Times are tough. Tighten your belt.

[Hottub]

What are you doing to save money during this difficult stretch?

Tonight I downgraded my cable package. So long HBO, Cinemax, Starz.
20 bucks a month.

I renegotiated my cell phone plan.
50 bucks a month, and an LG Rumor (for my chick) for -$1.

I may drop the sub on my Nexus.
6 bucks a month.

Malt O Meal cereal Vs. Name brand.
2 to 3 bucks a box.

DiGiorno frozen Pizza on Friday Vs. Big Jim's.
9 bucks per meal.

[Tenbatsuzen]

How much did your new synagogue membership cost?

[Fallon]

Bringing lunch to work instead of takeout.

[Tenbatsuzen]

BTW, Tub, why did you downgrade your package? The magic words are asking if they have any promotions going on.

I cancelled my TIVO service, got a promotion on cable internet, and upgraged to digital HDTV cable. I saved about 20 bucks and still maintained all the services I had, with one less bill.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Bringing lunch to work instead of takeout.

you also leave cameras in the workplace for your porn, creep.

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

I bring my lunch to work. I don't order out except when I feel like splurging. I also bring my own cans of soda to work (when the 12-paks are on sale, one can costs maybe 25 cents vs. $1 from the machine).

I "bundled" my cell and land line bill so my land line only costs me $20, now vs. the $40 I was paying.

I'm not sure if they're saving much money yet but I switched over to the "green" lightbulbs when the old ones burn out.

I check out supermarket circulars on line and shop with a list. Sometimes I grocery shop at Target because some items are cheaper. I even use my cell phone calculator to make sure that "bargain" really IS a bargain.

I don't go to the movies. I joined Netflix and wait til movies come out on DVD.

If I do want to buy a CD or DVD, I buy used.

[Hottub]

I am still in the Optimum Triple Play. But my cable upgraded to the Silver Package. By losing that portion and going to Basic plus 101 to 170 I saved a ton of cash.

Gotta get ready for the winter. I have Oil. 5 bucks a gallon on a 250 gallon tank.
You do the math.
And before anyone says anything, PSE&G was approved for a 30% rate increase for this winter.:wallbash:
We all lose!:furious:

[Tenbatsuzen]

I can tell you what we're doing to save money, but you'll have to wait for it.

[Fallon]

I can tell you what we're doing to save money, but you'll have to wait for it.

Investing in shitty energy drinks?

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[jonyrotn]

What are you doing to save money during this difficult stretch?

Tonight I downgraded my cable package. So long HBO, Cinemax, Starz.
20 bucks a month.

I renegotiated my cell phone plan.
50 bucks a month, and an LG Rumor (for my chick) for -$1.

I may drop the sub on my Nexus.
6 bucks a month.

Malt O Meal cereal Vs. Name brand.
2 to 3 bucks a box.

DiGiorno frozen Pizza on Friday Vs. Big Jim's.
9 bucks per meal.Why don't you ask Dark_Hippie's parents for a little help?

Next time I see you I'm gonna give you $240..Please don't fuck with your cable...That's un fucking American..

[PapaBear]

I plan all my meals based on what's on sale with my Food Lion or Martin's bonus card. I very rarely drive my car other than at work.

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

And I always say yes when I'm offered overtime. Time and a half RULES!

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

Edit: Nevermind. I am a douche! :-)

And yes-- my one splurge is cable. I love having IFC and Sundance. I can live without HBO and Showtime.

[Marc with a c]

i've tighten my belt

[EffMeBoobs]

Good for you and your pants.

[epo]

Edit: Nevermind. I am a douche! :-)

And yes-- my one splurge is cable. I love having IFC and Sundance. I can live without HBO and Showtime.

No doubt about IFC & Sundance! If anything I'm going large about my cable bill!

[PapaBear]

I replaced my belt with a rope.

[underdog]

How much did your new synagogue membership cost?

That made me laugh too hard.

