Comments on: The Small Things: 9 Little Ways to Sock Away Travel Money

By: Steph

Steph — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 02:02:50 +0000

Haha, an unexpected bonus!

By: Steph

Steph — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:58:33 +0000

good point!

By: Steph

Steph — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:57:42 +0000

it adds up surprisingly fast!

By: Steph

Steph — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:57:18 +0000

Love tj maxx and marshalls as well!

By: Steph

Steph — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:56:07 +0000

I’m sorry, with the economy right now things are just really tough out there aren’t they. Hopefully things will get better and eventually you will be able to start a travel fund!

By: Steph

Steph — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:51:59 +0000

Vices are expensive, it’s the truth!

By: Steph

Steph — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:48:52 +0000

Brilliant! I wish I was better with investing because I think it’s a great way to grow your money.

By: yet another tim

yet another tim — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:05:55 +0000

My library also has magazines (about 100) and cds of music of several types.

On the change thing– Shop around. My grocerie store and my credit union both use a machine that cost 10%. One of the banks in the area doesn’t charge anything for sorting and countinig your change if you have an account with them. So I opened a small account just to get my change counted. Then I started depositing it to that account and with in a year had over $1,000.00 in the account which started with only $25.00. But I didn’t stop there. I didn’t like haveing money only making half a percent; So I invested the money in a REIT that was paying 18%.

By: Steph

Steph — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:37:44 +0000

The article is about saving money to travel- therefor the comment is appropriate. Please be civil.

By: J Miller

J Miller — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:30:48 +0000

WOW! save all that money after your cruse! So of us can’t afford a cruse, gym membership,weekend out. already doing the generic drug and store brand thing, cash in all the money in the jar.still find it hard to make it. Trying to save money for a houm on St. John USVI. but will need about 1.6 mil for the down payment. what’s a poor boy to do ?

By: Mickey

Mickey — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:53:59 +0000

Everyone talked about saving money. They STRESS over this and STRESS over that. When you drink and if you do this, you do a lot more of it when you’re drinking. This thing has so many triggers to make you want it. No matter where you go they’re not cheap. How about quiting CIGAERETTES or tobacco? I used to pay $4.50 a pack in Columbus Ohio, moved to Honolulu Hawaii 6 weeks ago, cigarettes here in Hawaii are anywhere from $8 a pack to $14 a pack. I took the money from a pack a day and put in a jar then added the occasional extra pack and in 6 weeks ive saved $460. I based it on the store across the street where they are $10 a pack. Also I can breathe better, smell stuff better,my clothes are smelling better, food taste different. So im saving money and getting healthier and can do more than I used to. I just had to watch what I ate because the first 2 weeks I started to gain weight. Now that I can run 10 miles on the treadmill in the free gym at where i live or if I really want to sweat, run 10 miles on the beach here in Waikiki, the area in Honolulu that I live now. What helped quit smoking too was that Hawaii offers free help to anyone who wants to quit. hey provide the gum or the patch for free, plus a counsoler.

By: Jetzt

Jetzt — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:57:51 +0000

Honestly I am doing all of the above, and it doesn’t make much of a difference, if the savings is being attacked by substantial cuts in income, a massive debt load, or a combination of both. As it stands I barely eat much of anything, and I’m a college student working as close to full time as my boss allows.

By: nancy nurse

nancy nurse — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:23:58 +0000

i never give change, breaking a dollar helps save. I make my own coffee in the morning and take it in the car with me. I watch movies with netflix, I shop at tj max and marshalls, i try and use coupons

By: Tracey

Tracey — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:08:10 +0000

We start saving coins when we get back from our cruise. When the next year’s cruise comes we roll our coins and have enough for dinner on the way to the ship and parking. We even got to valet park this year with the money we collected just by saving our coins. We bought a simple coin counter (less than $20.00) so all we have to do in slip on the roll and take it to the bank.

By: Barbara Lorenz

Barbara Lorenz — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:45:21 +0000

Take your change to your bank! Most have machines that count it all for you – just bring the receipt to the counter and they change it to cash. Coin Star charges at least 7% of your total to do what the banks will do for free.

By: james

james — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:14:10 +0000

yes changing ones structure of perspectives and way of living, brings great oppertunity and joy.

By: Jess

Jess — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:04:35 +0000

Yes, yes, and yes! On the “be lamer” note… I find that when you cut back on going out, your alcohol tolerance ends up plummeting. Where it would take me 5-6 beers to feel giggly in college, now it takes only 2-3… which leads to additional savings.

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By: China Deals | Stan

China Deals | Stan — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 10:37:03 +0000

Great tips there. I think that I’m wasting my money on Saturday nights as well. I consider myself being reasonable spender overall. I’m always looking for a better deal and all. But if you are outside and drinking that will be expensive and there is really nothing you can do about it. So yeah, thanks for pointing that out. More blogging, less nights out, roger that.