Small purchases can really add up. Don't believe me?
iTune songs = student loan payment
Purchasing 20 songs every month for a year totals $237.60.
Wii = rent
Those $50 video games don't play nice with budgets. One a month, and you're talking $600.
Pizza = groceries
Two $1.50 slices every Friday night for a year totals $156.
Fast food = phone bill
Addicted to
Nail polish = furniture
A $15 manicure 3 times a month chips $540 away from your budget every year.
Fancy dinner = car insurance
Dining out on the town once a week, at $20 a night, totals $1,040!
November 10th, 2006 at 12:39 pm 1163162368
One of those very important lessons about personal financing:
Don't nickel and dime yourself into the poor house.
November 10th, 2006 at 01:13 pm 1163164413
November 12th, 2006 at 01:08 am 1163293732
that reminds me of a book Nickel and Dimed, very interesting read.
November 12th, 2006 at 01:12 am 1163293920
i don't mean to say that we should live on bread and water and cut out all of life's joy. perhaps just reserve the luxuries for special occasions, save as much as you can and be frugal as often as possible.