And I'm unemployed, yet I'm still going out drinking every single night. Hell, if it weren't for my wife, I also would have purchased a pool table with part of my severance pay.

We're supposed to be saving money?

[Foster]

When I go to Strip Clubs I get the Manager's Special instead of the Champagne Room.

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

When I go to Strip Clubs I get the Manager's Special instead of the Champagne Room.

Do the girls have C-Section scars?

[ChrisTheCop]

I'm embarrassed to say I havent done anything to save money.

I always said if gas hit 4 bucks, I'd start taking the subway in to work... but havent.
Well, I bought a more fuel-efficient car!

But yeah, this is a good idea Tubby... I'm gonna have to look around and see what I can do.

Maybe I'll let Tracey out at night and cut down on cat food expenses.
Or train her to use the toilet so I dont have to buy litter.

[Foster]

Do the girls have C-Section scars?

Sometimes....

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

I'm embarrassed to say I havent done anything to save money.

I always said if gas hit 4 bucks, I'd start taking the subway in to work... but havent.
Well, I bought a more fuel-efficient car!

But yeah, this is a good idea Tubby... I'm gonna have to look around and see what I can do.

Maybe I'll let Tracey out at night and cut down on cat food expenses.
Or train her to use the toilet so I dont have to buy litter.

Buying a more fuel-efficient car is doing something! I recently got a tune up and had a fuel injection cleaning. I haven't seen too much of a difference but I drive city miles.

If you cut down on the cat fud then you will automatically cut down on the litter!:wink:

I used to buy Target brand litter-- that shit (pardon the pun) went up in price by a full dollar! I suggest the 21-lb container from Pathmark. It's around $7.00 but sometimes it's on sale for $5.

[Hottub]

Throw Tracey on the grill. save a bunch of money on dinner.


Oh. Rude and Rude, Tubby.

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

Sometimes....

Hey, as long as you're saving money....

[PapaBear]

BTW... Pay attention when the news shows tell you check your tire pressure. It really does make a big difference.

[ChrisTheCop]

If you cut down on the cat fud then you will automatically cut down on the litter!:wink:



Excellent point... also, isnt there sand outside?
Perhaps some neighbor's kid's sandbox?

Throw Tracey on the grill. save a bunch of money on dinner.




Natch, I thought of that, but... I dont have a grill.
And I'm not gonna buy one--hey I'm saving money already!!!

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

Throw Tracey on the grill. save a bunch of money on dinner.


Oh. Rude and Rude, Tubby.

That hurt the crazy cat lady in me!

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc33/SLEI_2007/TheSimpsons-CrazyCatLady.gif

[led37zep]

I've stopped eating Gold Leaf with my chocolate. When times get tough ol' zeppy knows how to cut back.

http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/wp-images/goldleafchocolate.jpg



sigh

[Hottub]

I'm going to save money by not shaving my head every day. And I'm going to learn to reload my shells.


Wait. That isn't me.:unsure:

[PapaBear]

I cut my own hair. Not great, but good enough. Besides... My hair is fabulous enough to make up for it.




(sorry, Chris)

[ChrisTheCop]

At least youre acknowledging, unlike most, that I shave it.

And see that? I was saving money on hair care products LONG before it was fashionable.

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

I cut my own hair. Not great, but good enough. Besides... My hair is fabulous enough to make up for it.




(sorry, Chris)


I just let my hair grow until I can't stand it any more, then I just cut.



BTW-- you are very handsome Chris. Ignore Papabear.

[EddieMoscone]

The bringing lunch to work thing is an easy decision, especially since it's almost impossible to get lunch (a decent lunch) for less than $8 in Manahattan without eating fast food.

No more fancy coffee drinks.

Mass transit to work EVERY day, no driving.

Cancelled HBO. Signed up for the two year cable agreement that gets you 10% off or so.

I stopped buying DVDs...I just burn what I rent from Netflix.

Forget the low carb diets, potatoes and rice are cheap!

