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What do you do to fight frugal fatigue?

post #1 of 17
10/27/09 at 6:25am
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Sometimes it gets tiresome to always be pinching every penny; watching every nickel and dime. When frugal fatigue sets in; what do you do to fight it? Do you have any strategies that energize you and get you on board with saving money once again?

 

For me, "repurposing" what I already have helps.  I look for "new" outfits in my closet, try new recipes with the food already in my pantry, try DIY activities with the supplies I already have.

(Here's another related post on the frugal things that our members tire of doing most quickly)

 

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post #2 of 17
10/27/09 at 7:06am
I like to keep a yearly running total of my savings...I always like to beat the year before... I like to save all my receipts in a drawer...and when I feel I am losing steam or it is not worth it I get the receipts out and add them up and put that on my yearly total sheet...you aren't impacted by a few dollars at the time but when you see such a big total you really get energized...every penny counts!
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post #3 of 17
10/27/09 at 7:12am
We look at how much longer we have to pay off the family car and the 2nd mortgage. Once those two are paid off (in 2-3 years) we dream about what we will do with the extra money in our pockets.
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post #4 of 17
10/27/09 at 7:26am
I just try to remember the goals we have set and if we don't keep being frugal we're not going to reach it
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post #5 of 17
10/27/09 at 9:45am
I go and get a sonic drink. It's my way of rewarding myself for doing a good job by saving money. But I usually go at happy hour when they are half priced!
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post #6 of 17
10/27/09 at 12:24pm
I make a game out of grocery shopping on a budget. See how much I can get for less, how mauch coupon savings and try to under do it every week. It is the one area I have control over spending
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post #7 of 17
10/27/09 at 12:28pm
Looking at how much money I've saved - either my coupon savings, or looking at our savings accounts - makes me want to keep saving!
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post #8 of 17
10/27/09 at 10:57pm
I start saving up for a trip back home to visit my family. Every time I cut some expenses, that's just that much more I will have when I go on my trip. The trip itself is a HUGE reward, mentally AND emotionally
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post #9 of 17
10/28/09 at 1:28am
I set a goal in the beginning of the year, like a yearly budget. I like to look it this way, saving and being frugal are both ways to have a better life, so when frugal fatigue sets in once in a while, I'd pamper and spluge myself for taking one day or one week off. Not that I go spend whatever, but relax and not to worry about being in the "saving war".
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post #10 of 17
10/28/09 at 6:23am
I go buy a pop at the gas station (using a refill cup of course)! Then I head off to continue my clearance shopping at Target.....that's my idea of fun.
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