Comments on: Reviewing my Necessary Expenses

By: Lazy Man

Lazy Man — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:20:22 +0000

My wife being in the military gets us access to the commissaries which are very pretty cheap. My wife has been traveling for work about 40% of the time over the last year, during which time her meals are paid for.

We have no kids, just a mischievous dog.

By: Zengirl

Zengirl — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:55:26 +0000

Lazyman,

I live in sillicon valley too, your electricity and groceries/health/beauty costs seems low to me, and I think I am frugal person. So, tell me how are you saving money on these? I sure can use those tips. My groceries generally runs about $350 alone with 2 of us and 2 tiny kids under 5 years of age. Do not even ask about health, as a private health insurance holder, we pay $600 per month plus high deductible on top of it.

By: John DeFlumeri Jr

John DeFlumeri Jr — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:27:03 +0000

I think a lot of people never put on paper what they spend a month, but just keep charging things, figuring that there will a way to stay afloat.

By: Kosmo @ The Casual Observer

Kosmo @ The Casual Observer — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:59:01 +0000

If much of that $200 is going toward beauty … well, you might consider asking for a refund.

(Kosmo ducks to avoid flying objects)

By: Lazy Man

Lazy Man — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:42:50 +0000

Those lying Sprint people! Well my wife is on the $99 unlimited voice plan, so I don’t know if I could save anything without downgrading her.

I’m curious to see the Pixi. It doesn’t have wifi, but being extra thin and a form factor that Centro users will be used to may make it a good seller.

By: Erica Douglass

Erica Douglass — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:23:02 +0000

Palm Pre does NOT require Simply Everything. We checked into this and were told we would need to upgrade to the “Everything Data Family” plan for $129/mo. That includes 2 lines, which can be 2 Pres.

We’ll do the upgrade in January when our 2-year contract expires. By then, the Pixi will be out, making things more interesting. ;)

-Erica

By: Lazy Man's Wife

Lazy Man's Wife — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:03:34 +0000

RIP Lobby the Lobster

By: Lazy Man

Lazy Man — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:42:26 +0000

There aren’t good savings to be had at Sprint with our plans. I could get more minutes that I would use for more money, but our plans can’t get cheaper with our phones as they require the “Simply Everything” plan, even if we don’t need everything.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:01:00 +0000

I’m very interested to see the “unnecessary spending” list. I may have to make one myself!

Also, why are you and your wife on separate cell plans? Why not buddy up on a family plan? I pay $10/mo. for my cell (in addition to “way too much” for my wife’s iPhone plan).