If you saved one dollar a day, you’d have saved $365 in a year. Which doesn’t sound like a lot but can you imagine what you’d do with that extra money? I can, and it’s all bad, but regardless I’m totally up to save a dollar a day. Make Your Own Coffee I admit that I’m not a coffee drinker, and if you are one you are likely rolling your eyes at me. That said, hear me out. If your coffee costs $2.15 (which let’s face it, it doesn’t, it costs … [Read more...]
No Spend Month In Review
September has come and gone, and thus I have reached the end of my no spend month.So how did it go?To be honest, not well at all. The first half of the month was good. The second half… less good. But I learned quite a few things about myself and my spending habits. I Like Good Deals I’m a sucker for a good deal. When the bras that I wear went on sale on Zulily, I bought a few. Yes, I know, I said I wasn’t going to open the site. … [Read more...]
Roommates: Sharing the Cost?
For those of you who have been reading CMP for a while, you know that I've had a few roommates while living in the DC area. I'm picky about my roommate situations. The two lovely ladies I lived with were both people I knew personally prior to becoming roommates. In one case we were friends, in the other, she was friends with my younger sister. In both cases, I knew these were good people who would be good to my cats and take care of my home … [Read more...]
Cutting the Cord: Getting Rid of Cable TV
I've considered canceling my cable before, but I've never done anything about it.Last January, I did ditch the movie channels because I realized I just wasn't watching enough of them to make it worth it. They do certainly make it tough though, with the great tv shows that HBO and Showtime have been putting out. But I realized that it was just as easy for me to wait for the shows to come out on DVD or on Netflix. Even if I had to purchase … [Read more...]
No Spend Month: The Halfway Point
As of this morning, I have reached the halfway point of my no spend month. So how's it going?Well, before looking at the numbers, a few things that I have been doing:1. I stopped looking at all deals sites. Zip. Zilch. Nada. I don't even open the links. It's too easy to see something I "need" to buy. And if it's a deal, it's worth the money, right? Wrong. Even if it's something I've been wanting for a long time, right now I … [Read more...]