New Posts For Thread: Living on the cheaphttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/13446139/Living_on_the_cheapHi Pam34:I also did time as a geologian!I don't have a gym membership. My social and contamination phobias preclude sweaty company!But I do have the full range of cable services.I do my own gardening.The mobile phone is costly. Half of that is fixedhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/13446139/Living_on_the_cheap?post_id=495283669#495283669Hi Pam34:I also did time as a geologian!I don't have a gym membership. My social and contamination phobias preclude sweaty company!But I do have the full range of cable services.I do my own gardening.The mobile phone is costly. Half of that is fixedWed, 11 May 2011 08:27:16 -0500What can be ditched?gym membershipscable TVANY 'monthly fee' services you can do without - landscaping? newspaper delivery?rethink cell phone use and plans if possible(I do think you need to keep a cell phone, so that you stay in easy reach for emerghttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/13446139/Living_on_the_cheap?post_id=478886681#478886681What can be ditched?gym membershipscable TVANY 'monthly fee' services you can do without - landscaping? newspaper delivery?rethink cell phone use and plans if possible(I do think you need to keep a cell phone, so that you stay in easy reach for emergTue, 21 Dec 2010 10:47:02 -0600I have moved into a wonderful new house.And I have discovered that I had depended on a lot of services. These expenses and their bills, have been eating into my bank float!So I need to consider ways to exist without spending money. What did you ditchhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/13446139/Living_on_the_cheap?post_id=476273773#476273773I have moved into a wonderful new house.And I have discovered that I had depended on a lot of services. These expenses and their bills, have been eating into my bank float!So I need to consider ways to exist without spending money. What did you ditchTue, 30 Nov 2010 18:27:01 -0600I expect to be in mortgage stress next month.Food preparation is something that I need classes in!http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/13446139/Living_on_the_cheap?post_id=471067017#471067017I expect to be in mortgage stress next month.Food preparation is something that I need classes in!Thu, 21 Oct 2010 09:43:35 -0500The way the Economy is we need to be good stewarts over what we have. Don't go out spending what you don't have. And learn to use what you have and make it work and last.I've never been one to be wasteful because I know that there are some people inhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/13446139/Living_on_the_cheap?post_id=411018929#411018929The way the Economy is we need to be good stewarts over what we have. Don't go out spending what you don't have. And learn to use what you have and make it work and last.I've never been one to be wasteful because I know that there are some people inThu, 22 Apr 2010 15:37:03 -0500The current economic crisis necessitates more than just penny pinching; it requires more drastic measures. For example, learn to say "No" particularly to children. Most product advertisment is geared towards children who don't have money. Childrenhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/13446139/Living_on_the_cheap?post_id=410936477#410936477The current economic crisis necessitates more than just penny pinching; it requires more drastic measures. For example, learn to say "No" particularly to children. Most product advertisment is geared towards children who don't have money. ChildrenThu, 22 Apr 2010 06:06:15 -0500How do I live cheap? I have my wife get out and work & have her turn her paycheck over to me. Then we shop for foods about to expire, meats we freeze.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/13446139/Living_on_the_cheap?post_id=410717865#410717865How do I live cheap? I have my wife get out and work & have her turn her paycheck over to me. Then we shop for foods about to expire, meats we freeze.Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:48:37 -0500Check with your local electric company and see if you can subscribe to time of use billing. Ours installed a new meter and we are billed for electricity at different rates (scheduled time) during the day. By watching when we use our high energy itemshttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/13446139/Living_on_the_cheap?post_id=410479025#410479025Check with your local electric company and see if you can subscribe to time of use billing. Ours installed a new meter and we are billed for electricity at different rates (scheduled time) during the day. By watching when we use our high energy itemsSun, 18 Apr 2010 19:02:53 -0500Advise to save and lose weight is stop buying junk food. If I must indulge {its healthy once in a while} I'l buy a cake or brownie mix, they are inexpensive, you can control the amount of sugars, salts, fats that go into the mix. You'll also be surprhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/13446139/Living_on_the_cheap?post_id=410229149#410229149Advise to save and lose weight is stop buying junk food. If I must indulge {its healthy once in a while} I'l buy a cake or brownie mix, they are inexpensive, you can control the amount of sugars, salts, fats that go into the mix. You'll also be surprFri, 16 Apr 2010 11:02:35 -0500Another couple of things. If you eat meat, check your area for distribution plants for poultry and other meat. You may have to google this, check with chamber of commerce or ask around because they tend to be best-kept secrets in even the smallesthttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/13446139/Living_on_the_cheap?post_id=410209857#410209857Another couple of things. If you eat meat, check your area for distribution plants for poultry and other meat. You may have to google this, check with chamber of commerce or ask around because they tend to be best-kept secrets in even the smallestFri, 16 Apr 2010 05:35:41 -0500