Comments on: 5 Stupid Ways We Waste Money

By: rent textbooks online

rent textbooks online — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:49:19 +0000

Great point, and my hobby is scuba diving it wasn’t so bad when I lived in Florida but now I am land locked.

By: Ryan @ IQ test

Ryan @ IQ test — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:25:45 +0000

I seriously waste about four hundred dollars a month on fast food. I need to save my heart and my pocket book. Posts like this really help me to put that type of thing into perspective.

By: DH

DH — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:27:36 +0000

I have to agree with Nate @ Debt-free Scholar. Misplacing stuff and then buying them again (and then finding the first thing 2-3 months later) is definitely the most common way I waste money.

I really should declutter and organize, I’m thinking…

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March ‘09 Contest Winners | Debt-free Scholar — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:40:20 +0000

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By: Katie

Katie — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 01:49:59 +0000

Regarding #1, I’ve learned that the best way to avoid this problem, at least a single person who lives alone, is to only go shopping for a couple of meals at a time. I attempt to tailor my menu to what is on sale/what I have coupons for, buy in bulk, and make one big meal that lasts for several days–it’s inexpensive and keeps me from overshopping. Generally speaking, if you only go to the grocery store once or twice a month, you’re going to be in the mindset of, “I must stock on provisions to last me forever!” and you’re going to buy too much food. If you’re just thinking, “I only need these two meals to last me through the week,” you’ll buy far less.

Shopping more frequently also makes it possible for you to buy more of the fresh foods on the outside aisles of the grocery store, which tend to be less expensive and healthier, and avoid buying a lot of the boxed, canned, frozen stuff in the center aisles which are usually overpriced for the convenience they provide and not very good for you at all.