Comments on: Frugal Habits We’ve Built into Every Day

By: Christine

Christine — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 15:58:54 +0000

In reply to Living Cheaply. Yes! It’s obnoxious sometimes, but I’m not ready to pay all the costs of having a second car!

By: Living Cheaply

Living Cheaply — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 05:46:46 +0000

Christine my husband and I have all the same habits. I thought we were the only ones with one car haha. But we are talking about getting another vehicle. As you mentioned it can be a bit inconvenient relying on one car.

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 15:15:11 +0000

In reply to Chris. That's great Chris! A gym membership can definitely be worth it if it gets used regularly. Good idea about planning special at-home meals! We do that sometimes but I could definitely plan special meals more regularly to help with the eating out urge. I've never heard of putting aluminum foil on the door! Haha, you gotta do whatever works!!!

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 12:29:32 +0000

We do almost all the same things! We do, however, have a gym membership and have had one for years because my husband plays racquetball once or twice a week. One thing that may help with your desire to go out to eat is to menu plan extra special items that feel like restaurant meals (if it’s in your budget). They tend to cost a little more but are definitely cheaper than going out to eat. OR – you could buy nice things like that and have a few “beans and rice meals” that same week, to make up the difference. 🙂 We don’t have a programmable thermostat because we live in the South and have a heat pump, and you are not supposed to use those with heat pumps for some reason. I cover my window in my (mostly unused) guest bedroom and big window on my front door with aluminum foil. We don’t normally use that door. Yeah, maybe it looks tacky but it helps with the A/C bill in the hot South! LOL