Is there anything you just can't get the frugal hang of?

**daddys3chicks** · 05-23-2005, 07:25 PM

I mean something that you try to be frugal at, but just can't seem to hit it? For me it is craft stuff. I know I could be more frugal about what I buy - I mean I could open my own scrapbooking store with the stuff I stockpiled because I liked it! And now, I am into crocheting - let's not talk about yarn!

Anything you need work on?

**cau** · 05-24-2005, 06:20 AM

Books, If I don't have a pile waiting to be read I have a panic attack. I have to force myself away from Amazon. I do go to used book stores but I buy new(paperbacks mostly) too. A perfect afternoon for me is at he computer browsing Amazon or a trip to a book store. Thank heaven dh is good natured about it. cau

**slowtypinwoman** · 05-24-2005, 08:33 AM

Mine would have to be impulse shopping. I am getting better about it. I can justify a lot to myself when I really try.

**Chea** · 05-24-2005, 08:36 AM

Mine is the whole food thing. I could save $$$ if I just started working on the food aspect and I don't do badly but no where near where I want to be!

**pip** · 05-24-2005, 08:52 AM

Definately eating out! That is a constant struggle in this household.

**Jayne** · 05-24-2005, 09:02 AM

Dining out and grocery shopping here too

**jlxian** · 05-24-2005, 11:29 AM

Groceries and eating out.

**baxjul** · 05-24-2005, 01:12 PM

Books, Books, and more books! I can't ever buy enough books.

**Dixie** · 05-24-2005, 01:35 PM

Eating out and buying junk food. We do use coupons for all the snack food, but still, it's money that doesn't need to be spent.

**thrifty gal** · 05-24-2005, 03:33 PM

Eating out, cooking from scratch, and impulse shopping.

**Renee-2kids** · 05-24-2005, 04:01 PM

Eating out and I'm not a very good cook.

**Mojjo** · 05-24-2005, 04:44 PM

groceries for me too
i also need to get just better at budgeting over-all...I am famous for underestimating.

**sarahsmile** · 05-24-2005, 05:27 PM

costco! eating out and craft stuff for sure too. rubber stamps are exp!

**AmyMCGS** · 05-24-2005, 06:09 PM

Fast food. I love to cook, but if DH hints at Taco Bell or pizza, I'm ready!

It takes about $10-12 to feed all of us at any fast food place. When I sit down and think about the fact that I can make a huge pot of soup (which lasts for three meals) for about $4, or, even one big meal (my homemade chicken enchiladas, rice, corn) for about $7, I feel pretty guilty.

**AmyBoz** · 05-24-2005, 07:05 PM

Well, this is a recently new development for me, but I have become addicted to the vending machine in the teachers room at school. The culprit? Chex mix. I can't get enough of those freaking little bags of regular flavor chex mix. I know that if I hadn't been going in there every day for the past few months, I would have MANY more dollars in our dollar tin and MUCH more change in the change bottle. I seem to have lost all self-control with that stupid machine. What I need to do is just not have change or dollars in my wallet. Starting next Tuesday, that's what I'm doing. I swear. Really. I do.