Saving money takes TIME and sacrifice!
Who's with me here? Doesn't it just grind you when you are asked about saving money. So you share. Then get "oh I don't have time for that" or "we are too picky to eat that" and so on? I'm pretty strict with my budget and if pineapple is on sale and blueberries are not, guess what I'm buying? And yep I spend a solid amount of time planning my shops. I look at it as a part time job. I wouldn't expect to be paid and rewarded without putting in the hours with a real job. Why would you expect any different when saving money?
This doesn't happen over night! I spend time collecting coupons, matching up cash back, sales, points, and coupons!
And you know, I GET that not everyone has time for couponing. I do. But that's no excuse for not price matching. AT LEAST and shopping sales! If you want to save money, it takes TIME. It's YOUR MONEY no one else cares how you spend it, so YOU have to!
Ugh drives me mental! I don't care if this "lifestyle/hobby" isn't for everyone that's fine. But stop expecting I have this magically band aid solution to overspending on groceries because I DO NOT I work hard EVERY SINGLE WEEK to keep my families hard earned cash in OUR pockets.
Rant over!
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Saving money takes TIME and sacrifice!
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Originally Posted by
Nina1
Yes, Yes, Yes! Can you tell I agree? There is a real skill involved in learning how to use coupons, price match, scop, accumulate optimum points, PC points etc but once you learn it you use it all the time! I am not wealthy and really dont have to do it but it's my money and I think I'll keep it! My favorite is when people say they can't afford a vacation but they can have a lg dd at timmies every day. That's one coffee. $700.00 a year. And the ones who wouldn't ask for the scop because they would be embarrassed, PLEASE! I promise you that when you are overcharged they don't come running after you to give you your money back! So yes! I like my money and I think I'll keep on going the way I am. Have the BEST day all you SMARTCANUCKERS!!!!!
Ugh moaning and groaning about not affording this or that yet spoiling their kids or whatever else drives me insane!!!!!
I will admit I get a large coffee every Tuesday when I grocery shop. It's MY treat once a week. And I'm ok with that! Same as I'm now (very newly) a stay at home mom and we put my toddler in daycare twice a week for 3 hours. That's $36/week. But it's something I budget for. And he LOVES it and I enjoy the break. And yah know, my couponing helps me afford these things on my husbands income!
But then I don't go complaining we can't go on a vacation! These are my priorities at the moment.
Our extra income isn't "play money" either! I listen to people butch and moan about debt. Yet tax return time go on a vacation and I want to throat punch them! We paid off our line of credit FOUR YEARS early because we sacrificed any fun money that came in. Ugh. It infuriates me. We make big sacrifices as a family for our future and it's not easy! But we do it. We knew me staying home with our kids was important so we worked our asses off to pay off our debts and live well within our means! We could go be house poor but nope we stay in our little house that's very manageable.
Anyway I'm getting off topic. But I'm so sick of people thinking these kinds of things like financial freedom is GIVEN to you. No my friends it's called hard work! We are 26/28 and should be mortgage free before we hit 40! We don't have a big luxurious house, it's small, semi detached, minor updates.... But man will that feeling ever be amazing! How much since does one family need anyway? ;) lol