How do you save money!

legally_b10nde · 08-21-2016, 05:37 PM

I could totally use lotta tips BfP members.... as for me, paying off car loans earlier helped, prepping meals/week and called credit card company and reduced my APR, helped.

Lyte · 08-21-2016, 08:11 PM

Butches sometimes need a lil retail therapy too. I save money by not removing the tags or removing it from the package. If it's not something I really really need... it goes back!

Gayandgray · 03-14-2017, 04:39 PM

BUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

easygoingfemme · 03-14-2017, 05:08 PM

A few folks mentioned the back up freezer. I save so much money using mine. I buy a lot of things in bulk when they are on sale. I also try to buy my grains, beans, other non-perishables in bulk. Often my weekly grocery runs are fruits, veggies, and pet items because I stock up on everything else in big runs every few months.

I cook from scratch as much as I can, that saves a lot of money.

I use groupon type things sometimes for outings and trips- sometimes they end up saving a good chunk.

Try to pay cash for just about everything so I'm more mindful of how much I'm spending and it doesn't rack up CC interest.

Chad · 03-14-2017, 06:00 PM

I eat a lot of meat so when I find it on sale I buy it and freeze it. I also buy frozen veggies on sale and freeze them. I love fresh veggies but I only buy what I will eat that week.

I too pay cash at the grocery store.
I make all my food from scratch and that saves me a lot of money.

I plan my expenses each week and that helps a lot. I always put aside a little fun money but if I don't spend it then I am ahead of the game the next week.

Happy savings friends!

homoe · 03-14-2017, 06:17 PM

I stay single..........

Chad · 03-14-2017, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by homoe

I stay single..........

Haha! Yes, that works too.

homoe · 03-14-2017, 06:28 PM

Whoever said "two can live as cheap as one" was a bold face liar!

JDeere · 04-15-2017, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by homoe

I stay single..........

HAHAHAHA yes this, very much this!

I still spend money but not as much as I did, when I was in a relationship,

Shystonefem · 04-15-2017, 03:22 PM

I put money away. I can be dead poor but I don't touch my savings. I am waiting for the housing market to crash again.

Soft*Silver · 03-14-2017, 06:28 PM

I use almost no credit. Everything by cash. EVERYTHING.

I buy in resale stores

I sell in resale stores and use the money made there to buy in resale stores

I grow my own plants from seed instead of buying plants

I grow plants and thus, veggies, instead of buying them in the store. I also keep my gardening simple, and dont buy expensive gardening tools, etc.

I borrow what I can. I buy only quality when I do buy.

I do not buy in quantity. It goes bad in our house because we never get around to using it all. So we buy in moderate amounts of small amounts. Sounds backwards but its what works for our two person household.

I am buying a half a cow and half a pig this year from a farmer, at slaughter time and putting them in my freezer. I have had it for two years and never used it. We decided that was silly. (the freezer was given to us)

I got rid of cable. I refuse to pay $150 a month for the privilege of watching commercial laden shows. We have netflix, hulu and amazon plus. Still cheaper! (I also watch shows the day after, on imtv.cc)

I keep my car maintained so I have fewer repair bills. Once a car is paid off, I only keep liability on it. The money I save goes into a fund that goes for the next car, as a full payment or a down payment.

I live within my means. I overstetched myself at times and was miserable whenever I did so. I am much happier living carefully.

08-21-2016, 05:37 PM	#1
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03-14-2017, 04:39 PM	#3
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Chad Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: OFOS Stone butch Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: Loved Caregiver Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 6,164 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,746 Thanked 20,310 Times in 5,677 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	Save money I eat a lot of meat so when I find it on sale I buy it and freeze it. I also buy frozen veggies on sale and freeze them. I love fresh veggies but I only buy what I will eat that week. I too pay cash at the grocery store. I make all my food from scratch and that saves me a lot of money. I plan my expenses each week and that helps a lot. I always put aside a little fun money but if I don't spend it then I am ahead of the game the next week. Happy savings friends!

04-15-2017, 03:22 PM	#10
Shystonefem Member How Do You Identify?: Stone Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Shy for President Join Date: May 2014 Location: NH Posts: 1,105 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,475 Thanked 3,671 Times in 897 Posts Rep Power: 21474849	I put money away. I can be dead poor but I don't touch my savings. I am waiting for the housing market to crash again. __________________ Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. ~Lao Tzu

03-14-2017, 06:28 PM	#11
SoftSilver Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: femme Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: rose cottage Posts: 5,594 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 8,948 Thanked 15,896 Times in 4,064 Posts Rep Power*: 21474858	I use almost no credit. Everything by cash. EVERYTHING. I buy in resale stores I sell in resale stores and use the money made there to buy in resale stores I grow my own plants from seed instead of buying plants I grow plants and thus, veggies, instead of buying them in the store. I also keep my gardening simple, and dont buy expensive gardening tools, etc. I borrow what I can. I buy only quality when I do buy. I do not buy in quantity. It goes bad in our house because we never get around to using it all. So we buy in moderate amounts of small amounts. Sounds backwards but its what works for our two person household. I am buying a half a cow and half a pig this year from a farmer, at slaughter time and putting them in my freezer. I have had it for two years and never used it. We decided that was silly. (the freezer was given to us) I got rid of cable. I refuse to pay $150 a month for the privilege of watching commercial laden shows. We have netflix, hulu and amazon plus. Still cheaper! (I also watch shows the day after, on imtv.cc) I keep my car maintained so I have fewer repair bills. Once a car is paid off, I only keep liability on it. The money I save goes into a fund that goes for the next car, as a full payment or a down payment. I live within my means. I overstetched myself at times and was miserable whenever I did so. I am much happier living carefully. __________________ Pole bachit, a lis chuye. The field sees, the forest hears

08-21-2016, 08:11 PM	#2
Lyte Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Preferred Pronoun?: Meh... I'm not very particular about this. Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: The south... bleh! Posts: 1,744 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,316 Thanked 5,113 Times in 1,504 Posts Rep Power: 21474847	Butches sometimes need a lil retail therapy too. I save money by not removing the tags or removing it from the package. If it's not something I really really need... it goes back!

03-14-2017, 05:08 PM	#4
easygoingfemme Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Lil' Miss Sassy Pants Preferred Pronoun?: She/her Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: My place by the river Posts: 3,692 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,023 Thanked 14,965 Times in 3,316 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	A few folks mentioned the back up freezer. I save so much money using mine. I buy a lot of things in bulk when they are on sale. I also try to buy my grains, beans, other non-perishables in bulk. Often my weekly grocery runs are fruits, veggies, and pet items because I stock up on everything else in big runs every few months. I cook from scratch as much as I can, that saves a lot of money. I use groupon type things sometimes for outings and trips- sometimes they end up saving a good chunk. Try to pay cash for just about everything so I'm more mindful of how much I'm spending and it doesn't rack up CC interest.

03-14-2017, 06:17 PM	#6
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474890	I stay single..........