Comments on: 10 Ways To Save Money http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2007/02/10-ways-to-save-money.html Save Money - A Personal Finance Blog By A Husband And Wife Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:16:45 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: mthorn http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2007/02/10-ways-to-save-money.html/comment-page-1#comment-6130 mthorn Sun, 25 Feb 2007 09:35:25 +0000 http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2007/02/10-ways-to-save-money.html#comment-6130 > Learn to Do It Yourself I know how to do it myself. My dad is a very handy man and I learned a lot from him growing up. The stuff I can't do by my self, I solicit my dad's help and then learn how to do it. I started renovating my house last year and am slowly working on it. The reason I have slowed down is because business is up. The only way to work on the house and still have some stress free down time would be to work on the house rather than work on my business. At what I make, more than a typical handyman, this would cost me money. I've been slowly figuring out that I should just hire someone. It would get done faster and I would make more money than I can save by doing it myself. The point being, compare how much time it would take you to do it and the cost involved to make sure you aren't actually losing money by spending the time to do it rather than something more profitable. > Learn to Do It Yourself

I know how to do it myself. My dad is a very handy man and I learned a lot from him growing up. The stuff I can’t do by my self, I solicit my dad’s help and then learn how to do it. I started renovating my house last year and am slowly working on it. The reason I have slowed down is because business is up. The only way to work on the house and still have some stress free down time would be to work on the house rather than work on my business. At what I make, more than a typical handyman, this would cost me money. I’ve been slowly figuring out that I should just hire someone. It would get done faster and I would make more money than I can save by doing it myself.

The point being, compare how much time it would take you to do it and the cost involved to make sure you aren’t actually losing money by spending the time to do it rather than something more profitable.

]]> By: QH http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2007/02/10-ways-to-save-money.html/comment-page-1#comment-6110 QH Sun, 25 Feb 2007 00:33:42 +0000 http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2007/02/10-ways-to-save-money.html#comment-6110 Hi, Good list of considerations for savings. I personally look after my family budget and all spending items need to be accounted for so that at any point in time you know where you are. Requires discipline but that's the only way. To help you with budgeting I'd recommend a personal finance software by Australian business Parcus Group. Easy to use program with features including budgeting, financial planning, real estate analysis, shares valuation, life insurance... Costs US$24 or AU$29 so it's not a huge investment but absolutely great value for money. You can get it on http://www.parcusgroup.com/index.html or <a href="http://www.parcusgroup.com/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.parcusgroup.com/index.html</a> Regards Hi,
Good list of considerations for savings. I personally look after my family budget and all spending items need to be accounted for so that at any point in time you know where you are. Requires discipline but that’s the only way.
To help you with budgeting I’d recommend a personal finance software by Australian business Parcus Group.
Easy to use program with features including budgeting, financial planning, real estate analysis, shares valuation, life insurance…
Costs US$24 or AU$29 so it’s not a huge investment but absolutely great value for money.
You can get it on http://www.parcusgroup.com/index.html
or
http://www.parcusgroup.com/index.html
Regards

]]> By: The Family CEO http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2007/02/10-ways-to-save-money.html/comment-page-1#comment-6098 The Family CEO Sat, 24 Feb 2007 20:00:16 +0000 http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2007/02/10-ways-to-save-money.html#comment-6098 Great list! Very thorough. Thanks for sharing. Great list! Very thorough. Thanks for sharing.

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