Name:
Jackie from Saskatchewan, CA
Your Favorite Source for Bargains:
Church rummage sales. There are tables and tables of wonderful treasures to look through; and it's all inside a building, so you don't have to brave the heat or the cold here on the prairies.
Your Best Bargain of All Times:
Two perfect sets of solid-wood bi-fold doors. Each door normally sells for $80, and I got all four for $5 total. Another great bargain was a full set of old blue design Corning Ware casserole dishes. The lady at the pay table said I could have them all for 50 cents. I use them all the time.
Your Best Money-Saving Tip:
Pay yourself first. Put a bit into a savings account, and then pay your bills. We started our savings account with just $5 out of each paycheck, and have watched it grow through the years.
The Worst Money-Saving Advice You've Received:
The worst money saving advice that I received was just before the economic downturn. I was told that I would never make money leaving my savings in GIC's, and that I should transfer them to mutual funds. Well, I made money through the down turn and the other person lost money.
The Craziest Thing You Do to Save Money:
I can't think of a single thing. I will, however, tell you of a crazy thing that I did years ago when we first married. Money was tight because my husband had been laid off. We had one child and another on the way. I saved toilet paper rolls for months and then one day when I had enough, I started to unwind double-ply toilet paper to separate and make two rolls out of it.
My husband came home to see his wife in tears sitting amid mountains of white toilet paper. I just couldn't get it to roll back up properly. I got a hug and a kiss, and told that things would never be so bad that we couldn't weather them together. I also got told not to be cheap!
What You're Doing Now to Save:
Right now my husband and I are both trying to max out our retirement savings first and then adding to the savings account. Change is collected and rolled once a year. It is truly amazing how much there is in our jar. When we pay something off (vehicles), we continue to act like we have that bill, and we make the payments to our savings account.
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