Comments on yes and yes: Rocking a Champagne Life on a Beer Budget

i know this is a (relatively) older post but i jus...

2010-06-19T11:38:14.318-05:00

i know this is a (relatively) older post but i just had to comment on its helpfulness! i do that work time vs. cost thing too all the time! if it'll take me half a day's work to earn that tube of lipstick at sephora, i'll haul my butt down to cvs, thank you very much.

Good tips! As I adjust to freelance life I'm p...

2009-06-08T17:51:29.011-05:00

Good tips! As I adjust to freelance life I'm printing them out and sticking them on my noticeboard :)

Oh yes, another thing. Buy a good knife. For the p...

2009-06-06T09:46:40.095-05:00

Oh yes, another thing. Buy a good knife. For the price of a few meals out you can get something that will make cooking a dream. Or at least a lot nicer.

Wow. Great tips. I'm definitely going to use t...

2009-06-04T16:14:26.277-05:00

Wow. Great tips. I'm definitely going to use them. Thanks a lot for posting them. Shopping thrifted is so much more rewarding...I love finding something ridiculously cheap, thats over priced somewhere else.

Ahhhh you are incredible! I LOVE that you consider...

2009-06-03T09:38:42.720-05:00

Ahhhh you are incredible! I LOVE that you consider travel a priority and my tip for being a thriftster.. ermmm living at my parents? Ughh not actually by choice but good for saving.

Fantastic ideas. My wife and I do many of these th...

2009-06-03T08:29:57.450-05:00

Fantastic ideas. My wife and I do many of these things and it's worked out very well for us.

Also, buy less, buy better. Who needs 10 average t...

2009-06-03T04:57:56.050-05:00

Also, buy less, buy better. Who needs 10 average things when you can have 1 or 2 wonderful ones, and money left over?

Fantastic post. I've already got these tricks ...

2009-06-03T03:07:57.039-05:00

Fantastic post. I've already got these tricks down pat from the days when I was living on a sickness benefit. I've had enough money for the last few years while I've been employed, but from today (woo!) I'm self employed so it's back to the budgets and thrifting. The great thing is that now that I'm at home all the time I'll have to write the budget and go thrifting. :D

You are my hero :) Great ideas I really need to fo...

2009-06-02T19:20:01.149-05:00

You are my hero :)
Great ideas I really need to follow

Miss Sarah Von: Greetings from Istanbul! I very mu...

2009-06-02T16:34:23.704-05:00

Miss Sarah Von: Greetings from Istanbul! I very much enjoyed your postcard from your travels...but have you changed address from the one you sent prior? How can I send you a postcard from abroad???? Email the new address hmacleod@uoguelph.ca :)

-Delilah

ps I love the save money tips...your singing my tune!

PPS buying second hand is even a moral choice for moi rather than buying full price, give new life to old things

Renai! Welcome to the party! Those are really fa...

2009-06-02T14:49:22.341-05:00

Renai!

Welcome to the party! Those are really fantastic ideas ... I'm working on becoming a better and more devoted biker myself. :)

I don't think I've ever commented before, so HI! ...

2009-06-02T14:15:49.589-05:00

I don't think I've ever commented before, so HI!

I make okay-ish money, but due to HUGE medical bills and student loan payments, I see very, very little of my paycheck each month.

I don't buy ANY clothes at full price, ever. Tons of my clothes are thrifted- and often I'll take them in or alter them to make them fit my style, if it's a quality piece of clothing that doesn't quite fit right. Other than that my clothes come from eBay, Target, sometimes Forever 21, and Nordstrom Rack. Shoes are one of the only things that I will "splurge" on, and it's still only if they're on sale.

I don't drive at all- instead I bought a bike for $300, and was able to talk my employer into buying anyone in the office who doesn't drive a monthly bus pass.

I'm vegetarian (mostly vegan) which means very little eating out. I cut back dramatically on drinking as well, which saves an insane amount of money.

I also give myself a monthly cash budget- and I actually managed to make $150 spread over two weeks a little while back, because I gave myself no other choice.

I usually try to pay all of my bills right away for that month, and then from there I work with what I have. It changes depending on various things, but I'm at a point now where I can actually save money every month, which is pretty huge.

Whoaaaaa, longest answer ever.

oh my gosh, please write a book. lol. i work at a ...

2009-06-02T11:44:30.502-05:00

oh my gosh, please write a book. lol. i work at a library and also make two dollars ;) and already use some of your tips but just LOVE having more.

I seriously need to take a page out of your book, ...

2009-06-02T11:31:32.249-05:00

I seriously need to take a page out of your book, S. SO impressed by these wise and wiley rules for living well cheaply.

excellent advice! i follow most of this already, b...

2009-06-02T08:53:45.994-05:00

excellent advice! i follow most of this already, but you make it sound easy and even fun!

These tips are excellent. I give myself a monthly ...

2009-06-02T08:08:10.255-05:00

These tips are excellent. I give myself a monthly allowance, too, although I don't withdraw it all in cash (that doesn't allow for online purchases!)

eBay is also a great place to find excellent items at a discounted price. I highly recommend saving your favorite searches because eBay will email you every day to tell you that new things have been listed. Exercise self-restraint when it comes to eBay, though! As with thrifting, one really should remember not to buy something just because it's cheap, if you don't really REALLY like it.

Darcie: ahahahahaha! This is why you are my BFF....

2009-06-02T07:45:53.953-05:00

Darcie: ahahahahaha! This is why you are my BFF.

p.s. you are not faking the good life.

2009-06-02T07:43:01.881-05:00

p.s. you are not faking the good life.

Dude. great tips. I totally do the money vs. time ...

2009-06-02T07:33:07.370-05:00

Dude. great tips. I totally do the money vs. time thing, too. And I can attest to the unawesomeness of a 1994 Ford Tempo--I drove one until I totaled it during college. Also, the hubs and I have bought 2 cars with cash in the five years we've been married. SOOOO worth it to drive decent used cars and not have any car payments!