[Fallon]

And I always say yes when I'm offered overtime. Time and a half RULES!

I do too. I work most holidays.

[lleeder]

When I make it rain on dem hoes I use singles instead of benjamins.

[Fallon]

When I make it rain on dem hoes I use singles instead of benjamins.

Awwwww yeah!

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[angrymissy]

I used to buy my cats the really, really good natural catfood at like $30 a bag. I've downgraded them to meow mix (bag is twice as big for $12) . I know it's not as healthy, but it seems they actually prefer it. Only downside is their shits have gotten way larger and smellier. :(

[A.J.]

I'm buying less condoms these days.

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

I'm buying less condoms these days.

Cutting back on water balloon fights???


:tongue:

[A.J.]

Cutting back on water balloon fights???


:tongue:

I throw it Miggs-style.

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

I throw it Miggs-style.

:clap:

[cougarjake13]

i dropped my cable bill 30 bucks last year, mainly cause i was hardly ever watching the movie channels package

dropped home land line 40 bucks

cable plus internet combo package 99 a month, was paying close to 200 when i had them separate and the movie channels

dont eat out as much, used to order out or go out 3-4 times a week

when food shopping now i look for deals and by the store brand over name brand

[NickyL0885]

one way to save is buy in bulk. and cook at home. fuck, if you try enough, you can make better food at home then you get at places. when you go out, your paying for the service. so, just make the food your self. check out some books, look online. find recipes. and dont just get food in bulk. buy those 48 pack of toilet paper, those 24 pack of paper towels, bulk shampoo and soap. you'll save money in the long run.

[Don Stugots]

Suspenders?

[SatCam]

I got a credit card

[oldladyfacepuncher]

I decided not to give my employees' raises, since you cheap fuckers aren't buying anything.

[K.C.]

I stopped eating three weeks ago.

I can see the full definition of all my ribs!

[Tenbatsuzen]

Maybe I'll let Tracey out at night and cut down on cat food expenses.
Or train her to use the toilet so I dont have to buy litter.

I originally read this and thought you were keeping Friday as a BDSM slave in your basement.

[Don Stugots]

I originally read this and thought you were keeping Friday as a BDSM slave in your basement.

Maybe Friday is Chris' Gimp.

[cozzie]

I've down graded from coors light to drinking Natural light, and i buy the 2 for 1 cig deals, and I'm banging the cheap hookers , that's how i'm saving lots of $$$$$$$$.

[FANDICK]

Air conditioning a few degrees higher...cheaper lunch meat (I miss you Boar's Head) kids must now pay for batteries when they're careless...dogs and cats eat a tad bit less than usual (they're fat fucks anyway) WE eat less, i.e. smaller portions and skipping a meal here and there...got rid of one of our DVR's...downgraded the minutes on our phones...fuck a lot more to pass the time where we'd be spending more money.

[Bossanova]

Air conditioning a few degrees higher...cheaper lunch meat (I miss you Boar's Head) kids must now pay for batteries when they're careless...dogs and cats eat a tad bit less than usual (they're fat fucks anyway) WE eat less, i.e. smaller portions and skipping a meal here and there...got rid of one of our DVR's...downgraded the minutes on our phones...fuck a lot more to pass the time where we'd be spending more money.

Did you downgrade from Busch Light to Natural Light too you cheap fuck

[DiabloSammich]

Did you downgrade from Busch Light to Natural Light too you cheap fuck



Does it really matter?

[Don Stugots]

I just work or take on a few more side jobs to make up for the difference.

[Bossanova]

Does it really matter?

HAHAHA. Only about 33 cents and a less shiny can

[DiabloSammich]

I have my workers carry me to jobsites now, like Cleopatra.

My fuel savings have been tremendous.

And we play a little game called "Last One to the Bank On Friday Gets a Bounced Paycheck." Good times.

[Bossanova]

I have my workers carry me to jobsites now, like Cleopatra.

My fuel savings have been tremendous.

