Frugal Comfort Zone: Where We Draw the Line!

Readers of Rat Race Coach ezine shared their thoughts on where they *draw the line.*

Read about their Frugal Comfort Zones below, and don’t forget to add your own!

 

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I am very careful with my money and always look for the best offers.

I will not give up my cable internet connection although it costs way too much.

I did use the dial up phone connection before but it was so slow.  Now I am spoiled with the cable and this is where I draw the line.

Marie S
feelgoodstories.com

 

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A long time ago I was told that I wasn’t truly ‘broke’ if I could afford to ‘waste’ something regularly. Like left over coffee in the pot. I dislike warmed over coffee and if it is over an hour old I toss it out without feeling guilty.

Kinda gives you a more positive mindset in the midst of financial problems.

Peg Bastin
bastinmarket.com

 

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Me, I won’t waste heels.

I cut the amount of Laundry detergent, but I ABSOLUTELY will NOT give up DAWN dishliquid!  Although I do keep it in a pump dispenser and only use 3 pumps at a time… Helps it last longer.

There’s my 2 cents for the day!

Lorrie Huff

 

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I cut back, using less, using generic, even eliminating things.

Coffee is where I draw the line, though. I won’t buy generic, I make only one cup at a time (freshness) and I grind the beans fresh at the store. I buy generic filters, then keep the grounds and filters for a small composting area I’m creating for my morel mushrooms.

Your editor, Dar

 

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I buy generic brands as much as I can and we save all our small change is individual quarter, dime and nickel containers. It really adds up.

Recently my boyfriend’s daughter and her husband went on a cruise with money they had saved up for about 3 or 4 years that way!!

Whenever I pay for something I pay with a bill so I can get the change.

I draw the line on drinking left over warmed up coffee. Ugh. Also I will go to movies when there is something I really want to see instead of waiting for it to come out on video.

Marilyn Fineout

 

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While I buy mostly generic items from the grocery and use coupons on everything that I can. I do draw the line with the following:

Cable — GOTTA HAVE IT!

Cell phone — I know it can be categorized as an extra, but as a single parent I believe in having it if I break down on the road, I’m out and my kids need to call me, and for client calls.

Beer — now I know this one may not make it to your ezine. but I enjoy a beer like some enjoy a glass of wine in the evenings.  And that’s about all I do, a glass in the evenings.  And I don’t plan on giving it up.

THAT’S WHERE I DRAW THE LINE!

Thanks for opening this line of discussion up!

Julie D. Raque
matrixcoachingservices.com

 

{Some fantastic responses! Thanks, everyone! And Lorrie, thanks for getting the ball rolling!  Dar}

 

Where Do *You* Draw the Line?

Can you relate to any of the above?  Use the Feedback section below to share where *you* draw the line!