Re: What Have You Bought That Saves You Money?
internet and library card (could do w/o TV till the cows come home, but don't take away my internet and free books!). we don't rent DVDs, and i think i've been inside a movie theater 2, 3 times in the past 5 years.
digital camera: although mine is pricier than most, it has saved me money in development costs, home decorating, and saved my sister having to hire a photographer for her wedding (that alone is about half the cost of the camera!)
gas barbecue grill: an $18 gas canister lasts us 2 months in the summer and we cook on that grill almost every night of the week. if i were cooking in the house i'd be using electricity, plus heating up the house which means i'd have to use more electricity to cool it off. also, since we enjoy grilling, we're more likely to cook at home than go out (have yet to have a steak out better than we make ourselves). we took the grill to my family reunion and made soup, a picnic roast, sausage and peppers, and egg and bacon breakfast. cost of food was about $10, half of what we would have spent bringing pre-prepared food.
manual transmission car: gas mileage is almost always better. ditto getting the 2door economy hatchback rather than a 4 door sedan.
CFLs
heated mattress pad
my house!
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