Where won't you cut back?
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Where won't you cut back?
| Tue, 08-18-2009 - 5:39pm |
We all know the economy is in the toilet at the moment. We're bombarded with reminders every time we turn on the news or surf the news sites.
Most of us here on the board are struggling to either make ends meet or stay afloat.
That said, is there an area of your life where you will not cut back? For example, do you insist on organic produce or meat? Do you always buy your vehicles new? Are you a latest gadgets guru? Where (if anywhere) do you choose not to cut back?


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- I won't cancel the daily newspaper. It's only $20 a month, delivered right to my door.
- I won't give up my cup of coffee from the cafeteria on workdays. It's less than a dollar and tastes so much better than anything I make at home on the weekend.
Mary Jo
I won't cut back on the 2 bottles of wine per month that I buy.
Kate
I won't give up eating well. I probably spend more then I should on food, but if I don't have things I want to eat at home, I end up just eating out which helps no one (especially my waist line!!!).
I won't give up my interest classes either. I love learning new things and feel it keeps me well rounded! Last week was Christmas Card making. In September its Boot(y) Camp lol (its a boot camp aimed at women).
Bex -
"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift -thats why its called the present."
Bex -
Well there are a couple things, more DH than me as I could cut to the bone sometimes:
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Our entertainment, which consist of cable tv with a package that contains a little more than the standard channels, but not movie channels. We do not go any where on the weekends, so this is our reward to ourselves.
Norma
"Patience is the best remedy for every trouble"- Plautus
The only area I won't cut back is in buying toilet paper and coffee.
For us I would say coffee and television.
We buy Stumptown coffee and every time we try to switch, we're horribly disappointed and end up sneaking coffee at local cafes instead. We've decided why switch?
I don't know what I did before DVR, so I won't give that up. We ditched the premium channels and I don't miss them, but I love having lots of channels to choose from, season passes, etc. I watch television at odd hours, and it's great to have shows queued up and ready for me.
Sometimes for us, a Friday night "out" is really a Friday night in watching queued up shows and eating pizza we cook on our bbq. It's great!
Danni
cl-phocid, Debt Support Group
All my best,
Danni
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