Comments on: All you Need to Know About Limiting your Expenses

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:40:05 +0000

Yeah, the post is interesting, and true. Saving money with this two lions is a smart beginning. Of course it helps saving money anywhere, but house in specially transport must be cut first…Easy, it doesn’t mean to go living under the bridge, but be smart and plan before spending money with status stuff, as the guy said. And transport, of course, it seems to me, that a new transport education/mind could break this kind of costs, by using bicycle, for example, just think about how many things you could do near to your home without using you V8 vehicle, isn’t it?

It’s just a matter of stop being lazy and to start! Try it!

By: www.naijabreed.com

www.naijabreed.com — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:38:50 +0000

Good points, thanks for sharing

By: Rob Brakensiek

Rob Brakensiek — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:03:25 +0000

Good points, your housing and car is easily the big ticket items.

Cars today should take you 150K miles easy. There is no reason to trade in early. People should really consider driving their cars longer.

I don’t have as big a problem with houses, typically they are an appreciating asset.

Thanks

By: Isaiah

Isaiah — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:34:55 +0000

I’d eat Ramen in exchange for a top level condominium lol. After all, you make money to spend money, right?

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:44:03 +0000

I live just outside of Boston, with my boyfriend (in our one bedroom 1 office apt; the extra space does wonders on a relationship!) We both rely exclusively on public transportation and that’s the catch-22 of it: to use it most effectively, you need to be in a city and city living = much higher rent. I guess we technically COULD live further out thus reducing rent — but the local area of shops, small dining establishments and a community feel is more important than the potential couple hundred a month we’d save. To compensate, we plan our purchases based on NEEDS vs WANTS — and that has only enabled us to save up & spend on thing we need GUILT FREE!

By: kathy

kathy — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:37:43 +0000

i would love to use public transportation- helps my $$ and the environment. Sadly, America is known for NOT having public transportation, really. Taking a bus from my apartment to work would take 1.5 hours (and I live in a relatively big city in California) + 20 min walk to bus stop. But by car it takes 5-10 mins.

By: Bradley Jones

Bradley Jones — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:35:34 +0000

Unfortunately for those who don’t live in large cities it is hard to commute with public transportation. It is a great money-saving alternative for those to whom it is available, though.

By: Al

Al — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:29:58 +0000

Do people really need that BMW or fancy SUV? Do they really need that one bedroom top floor condo on the river? Stop purchasing stuff for the sole purpose of increasing your social status! You may look cool with your 64″ flat panel plasma TV, but if you’re eating raman noodles because of it, you’re the only idiot to blame.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:00:49 +0000

Why are taxes never included in these types of studies? I bet that taxes are right behind housing as the second largest household expense.

By: Shaun

Shaun — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:25:09 +0000

So we spend as much on entertainment as much as we do on healthcare? Interesting. =)