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haven't read the entire thread so this may have been mentioned: check weekly grocery store ads, shop 90% buying merchandise on sale and plan weekly meals around sale items. Also buy and use a food saver, hardly anything will ever go bad if you use a food saver. You do not have to get the top of the line. I rarely buy anything not on sale and I rarely throw out any food. I can always find a use for what is in the fridge. You would be amazed how many meals can be made out of stuff you didn't know what to do with. A salad using those few snow peas, a small baby bok choy, a few radishes, maybe a couple green onions, a piece of bell pepper or sliced cuke that is about to go bad, and a handful of nuts with a dressing made from that little bit of mustard left in the bottle, a little lemon juice and a little oil.Of course you have to like to cook, use imagination and have the time to spend in the kitchen.
and yes, I like the idea of free entertainment, like summer concerts, but there are more areas that do not have them than do.
Did you buy it new? I have a twelve year old Ford F 150 with about 150,000 on the clock. We bought it when it was three years old and it has always worked hard to earn its keep. We were a bit more careful with it years ago; now it's a beast. It is worth every penny that we spent on it.
I'm so used to being frugal that I'm not even sure what is a good tip. Here's one: make and maintain friendships. Two, three or four brains working on a problem can result in savings on purchases and repairs.
We have a 20 year old T-100 with 146,000 miles on it. We bought it used when it was two years old for under $10,000 and paid cash, so we never had car payments. We have had to spend very little per year on maintenance. It's our only vehicle and has been a great truck. I can't agree more about not buying expensive new vehicles. To me, it seems like a waste of money.
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