Least frugal thing you do?

[richinspirits]

Re: Least frugal thing you do?

i finally joined a gym this year after telling myself "but you can exercise for free!" so for long.

well, guess what! i never did. when it is january and there is a negative wind chill factor, i am not going to go outside and run around the block.

i figured that $30 a month is not too great a price to pay for my health. and...i know i could buy the equipment for my house, but i would be spending a lot if i got all the machines that i use there! elliptical, treadmill, step machine, free weights, etc.

[bigsaver]

Broke down and bought this nice polo shirt at Macy's. Originally about 65. Got it for 30 since they took my coupons on top of the sale. I figured I needed at least one nice looking shirt.

[LivingAlmostLarge]

Take a nice long hot shower.

[crabbypatty]

Our biggest non-frugal thing is our food bill. We regularly enjoy fresh seafood and it is spendy.

[Hez]

For me, it's definitely cable tv with specialty channels.

[quippymcflippy]

Calling long distance without using the phone card! Doh!

[PauletteGoddard]

The least frugal thing I do is raise a preschool child in Seattle.
Where's an emoticon for money being flushed down the toilet?

[alwaysbudget]

eating out/buying candy or unnessisary food.
My family just started to live frugally, and I feel that this is the hardest transition. Me being pregnante and all makes it really tough as well with all the crazy cravings!!
Even if I do eat frugally I still "feel" hungry because I am not eating what I am used to eating. Its a real shame.. I need to get over this and tell myself that I am full when i know I have eaten enough.

[kateochang]

As for me, window shopping, Internet connection, earings and chocolate bars! I just cant resist that! Those are least frugal thing I do.

[eyotadanes]

Re: Least frugal thing you do?

Go to dog shows. I grew up showing horses... and dogs just sort of crept in and took over, so showing dogs wasn't much of a leap for me.

But holy cow is it expensive (and we're not even talking about the $3,000 I'm paying for my next show dog). Going to a dog show costs:

Entry Fee: $25-$30 for ONE dog for ONE day. If it's a multiple day show, multiply by the number of days you're showing.

Gas: $60-$100, depending on distance. I have big dogs, and therefore a big gas-guzzling conversion van that gets about 14 m.p.h.

Parking: $3-$8 - per day

Food: $40 - per day ... buying food at the show site is ridiculously expensive. You can expect to pay $5.00 for a hamburger, $2.00 for a soda... and more

Hotel: $50 - and that's a "cheap" hotel. Assuming I'm spending the night.

Plus spending $$... there are lots of vendors at most shows, and you always forget something... a drool towel (remember, I mentioned I have BIG dogs... and they drool!), a water bucket, bait for the show ring... or you see the perfect sweatshirt for sale that happens to have your particular breed on it.

Win Photo: $20-$40 ... if you dog actually wins, you need to get a photo to "prove" that it won if points are involved. Just in case the AKC screws up and forgets to count them.

A weekend of shows? Easily $300... or more. And that's if I go alone. If I take my "show buddy", a 13 y.o. girl who is the daughter of a close friend and who wants to learn to show, double the cost of food, at least, because the girl is a bottomless pit! But I *do* get slave help in return

It sounds horrible to spend so much, but to be honest, otherwise, I don't spend money. Don't stop and buy coffee on the way to work, don't eat out... I really don't buy any unnecessary stuff, and am really good at budgeting my money. Dog shows are my reward!

[Ima saver]

I eat dinner out almost every night!! Date night!!

[The Budget Man]

Tuesday night is takeout noight at our place. Many places offer cheap Tuesdays so we get to enjoy being out yet still stick to the budget.

Best of both worlds.

[Cassandra]

Books. I love to own any book I read and more often than not I buy books at Barnes & Noble. I'm a member so I use my discount and any coupons I can find but it's still more than what thrift stores charge for books.

Purses are a close a second.

Cassandra

that would have to be cigarettes. I would save alot of money if I could quit.

[Sindel]

ordering in, which im trying to cut down.