Planting ‘recovery gardens’ to save money in hard times. by Christian Grantham - 3:38 pm - March 5th, 2009. victorygarden Betsy Thorpe has a couple of great posts on her blog today. One in particular is about an effort to revive the …
Ways to save money
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Last but not least, we have to have fun.. Every paycheque, we give each other an X amount of dollars that’s ours to do whatever. I mean, he’s a golfer, I gotta keep him happy. I’m finding we’re sticking to our budget better this way. Once we run out of that, it’s over.. wait till payday…
Learn how to enjoy life and nature rather than possessions. Being happy in life is far better than buying item after item. Having an inner peace is better than having a house filled with “things”. This does not mean that you can’t enjoy some of the finer things in life, it just means learning how to be happy with yourself and not “things”.
Look for classic pieces of clothes and often in black, or white that are easy to mix and match and that won’t go out of style. I’ve stopped doing the value village things there, as I found I tended to not wear many of the “deals” I was picking up. They say most people only wear ten percent of their wardrobe so why bother to buy 90 percent you won’t wear?
Planting ‘recovery gardens’ to save money in hard times …