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garsyt -> RE: How are you coping with rising gas prices? (6/3/2008 12:05:58 AM)
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I was already living check to check, so I really feel the rising cost of gas/food and whatever else...
We're with ya there!
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I make my own smoothies:) frozen berries from Tjoes, soymilk, plain yogurt and some honey. yum! Blend!
The rising gas prices was just a wake up call to take care of my finances...Everything is going up and my salary isnt. So all I can do for now is cut down on some stuff...since Im not finding better employment for now... Our finances are stagnet for right now with my hubby being unemployed and my most recent tutoring job falling through. Hubby's looking for work tho so maybe something will come of that and SOON! As hard as it is to feed one person on a single income - try feeding a family of six - two of them boys - one teenager and one that could eat like a teenager if you let him. What I hate is having to ration out the milk. We rarely buy sweets anymore and resort to making lots of things from scratch - which isn't all that bad really.
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I cut off the $20 internet on my phone (I already had internet at home) We have never gotten internet on our cell phones and we have our phone through a friends group plan. We just pay him for a portion of the bill and for any additional texting charges we may have - which we usually don't. Our home phone does not have long distance capablilities and the only reason we keep it is for our at home internet AND for emergencies since we have kids that are sometimes home alone (the eldest is old enough to babysit).
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I refuse to get cable tv...As Im typing this, the cable company knocked on my door and offered A GREAT deal. I think its a test. only 29.95/month! Just last week, I got a flyer advertising a deal for 50$, so 30 seems like a steal. I cant go for it though. I have to pass this test. I do have a roommate and she would pay 1/2...Im torn. I just dont think peope who live check to check should have cable. We have NEVER had cable. In fact where we live now it's not even offered. We would have to get a dish if we wanted more then the 5 or 6 local channels we get over the air. Yes we did go out and purchase the convertor boxes at $10 a piece after our $40 coupons from the government. When hubby's sister lived with us, several years ago, she wanted cable. Hubby refused to pay for it because we didn't want it in the first place. But SIL agreed to pay for it in full so she got in installed, but in her room only.
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I do buy lunch more than I should, but I make sure to cook my dinner most days (leftovers, I just have for dinner again, not lunch)... When hubby worked - they had a cafeteria plan and it worked out well because hubby usually earned a number of points that could be used for meals there. Sometimes he brought his own lunch tho. When I was volunteering at school I ALWAYS brought my own lunch and was blessed on the days the teachers had a carry in or the PTC provided lunch for everyone!
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I hand wash some items rather than dry clean. Have very few items in our wardrobes that need dry cleaning and have found that I can usually take better care of them at home then sending them to a cleaners.
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I clean the inside of my car myself... That's my youngest ds's job! Have never had someone outside of my family do that job. Even had a guy at the place where we get our oil changed REFUSE to do so once. I can't remember his exact wording but I found it quite hilarious, only because he was right! Note to self - remind ds to do his job in the morning!
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I do my own mani/pedi...and no salon trips. I do my own hair now! Except for last week cause I got extensions, and I cant do that myself! Again something I've done for mysef and several of my kids for YEARS now. I won't touch my eldest child's head and my husband's either. I might go and get my hair done by someone else every couple of years and it's been about that long. The last time my eldest dd had her hair done at a salon was when she was in 2nd grade and got her long hair cut off for locks of love. It's been two years and it's long enough to do it again.
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and I still live pay check to pay check! but I pay more on my credit cards and get clothes more offen now (this has made me a lot happier) and I buy more food from Trader Joes...(This has made me happier too)
And we still live paycheck to paycheck - or right now unemployment check to unemployment check. We don't buy new clothes unless absolutely neccessary. Our credit card gets paid but not as much as we would like and we still buy pretty much only generic foods. We even planted a garden this year. Well we did last year too but not because it was the financially smart thing to do.
We VERY RARELY eat out.
We drive only when need be and then we combine our errands and trips and fit in as much as possible.
We use the library A LOT instead of buying books.
We haven't turned on our air conditioner yet and don't plan on doing so until it gets into the 90's.
We use energy efficient appliances and light bulbs.
We recycle.
I'm at a loss as to what more we can do!
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Should I get the cable?:) Id get rid of my 5$ netflix. Im torn. Keep the netflix. Skip the cable. It's the difference between $5 and $50. And you only get what YOU want to watch and not all the JUNK that is just that, JUNK.
Blessings,
Garsy
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