Comments for Everyday Tips and Thoughts... http://everydaytipsandthoughts.com Personal finance, healthy living, and money saving tips for everyday life, with a few thoughts thrown in too! Wed, 16 May 2012 19:44:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Thoughts On Change And Adapting by Krantcents http://everydaytipsandthoughts.com/thoughts-on-change-and-adapting/#comment-35995 Krantcents Wed, 16 May 2012 19:44:05 +0000 http://everydaytipsandthoughts.com/?p=4858#comment-35995 Ia gree that ometimes we get caught up on focusing on one thing or another. The big picture or the ultimate goal is more important that all this little stuff. I think savings is very important, but I won't sacrifice my values for it. It is more important to eat well than just cheap. I remember long ago eating a diet prepared meal and not being satisfied. Did I save any money? No, because I ate additional food. Ia gree that ometimes we get caught up on focusing on one thing or another. The big picture or the ultimate goal is more important that all this little stuff. I think savings is very important, but I won’t sacrifice my values for it. It is more important to eat well than just cheap. I remember long ago eating a diet prepared meal and not being satisfied. Did I save any money? No, because I ate additional food.
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]]> Comment on 10 Home Renovation Tips – Learn From Our Experience by Roof KC http://everydaytipsandthoughts.com/10-home-renovation-tips-learn-from-our-experience/#comment-35993 Roof KC Wed, 16 May 2012 14:20:17 +0000 http://everydaytipsandthoughts.com/?p=2562#comment-35993 Great point about not feeling like you should be handicapped to a remodeler. If the job's not to your liking, it's easier to change crews earlier through the process rather than towards the very end. Great point about not feeling like you should be handicapped to a remodeler. If the job’s not to your liking, it’s easier to change crews earlier through the process rather than towards the very end.
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]]> Comment on Thoughts On Change And Adapting by Daisy http://everydaytipsandthoughts.com/thoughts-on-change-and-adapting/#comment-35992 Daisy Wed, 16 May 2012 14:03:31 +0000 http://everydaytipsandthoughts.com/?p=4858#comment-35992 This is so true! My financial priorities have changed so much over the past couple of years. I don't have kids yet, but I certainly have had to adapt to whatever life throws at me. This is so true! My financial priorities have changed so much over the past couple of years. I don’t have kids yet, but I certainly have had to adapt to whatever life throws at me.
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]]> Comment on Get Your Summer Budget in Order! by First Gen American http://everydaytipsandthoughts.com/get-your-summer-budget-in-order/#comment-35991 First Gen American Wed, 16 May 2012 12:33:19 +0000 http://everydaytipsandthoughts.com/?p=4850#comment-35991 I definitely want to make my summer bucket list. Without planning it out, the time flies away and opportunities are missed. I want to do some amusement parks and I've been really wanting to stay overnight in one of the nearby cities like Boston or NY so that it's not such a long day in the car and super exhausting. I definitely want to make my summer bucket list. Without planning it out, the time flies away and opportunities are missed.

I want to do some amusement parks and I’ve been really wanting to stay overnight in one of the nearby cities like Boston or NY so that it’s not such a long day in the car and super exhausting.
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]]> Comment on Thoughts On Change And Adapting by First Gen American http://everydaytipsandthoughts.com/thoughts-on-change-and-adapting/#comment-35990 First Gen American Wed, 16 May 2012 12:30:05 +0000 http://everydaytipsandthoughts.com/?p=4858#comment-35990 I have been trying to do the same thing. The other day I realized that we haven't had Thomas's Cinnamon Raisin English Muffins in our home for over a year (because only the plain ones were going on sale lately, so I stopped buying them altogether). I actually did buy 2 packs of them at full price last month and I was pretty proud of myself for doing that. They did finally go on-sale this week and I stocked up but it's just sillyness to not eat something we really like for a year to save $0.25/muffin. I also obsess about saving on small purchases when it's really the big ones like homes + cars that break the bank. Here I am obsessing about $1, when I'm houseshopping and sometime in the future that might mean thousands a month more in home expenses. It's definitely been a deterrent to just jump at anything because it's just not worth it for most homes out there. I have been trying to do the same thing. The other day I realized that we haven’t had Thomas’s Cinnamon Raisin English Muffins in our home for over a year (because only the plain ones were going on sale lately, so I stopped buying them altogether). I actually did buy 2 packs of them at full price last month and I was pretty proud of myself for doing that. They did finally go on-sale this week and I stocked up but it’s just sillyness to not eat something we really like for a year to save $0.25/muffin.

