Comments on: Budget Busters: Areas For Improvement http://www.ncnblog.com/2007/07/31/budget-busters-areas-for-improvement/ Debt Reduction Rocks - We Are Living Debt Free! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:44:22 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Saving Money With Kids, Financial Reads and Better Budgets: My Carnival Picks » Money and Personal Finance Blog In Silicon Valley http://www.ncnblog.com/2007/07/31/budget-busters-areas-for-improvement/comment-page-1/#comment-27192 Saving Money With Kids, Financial Reads and Better Budgets: My Carnival Picks » Money and Personal Finance Blog In Silicon Valley Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:57:33 +0000 http://www.ncnblog.com/2007/07/31/budget-busters-areas-for-improvement/#comment-27192 [...] Budget Busters: Areas For Improvement @ No Credit Needed [...] [...] Budget Busters: Areas For Improvement @ No Credit Needed [...]

]]> By: plonkee http://www.ncnblog.com/2007/07/31/budget-busters-areas-for-improvement/comment-page-1/#comment-26335 plonkee Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:42:01 +0000 http://www.ncnblog.com/2007/07/31/budget-busters-areas-for-improvement/#comment-26335 Washing the clothes might damage them, but if you dryclean things that don't need it I'm pretty sure that they wear out quicker. OTOH that could just be urban legend. Washing the clothes might damage them, but if you dryclean things that don’t need it I’m pretty sure that they wear out quicker. OTOH that could just be urban legend.

]]> By: Chief Family Officer http://www.ncnblog.com/2007/07/31/budget-busters-areas-for-improvement/comment-page-1/#comment-26307 Chief Family Officer Thu, 02 Aug 2007 02:24:11 +0000 http://www.ncnblog.com/2007/07/31/budget-busters-areas-for-improvement/#comment-26307 I don't know how things are in Georgia, but we are always getting coupons in the mail for local dry cleaners, including my favorite one. So I always have coupons, although they don't kick in until you have a minimum of $25 to clean. As for the clothes, I think you'll definitely save money if you wash and iron your shirts yourself. And wear the suits several times before getting them dry cleaned. (Take them off and hang them up as soon as you get home, airing them out if need be.) You can rationalize the dry cleaning if that's the recommended cleaning method on the tag because washing the clothes yourself runs the risk of damaging them. I don’t know how things are in Georgia, but we are always getting coupons in the mail for local dry cleaners, including my favorite one. So I always have coupons, although they don’t kick in until you have a minimum of $25 to clean.

As for the clothes, I think you’ll definitely save money if you wash and iron your shirts yourself. And wear the suits several times before getting them dry cleaned. (Take them off and hang them up as soon as you get home, airing them out if need be.) You can rationalize the dry cleaning if that’s the recommended cleaning method on the tag because washing the clothes yourself runs the risk of damaging them.

]]> By: Amber http://www.ncnblog.com/2007/07/31/budget-busters-areas-for-improvement/comment-page-1/#comment-26264 Amber Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:12:39 +0000 http://www.ncnblog.com/2007/07/31/budget-busters-areas-for-improvement/#comment-26264 As for the car washing, for me it's a toss up. When you wash the car in your driveway you pay for the water and use way more water than one of the car wash places. Many of the drive through car washes recycle the water so not as much of it gets used. At least that's how it works near me. For me it's easier to go through the car wash. Then again I have a black car and always miss spots not to mention I don't really have a place to wash my car at my apartment complex. That and I only get around to doing it maybe three times a year.... As for the car washing, for me it’s a toss up. When you wash the car in your driveway you pay for the water and use way more water than one of the car wash places. Many of the drive through car washes recycle the water so not as much of it gets used. At least that’s how it works near me.

For me it’s easier to go through the car wash. Then again I have a black car and always miss spots not to mention I don’t really have a place to wash my car at my apartment complex. That and I only get around to doing it maybe three times a year….

]]> By: Vicki http://www.ncnblog.com/2007/07/31/budget-busters-areas-for-improvement/comment-page-1/#comment-26252 Vicki Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:22:46 +0000 http://www.ncnblog.com/2007/07/31/budget-busters-areas-for-improvement/#comment-26252 My local dry cleaner gives a 15% discount if you pay $100 upfront and then use your "tab" when you bring clothes in. Might be worth asking about. My local dry cleaner gives a 15% discount if you pay $100 upfront and then use your “tab” when you bring clothes in. Might be worth asking about.

]]> By: NEWSGIRLY http://www.ncnblog.com/2007/07/31/budget-busters-areas-for-improvement/comment-page-1/#comment-26238 NEWSGIRLY Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:19:33 +0000 http://www.ncnblog.com/2007/07/31/budget-busters-areas-for-improvement/#comment-26238 You might want to invest in a programmable thermostat. I have one. I can set each day differently, if I want. Mon-Fri I have it set high from the time we leave until about an hour before we would get home. You can set it for overnight, short intervals, when you are at church, etc. They cost about $50 or so and ours has more than paid for itself. Easy to install yourself, too. You might want to invest in a programmable thermostat. I have one. I can set each day differently, if I want. Mon-Fri I have it set high from the time we leave until about an hour before we would get home. You can set it for overnight, short intervals, when you are at church, etc. They cost about $50 or so and ours has more than paid for itself. Easy to install yourself, too.

]]> By: guinness416 http://www.ncnblog.com/2007/07/31/budget-busters-areas-for-improvement/comment-page-1/#comment-26235 guinness416 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:48:09 +0000 http://www.ncnblog.com/2007/07/31/budget-busters-areas-for-improvement/#comment-26235 er, waistline even er, waistline even

]]> By: guinness416 http://www.ncnblog.com/2007/07/31/budget-busters-areas-for-improvement/comment-page-1/#comment-26234 guinness416 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:45:53 +0000 http://www.ncnblog.com/2007/07/31/budget-busters-areas-for-improvement/#comment-26234 Your wasteline will thank you for quitting the powerbars and soft drinks too. I've been on a rampage the last couple of months as regards electricity - lights only on in the room we'e in, switching to CFLs, unplugging everything after use - because my city is offering bonuses to people who cut their use by 10%. I was delighted to see my bill yesterday, it was down by almost 20 per cent and we should get the bonus. Very satisfying. In Ireland, they recommend getting young kids involved in this: giving them 10 cents for every charger they unplug and light they switch off. Your wasteline will thank you for quitting the powerbars and soft drinks too. I’ve been on a rampage the last couple of months as regards electricity – lights only on in the room we’e in, switching to CFLs, unplugging everything after use – because my city is offering bonuses to people who cut their use by 10%. I was delighted to see my bill yesterday, it was down by almost 20 per cent and we should get the bonus. Very satisfying. In Ireland, they recommend getting young kids involved in this: giving them 10 cents for every charger they unplug and light they switch off.

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