Originally Posted by
DarkStarr
The only thing I can think of is how are your driving habits? Don't gun it and don't be a late braker to save some money on gas/brake pads + rotors.
I've been pretty good with my driving habbits lately so I think I'm doing well with that.
Originally Posted by
KirkLS
Sounds like you're doing a pretty good job man. Maybe get coupons and try to save on things you buy on a normal basis.
I use the grocery store loyalty card all the time, and I try to use coupons when I can.
Originally Posted by
Nightshade
Not sure how to explain the way I do it because I have been doing it so long I don't even realize it. Main thing I cut out years ago was going out to clubs and bars on a regular basis (barely go at all now though) which saved me a ton of money.
Aside from that I limit my driving (gas is fucking expensive) which has saved me more than anything over the last 3 years.
I rarely go out to the clubs anymore due to your exact reasons, its so expensive.
Originally Posted by
sinthetiq
create a list of your expenses and what you make to get an idea of how much you save/spend..
I've already got a spreadsheet of what all my estimated expenses are. I've got everything planned out for a year roughly of what I need to do to pay my parents back, and what I need to do to pay off my credit cards. I've left myself $100/month for entertainment purposes, and gave myself $160/month for food. Those are both variables along with the price of gas, but I inflated what I'll need to account for a possible fuel price spike. So I could technicall pay things off quicker, but it all depends on what happens.
If my car acts up or something in my condo needs to be fixed it will throw a wrench into the plans.
Its proably going to be a somewhat boring uneventfull next few months, so I'm going to devot a lot of time to working out and rollerblading since that is pretty cheap to do. I'm sure my friends are going to think I'm a blast, but I don't care, I need to take care of this if it means I can have way more freedom in the near future.