Posted by Jeßus on May 14, 2010, 5:15 am
On Fri, 14 May 2010 17:52:19 +1000, "Rod Speed"
>Eric wrote:
>> What are currently your best saving tips you recommend and also practice,
>> relating to how you make your money go much further than it used to, whether
>> it's for food - weekly living expenses, home and financial investment, etc.
>Get quite a bit of stuff at yard sales.
>Hardly ever buy anything that isnt on special except stuff that I dont use much
>of. Keep enough stock so I can always by at the best price I have ever seen,
>and keep track of what the best price is for the stuff I use much of.
>Brew my own beer. My country gouges commercial alcohol except wine.
>Better beer than the commercial beer too.
>Almost never buy books new anymore. Mostly get them at yard sales and
>online, second hand. We dont have a viable free book exchange in my country.
>The public library does have some stuff I want to read, but doesnt have quite
>a bit of other stuff too, like Jared Diamond's books and true crime etc.
>Built my own house from scratch doing almost all of the work myself.
>I've always understood the basics with financial investments, started off
>with stocks while still in high school and made heaps over the next 50+ years.
>Drive a very fuel efficient small Korean car. Used the one before
>that one for 35+ years and it only passed its useby date when I
>was stupid enough to not fix the obviously leaking windscreen and
>it eventually rusted the floor and couldnt be registered anymore.
>Did my most expensive hobby, light plane flying, essentially for free
>by dry hiring the plane we owned to a commercial pilot and with one
>of the other owners having been in aircraft maintenance for years etc.
Roddles in rfc... you should stick around in rfc, you'd be real
popular here ;). Long time no see (so to speak).
Posted by ARWadsworth on May 14, 2010, 11:19 am
I would guess not having kids has saved me a fortune.
Adam
Posted by Bruce on May 14, 2010, 12:55 pm
On Fri, 14 May 2010 16:19:18 +0100, "ARWadsworth"
Is that because you took care when laundering and reusing condoms?
Posted by ARWadsworth on May 14, 2010, 1:26 pm
I just took care
No CSA payments for me.
Adam
Posted by Arri London on May 14, 2010, 8:35 pm
Eric wrote:
>
> What are currently your best saving tips you recommend and also
> practice, relating
> to how you make your money go much further than it used to, whether
> it's for
> food - weekly living expenses, home and financial investment, etc.
Buy less. Eat less. Use less.
It's neither rocket science nor brain surgery :)
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>> What are currently your best saving tips you recommend and also practice,
>> relating to how you make your money go much further than it used to, whether
>> it's for food - weekly living expenses, home and financial investment, etc.
>Get quite a bit of stuff at yard sales.
>Hardly ever buy anything that isnt on special except stuff that I dont use much
>of. Keep enough stock so I can always by at the best price I have ever seen,
>and keep track of what the best price is for the stuff I use much of.
>Brew my own beer. My country gouges commercial alcohol except wine.
>Better beer than the commercial beer too.
>Almost never buy books new anymore. Mostly get them at yard sales and
>online, second hand. We dont have a viable free book exchange in my country.
>The public library does have some stuff I want to read, but doesnt have quite
>a bit of other stuff too, like Jared Diamond's books and true crime etc.
>Built my own house from scratch doing almost all of the work myself.
>I've always understood the basics with financial investments, started off
>with stocks while still in high school and made heaps over the next 50+ years.
>Drive a very fuel efficient small Korean car. Used the one before
>that one for 35+ years and it only passed its useby date when I
>was stupid enough to not fix the obviously leaking windscreen and
>it eventually rusted the floor and couldnt be registered anymore.
>Did my most expensive hobby, light plane flying, essentially for free
>by dry hiring the plane we owned to a commercial pilot and with one
>of the other owners having been in aircraft maintenance for years etc.