Comments on: The Most Important Item in Your Expense List http://dealseekingmom.com/the-most-important-item-in-your-expense-list/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: N H http://dealseekingmom.com/the-most-important-item-in-your-expense-list/comment-page-1/#comment-37054 N H Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:16:39 +0000 http://www.dealseekingmom.com/?p=7434#comment-37054 Great post! i never noticed all the small things that i did not need to spend money on! i started tracking everything i buy (I signed up on mint (dot) com) and realized how much money i was throwing away. no need for a coffee or 2 everyday at the cafe... i have my own machine and spend less. no more quick vending machine stops- i buy snacks in bulk so its much cheaper and i dont impulse buy! thanks for the great tips! Great post! i never noticed all the small things that i did not need to spend money on! i started tracking everything i buy (I signed up on mint (dot) com) and realized how much money i was throwing away. no need for a coffee or 2 everyday at the cafe... i have my own machine and spend less. no more quick vending machine stops- i buy snacks in bulk so its much cheaper and i dont impulse buy! thanks for the great tips!

]]> By: Sarah http://dealseekingmom.com/the-most-important-item-in-your-expense-list/comment-page-1/#comment-36970 Sarah Sat, 11 Apr 2009 05:10:04 +0000 http://www.dealseekingmom.com/?p=7434#comment-36970 This is a great post. I kind of do that; think of what I bought that I regreted, or worse still, the deal I did not think through completely and ended up paying more. But the thing is I forget soon after that. I will adopt this new practice of actually writing down those wrong or not thought-out purchases. Perhaps that will help me see what holes the money I am trying to save is falling through . Thanks for sharing. <abbr><em>Sarah´s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BargainAisle/~3/h_XSIrWepy0/free-healthy-beauty-offers.html" rel="nofollow">FREE Health & Beauty Offers</a></abbr></em> This is a great post. I kind of do that; think of what I bought that I regreted, or worse still, the deal I did not think through completely and ended up paying more. But the thing is I forget soon after that. I will adopt this new practice of actually writing down those wrong or not thought-out purchases. Perhaps that will help me see what holes the money I am trying to save is falling through . Thanks for sharing.

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]]> By: Angela http://dealseekingmom.com/the-most-important-item-in-your-expense-list/comment-page-1/#comment-36945 Angela Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:27:50 +0000 http://www.dealseekingmom.com/?p=7434#comment-36945 Great post! It's easy to talk about "needless spending," but you expertly brought it home by focusing on ONE purchase. That's a realistic goal for most folks. Today I found myself at the drive-thru because the kids and I ended up doing a marathon of errands late morning that ran into lunch. If I had planned better, we could easily have packed snack to have eaten in the car, or simply picked a different time of day to do our errands. My guess is today's $8 lunch will be my week's regretted expense. Thanks again for the food for thought! <abbr><em>Angela´s last blog post..<a href="http://www.thecouponproject.com/the_coupon_project/2009/04/more-kmart-double-coupon-adventures.html" rel="nofollow">More Kmart double coupon adventures...</a></abbr></em> Great post! It's easy to talk about "needless spending," but you expertly brought it home by focusing on ONE purchase. That's a realistic goal for most folks.

Today I found myself at the drive-thru because the kids and I ended up doing a marathon of errands late morning that ran into lunch. If I had planned better, we could easily have packed snack to have eaten in the car, or simply picked a different time of day to do our errands.

My guess is today's $8 lunch will be my week's regretted expense.

Thanks again for the food for thought!

Angela´s last blog post..More Kmart double coupon adventures...

]]> By: Rechelle http://dealseekingmom.com/the-most-important-item-in-your-expense-list/comment-page-1/#comment-36909 Rechelle Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:32:50 +0000 http://www.dealseekingmom.com/?p=7434#comment-36909 "Is this going to end up being the one item I most regretted buying all week? If so, maybe I should at least think about it for half an hour" I think this is a quote to live by- probably should be pasted across our wallets and checkbooks and credit cards- I have found that time always dims the glamor of something I felt I had to have at the time- things rarely look as inviting after the first glow wears off- "Is this going to end up being the one item I most regretted buying all week? If so, maybe I should at least think about it for half an hour"
I think this is a quote to live by- probably should be pasted across our wallets and checkbooks and credit cards-
I have found that time always dims the glamor of something I felt I had to have at the time- things rarely look as inviting after the first glow wears off-

]]> By: Cris http://dealseekingmom.com/the-most-important-item-in-your-expense-list/comment-page-1/#comment-36885 Cris Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:18:56 +0000 http://www.dealseekingmom.com/?p=7434#comment-36885 That is a very good idea to keep both a take-along to write while shopping and then transferring to an excel sheet. I was wondering if you could share a sample page of that spread sheet? I would love the help to set up my own spread sheet. Thanks for the post. It was very insightful! That is a very good idea to keep both a take-along to write while shopping and then transferring to an excel sheet. I was wondering if you could share a sample page of that spread sheet? I would love the help to set up my own spread sheet. Thanks for the post. It was very insightful!

]]> By: Kathryn http://dealseekingmom.com/the-most-important-item-in-your-expense-list/comment-page-1/#comment-36878 Kathryn Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:57:52 +0000 http://www.dealseekingmom.com/?p=7434#comment-36878 I love the idea of this and I am going to implement it into my expense accounting book as well. Thanks for such an inspiring article Claire and thanks for highlighting Tara! I love the idea of this and I am going to implement it into my expense accounting book as well. Thanks for such an inspiring article Claire and thanks for highlighting Tara!

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