I´ll have to live in a tighter budget.

@marguicha (223776)

Chile

April 12, 2022 2:46pm CST

Today I went to the Bank and turned part of my Chilean pesos into dollars. With that I know that I will pay the resorts and the groceries in Aruba. But now I have to find out how to pay for the air fare and for some expenses that I will still have to pay in Santiago. I am also buying little by little my meds. In my country meds are not covered by health insurance unless you are staying at the hospital. And during covid, nobody can stay more than one or 2 days, even when they are quite ill

Today I decided not to buy groceries online. I went to the Bank and after that I bought some meds and some groceries. I did buy a couple of luxuries though. As I could not bring back water, I bought orange juice ( Florida´s natural and VERY expensive) and some hard candy (Juicy apple drops imported from Germany

) Do you stick to a list when you buy?

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@JudyEv (342088)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Apr 22

Mostly I stick to a list but it's always open to negotiation.

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@marguicha (223776)

• Chile

13 Apr 22

Sounds like me

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@marguicha (223776)

• Chile

13 Apr 22

@JudyEv My deep freeze is filled with "bargains. Now I decided that I would not buy more until I make room for other food.

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@JudyEv (342088)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Apr 22

@marguicha Sometimes there are really good bargains to be had!

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@snowy22315 (182175)

• United States

13 Apr 22

Not really, I am big into impulse buys, which tend to drain the budget. However, I usually rationalize it that such and such was a good deal.

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@snowy22315 (182175)

• United States

13 Apr 22

@marguicha I don't buy clothes too often. I usually make do with what I have.

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@marguicha (223776)

• Chile

13 Apr 22

@snowy22315 I have some garments that are 20 years old.

@marguicha (223776)

• Chile

13 Apr 22

I buy more than what I need, but it is only in groceries. I don´t spend much money on other things. I buy good clothes but they last me ages as I take good care of them.

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@dodo19 (47336)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

13 Apr 22

I don't tend to make lists. The few times I do, I usually end up forgetting them at home.

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@marguicha (223776)

• Chile

14 Apr 22

It has happened to me too.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

12 Apr 22

I’m very thrifty and only buy what I need so I don’t usually make a list. We have insurance that pays some on medication but insurance costs a bundle.

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@marguicha (223776)

• Chile

13 Apr 22

There is no insurance in my country that includes meds. And I wish I was thristy. I try.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

13 Apr 22

@marguicha Insurance premiums are expensive. Often more costly than medication.

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@LindaOHio (181721)

• United States

13 Apr 22

When I used to do the shopping, I always stuck to the list. My husband buys all kinds of things not on his list.

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@marguicha (223776)

• Chile

13 Apr 22

I remember that many decades ago, my husband took me to the supermarket. I discovered that the couple of things he bought were as expensive as the rest of the cart

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@LindaOHio (181721)

• United States

14 Apr 22

@marguicha That's a man for you!

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13 Apr 22

It's very difficult to keep buying what's on the list, there are always purchases that are not planned

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@marguicha (223776)

• Chile

13 Apr 22

The worst are the temptations.

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@marguicha (223776)

• Chile

14 Apr 22

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14 Apr 22

@marguicha Yes, that's right, there's always a temptation

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@kixsh101 (2105)

• Philippines

13 Apr 22

I am being too thrifty too in the past weeks. I need to make things meet and with that I could really relate how you feel right now.

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@marguicha (223776)

• Chile

14 Apr 22

I bought too many groceries for 2 or 3 months. Until I discovered that it wasn´t clever at all.

@kaylachan (71762)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

12 Apr 22

No, not really. Even if I probably should.

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@marguicha (223776)

• Chile

13 Apr 22

When I buy online I don´t edit the list. But now that I actually went there, I wrote the list and then I had time to cross out what I didn´t really need. The new technology has made us forget the real editing.

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@LeaPea2417 (37379)

• Toccoa, Georgia

12 Apr 22

Yes, most of the time I stick to my grocery list.

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@marguicha (223776)

• Chile

12 Apr 22

Buying online has been bad for me as I add many things. Today, In spite of the couple of luxuries, I spent about a fourth.

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@marlina (154131)

• Canada

13 Apr 22

Yes, I am good at sticking to my list, but once in a while I will buy a few things that are more "luxirious"

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@marguicha (223776)

• Chile

14 Apr 22

I do that too.

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@wolfgirl569 (108126)

• Marion, Ohio

13 Apr 22

I usually stick to my list

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@marguicha (223776)

• Chile

13 Apr 22

There are lists and lists. I forget that I live alone. Today I tried my best. And last week I looked around and simply did not buy groceries.

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@RasmaSandra (80736)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

12 Apr 22

That is always my problem when I order online, First of all, I have no choice because I have no way to get to any supermarket, So I have to put up with service fees and tips. So what I do is make my order so that I have food to eat for at least most of the month and into the following month but I am always adding and subtracting items until I am satisfied, If there was a way to get to a store I would not order online but go and get what I need and to that each week,

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@marguicha (223776)

• Chile

13 Apr 22

Now that it seems that we can live with the covid I can walk to a small supermarket near my house to buy a couple of things and order only once a month when I need the big bag of Luna´s food.

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@Kandae11 (55162)

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12 Apr 22

Previously no. Now, most definitely yes.

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@marguicha (223776)

• Chile

12 Apr 22

I am trying to do it too.

@florelway (23286)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

12 Apr 22

As much as possible I try doing that to stick only to the list. but when I pass along some shelves with h good deals I am tempted to buy them.

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@marguicha (223776)

• Chile

13 Apr 22

The bad thing about this small supermarket I visited today is that it has all sorts of tempting and yummy groceries near the entrance.