I also obsess about saving on small purchases when it’s really the big ones like homes + cars that break the bank. Here I am obsessing about $1, when I’m houseshopping and sometime in the future that might mean thousands a month more in home expenses. It’s definitely been a deterrent to just jump at anything because it’s just not worth it for most homes out there.
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]]> Comment on Just Because You Do Not Work Does Not Mean You Cannot Contribute To Household Savings by Thoughts On Change And Adapting | Everyday Tips and Thoughts... http://everydaytipsandthoughts.com/just-because-you-do-not-work-does-not-mean-you-cannot-contribute-to-household-savings-2/#comment-35989 Thoughts On Change And Adapting | Everyday Tips and Thoughts... Wed, 16 May 2012 10:46:44 +0000 http://everydaytipsandthoughts.com/?p=3226#comment-35989 [...] time, but we eventually saved enough money so that we could live off of just one income and I could stay home with the kids.  When I was a student, I would have never predicted that I would eventually become a stay-at-home [...] [...] time, but we eventually saved enough money so that we could live off of just one income and I could stay home with the kids.  When I was a student, I would have never predicted that I would eventually become a stay-at-home [...]

]]> Comment on Happy Father’s Day + Links! by abhijeet http://everydaytipsandthoughts.com/happy-fathers-day-links/#comment-35986 abhijeet Tue, 15 May 2012 15:21:10 +0000 http://everydaytipsandthoughts.com/?p=3365#comment-35986 i celeberated my fathers day by giving him gifts i celeberated my fathers day by giving him gifts

]]> Comment on Get Your Summer Budget in Order! by Jenna, Adaptu Community Manager http://everydaytipsandthoughts.com/get-your-summer-budget-in-order/#comment-35977 Jenna, Adaptu Community Manager Mon, 14 May 2012 20:51:32 +0000 http://everydaytipsandthoughts.com/?p=4850#comment-35977 Sounds like the envelope system, we have a whole discussion on that happening on Adaptu. Check it out here: https://www.adaptu.com/message/1834#1834 Sounds like the envelope system, we have a whole discussion on that happening on Adaptu. Check it out here: https://www.adaptu.com/message/1834#1834

]]> Comment on Get Your Summer Budget in Order! by Jenna, Adaptu Community Manager http://everydaytipsandthoughts.com/get-your-summer-budget-in-order/#comment-35976 Jenna, Adaptu Community Manager Mon, 14 May 2012 20:46:21 +0000 http://everydaytipsandthoughts.com/?p=4850#comment-35976 Since your building your dream home, here's a great summer link for you: Save on Summer Cooling Costs: https://www.adaptu.com/articles/DOC-1456/save-on-summer-cooling-costs Since your building your dream home, here’s a great summer link for you: Save on Summer Cooling Costs: https://www.adaptu.com/articles/DOC-1456/save-on-summer-cooling-costs

]]> Comment on Get Your Summer Budget in Order! by Jenna, Adaptu Community Manager http://everydaytipsandthoughts.com/get-your-summer-budget-in-order/#comment-35973 Jenna, Adaptu Community Manager Mon, 14 May 2012 20:00:41 +0000 http://everydaytipsandthoughts.com/?p=4850#comment-35973 We have a great infographic on gas on Adaptu. Check out: https://www.adaptu.com/community/infographics/infographic/2011/06/27/cars-2-vs-road-trips We have a great infographic on gas on Adaptu. Check out: https://www.adaptu.com/community/infographics/infographic/2011/06/27/cars-2-vs-road-trips

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