A Thought About An Easy Way to Waste Our Money

@porwest Speaking of eggs, what the heck is the difference between free range and cage free? My mom got me both from Lidl. Told me they were both the same price.

Right there with you. Exactly. If I AM going to waste money I want it to be wasted on something fun. Not a dozen eggs. lol

@lovebuglena To the best of my knowledge, and I am not an expert cage free simply means the hen is not inside of a cage and has a bit more room to move, but not much more. Free range means the chicken can even go outside.

From time to time I think we are all guilty of a little of that. For some it's a constant. For others it's from time to time. I think it's fine if one does not make a habit out of wasting money. What irks me is that most of the people who don't mind the pennies are the ones who really need to. But then, it's also fitting why they don't have money—one thing leads to another.

@porwest It is only when there is too much month left at the end of the money, that most of us start thinking about careful spending!

@Ronrybs There is certainly some truth to that. I am anal retentive about it and watch it all the time. Probably a little too obsessive about it at times. lol

@porwest That is just what I do as the prices have gone up enormously for now.

That's the way I feel about it. And if you shop the right way, you don't have to hit all the stores at once. You can time trips to when you've run out of what you stocked up on.

@lovinangelsinstead21 Everything is going up but our paychecks. lol

I have never fallen for the argument about the gas. It's false when you do the math. The average car gets about 22 miles per gallon. Even at today's prices of $3.09 per gallon, if you went to another store 5 miles away you'd only spend 70 cents. Okay MAYBE $1.40 round trip. But if it saves you $20 on your bill? You've more than made up the difference. THAT being said, if you do not have a car this changes everything.

@porwest I wouldnt have one if I won it..I would sell it

@RebeccasFarm As for me, I can't live without one.

He should be fired from that job immediately. He is costing you valuable loot.

Oh no! That's not good.

@porwest Yes he is. It makes me crazy ... and he won't use the coupons that I give him.

When I was a kid I used to love counting money. I even pretended that I am cashier at a store. I still love counting money. Who doesn't? Just wish I was counting hundred dollar bills.

@lovebuglena I was like that too. A lot of the games and play we did was surrounded by money. I have always had a love for it.

I am right there with you. lol. Which, of course, is part of the point of the post. If one has nothing to count right now we need to talk about how they can get some to count.

@porwest makes sense. You raised valid points.

There is truth to that. But if you waste money WHILE doing that, you still have to work harder to make those multiple streams of income realize their full potential. If businesses spent like consumers they would all be broke. And I have often said that the average person should manage their finances in ways very similar to how businesses do. There is a reason businesses make a lot of money, and businesses work very hard not to waste a single penny wherever possible. In fact, one can actually make the comparison between the government and business. Those who have money treat their finances like a business. Those who don't have money treat their finances like the government.

It's the pennies that count the most. I will forever believe that. The example in the post is a small one. But if you took this concept farther and really looked into what someone wastes money on in almost every transaction, I bet people are losing thousands of dollars a year because of it.

I have always liked that phrase, and yet I always forget it. Writing it down this time. lol

But why? You want a house.

You know my stance. Living on a budget is a good idea. Not doing anything to get ahead is a bad idea. But that's just me. Everyone is entitled to live however they want to. I just can't personally live that way.