Comments on: What do you do when you’re not spending money? http://www.mortaine.com/blog/2007/02/14/what-do-you-do-when-youre-not-spending-money Blog for Stephanie Bryant, a 30-something writer who travels full-time. And her husband, Johnnyb. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:29:41 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: m http://www.mortaine.com/blog/2007/02/14/what-do-you-do-when-youre-not-spending-money/comment-page-1#comment-10451 m Thu, 01 Mar 2007 16:07:10 +0000 http://www.mortaine.com/blog/2007/02/14/what-do-you-do-when-youre-not-spending-money/#comment-10451 so interesting that you wrote on this. my friend who has a 6 month old baby and who stopped working and i (taking a year off and living on my savings) talked about not doing our shopping sprees anymore. turns out that we both subscribe to the: out of sight out of mind theory. if we don't go to the stores, we don't know what we could've purchased for hella cheap (because it was deeply discounted AND because we really really needed it). so interesting that you wrote on this.

my friend who has a 6 month old baby and who stopped working and i (taking a year off and living on my savings) talked about not doing our shopping sprees anymore.

turns out that we both subscribe to the: out of sight out of mind theory.

if we don’t go to the stores, we don’t know what we could’ve purchased for hella cheap (because it was deeply discounted AND because we really really needed it).

]]> By: Bryan C. Fleming » Leadership Edition : Personal Growth Carnival http://www.mortaine.com/blog/2007/02/14/what-do-you-do-when-youre-not-spending-money/comment-page-1#comment-10450 Bryan C. Fleming » Leadership Edition : Personal Growth Carnival Thu, 01 Mar 2007 14:22:04 +0000 http://www.mortaine.com/blog/2007/02/14/what-do-you-do-when-youre-not-spending-money/#comment-10450 [...] m presents life’s check off list and my divorce causing equation Stephanie Bryant presents What do you do when you’re not spending money? Tupelo Kenyon presents Benefits of Music for Personal Development Andrew Mason presents The Planning Models - Natural Planning with GTD [...] [...] m presents life’s check off list and my divorce causing equation Stephanie Bryant presents What do you do when you’re not spending money? Tupelo Kenyon presents Benefits of Music for Personal Development Andrew Mason presents The Planning Models – Natural Planning with GTD [...]

]]> By: Debbie http://www.mortaine.com/blog/2007/02/14/what-do-you-do-when-youre-not-spending-money/comment-page-1#comment-10447 Debbie Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:48:55 +0000 http://www.mortaine.com/blog/2007/02/14/what-do-you-do-when-youre-not-spending-money/#comment-10447 Besides what you listed (though some of these aren't very different): * www.websudoku.com * reorganizing things in the house * gardening - At my house, that usually means pulling weeds. It's also free to divide plants and to move plants. * going to parties * exercising (jog or walk in the neighborhood, workout with friends at the gym, class at the gym, pick-up games at a school field) * re-watching movies I already own * mending Thanks for contributing to the Festival for Frugality Besides what you listed (though some of these aren’t very different):

* http://www.websudoku.com
* reorganizing things in the house
* gardening – At my house, that usually means pulling weeds. It’s also free to divide plants and to move plants.
* going to parties
* exercising (jog or walk in the neighborhood, workout with friends at the gym, class at the gym, pick-up games at a school field)
* re-watching movies I already own
* mending

Thanks for contributing to the Festival for Frugality

]]> By: CDC http://www.mortaine.com/blog/2007/02/14/what-do-you-do-when-youre-not-spending-money/comment-page-1#comment-10417 CDC Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:09:32 +0000 http://www.mortaine.com/blog/2007/02/14/what-do-you-do-when-youre-not-spending-money/#comment-10417 I'd heard of this, and I think it's a great idea, but like you - no way could I do it for a year. (Especially considering I've already blown it in 2007.) Cooking vs. eating out is the biggest money saver for me and avoiding buying junk food. When a shopping trip is just protein and some produce, it gets nice and cheap, especially once I got the spice rack properly restocked and it's now rare that I have to drop any money on those. My last marketing bill was $49, and that was enough to eat for 2 people for 5 days. In my mind, $5 a day is pretty good, even though I seem to always know people that are managing gourmet meals on 37 cents a day or something like that. Vegging out at home is also nice & cheap. :) Reading, writing, mucking around on the internet, while not necessarily productive, enjoyable and don't require my wallet. I’d heard of this, and I think it’s a great idea, but like you – no way could I do it for a year. (Especially considering I’ve already blown it in 2007.)

Cooking vs. eating out is the biggest money saver for me and avoiding buying junk food. When a shopping trip is just protein and some produce, it gets nice and cheap, especially once I got the spice rack properly restocked and it’s now rare that I have to drop any money on those. My last marketing bill was $49, and that was enough to eat for 2 people for 5 days. In my mind, $5 a day is pretty good, even though I seem to always know people that are managing gourmet meals on 37 cents a day or something like that.

Vegging out at home is also nice & cheap. :) Reading, writing, mucking around on the internet, while not necessarily productive, enjoyable and don’t require my wallet.

]]>