Posted on 12/31/2017 12:51:08 PM PST by PJ-Comix
Okay, it is the last day of the year. So what did you do in 2017 that saved you money? I am all ears and will be taking notes. In addition, I will lead off with my own moves to save money.
My biggest single money savings move of 2017 was getting Amazon Fire Stick for our 2 TVs. At the same time I cut out our cable TV. Net savings for the year over $600. This comes from saving $80 per month by cutting Comcast Cable TV. Actually I am really saving $55 per month because along with my Amazon Prime, I opted for $25 per month for Sling TV so net yearly savings of $600. One interesting thing is that I thought Comcast would go for a long sales pitch to keep me with their cable TV when they switched me to their account executive but I was pleasantly surprised when he gave me online TV streaming for no additional cost so I ONLY pay for Internet.
Okay, what else? Well, a lot of you know I am a heavy duty couponer so I figure I saved at least $2000 this past year via coupons. I come to that figure because I save at least $40 per week. Oh, and for those of you who don't think the time and effort are worth it, GOOD NEWS! You only need to use a couple of coupon sites to find all the deals you need. For me it is PublixSavings101.com because I shop a lot at Publix and the Mother Ship of all coupon web sites... KRAZY COUPON LADY. As to clipping coupons, things have changed. Most of the coupons I use now you can print right off the web or get electronically.
Another trick that I use when buying stuff online is to go thru the entire checkout process except for the payment. I just leave the item sitting in my shopping cart. Guess what? Almost always the company sends you an email within days offering a discount from what you would have paid.
In 2018 I will be looking for saving money on travel deals. I have heard the best time for booking cruises is within a couple of weeks when the cruise actually begins so they can fill unbooked cabins.
I refinanced to get rid of the siding and central air conditioning installation bills -$350.00 per month.
Unfortunately, my sewer main crapped the bed last week and they had to replace it. That’ll be another $15,000 job.
So.....Guess what I get to do again NEXT year!
Hubby doing the same as I type.
Earlier this year they had a deal that for every $100 in Rooms to Go giftcards you bought we got another $100 gift card for free. I believe they had a limit of 3 gift cards per person but we went thru a relative and got an extra 3 FREE $100 giftcards. The only catch was you had to use the giftcards within a certain time frame which we intended to do anyways. The result was a net savings of $600.
I also called Comcast Business and told them I was thinking of moving to some other service for my Internet, so they immediately bumped up my network speed and lowered my monthly bill by $30/month.
EveryDollar budgeting app. Cancelled cable and internet.
I didn’t think I saved much money this year but since I don’t watch tv I guess I saved hundreds of dollars.
Wait - I did find an eleven month no-penalty CD at Ally bank that pays 2%. That’s like getting 2% on a savings account.
To have our lawn mowed it would cost $65 a week. We do it ourselves, since July 1975. Multiply that out and add any kind of interest or stock market savings you like to it. My son figured it with compounding interest and it was sizable. Huge as Bernie S would say. Also we clean out own house. That saves us $125 a week, if not more. Haven’t priced that since 1990s. I cut my own hair. We cook most meals at home. We don’t buy a new car every year. We paid cash for my college and our kids’ college. We didn’t buy all new furniture for our new house, we moved our old stuff, bought a few new pieces for living room Using inherited furniture from in laws, they didn’t make it like that anymore. We didn’t get into the grocery delivery thing, whatever it was called this year. We rarely eat out. 2017 just more of the same things, only more of them! LOL Larry Burkett ideas.
$600 savings is nothing to scoff at! Good work!!
Ditch the JAP NYC writer GF
Excellent! Didn’t even think of that! We retired end of 2014, so no commuting since then!
ALLY is offering that to every one.
“Ditch the JAP NYC writer GF”
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Oh vey,haven’t heard that in a while.
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I picked up several 3.1 lb bags of Kingsford charcoal for about 60 cents each via coupons so my next move is to order a Weber grill from Amazon. I had been using a propane grill but it is getting old plus that cheap charcoal is cheaper than propane. Oh, and that nice taste from using charcoal.
We have invested with RW Baird in Denver for many many years. Thank you President Trump for the Trump Bump this year!
We do 70% of grocery shopping at Aldi.
We buy big bags of whole bean Pike Place Starbucks coffee, grind it fresh every morning, make our own coffee. Our Cuisinart grinds then brews! Much better than coffee house coffee. Son got us a Keurig for Christmas. Already bought the refillable pod so we don’t use the ones you buy already filled! $AVE$
“To have our lawn mowed it would cost $65 a week. “
The going rate here is $70 a month but I still do my own.
In September I dumped my AT&T cell service in favor of Straight Talk Wireless through Walmart. I was paying $100 per month for unlimited everything, but finally started examining my bills and saw that I was hardly using any data. Switched to Straight Talk and now pay $45 (about $49 with tax) for 10 GB, which is more than enough. I’ve seen Straight Talk refill cards for sale on eBay at an even better price, but I haven’t tried that route yet.
I’ve been very happy with the quality of Straight Talk’s service; where I live it uses Verizon’s towers. Why the heck did I pay so much more for so long???
Lol! I should have known without looking whose post that was. :)
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