Where and how do you cut things from your budget?

[RedRedJarvisRedwine]

I find that by not going to the bars 5x a week, not tailgating all day for every game, and in general having hobbies other than drinking alcohol saves a decent chunk of change.

Anyone else having a hard time figuring this one out?

Yes! How does KJ. manage to get drunk?! :dunno

Fermented panda tears

 

[GM_Tood]

Strippers get $5s instead of $20s.

 

[Chimalli]

If you are trying to save up more cash, where do you look to make cuts?

Booze?

Cable TV?

DirectTV?

Cheaper foods?

Cooking at home?

What kinds of things do you try to do so that you can save some more cash?

I think for me, it is the liquor purchases that eat into a bit much.

I cut my children from the budget and PUT THEIR LAZY ASSES TO WORK. Look, I don't that one just turned five, he thinks room and board are free. I save a ton on daycare now.

Aside from that the Mrs. and I cut internet, cable, booze, cook at home (Tangent: you can make some kick a$$ pan-fry noodles from Ramen, just use half the amount of water, fry veggies, potatoes, and use hot sauce). We both have smart phones and hit up Redbox weekly. I drink from time to time but now I am a two beer queer.

 

[QMany]

I'm a single, 26 year old attorney. I just moved back in with my parents, and it is glorious. Saving bank!

If that isn't an option, I'd say eating out is the biggest way to save. Last winter, I was diligent with my workouts and nutrition. I was eating healthier food, and more of it, but I was cooking all my meals at home. I noticed at the end of the month how much more disposable income I had left. I think I spent it on booze. Hahah!

 

[ADS]

I had to stop going to Madame Kamay's Filipino Palace

 

[BigRedBuster]

My kids don't have smart phones. They think it is the end of the world. I tend to disagree.

 

[Chimalli]

I had to stop going to Madame Kamay's Filipino Palace

The Casino or the "Asian" massage parlor?

 

[ADS]

I had to stop going to Madame Kamay's Filipino Palace

The Casino or the "Asian" massage parlor?

They're massage therapists

 

[GSG]

I had to stop going to Madame Kamay's Filipino Palace

The Casino or the "Asian" massage parlor?

They're massage therapists

Yeah, they'll massage your c**k for money

 

[ADS]

I had to stop going to Madame Kamay's Filipino Palace

The Casino or the "Asian" massage parlor?

They're massage therapists

Massage your c**k for money

There's a word for that, it's hooker.

 

[Chimalli]

I had to stop going to Madame Kamay's Filipino Palace

The Casino or the "Asian" massage parlor?

They're massage therapists

Massage your c**k for money

There's a word for that, it's hooker.

I know what you mean, I def had to give up my weekly blowj for the health of the family budget. The sacrifices us men make.

 

[GM_Tood]

This thread be gettin good!

 

[NUance]

There's a word for that, it's hooker.

 

[KJ.]

I find that by not going to the bars 5x a week, not tailgating all day for every game, and in general having hobbies other than drinking alcohol saves a decent chunk of change.

Anyone else having a hard time figuring this one out?

Yes! How does KJ. manage to get drunk?! :dunno

 

[tschu]

I'm not giving up my beer or wine.

I cut costs by cooking at home. I cook about as well as most restaurants, and the cost is SO MUCH LESS, so why eat out? And on those nights when I'm just tired and don't want to cook, I inevitably find myself hating the meal at the restaurant because it's crap and it cost about as much as my weekly grocery spending.

This

Plus I love cooking; I'm a science guy and cooking is essentially science. I'm getting to the point where I can make just about anything at near restaurant quality with good groceries, or make something pretty damn good out of really cheap stuff

If I'm cutting on booze it means I'm buying natty and evan williams instead of microbrew and scotch.