Comments on: How We Afford to Eat Healthy…What We Don’t Spend Money On

By: Cara

Cara — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:05:38 +0000

Very good post. I’ve found that the more I try and cut out corn syrup and other artificial ingredients, the cheaper we eat. We don’t particularly like the movies either, and haven’t been in 4 years! We do do Netflix for the winter, though.

By: Prudent Homemaker

Prudent Homemaker — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:17:35 +0000

We don’t do all of the above, plus:

I don’t have a cell phone
I don’t have call waiting or caller id or long distance on my home phone.
We don’t have two cars–only one
We don’t buy things to drink; we drink water (occasionaly we have lemonade or orange juice, about once a month).
We don’t pay for haircuts (we cut them at home)
We don’t go shopping (it’s rare when we do) which saves on gas as well.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:53:28 +0000

Our “What we don’t spend money on” list is the same as your, plus we don’t buy alcohol, cigarettes, lottery tickets, expensive gifts. We save our money for a once-a-year holiday at the beach!

By: Kate

Kate — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:42:14 +0000

Amen!

Our family is the same at saving money. We have decided what is important to us and where we want to spend our money. On top of not spending money on cable,pets and going out we also looked for the lowest rates on phone and internet. We love being good stewards of the money God has blessed us with.

By the way great site and thanks for hosting Meal Plan Monday!

By: craftymom

craftymom — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:26:47 +0000

This is my first time dropping by your site, all because you’re hosting Meal Plan Monday today!

After reading this post, I’m relieved to know we’re not the only family who doesn’t go to the movies or out to eat that often. With a family of 6, it’s just not practical!

By: Stretch Mark Mama

Stretch Mark Mama — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:03:04 +0000

LONG LIVE CYBERCHASE. Oh, and the library.

By: Marie

Marie — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:30:58 +0000

I didn’t realize how wasteful we were until I didn’t return to work and really needed to budget. Just by cutting back on some of the things you’ve mentioned we’ve been able to manage these last 9 months! All is takes is some self discipline!

By: jayme

jayme — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:45:45 +0000

I was thinking that the same things sort of goes for a mom staying at home with kids. You know…I hear…oh I could never stay at home…but you can…if you are willing to not buy everything the rest of the world does.

We don’t have any magazine or paper subscriptions, we don’t have cable, we don’t buy new clothes or shoes or purses or jewelry, we don’t have a car payment, we don’t go to movies or stuff very often –and when we do its a treat like for a birthday –, we didn’t have a computer or internet service for the longest time, we don’t have a home phone, we don’t go to Starbucks, we have a family member or a friend do haircuts most of the time –all these things really add up. And I would choose other important things like real food and being at home with my kids over seeing movies and a new pair of shoes.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:56:40 +0000

I am such a waster. I didn’t know it until I read this post LOL. I do all of the above. We want to start a new house savings so maybe it’s time to trim the fat of our…erm my spending.

By: Donna

Donna — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:08:29 +0000

Sounds like great budgeting!
I hope you tell us all how you prepare foods/daily schedule/work around homeschooling.

Hope you get better through the weekend!