Sunday, April 10, 2005
Big Ticket Items
by Alaina R. Alexander
Okay, next month I am finally getting a car! It's hard to believe that I have lived in LA for a month and a half without having a car. Fortunately, I live 3 blocks away from work and their is a bus line in my neighborhood. Still saving up the seed money has been a challenge even for a die-hard frugality person like me. I have active daydreams about spending my deposit money on a new wardrobe. Alas, I have successfully fought off the temptation to squander the money away.
Below are tips for staying on track when you are trying to save for big ticket items:
1. Figure out the exact amount of money you will need to save up and then add $250 to the grand total.
2. Pick a small item to splurge on each week (no more than $5).
3. Write a couple of paragraphs on the importance of your intended purchase. Then taped it on your refrigerator, put it in your glove compartment or in your desk at work.
by Alaina R. Alexander
Okay, next month I am finally getting a car! It's hard to believe that I have lived in LA for a month and a half without having a car. Fortunately, I live 3 blocks away from work and their is a bus line in my neighborhood. Still saving up the seed money has been a challenge even for a die-hard frugality person like me. I have active daydreams about spending my deposit money on a new wardrobe. Alas, I have successfully fought off the temptation to squander the money away.
Below are tips for staying on track when you are trying to save for big ticket items:
1. Figure out the exact amount of money you will need to save up and then add $250 to the grand total.
2. Pick a small item to splurge on each week (no more than $5).
3. Write a couple of paragraphs on the importance of your intended purchase. Then taped it on your refrigerator, put it in your glove compartment or in your desk at work.
