Comments on: Slashing The Budget – What Can Go? http://www.thehappyrock.com/2008/05/25/slashing-the-budget-what-can-go/ Getting out of Debt, Getting off the Couch, and Getting into Life Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:23:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: The Happy Rock http://www.thehappyrock.com/2008/05/25/slashing-the-budget-what-can-go/comment-page-1/#comment-4756 The Happy Rock Wed, 28 May 2008 10:20:08 +0000 http://www.thehappyrock.com/2008/05/25/slashing-the-budget-what-can-go/#comment-4756 @Jo - You cleared some nice space in the budget. Great job! @Jo – You cleared some nice space in the budget. Great job!

]]> By: Jo http://www.thehappyrock.com/2008/05/25/slashing-the-budget-what-can-go/comment-page-1/#comment-4743 Jo Tue, 27 May 2008 06:44:24 +0000 http://www.thehappyrock.com/2008/05/25/slashing-the-budget-what-can-go/#comment-4743 Two things. I used to pay for a lawn mowing service. When I added up all the invoices after I'd been using it for about a year, I found I had spent NZD$1400. I stopped the service, bought myself a second-hand mower, and started doing it myself. I also used to pay a company to rent me a 240 litre rubbish bin and empty it once a week. That cost $60 every quarter, and most of the time the bin was less maybe half full. Now I will buy pre-paid rubbish bags for a few dollars and actively work to minimise the rubbish I pay to discard. Two things. I used to pay for a lawn mowing service. When I added up all the invoices after I’d been using it for about a year, I found I had spent NZD$1400. I stopped the service, bought myself a second-hand mower, and started doing it myself.

I also used to pay a company to rent me a 240 litre rubbish bin and empty it once a week. That cost $60 every quarter, and most of the time the bin was less maybe half full. Now I will buy pre-paid rubbish bags for a few dollars and actively work to minimise the rubbish I pay to discard.

]]> By: Carnival of Debt Reduction #141: Enemies of the Doctor - Consumerism Commentary: A Personal Finance Blog http://www.thehappyrock.com/2008/05/25/slashing-the-budget-what-can-go/comment-page-1/#comment-4742 Carnival of Debt Reduction #141: Enemies of the Doctor - Consumerism Commentary: A Personal Finance Blog Tue, 27 May 2008 05:49:33 +0000 http://www.thehappyrock.com/2008/05/25/slashing-the-budget-what-can-go/#comment-4742 [...] Happy Rock presents Slashing The Budget – What Can Go? posted at The Happy [...] [...] Happy Rock presents Slashing The Budget – What Can Go? posted at The Happy [...]

]]> By: Sue http://www.thehappyrock.com/2008/05/25/slashing-the-budget-what-can-go/comment-page-1/#comment-4737 Sue Mon, 26 May 2008 03:36:30 +0000 http://www.thehappyrock.com/2008/05/25/slashing-the-budget-what-can-go/#comment-4737 One of the things that I seem to struggle with is changing my cell phone plan. It appears good (so far as plans go) but I really do not want to be paying $1200 per year to have two cell phones. Just seems like way too much money. 2000 minutes per month; two phones; unlimited text One of the things that I seem to struggle with is changing my cell phone plan.
It appears good (so far as plans go) but I really do not want to be paying $1200 per year to have two cell phones. Just seems like way too much money.
2000 minutes per month; two phones; unlimited text

]]> By: Dean http://www.thehappyrock.com/2008/05/25/slashing-the-budget-what-can-go/comment-page-1/#comment-4732 Dean Sun, 25 May 2008 17:09:08 +0000 http://www.thehappyrock.com/2008/05/25/slashing-the-budget-what-can-go/#comment-4732 When I was most "neurotic" about getting out of debt...I got rid of my new car for a paid off (and free) nissan sentra (about 16 years old at the time). Wow that change alone saved me about $450 (or $500)/mo. It wasn't just the payment. It was the insurance, and difference in gas mileage that were both helpful. When I was most “neurotic” about getting out of debt…I got rid of my new car for a paid off (and free) nissan sentra (about 16 years old at the time). Wow that change alone saved me about $450 (or $500)/mo. It wasn’t just the payment. It was the insurance, and difference in gas mileage that were both helpful.

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