No suggestions here. I've reached the point in life where I'm not all that concerned about how hard I can squeeze a nickel. I figure I've already won that game.
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Note, these are things I do that save $ but I don't do them to save $. I do these things because that's how I like things done. Big difference.
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Like you, I have some money saving habits just because that's how I like things done. Some of the things I like to do, that I didn't mention in my prior post on this thread:
(1) Hair: Like the Jeffersons, I'm "movin' on up".... specifically, I used to cut my own hair but now I have it cut at Supercuts twice a year. I get a dollar off because of the senior rate. I cut it for many years while saving for retirement, but I was never very good at it and despite my curls, it looked a little wild. I never colored my hair, and do not go to a hairdresser. I use Suave shampoo because I like it, not because it is cheap. Total yearly hair expense: $31.90 for two trips to Supercuts plus a few bucks for shampoo.
(3) I don't drink, either at home or out. The reasons are many, including family history, weight loss difficulties, the fact that I don't actually like alcoholic drinks much, and the cost. There is one exception: a tsp of sherry floated on top of a cup of turtle soup. But turtle soup is getting harder to find at restaurants here than it once was, and no way am I cooking a turtle so it's been probably 5-10 years since I have had that most divine of soups.
(4) I don't travel or entertain. Don't like either one.
(5) I never have more than one light on at a time, right where I am in the house. I automatically shut the lights out when I leave a room. I doubt I could do otherwise after all these years. My brain would probably short circuit.
