Putting the Lessons Learned to Use Saving My Family Money
I am a fairly new Cheapskater and am enjoying learning all I can about how to save money. I know I waste money at the supermarket and since I've been getting your newsletters and reading your new book I'm learning new things all the time. I still have lots to learn and things to do like my menu planning which will help me out a lot as I am lost when it comes to wondering "what's for dinner"?
Recently, my husband and I discussed the need for a new dining table and chairs. We found a really nice table and 6 chairs for $549.00 but then noticed that there was an exact model on sale for $79.00 (table only).
It had a few marks on it but not too bad there was also two matching chairs for $19.95 each, also with a few marks. We asked the salesperson how much the extra chairs would cost and found out they were on sale as well for $59 each. I thought about it and decided I didn't mind a table that was already marked a bit. I do a lot of sewing and craft and with the kids well, the pressure of keeping it perfect would be off.
So we took the cheaper table and chairs, ordered the four extra chairs we needed and saved ourselves nearly $200 and I am a very happy Cheapskater!!
I could write several more paragraphs but I won't. You have opened my eyes to so much and I thank you.
Lisa Pottle
Recently, my husband and I discussed the need for a new dining table and chairs. We found a really nice table and 6 chairs for $549.00 but then noticed that there was an exact model on sale for $79.00 (table only).
It had a few marks on it but not too bad there was also two matching chairs for $19.95 each, also with a few marks. We asked the salesperson how much the extra chairs would cost and found out they were on sale as well for $59 each. I thought about it and decided I didn't mind a table that was already marked a bit. I do a lot of sewing and craft and with the kids well, the pressure of keeping it perfect would be off.
So we took the cheaper table and chairs, ordered the four extra chairs we needed and saved ourselves nearly $200 and I am a very happy Cheapskater!!
I could write several more paragraphs but I won't. You have opened my eyes to so much and I thank you.
Lisa Pottle