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Old 11-17-2005, 01:14 PM
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Default Re: You know you should be saving more, but...

I could give up cable ($50/month) but, without cable all I get is PBS. I *did* give up my $19/month Netflix when we got Cable though.

Could eat out less, but we enjoy it (1x/week or week and a half).

In August through October I did bike 5 miles to work (which saved me from sitting in traffic and wasting gas for 20-30 minutes on the poorly planned expressway with stoplights every 1/2 mile). Now it is a little chilly for that at 7am though.

Already don't buy boxed dinners, etc - we make dinner ourselves which is a lot cheaper.

Could ditch our 2 cell phones (500 peak min/month, $70) for 1 landline - but we just moved a couple months ago and it has been easier to have the cell phones. Will probably get rid of the monthly plan and drop down to a pay-as-you go cell phone once we are in a more permanent location.
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