Off the top of my head here are a few things I didn’t spend much money on this year that most people spend a lot of money on.
- Haircuts – I didn’t spend any money on haircuts this year. I use clippers to cut my own hair and am quite happy with the results.
- Clothing – I bought two pairs of hiking shorts at $1.15 each. That was my only clothing expenditure for the year. This number will go up a little in 2010 since I’ll need to replace my underwear and socks but I don’t plan to spend any other money on clothing.
- Cable – I haven’t had it and don’t plan to. I spend too much time watching TV with just the over-the-air channels.
- Landline Phone - I have a cell phone that costs me $30 a month and includes unlimited texts and data. That is a much better value than a home phone.
- Personal Hygiene – Ok, this one sounds bad but it isn’t. I get most of my personal hygiene items for almost free from CVS or Walgreens by playing the drugstore game. The fact that a 99 cent bottle of shampoo will last me all year helps also.
That is just a few of the items I don’t spend much money on. I’m sure I’ll think of a few more things later. What items do you spend little or no money on?
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Gee, you need to cut down on your clothing expense! ha!
Have you already explained how your cell phone bill is so cheap (including data)?
Michelle – Ha. Somehow I seem to accumulate more clothing although I rarely buy any.
vm – I’m not sure if I talked about my cell phone plan before or not. I have the Sprint SERO plan. Unfortunately, the plan is no longer available. I’m grandfathered in and hoping they don’t completely eliminate the plan.