Comments on: The Little Things – Saving Money On Contacts And Shoes

By: DD’s Monthly Expenses - June 2009 - The Grocery Breakthrough | The Happy Rock

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:53:54 +0000

[...] spent more on our hair ($350.73) than we did on clothes($313.36). Unless you also include shoes [...]

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Help Wanted - Cobblers Needed During A Recession | The Happy Rock — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:27:33 +0000

[...] If you’re new here, you may want to join hundreds of other readers and subscribe to my RSS feed or my free email subscription to receive free updates. Thanks for visiting!Last November I made a post about how I decided to save some money by not replacing my shoes. [...]

By: The Debt Defier

The Debt Defier — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:15:57 +0000

Thanks for the comments!

@Money Beagle – Funny story. But I have to admit, that I didn’t that that either until I bought these.

@The First Creditor – Nice job taking advantage of the deal.

@ Google Blue – You’re right that this might only work with quality merchandise (which seems to be rare nowadays). Like I said, I think these shoes were pretty spendy when I got them the first time, but if they can last 5 years it will be money well spent.

@ Bethany Marquee – I hear ya, this wouldn’t work for everybody, like my wife…or for that matter my 3 year old daughter.

By: Bethany Marquee

Bethany Marquee — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:55:15 +0000

I am the same, I always seem to hear about money saving tips months after everyone else, or find coupons that have expired and so on. I dont think the shoe theroy works for me as I am a shoe aholic!

By: Google Blue

Google Blue — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:46:28 +0000

Savings can be a pretty tricky deal some time. Thanks a lot for the shoe lace/ sole idea. That could save me a bundle. I have found however that in order for that to work you need to purchase things that have higher quality and will then last longer. Sometimes this means spending more money for a purchase, but i find this has helped a lot down the line.

By: The First Creditor

The First Creditor — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:39:39 +0000

Linens and Things was having a liquidation sale and I knew we needed a new garbage can, one that could not be infiltrated by my 15 month old. I had been putting it off, but I had to jump on the 20% liquidation discount. I’d rather have waited, but I knew the purchase was imminent so I took the discount.

By: Money Beagle

Money Beagle — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:06:05 +0000

Good for you on the savings! The shoe modifications reminded me of a funny story. I was in a similar position with a pair of brown shoes in that the shoestrings were starting to fray, but the rest of the shoe was fine. I went to a drugstore to buy replacements, and I found one package. I proceeded to the front of the store where I asked if they had more in back, because I needed another shoelace for my pair of shoes. I was rather embarrassed when they pointed out that there was two shoelaces in each package. Common sense was definitely left at the door that particular day!