Comments on: 20 Best Ways To Save Money by NOT being Normal – GS10

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:16:00 +0000

Many of the comments incorrectly refer to owning a vehicle as a “depreciating asset.” A car is not an asset, an asset appreciates. A vehicle is a depreciating entity.

Also, if you buy used, make sure it’s still under the original factory warranty or it’s a Certified Pre-Owned. Otherwise, maintenance fees will begin to add up.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:22:43 +0000

I too love going out to new restaurants! It is expensive, but I like to try and share a meal to save a little money or look for happy hours or 50% off deals.

By: SB @ One Cent At A Time

SB @ One Cent At A Time — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:06:49 +0000

Why would they allow you bringing own bedding? All sorts of people stays in a hospital. you don’t want germs to come your home or pass your germs to the people who are sick and not very immune to bacteria..

BTW..I spent 28 years in India and still an Indian citizen

By: Kurt

Kurt — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:25:25 +0000

A good way to save money is to use local services for things such as repair jobs or yard maintenance. I found the website http://www.localworkforme.com a very useful way to save money while helping local people and businesses earn some money.

By: sindhu

sindhu — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:22:56 +0000

In our India only Government run hospital allow us to take our own pillow, linen, etc. In private / specialised hospitals they don’t allow us to use our own goods. In some hospitals they do not allow us even to take food that we bring from home.

By: MGalloway

MGalloway — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:43:38 +0000

I agree on using the local library. Ours has access to other public library collections statewide, and even allows you to pull college textbooks from numerous area universities through interlibrary loans. I can even check out hard-to-find videos and books because they are usually available somwhere in the system.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:44:17 +0000

Well I liked your budgeting site so much that I added it to my financial pearls.
The budgeting templates for excell are great, I will remake to suit my simple needs. They will save me time figuring out formulas for excell. Maybe I’ll need a more complex budget in the future, but for now I only need to track food purchases from one account. L8trs

By: Lynn

Lynn — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:32:01 +0000

About the comment to save money with a free 800 directory service.
That works if you have a land line.
If you have a cell carrier like mine and no land line then watch out.
My cell carrier charges $1.50 per call for a 800 number.
They also charge $1.50 for directory service.
My cell service charges $7.00 per month 10 cents per min. 15 cents for text messages.
I spend $15 every 2 months on cell service.
A land line would be more.

By: Hannah Collumns

Hannah Collumns — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:44:49 +0000

One thing I recently started doing that is not “normal”, but is actually really fun, cheap, good for you, and tasty is making my own food and cleaning supplies at home. You can look up plenty of “recipes” for things such as laundry detergent, all purpose cleaner,etc. There are also plenty of sites you can go to to learn how to make your own food and baking supplies, such as ranch dressing, baking powder, bread, etc. I live way out in the country, so making a trip into town is actually a huge pain in the butt for me, and it is a lot more convenient for myself and my husband to make these items at home. If you bake a lot, consider making your own vanilla, all you need it vanilla beans and vodka. Store bought vanilla is extremely expensive and you can even homeade vanilla away to your friends (as someone told me to do once.) Besides, that is pretty impressive!

Making things at home is so much cheaper and better for you than buying them at the grocery store, plus it saves us plenty on gas. Just a thought that most “normal” people don’t do-but should!

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:27:12 +0000

If you have a Discover Card you can go through the ShopDiscover website and get cash back there also. (And some of the percentages are slightly higher than Ebates though not as many merchants to choose from)