How to save money (for bankers)

[Bramblethorn]

For the rest of us, some inspiration if you're ever trying to write from the perspective of somebody with zeroth world problems.

http://news.efinancialcareers.com/u...ney-saving-tips-from-bankers-and-their-wives/

Useful tips include:

Travel premium economy instead of business class
Have your wife iron your shirts instead of paying somebody to do it - or she could even get a job herself
Look for cheaper ski holidays
Sell your second home

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Before I retired I drove 3000 miles every month, after I retired I drove 1000 miles per month, now I drive 1000 miles every 3 months. The trick is to locate what I need close to home, and stop the impulse driving.

Something else I do is buy used books at the local thrift shop rather than buy online from Amazon. Saturday I got 2 good condition horror books (Stephen King & Richard Matheson) for 50 cents each. Amazon shipping is $3.99 per book, so I kept several bux in my purse.

I compost almost all of my organic waste. I save lotsa money I spent for fertilizer.

 

[blulilacgrl]

Okay i know that your post was meant sarcastically. But it made me sit up. Because I have my one favorite way of saving that works and is so easy peasy!!

A couple years ago I found out that my bank allowed for automatic transfers between checking and savings accounts. So I started with just $10. Every Monday morning $10 went from my checking account into my savings account. That may not sound like much but if you do the math, that is $520 a year.

The truth is no one really notices $10 a week especially when it is taken from your account without your "knowledge". Once you have adjusted your budget to $10 less a week. I think I waited 3 months. Then I bumped it up to $15. Got comfortable and bumped up another $5.

If you can get up to $25 a week that is $1300 a year. Now I admit that every Christmas I dig into my savings a little for presents. But overall it is a nice buffer for when things go wonky and it happens without you really being aware of it.

 

[1Browneyedguy]

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[JAMESBJOHNSON]

I toss change into a vase, and cashout around $30 a few days before Christmas. Thirty bux is a gift card for someone.