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Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:19:32 +0000

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By: VTVTVTVVVV3000

VTVTVTVVVV3000 — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:30:09 +0000

My weaknesses are that I cant concentrate Also I dont know how to say no i have to work on them…

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Links For Super-Charged Living - October 4, 2008 | My Super-Charged Life — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:02:01 +0000

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By: Friday Finance Findings for October 3rd : Generation X Finance

Friday Finance Findings for October 3rd : Generation X Finance — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:14:47 +0000

[...] What Is Your Weakness? – This is always a good question to ask yourself. Everyone has weaknesses, and I can think of a few that certainly cost a little bit of money that could otherwise be spent elsewhere. [...]

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:45:49 +0000

My weakness is most certainly clothes and clothes. I don’t drink coffee or soda, don’t smoke cigarettes, can forgo eating out a lot of the time, don’t really drink alcohol, etc. But sometimes I get the urge to shop and decide I’ll just go get one shirt or one pair of shoes. Then I leave having spent $150 or sometimes more. I did this the other day during my lunch break. I feel so guilty afterwards, but I always love the new stuff I got and usually always end up wearing it. I didn’t used to be this way but really started getting into fashion in the last few years. At least I usually go to a store where I can get 5 things for $150 instead of shopping designer and leaving with 1 thing!

By: Kate@LivingTheFrugalLife

Kate@LivingTheFrugalLife — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:41:27 +0000

I would have to say that my current weakness is DIY projects. I’m not really sure if this is a real weakness or not, because for the most part the DIY projects are aimed at greater self-sufficiency and long term frugality. The garden is by far our biggest ongoing DIY project. Yes, we spent money on it, for fencing and such. I also like to try to make things rather than buying them. I made a really big smoker to preserve some of our food out of a metal garbage can, which I bought new, along with a drill bit to let me make a really big hole in it. It cost me money, but much less than buying a ready made smoker would, and I’ll be able to use it for years to come.

So yeah, DIY. Money saver or money hole, I’m not really sure.

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Midweek Roundup: Finally Fall Edition | Frugal Dad — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:01:36 +0000

[...] What is Your Weakness? Believe it or not, I don’t really have a spending weakness. I don’t collect anything; I’m not a car guy; and I don’t really care about electronic gadgets. I think the fact that I don’t have a weakness is a weakness. I will often go too long between replacing clothing, making necessary household upgrades, etc. all in the name of saving money. [...]

By: Liz

Liz — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:41:47 +0000

Some of these I never thought of as weaknesses, but i guess they are luxuries:

1. Coffee — It’s a staple in my home, so I have no clue how much I spend on it.

2. Alcohol — again, no clue on monthly cost.

2a. Going out — probably about $100 – $200/month.

3. Lunch out – twice a week $150/month

4. Housewares — don’t want to know

By: Retire at 40

Retire at 40 — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:54:13 +0000

I wrote an article about 10 little sacrifices which make a big difference, in essence this is the same type of list as above.

http://retire-at-40.blogspot.c.....e-big.html

I decided not to put Cigarettes or Alcohol into the list since I’m saving those for another time.

I also didn’t put bottled water on my list since I don’t buy it but you’re right, it is a top ten one.

By: No Debt Plan

No Debt Plan — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:05:19 +0000

My weaknesses are more time-eaters than money eaters… too much computer gaming, college football, etc.

I pine for an HDTV and HD programming from DirecTV… but I’m holding out.

I’ve got to ask: what college football team?

No Debt Plan’s last post: How We Prepared for Our First Home Purchase

By: Marie

Marie — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:07:45 +0000

My weaknesses – or as I like to call them, luxuries.

Caller ID – $8/month (insane # of phone solicitations for charitable donations)
Basic Internet – $25/month
Blockbuster just mail – $17.29/month since we have no cable this lets us rent the crappy kid movies instead of buy them, and keeps my husband out of the theater.

Since we don’t have cable, cell phones, a second car I don’t feel bad of the few luxuries we still have left.

By: Petey

Petey — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:07:53 +0000

Cable TV/Internet. We are currently debating what to remove from our monthly subscription:
Digital cable + 4 premium channels – $87
DVR – $16
High speed interent – $40
Taxes – $13
Total – $156/month, $1,872/year (more than our yearly natural gas bill!)

Also, eating out lunches at work – my plan is now that the weather is turning, to get back on track with bringing my lunch – $8/lunch for crappy fast food is ridiculous!

By: The Simple Bachelor

The Simple Bachelor — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:11:22 +0000

Interesting post. I have three weaknesses that I can think of off the top of my head: - beer and chicken wings on Thursdays, $20 per week - computer hardware and consumables, about $1000 per year (on average) - contract out lawn maintenance, $1000 per year Of those three, I don't regret the beer and wings at all, it's a good stress reliever near the end of the week and gives me a chance to relax with some friends. I definitely won't be giving up my computer hobby, but I could probably shave some money off the budget. There really is no excuse for the lawn maintenance though. As a healthy guy in his mid-forties, there's no reason I can't cut my own grass and do a little fertilizing etc and save several hundred a year. The Simple Bachelor’s last post: Eating Healthy