Comments on: Your Mission Today: Find a way to Save $5.00

By: Dmarie

Dmarie — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 21:40:02 +0000

wow, thx, Mike, I’m going to ASK next time I go to the grocery. Nothing to lose, eh?

By: J. Money

J. Money — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 18:32:36 +0000

haha you the man @Uncle El!

By: Debt Ghost

Debt Ghost — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 01:37:20 +0000

It’s not creative, but my way of saving $5 is by bringing my lunch to work. It’s something that can be done most days. I always try to take lunch at least 3 times a week. One day is usually covered by the office and the other is half price lunch day at a local restaurant.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 22:55:54 +0000

Asked the Walmart employee in the meat department if anything was on sale. He gave me 4 pounds of ground beef for $6 off. Sticker said to use or freeze by November 20 so we are going to eat hamburgers tonight and freeze the rest.

By: South County Girl

South County Girl — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:52:35 +0000

I went to my friends house yesterday for dinner, and they made yummy lasagna and insisted I take some home.

So free dinner, and lunch for tomorrow =)

By: Uncle El

Uncle El — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:09:10 +0000

I made a transfer to my online savings account for 15X five dollars I decided to go one up on ya J.Mula. You def motivated me to do it a bit faster than usual with the article.

By: Geoff @ the world keeps spinning

Geoff @ the world keeps spinning — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 12:00:41 +0000

That’s an awesome idea but it’s hard to spend less than nothing directly out of pocket yesterday. :) I did turn off lights a bit more and have a lower temperature overnight. Perhaps I can try to save later today when we go out for dinner.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 06:34:49 +0000

All great ideas guys! Thoroughly enjoyed reading these – even at 1:33 a.m. as I’m typing this! :) Although now I may be too tired to add them into the post above…

some responses:

@Barb – Hah! That is awesome. I love it when patience pays off like that.
@Matt – The first rule of Money Club: Save it!!!
@C – Haha… yeah, sad huh?
@Dan – Stopped for real for real?
@Clare – Bam!
@Kathleen – There you go!!! Good job!! Especially since you’re not just “spending to save” since you need Thanksgiving stuff anyways.
@Ben – Turn down beer? I don’t know if I could do it! haha… now, were you already planning on not going or did this challenge change that? :)
@Kitchen Penguin – good work!
@MKG – Yes! TotallY!
@jesse.anne.o – I think it’s all a balancing act. Esp with coffee. Sometimes you save, sometimes you don’t!
@mary – Ahahahaha… I love that game :)
@Desi Guy – Nice!
@Kevin I – That’s 17 lottery tickets :)
@Courtney – YES! YOU DID IT!!! Well done my friend.
@Jen – Haha, see that?
@Bob – Well that was easy. Good job!
@Money Reasons – Well you can’t be perfect ;)
@MK – Smart, but glad you’re not my girlfriend – I drink so much i always need refills!
@Lynne – That counts!
@Kelly – Only if you’re spending on stuff you need to spend on anyways and NOT just to save! (*ahem* some of you Groupon lovers)
@Chris – Now THAT is a trick! Adding that one to possible future blog posts, good one!
@Donna Freedman – Ack! Missed you by 24 hours. Heading out to Chi-town tomorrow! (today? it’s after 1a.m…yikes)

By: Sandy @ yesiamcheap

Sandy @ yesiamcheap — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 03:55:47 +0000

I got a gift certificate in the mail for a free large Dominoes pizza which is now dinner. That has to be worth at least $5, right? Thanks for the challenge.

By: Donna Freedman

Donna Freedman — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 03:04:23 +0000

Got back from Chicago last night (went to a conference on someone else’s dime, woo hoo!) and instead of taking the shuttle ($30 or more) I rode light rail to downtown Seattle and then took a bus to my apartment. Total cost: $2.50.