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[callistra]

I love reading about saving money. Frugality. Credit card debt. Debt management plans. Mortgages. Savings plans. Budgets. Forecasts. Actuals. Tracking. Ooooo, the tracking!

It makes me want to run outside and save some money immediately. problem being, of course, that the way to save money is to not do anything, and let it all accumulate. Not ... do.... anything??

WTF?

This waiting thing sucks.
:-)

Comments

[ariaflame.livejournal.com]

Well, not doing anything can (sometimes) save a lot of money. Unless of course the money is spent on things like equipment maintenance where in the long run there can be a lot of money saved.

Ditto things with high up front costs but small to nil running & maintenance costs. Like some renewable energy systems. Or space elevators (not for your average homeowner though I admit)

But usually the main way to save money is not to waste it on non-essentials and overpriced luxuries, and to save it for important things. Like books :)

[callistra.livejournal.com]

And conventions. And hotel rooms at conventions. And alcohol for conventions. And...

Hmmm.
:-)

[caitlen.livejournal.com]

yeah, does doesn't it. it also sucks when you can't go out with everyone else to that really good thai place down the corner, cause you went out the previous week and spent all the month's spending money.

Of course, the end result of saving is awesome *BG*

[http://users.livejournal.com/doctor_k_/]

Ahah!

I was wondering why I'm suddenly interested in my super funds today.
(I have two - do I consolidate? Which one do I pick? The one with higher fees, yet higher returns? The one with lower fees, yet curiously reticent about how much interest I'm getting?)

Now I know why! Funny little subconscious, paying attention to Livejournal...

[liluri.livejournal.com]

I have more than 2 supers and a stack of paper work to fill out to consolidate them *pout*

[livelurker.livejournal.com]

Saving money in a bank account doesn't really work these days. Probably better off buying shares in the bank :)