Here’s a useful tip: find small bottles (roughly 1.5 fluid ounces) to fill in your toiletries like shampoo, toothpaste and lotion for your short travels. Instead of paying $50 dollars for luggage, find these tiny bottles of liquid water enhancers sold at your local groceries store. They will be spacious enough to hold what you need while small enough to make it through security in your carry-on.
My biggest purchase was my first car. I bought it right after college. I worked multiple jobs so that I could to meet my student loan payments, rent and save up for the car! I think it was worth it because it taught me how to save and live frugally.
My bread machine does not require that I do any mixing or activating of the yeast. I can just put all ingredients in and it does the work. I have done this with regular bread. Is it necessary to do the extra work with this recipe?
My biggest purchase yet has been my car. I bought it used and it was already several years old at the time, but it was in good shape. I saved for the down payment and made loan payments on the rest. I was definitely worth it, as it's still running, and I even paid off the loan early!
My biggest expense was a college degree. I used my savings and graduation gift money to pay for my first year. I used the money i earned as a bootcamp drop out and an inheritance for the rest.
I once spent $350 each on a giant resin turtle and life size resin alligator. Both are VERY realistic and I have never regretted this impulse purchase! They reside in my front yard and the alligator scares delivery people all the time!
White vinegar in the rinse cycle. It only takes a cup at most, but the smell rinses out and takes built-up soap residue with it, and clothes and linens are softer whether air-dried or dryer-dried.
My biggest purchase was the parking pass for my grad school. Unfortunately, it is also a yearly expense that increases by $50 each year it seems. I put off paying it by charging it to my student account for one month, and then putting it on my credit card for another month, before paying it in full. That way, I could save up a little bit and get it away from the month where I had to pay more fees.
Taking surveys is another overly promoted scheme. First you have to "qualify". Then you have to reach a point threshold to get a payment. If you calculate the per survey payout it's about fifty cents each, or maybe a dollar an hour, for the qualifying surveys. Generally you are compensated little or nothing for the time you put into the qualification process.
The biggest purchase we have ever made is our present home. It cost north of $200,000 and we paid cash for it. Way back in 1984 we had purchased a home in Silicon Valley for $130,000 on which we had a mortgage. When we sold it in 2011, for five times the original purchase price, we realized enough profit to buy the new house with cash, in a much less expensive area in the town where our daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren live. We also bought a second car, used, with cash. The expense of the home was definitely worth it. We are living payment-free only a mile from our grandchildren whom we see several times a week.
Our house was our most expensive purchase ever! (If you don't count that, it would have to be a 10 day trip to Disney World), but for the house, we have a mortgage that we pay off every month --and then some. For our trip, we saved ahead of time and paid it off before we went. No worries about bills coming when we got home, we paid for it all before we left! Saved again for a trip to Paris/London; the money is all in the bank and we're flying out in 14 months!!
A used car in 2008, about $20K, for which I took out a loan. Since we became debt-free, our largest purchase was also a car. After trading in our other one, the balance was $12K, for which we wrote a personal check. It felt wonderful!
Here’s a useful tip: find small bottles (roughly 1.5 fluid ounces) to fill in your toiletries like shampoo, toothpaste and lotion for your short travels. Instead of paying $50 dollars for luggage, find these tiny bottles of liquid water enhancers sold at your local groceries store. They will be spacious enough to hold what you need while small enough to make it through security in your carry-on.
My biggest purchase was my first car. I bought it right after college. I worked multiple jobs so that I could to meet my student loan payments, rent and save up for the car! I think it was worth it because it taught me how to save and live frugally.
Money! Bills, coins, all filthy and germ ridden
My bread machine does not require that I do any mixing or activating of the yeast. I can just put all ingredients in and it does the work. I have done this with regular bread. Is it necessary to do the extra work with this recipe?
Worst thing to gorw in your garden? Mint! It will overrun everything and spread like wildfire. Make sure to keep it in pots if you want fresh mint.
Most expensive thing I have ever purchased would be by condo and I am happy to say that it is now paid off.
My house was my biggest purchase. I saved for the down payment and got a loan but it was definitely worth it.
My education! Almost $70K for my knowledge and no job in my field to show for it ;)
My biggest purchase yet has been my car. I bought it used and it was already several years old at the time, but it was in good shape. I saved for the down payment and made loan payments on the rest. I was definitely worth it, as it's still running, and I even paid off the loan early!
My biggest expense was a college degree. I used my savings and graduation gift money to pay for my first year. I used the money i earned as a bootcamp drop out and an inheritance for the rest.
My home is my biggest purchase. Nothing else comes close.
I once spent $350 each on a giant resin turtle and life size resin alligator. Both are VERY realistic and I have never regretted this impulse purchase! They reside in my front yard and the alligator scares delivery people all the time!
White vinegar in the rinse cycle. It only takes a cup at most, but the smell rinses out and takes built-up soap residue with it, and clothes and linens are softer whether air-dried or dryer-dried.
My biggest purchase was the parking pass for my grad school. Unfortunately, it is also a yearly expense that increases by $50 each year it seems. I put off paying it by charging it to my student account for one month, and then putting it on my credit card for another month, before paying it in full. That way, I could save up a little bit and get it away from the month where I had to pay more fees.
Taking surveys is another overly promoted scheme. First you have to "qualify". Then you have to reach a point threshold to get a payment. If you calculate the per survey payout it's about fifty cents each, or maybe a dollar an hour, for the qualifying surveys. Generally you are compensated little or nothing for the time you put into the qualification process.
The biggest purchase we have ever made is our present home. It cost north of $200,000 and we paid cash for it. Way back in 1984 we had purchased a home in Silicon Valley for $130,000 on which we had a mortgage. When we sold it in 2011, for five times the original purchase price, we realized enough profit to buy the new house with cash, in a much less expensive area in the town where our daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren live. We also bought a second car, used, with cash. The expense of the home was definitely worth it. We are living payment-free only a mile from our grandchildren whom we see several times a week.
Definitely our home. We paid 20% cash plus a loan.
Our house was our most expensive purchase ever! (If you don't count that, it would have to be a 10 day trip to Disney World), but for the house, we have a mortgage that we pay off every month --and then some. For our trip, we saved ahead of time and paid it off before we went. No worries about bills coming when we got home, we paid for it all before we left! Saved again for a trip to Paris/London; the money is all in the bank and we're flying out in 14 months!!
Our house, which we bought with a mortgage. Still paying on it, but the monthly payment (P+I+T) is still less than renting right now.
My biggest purchase was my home. I obviously needed a loan for that one :)
That would be my house. Put a little tiny bit of money down and will be paying the mortgage for many more years to come, sadly.
Definitely my college education. However, I count myself among the lucky few because that's paying off in spades.
The most expensive purchase we have made was our house.
You are welcome! Hope to see you at FinCon!
A used car in 2008, about $20K, for which I took out a loan. Since we became debt-free, our largest purchase was also a car. After trading in our other one, the balance was $12K, for which we wrote a personal check. It felt wonderful!