Comments on: The ABCs of Saving Money: E is for… http://almostfrugal.com/2010/07/05/the-abcs-of-saving-money-e-is-for/ Learning about frugality Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:11:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: finallygettingtoevenhttp://almostfrugal.com/2010/07/05/the-abcs-of-saving-money-e-is-for/#comment-8063 finallygettingtoeven Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:49:13 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=5147#comment-8063 Enough: Most times we already have enough. Be it food in our house, or going into our bellies enough clothes in the closet enough 'stuff' to decorate an entire third world country Enough: Most times we already have enough.

Be it food in our house, or going into our bellies
enough clothes in the closet
enough ‘stuff’ to decorate an entire third world country

]]> By: Jennahttp://almostfrugal.com/2010/07/05/the-abcs-of-saving-money-e-is-for/#comment-8060 Jenna Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:05:28 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=5147#comment-8060 An education IRA - my friends have been talking about setting them up for "future" children. Since summer time seems to be all about wedding in my age group, making sure you have a heads start on college savings for what children may come seems like a good idea. An education IRA – my friends have been talking about setting them up for "future" children. Since summer time seems to be all about wedding in my age group, making sure you have a heads start on college savings for what children may come seems like a good idea.

]]> By: Annehttp://almostfrugal.com/2010/07/05/the-abcs-of-saving-money-e-is-for/#comment-8057 Anne Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:40:05 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=5147#comment-8057 Regarding "E", the Elephant in the Room...I wholeheartedly agree and yet also chuckle when thinking how much our culture affects this. I lived in southern China for a while and learned that it was common to ask how much something cost or how much a person made. The goal was then to one-up your neighbor by saying how much less you paid for the same item, or how much more you make at a similar occupation. Sometimes I wish it was more acceptable here to compare how much I saved rather than feel the pressure to pretend I spent more. Regarding “E”, the Elephant in the Room…I wholeheartedly agree and yet also chuckle when thinking how much our culture affects this. I lived in southern China for a while and learned that it was common to ask how much something cost or how much a person made. The goal was then to one-up your neighbor by saying how much less you paid for the same item, or how much more you make at a similar occupation. Sometimes I wish it was more acceptable here to compare how much I saved rather than feel the pressure to pretend I spent more.

]]> By: Janhttp://almostfrugal.com/2010/07/05/the-abcs-of-saving-money-e-is-for/#comment-8056 Jan Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:40:50 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=5147#comment-8056 I love the envelopes, especially for grocery shopping and gas. I find that I do spend less when I am spending cash. There have been times when I have zoned out at the pump and pumped a full tank on a debit card, but if I would have had a twenty, I would have been more alert. Certainly we spend our grocery money more carefully, knowing that there is just so much in the envelope. We have tracked down the best store that we can find that has great prices and we stick with that. It's all a training period. People like me, who have gotten themselves heavily in debt, who are smart, but medicate themselves with stuff need to learn a new way and the envelopes help teach that. But they are worthless without a written budget for every single month. I love the envelopes, especially for grocery shopping and gas. I find that I do spend less when I am spending cash. There have been times when I have zoned out at the pump and pumped a full tank on a debit card, but if I would have had a twenty, I would have been more alert.

Certainly we spend our grocery money more carefully, knowing that there is just so much in the envelope. We have tracked down the best store that we can find that has great prices and we stick with that.

It’s all a training period. People like me, who have gotten themselves heavily in debt, who are smart, but medicate themselves with stuff need to learn a new way and the envelopes help teach that.

But they are worthless without a written budget for every single month.

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