Do you live on a tight budget
@amadeo (111938)
United States
41 responses
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
4 Aug 18
I have existed on a tight budget all my life. I never would have traveled or dealt with emergency root canals if I did not.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
4 Aug 18
@porwest No seems to believe in "saving for a rainy day" anymore. None of us like emergency expenses but it's easier to take when having the funds on hand to pay for it as opposed to OMG, where will I get the money?
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@yoalldudes (35037)
• Philippines
5 Aug 18
@compslick wow good for you. i'm envious
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@porwest (92588)
• United States
4 Aug 18
I don't live on a "tight budget" per se. That is to say, I have saved and invested for years and so money is not an issue for me. But I DO force myself to live on a tight budget, which is partly how I managed to have money in the first place.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
4 Aug 18
Thankfully there is a little room to splurge a bit if I'm careful.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
4 Aug 18
No, thank goodness. My husband always made good money as the breadwinner, and mine was just icing on the cake. Even though we are retired, our investments, savings, and pensions are more than enough to see us through anything, with much left over. We are blessed, but planned wisely.
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@anamika161088 (11866)
• India
4 Aug 18
@arunima25 I agree.. It teaches us adjustments, compromises.. Also helps to save for better future
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@arunima25 (87854)
• Bangalore, India
4 Aug 18
@anamika161088 Save for fun in present also
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@arunima25 (87854)
• Bangalore, India
4 Aug 18
That is a wise way and every efficient homemaker should do it.
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@paulobraga85 (833)
• Brazil
4 Aug 18
It took me a long time to learn to control the budget, but after many mistakes in life I now know how to control my finances.
@amadeo (111938)
• United States
5 Aug 18
@paulobrage85 yes it does take time there.Now you seems to be doing okay.
Very nice to meet you
@LeaPea2417 (37379)
• Toccoa, Georgia
4 Aug 18
Yes, it is tight budget. It is crazy how every dollar counts, literally down to the penny.
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
5 Aug 18
@laPea2417 that is fine there.Penny wise
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@LadyDuck (472074)
• Switzerland
5 Aug 18
@MALUSE I was born not many years after WWII ended and Italy was not in a very good shape. My father was the only one who worked in our family. His parents lived with us, his father was very sick, he had two young kids and my mother took care of the grandparents, the kids and the house. We were not poor, nor rich, but I grew up appreciating the value of the money. My brother grew up very different, he can go to a restaurant and spend € 300 for a dinner and do not care about this. I would feel sick for months.
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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4 Aug 18
Not on a budget, but we know how much we can afford and never live beyond our means.
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@arunima25 (87854)
• Bangalore, India
4 Aug 18
I try to sty within my budget and I am able to do it successfully. But recently I had few medical emergencies in family and incidental expenses and my budget was off the track. Luckily the saving came to rescue and I am still trying hard to bring my budget back to track by tightly controlling my expenses.
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@arunima25 (87854)
• Bangalore, India
4 Aug 18
@Janet357 I have a bucket to save for my travel. fun and adventure and we do that very frequently.
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@eliza_godinez12 (5723)
• Philippines
5 Aug 18
Yes, i always make sure to be able to save even just a little amount weekly for the future needs.
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
5 Aug 18
@eliza_godinrx12 good for you.Best of luck there
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@Cristi_Ichim (3743)
• Bucharest, Romania
5 Aug 18
Yes, my budget is tiny in my opinion but it is still decent.
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
5 Aug 18
@Cisiti_ichim that is good.nothing wrong with that
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@Marilynda1225 (83109)
• United States
4 Aug 18
Sadly I do live on a tight budget so therefore I have to keep my spending under control.
Hope things are working out with your computer issues.
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
5 Aug 18
@Marilynda1225 I has to borrow a key board.The key board will not be here another day or so.
Amazon says they are sorry.Right?
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@Marilynda1225 (83109)
• United States
5 Aug 18
@amadeo wow Amazon is usually pretty good with quick delivery