And we play a little game called "Last One to the Bank On Friday Gets a Bounced Paycheck." Good times.

Gvac and I only throw fives at commoners instead of twenties

[Don Stugots]

And we play a little game called "Last One to the Bank On Friday Gets a Bounced Paycheck." Good times.


I thought my boss was the only one that played that game.

[lleeder]

Now its strictly coathangers or a name change and relocation to Florida.

[FUNKMAN]

i clean my teeth and the bowl with the same brush now...

i can't figure out how to save much. i did switch to the Optimum triple package recently. saves about 30-40 a month. living in the burbs you pretty much have to drive everywhere. having teenagers in activities adds to it. my oldest is driving but she needs help with gas/spending money.

i shop at Sam's so I'm not running for toilet paper every two weeks, guess that helps...

keeping an eye on the thermostat could help. couple degrees here and there, does it help much??? not sure! i use fans all the time but I'm not sure if they help save money being they have to run on electricity just like the ac...

bringing lunch or dinner to work: i always question how much savings is there after doing the shopping, preparing, packaging as opposed to just picking up a 10 dollar pasta dish or 6-7dollar chinese dish... i'm too lazy to sit down and actually figure it out

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

If you buy a few boxes of pasta on sale (say, $1 a piece) and a couple of jars of sauce (say, $1.50) you can have a week's worth of dinners for $5!

I bring sandwiches for lunch/dinner too. $2.50 for a loaf of the whole grain bread on sale and a package of cheap cold cuts (on sale, maybe, $2.99). Again, a weeks worth of meals for $5.49.

I do this and wind up getting SICK of pasta and sandwiches so I wind up ordering out anyway after a while! :happy:

Oh! And mac n' cheese with broccoli is another cheap meal!

[King Hippos Bandaid]

instead of sushi , its canned soups and cold cuts

we used to eat out 3 to 4 times a week

now if we are lucky we eat out once a week

[Hottub]

I find not not doing my one of my radio shows, but still collecting a check helps.

http://www.caca-pasa.com/images/mexican-bandito-thumb29996_2k6h.jpg

[Tenbatsuzen]

I find not not doing my one of my radio shows, but still collecting a check helps.

http://www.caca-pasa.com/images/mexican-bandito-thumb29996_2k6h.jpg

There's a chance that check isn't coming any more.

[Tenbatsuzen]

I just work or take on a few more side jobs to make up for the difference.

Getting rid of bodies?

[lleeder]

I do this and wind up getting SICK of pasta and sandwiches so I wind up ordering out anyway after a while! :happy:


Thats when its time to get creative. Pasta sandwiches. :thumbup:

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

Anytime I "splurge" and buy something that I don't really need, I think of Marge Simpson when she bought the Chanel suit at the discount store:

"It'll be good for the economy!"

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k203/petrina_02/Marge.jpg

[lleeder]

I buy chicken but flavor it with steak seasoning.

[lleeder]

I've down graded from coors light to drinking Natural light, and i buy the 2 for 1 cig deals, and I'm banging the cheap hookers , that's how i'm saving lots of $$$$$$$$.

Thats nothing I do the old Kitty Dukakis and drink rubbing alcohol.

[ungluedcargo]

Turn used condoms inside out, wash and reuse. Drink Pabst blue Ribbon instead of expensive Coors Light, and bring my own needle to sell my plasma, they take less of a cut that way.

[midwestjeff]

I've always been "poor" and lived simply.
I have never bought a new car, my current car cost $500 and I've had it almost a year.
I eat once a day.
I roll my own cigarettes.
I don't buy stuff. Just necessities. I bought stuff for the last year or so, and now I am done. I have what I want.
I have always shopped at thrift stores for clothes, spending about fifty bucks every two or three years.
I freeball, so I am still wearing underwear that I got in highschool, since I hardly use it.
I tightened my belt today, the belt I paid 7 dollars for three years ago, because I have lost some weight that I gained while I had a job that required two meals a day. Very physical.
I quit that job 6 weeks ago.
I'll get a new one next month.
Times aren't affecting me because I've always lived well below my means.
I type long posts when I am bored. Boo.

