Name:
Helen from Toronto, Ontario
Your Favorite Source for Bargains:
Winners clearance rack, Freecycle and Value Village
Your Best Bargain of All Times:
The discounted (up to 30%), plus 50%-less-pricing of watches in The Bay. I love their brand name, really classy watches. I have a few for different occasions, and I give them as gifts too.
Your Best Money-Saving Tip:
Try to invest in a good sewing machine. Just being able to do your own hemming will save you tons in the long run; and that doesn't even take into consideration the savings from being able to repair rips, replace buttons and zippers and take in your own clothes. It'll also enable you to make your own pillowcases, clothes and other decorative pieces. Sewing is a good hobby, and a good money-saving tool too.
The Worst Money-Saving Advice You've Received:
"Buy tons on sale." It's especially bad advice when you don't have a lot of storage space. I don't understand why a lot of people are going crazy stocking up on tissue paper, when it's on sale almost every week. I have seen houses with all those bags of rolls just filling their bathrooms or kitchens and garages and gallons of oil and at least three turkey in their freezers; and they are like 5-10 minutes away from the grocery store. I think they feel it's the end of the world or something. Even if I have a big house, I will not succumb to hoarding. It steals space, and just is not worth it.
The Craziest Thing You Do to Save Money:
When I need something, I ask everybody I know if they can help me find it for little or no money. I sent out an e-mail when our nine-year-old TV broke; and got an old TV to use while we build up our TV fund, so it works.
What You're Doing Now to Save:
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