Tid bits from others???
Something I recently did was call the phone company ask what packages there are what I can do differently?
My phone company offered a 3 for one price - For $118.00 I get My phone, my cable, Internet, and unlimited long distance.
Before this plan I was paying $150 for my phone and long distance and my internet ......... Cable was about $80 a month..big savings.
I called the bank ..talked to them about my finances ...my loan person is now the bank president ..so I went straight to him... WE got a lower interest rate .... and saved a bunch!
Paying off credit cards and only charging what I Know I can pay off each month! Christmas we did a few no nos...but were back on track they will be gone! We also do not carry them in our wallets ....thats too tempting..they are locked away!
We had a water leak last year - over 500 in water bills ...... the leak was outside ... well then we found our washing machine was dripping into the tank.......... new washer saved us about $20 a month! .. I did look for a scratch and dent machine but non were available .. I did not spend lots for my machine ..but the 20 a month has paid for itself!
I shop on freecycle - lol go ahead laugh yes I do ..IF i can get it for free darn betcha am right there!
I have found I have better luck requesting items than watching for them.
This weekend I got a free bouncier seat that works and looks like NEW!!
I also got guinea pigs with all the works that go with them ...
In the past I have got - book shelves, toys, Little Tike items, pack n plays, changing tables, entertainment center, stereo, craft supplies, daycare table, .. blocks, legos, I can go on and on ..ohhhhh books how can I not mention the books........ I have over 300 books from freecycle alone ......... children's hard covered books .. a local teacher was moving and was offered a job outside of teaching prek ..she was taking it and wanted this stuff gone .. YEP i was right there!
Freecycle keeps daycare budget down....... you can claim the mileage from the pick up to and from your home! Often I print off the map quest of the directions then I write a note on the back ..why I went there and what its use was
so the date is on the map quest page the mileage is there ..... I would write on the back from this weekends .. bouncier seat for babies .. tax deductible run!
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