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Originally Posted by AlethiaSi
ya know, to a certain degree, you are right. However, like daemonseid said, i try to take my lunch to work, don't make unncessary purchases... etc. but its just not enough, i can't even put 50 dollars into a savings account each month. I would love to save or have an investment strategy, but i just can't.
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I think we are in the same boat. Luckily, my husband and I both have our graduate degrees and good jobs with insurance, 401K, retirement etc. Even with a *plan* to put money away every month, it is still difficult to save.
I agree with bringing your lunch to work to save money and eating out less. We definitely eat out a LOT less now that gas is so high and try to stretch our weekly groceries as far as possible.
As many others have said, the key to not overextending yourself is avoiding unnecessary purchases and not being so quick to jump on a *sale*.