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Changing perceptions due to rising costs?
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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 148689" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>I've always had a pretty frugal streak and tended to look for bargains. We usually shop at No Frills (our discount grocery chain), buy in bulk and buy no-name or store brands. </p><p></p><p>husband and I share a truck, I take public transit as much as I can (with a bus stop right at the edge of my front yard, I really have no excuse not to), and when I'm at work downtown, I walk between buildings both to save transit fare and get some exercise.</p><p></p><p>Since husband has been out of work for the last 6 months, we've had to get very creative with ways to trim the budget. husband is on a medically supervised diet, so we have stopped buying almost all snack foods, bread, rice, pasta, sweets, etc. We don't eat out or order takeout anymore. </p><p></p><p>I work at home several days a week, which saves gas, transit fare, clothing and dry-cleaning costs (I can "dress" for work in sweat pants and a t-shirt rather than a suit when I'm home). When I do go into the office, I take a packed lunch, tea bags and a thermos of milk for tea, and a snack for the afternoon, so that I don't spend money on lunch or tea breaks. I've also been working all the overtime I can manage.</p><p></p><p>Little easy child, who is growing like a weed, has inherited a bunch of my t-shirts (which I buy in the boys department at Wal-Mart) now that he and I wear the same size. </p><p></p><p>I was doing some calculations the other day and realized that just by cutting back on these things over the last several months, we have cut about 30 to 35&#37; off our monthly spending. </p><p></p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 148689, member: 3907"] I've always had a pretty frugal streak and tended to look for bargains. We usually shop at No Frills (our discount grocery chain), buy in bulk and buy no-name or store brands. husband and I share a truck, I take public transit as much as I can (with a bus stop right at the edge of my front yard, I really have no excuse not to), and when I'm at work downtown, I walk between buildings both to save transit fare and get some exercise. Since husband has been out of work for the last 6 months, we've had to get very creative with ways to trim the budget. husband is on a medically supervised diet, so we have stopped buying almost all snack foods, bread, rice, pasta, sweets, etc. We don't eat out or order takeout anymore. I work at home several days a week, which saves gas, transit fare, clothing and dry-cleaning costs (I can "dress" for work in sweat pants and a t-shirt rather than a suit when I'm home). When I do go into the office, I take a packed lunch, tea bags and a thermos of milk for tea, and a snack for the afternoon, so that I don't spend money on lunch or tea breaks. I've also been working all the overtime I can manage. Little easy child, who is growing like a weed, has inherited a bunch of my t-shirts (which I buy in the boys department at Wal-Mart) now that he and I wear the same size. I was doing some calculations the other day and realized that just by cutting back on these things over the last several months, we have cut about 30 to 35% off our monthly spending. Trinity [/QUOTE]
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