Being a recent graduate only partially employed, I'm on what some might refer to as a shoestring budget. In fact, I've been on said budget for a while.
The other night my flatmate and I were watching “The Bank of Mum & Dad”, which featured a twenty-something whose parents were called in to help him get out of debt. They offered revolutionary advice such as: 1. walk, don't take a taxi, and 2. buy groceries instead of eating out. Wow.
I would like to offer some additional (and may I say better) tips for saving money/reducing debt.
1. At your next party, ask guest to bring canned food. Tell them it's for a charity. (It's not.)
2. Pay your rent as late in the month as possible. This allows you to maximize the interest earned on your checking account. (Last month I earned £.67)
3. When the hand soap (or dish soap) gets low, fill the dispenser with water. This soapy mixture goes a long way. (I'd like to acknowledge my mom for this great tip!)
4. Pick up odd jobs where possible. I have a regular babysitting gig, and I ALWAYS arrive hungry. That way, I earn an hourly wage AND dinner.
Visit this site tomorrow for some more money-saving tips!
Anna-Lisa
Thursday, October 07, 2004
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Hell, I saved Money once. Took a bullet for it in Panama City back in '82. But do you think Money ever did anything for me in return? Some days, I think we'd all just be better off living on bubble-domed, underwater kelp farms, where lasers, controlled by a supercomputer with a living brain at its center, dictated the "New Economy" thru seemingly random destruction. But also, there would be these robots that would build parks and cool stuff for no apparent reason. This cycle of ruin and creation would create what Sir Thomas More referred to as a "cornucopia." I guess my point is that working in this warehouse is really depressing.
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