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The "Save-O-Meter" is here so we can all enter our individual results and combine them. It is exciting!! As the total climbs we will all be able to say, "Look at that number. I had a part in that. I made a difference!"
How much money have we saved together? Enter your saving successes below to add them to the total.
First look at the habits you have changed since joining SS. What were some of the bad things you used to do that wasted a lot of money? Pick up a pen and notebook and start by writing a list of some of these bad habits that you used to do and no longer do since discovering Simple Savings. Then work out the things you are now doing instead. What is the new habit you have replaced it with?
Eg: Stopping buying processed food at the supermarket and making food from scratch.
Once you have gone through and written down the things you used to do before Simple Savings then go and try and figure out how much you used to spend per week on each of these items and how much you are now spending. When you have worked out a dollar value for all these things. Enter them by clicking 'Add Yours' below.
| Old Habit | Amount | New Habit | Amount | Frequency | Saving | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shopping | $300 | Shopping | $136 | weekly since Feb 2012 | $40 | |
| online subscribtions | $74 | reading free stuff | $ | monthly since Feb 2012 | $10 | |
| Hair colour and cuts | $450 | Hair colour and cuts (self) | $48 | yearly since Feb 2012 | $5 | |
| Food Shopping | $200 | Food Shopping | $150 | weekly since Feb 2012 | $33 | |
| Shopping without Thinking | $200 | Shopping from the fridge, freezer and pantry first | $100 | weekly since Feb 2012 | $74 | |
| junk food | $30 | no junk | $20 | weekly since Jan 2012 | $10 | |
| coles food shopping | $250 | aldi food shopping | $100 | weekly since Jan 2012 | $262 | |
| too many bank accounts | $9 | closed an account | $5 | monthly since Jan 2012 | $2 | |
| buying chocolate | $30 | buying fruit | $2 | weekly since Jan 2012 | $62 | |
| buying paper towel | $10 | use rags | $0 | monthly since Jan 2012 | $5 | |
| Old hairdressers | $55 | New local hairdressers | $28 | monthly since Jan 2012 | $16 | |
| Buy Small Bags of Dog Food | $8 | Bulk purchase of Dog Food | $5 | weekly since Jan 2012 | $8 | |
| New Release DVDS | $24 | Buy on cheap Tuesday | $6 | monthly since Dec 2011 | $29 | |
| Buy lunch everyday at work | $100 | Take lunch four days week | $20 | weekly since Dec 2011 | $595 | |
| Buy lunch everyday at work | $0 | Take lunch four days week | $0 | weekly since Dec 2011 | $0 | |
| deluxe pay tv | $135 | basic pay tv | $75 | monthly since Dec 2011 | $103 | |
| Keeping the same hairdresser nice person not particularly happy with haircut | $ | Changed hairdresser great haircut | $ | monthly since Dec 2011 | $0 |
| Description | Saving | |
|---|---|---|
| By modifying a recipe and substituting what I have on hand stoked! | $ | |
| i thought my kitchen knives had had it, bought a $35 dollar 3 stage knife sharpner now there like brand new!! | $300 | |
| saved an extra 35 for asking them to price mtch my blender | $35 | |
| Used 16 c per lire fuel voucher, then 8c per lire voucher purchased an icy pole for my daughter and got an additional 2 c per litre off-12 | $17 | |
| saved on stamps for thank you cards by hand delivering to people | $10 | |
| . | $0 | |
| on a hair cut, foils treatment and all. SCOOPON! | $135 | |
| Sold a shirt on ebay when clearing out closet, no listing fees! | $ | |
| Did not buy new school shoes | $120 | |
| reduced insurance premium | $80 | |
| left it in the bank | $50 | |
| Bought 5 packs Gluten Free cake packet mix at half price | $ | |
| Bought 5 packs Gluten Free cereal at half price | $ | |
| Made my own baby carrier wrap for $10 ($150 in shops) | $ | |
| Insurance - hunt around for best price | $ | |
| Sold Scuba gear as it was not being used | $300 | |
| Was given Sunbeam Quantum Bread maker BM7800 as a gift | $196 | |
| Used Spotlight voucher, therefore my $19.95 bathroom scales only cost me $9.95 | $10 | |
| Bought 2nd hand juicer and hand mixer like new | $120 | |
| Refund from Phone bill | $24 | |
| Second hand baby cloths instead of new | $370 | |
| waited until sales to buy clothes for work | $150 | |
| Did my own pedicure at home! | $36 | |
| Received code for $10 Bandit FM vouchers from www.ozbargain.com.au | $10 | |
| Sold ex-partners bookcase | $50 | |
| Sold ex-partners computer desk & chair | $100 | |
| Received codes for $30 Bandit FM vouchers from www.ozbargain.com.au; was able to use 4 times | $120 | |
| Found a textbook that I needed for a subject I am studying found an as new copy in a op shop | $120 | |
| Bought 2 books from www.booktopia.com.au on sale for Christmas presents | $16 | |
| Received $43.00 Quickflix gift card from TRU Energy | $43 | |
| I redeemed my priceline reward points | $3 | |
| not going to the show 2yrs | $400 | |
| built own basketball stand | $100 |
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