ways to Spend the Week When You’re Over Budget
You guessed it. I’m over budget for the month of March. Not just a few dollars over, but I’ve increased my budget this month by between one and two hundred dollars, I’m guessing (wow, that is sad that I don’t even know the number). Of course, I’m lucky (if you call it that), since I [...]
I’m Realizing That I Don’t Want New Toys Anymore
My friend and I went to Best Buy tonight. He wanted to show me a new in-dash stereo/GPS/DVD player that he has his eye on for his car. The price tag on it says $800. My first thought when I saw it was, “Ouch, that’s not worth $800 to me.” Next, we checked out all [...]
Saving Money Feels Better Than Spending Money To Me
People spend money because it feels good, right? I think that’s why I used to buy all kinds of “things”. It felt good to drive around in the car I had in college with its professionally tinted windows, 17 inch chrome wheels, expensive stereo system and remote starter. From the time I started making my [...]
How I Managed to Not Spend Money This Week
Here’s how I managed to not spend money this week (Monday-Thursday): I bought groceries last weekend and cooked chili, meatloaf and potatoes so far this week. I have spaghetti next on the list for the weekend. I have not drank alcohol all week. I quit smoking last month and have not smoked all week. I [...]
How I Manage to Live Cheap
After years of working at it, I finally feel like my monthly expenses are low enough. My spending during the past few months has averaged about $1,500-$1,600 per month, which is down from the $2,300-$2,400 per month that I was spending three years ago. If you are trying to cut your spending and are not [...]
