Comments on: Mormon Women Share: What tips do you have for saving money? https://womenseekingchrist.org/2009/04/13/weekly-question-what-are-some-simple-things-you-do-to-save-money/ Who We Are, What We Believe, How We Live -- Glimpses into Latter-day Saint Life Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:59:37 +0000 hourly 1 By: Motherboard https://womenseekingchrist.org/2009/04/13/weekly-question-what-are-some-simple-things-you-do-to-save-money/comment-page-1/#comment-5303 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 01:34:00 +0000 http://mormonwoman.org/?p=856#comment-5303 One thing I did that has seriously helped us with money is setting up a dedicated savings account for Christmas. I have $50.00 a paycheck automatically taken out and deposited into this account– that I cannot access until the 23rd of November.

It seems like it wouldn’t make that big of deal, or help with finances, but holy cow! I don’t miss the money at all, and we don’t charge anything on our credit cards any more. Christmas has become quite pleasant since doing this–rather than the stress festival that it has been in the past.

Christmas never changes– it is the same time every single year. Yet it was so difficult to save for it. The dedicated savings account has helped with the savings AND helped us to scale back on the amount of stuff we get for Christmas. We only have a certain amount of money – cash – and once its gone, its gone. We really plan and buy meaningful gifts.

]]> By: Amanda D https://womenseekingchrist.org/2009/04/13/weekly-question-what-are-some-simple-things-you-do-to-save-money/comment-page-1/#comment-5170 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:28:58 +0000 http://mormonwoman.org/?p=856#comment-5170 One thing I have done more in the last year or so is buying generic. It seems so simple. There are some things that are good in generic and some are not. I have also started using more of my food storage – powdered eggs, macaroni, etc. – in my daily use. We get a lot of movies and books from the library instead of the store too.

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