Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Take a good look and save some money
Rick counted all our purchases from fast food places, restaurants, stops to 7 eleven and fast stop stores, coffee shops and we found out from February to April 16th we have spent get ready for this---- almost $500.00 dollars. We could have bought so much food at the grocery store with that. Can you imagine how much we could save a year if we just bought food and drinks at the store instead of going out to get foods,drinks snacks, coffee. I challenge you to add up all you've spent on these items and see how much money you can save. I know we are diffidently changing our ways for sure. We are now putting $50.00 dollars in an envelope and if we want to go out during that month we use that when its gone its gone.
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This is so hard, I hate doing this. One day (yes, one day) I went to Starbuck 3 times!!! At $2.55 per trip (and that's if Kaylee an I didn't split a reduced fat cinnammon swirl coffee cake) that is almost $8! $8 per day for one month is $240!!!!!!!!!! And that's just coffee!
Oh my gosh!! Justin and I also wanted to check our finances because we were doing so well for awhile that we stopped worrying about buying the little things(coffee, snacks, drinks, etc) and all of a sudden we were like how are we going to pay rent?! Justin added everything up like you guys did and thats about exactly how much we were throwing away every month! $500.00!! And at least you guys have 3 kids, that was just between him and I!! So yea, we too have changed our ways and we're back to saving again! Doesn't it make you sick to think wow, what could we have done differently with that money?
~FOR KIM~
Wow, Starbucks 3 times in one day? Lucky!! 'm lucky if I'm able to go once in two weeks!
I'TS CRAZY TO THINK HOW MUCH WE COULD HAVE BEEN PUTTING IN SAVINGS OR HEY EVEN PUT DOWN NEW CAPRET IN JORDONS ROOM. just YESTERDAY i FOUND MY SELF DRIVING THROUGH TO GET A COFFIE SINCE I HAVE MY $5.OO DOLLOR A MONTH ALOWENCE AND i GOT HOME AND WAS LIKE DID i REALLY NEED THIS DECAFE CUP OF FAT? i COULD MAKE A COFFIE THAT YEA WOULD NOT TASTE AS GOOD BUT WOULD BE BETTER FOR ME AT HALF THE PRICE. fOR YOU COFFIE DRINKERS GO TO STARBUCKS.COM AND LOOK UP JUST HOW MANY CALORIES ARE IN ONE DRINK, YOU WONT WANT TO GO THERE AGAIN. i LIKE TO HAVE SOMETHING WARM WHEN I'm DRIVING SO i WENT TO TARGET AND FOUND THESE CUPS THAT CAN BE REYCLED AFTER USE THEY COME WITH A LID ALSO FOR $3.00 FOR 10 WHAT A SAVINGS! KIM 3 TIMES ADAY? DO YOU LIVE CLOSE? tHINK OF THE GAS YOU ARE USING? thanks FOR TAKING THAT CHALLENGE ITS DEFEDENTLY AN EYE OPENOR.
Starbucks is right up the road. Used to grab one while runnig errands. I drink just iced coffee. No sugar and no cream. It's like 50 calories. But, I know what you mean because I used to drink carmel, white mochas with whip cream and all and it's like over 600 calories!!!! That's nearly 1/2 my daily intake! That makes me want to barf.
Oh, and I only did starbucks 3 times in one day once. But it was at least one time a day for way too long.
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