It's ironic how, now that I actually make more money...I spend less.
1). I buy stuff in bulk when it's cheaper (love the Costco coupons)...toothpaste, frozen food, butter etc. It doesn't take much room to store 4 or 5 tubes of toothpaste, and saves a fair amount of money.
2). I wait for the movies I want to see to hit the $1 movie theater, and then I go out to see them. I still get a night out, and it's even cheaper than renting a flick and watching it at home.
3). I make food on the weekend (Sunday night) to take to work for breakfast and lunch during the week. Things like chicken salad, scrambled eggs, the big bags of salad and so on.
4). I pay cash for gas at the cheaper station, and have started keeping cash on me for things like coffee. When I have to put cash on the counter instead of a card (debit or credit) I'm much less likely to separate with it for silly things like extra shots or vanilla flavoring etc.
5). I came here to learn from you wise folks.