[lleeder]

Make the kids choose between peanut butter or jelly on a playing card for lunch.

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

Turn used condoms inside out, wash and reuse.

I don't know you, so I'll assume you're kidding.

[ungluedcargo]

I refuse to answer on the grounds it might belittle me, Actually just kidding. But I did find out they are way cheaper at Costco, though thick as a retreaded truck tire too.

[lleeder]

Thats a great arguement for anal. "Look in these trying times I can't afford a condom so can I just dump one in your fartbox."

[ungluedcargo]

But your not saving any money, takes alot of soap and water to clean up afterwards,
Plus the amount of alcohol I have to pour in my wife for that one, A case of condoms is cheaper, even really nice condoms.

[cheesehead]

ANY argument is a good argument for anal.

There are no bad ones.

Or is that a new thread?

[Hottub]

ANY argument is a good argument for anal.

There are no bad ones.

Or is that a new thread (http://www.ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=71024)?

Daily lleeder.

[landarch]

I got a job with my fresh shiny new degree. It's an hour away from home.

I am joining the vanpool at work, which will save me literally $500 per month on gas, plus preserve the family car.

I am working on my own car this weekend. A new power steering pump, water pump, and rear brakes for the price of parts. I hate playing mechanic.

I cancelled netflix

We don't go out to eat any more

brown bag lunches from last night's leftovers

stopped buying junk food

Still have to renegotiate the cell phone plan

[FANDICK]

Did you downgrade from Busch Light to Natural Light too you cheap fuck

Let's not get carried away.

That's as low as I go.

:drunk:

[Hottub]

For the first time in 14 years, my mortgage payment is going to be late. I'm seriously getting my ass kicked.
Something good has got to happen.

[west milly Tom]

Apparently the budget crunch didn't trickle down to my parents basement yet. Except for my dad jacking up my rent to $200 a month I'm still eating drinking and partying like a king. The only trade off is at 28 I still can't have girls in my room. Is it worth it?

[Mullenax]

Apparently the budget crunch didn't trickle down to my parents basement yet. Except for my dad jacking up my rent to $200 a month I'm still eating drinking and partying like a king. The only trade off is at 28 I still can't have girls in my room. Is it worth it?

Not if you like girls.

[jennysmurf]

Thats a great arguement for anal. "Look in these trying times I can't afford a condom so can I just dump one in your fartbox."

I'll bet that line works everytime! Very smooth!:thumbup:

[lleeder]

For the first time in 14 years, my mortgage payment is going to be late. I'm seriously getting my ass kicked.
Something good has got to happen.

That reminds me of an ad I heard on the radio for bi-weekly mortgages. Is that something that has been around or is it new. They say you can have lower payments but would the every two week thing be even worse?

[foodcourtdruide]

I am joining the vanpool at work, which will save me literally $500 per month on gas, plus preserve the family car.


Jesus Christ, what kind of car is it?

[~Katja~]

That reminds me of an ad I heard on the radio for bi-weekly mortgages. Is that something that has been around or is it new. They say you can have lower payments but would the every two week thing be even worse?

I have mine set up that way, biweekly with my pay. You pay a little more but cut 7 years of mortgage payments out on a 30 year fixed one...

[LordJezo]

That reminds me of an ad I heard on the radio for bi-weekly mortgages. Is that something that has been around or is it new. They say you can have lower payments but would the every two week thing be even worse?

It's from a service that is trying to send you something. It does nothing that you can't do on your own for free if you just payed a little extra principle each time you send a check. If you changed your payments around by yourself then the exact same thing would happen.

http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/04/22/are-bi-weekly-mortgage-payment-programs-a-scam/

http://savvysaver.blogspot.com/2005/04/bi-weekly-mortgage-payments.html