Good Socks – The Things I Don’t Mind Overspending And Overloading On

I would never leave the key to car in the ignition. Even if it is parked in a garage. Have you tried putting up a key holder right next to the garage door?

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You always make me laugh hysterically when I read your posts. I think you are just not anal retentive enough. If you were, you’d be more organized and not have these missing, mismatched problems. But then again, I am a lot older so I MUST be a creature of habit or I would not ever have peace of mind.

My keyring has a set of clippers on it. I also have them in about 4 other locations — agreed.

Keys – always in my purse lost in the bottom or on the decorative key by our back door. I have too many and I have to keep them all. They are split onto 2 rings and even that isn’t enough. I have keys to 4 houses, 4 cars, mailboxes and sheds etc. I want a magic wand so I can ditch the 3lbs of keys.

Toilet paper – 3.5 bathrooms in this house. I buy the huge bulk packs at Sam’s. I have a couple of 12 roll packs in each bathroom. Why am I the only one to change the roll????? The last mega pack was $20!!!! Too bad Sears no longer prints the big catalog because I may just switch to that.

Insurance cards – Oh my goodness. The medical/dental ones get lost in my wallet all the time. The auto ones are in the glove box in their little folder. We have plenty too with some health rider policies even.

As for the Chap Stick — switch to Carmex. Chap Stick will dehydrate your lips and not moisturize them. Don’t you find the more you use it the more you need it?

Socks – we all need to do what Jerry Lewis does. Just wear white only! But I do have a tip for you. Go visit a “mart” store. There are little plastic discs that you can slide onto your socks when you take them off and toss in the laundry that will keep them together. They can go in the washer/dryer. Just think. No more time spend matching up socks or looking for a lost one because you have one pair that matches something you MUST wear.

Thanks for the giggles…
Ginger

I splurge on food!

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@Pete – Good additions, especially the income one.

@theWild1 – I grew up in a small town where we didn’t need to lock our cars very often, and I would always keep my keys in there. Being in the big city now, I’ve learned the hard way that I do need to either take them out and lock, or put my car in my garage. If someone breaks into my garage, welp, I have bigger fish to fry then.

@Connie – Yea, insurance cards are conveniently printed on my computer now as opposed to when they send them to me; I lose those far too fast.

@Ginger – Glad I make you laugh! It’s hard to keep a good sense of humor writing about dry subjects like stocks and savings, but opening it up to the greater personal finance realm leaves the door open a bit more.

Good call on the Carmex, but I always hate dipping my finger in the Carmex mini-bowl – I know they have the stick variety now, but heck, I guess I’d be back to square 1 with that eh?

@Vered – I’ll take your word on the lipstick splurging…

@Kevin – I’m a big fan of food myself, I’ll often find myself eating it 2 and even 3 times a day. Are you saying you like the expensive food or just lots of ANY food?

@otherdeb – I’ve never picked up the knitting piece, but if you can make it yourself, more power (and money-saving) to you!

I try to load up on money, not the cheap stuff but the good stuff – oh and deodorant.

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Hi Hank

I would spend money on shoes (a good pair I mean, not loads of them). I find that a good quality pair of leather shoes saves money over time as they can be re-soled multiple times which is cheaper than buying bargain ones. Plus leather shoes help your feet not to smell (as bad ).

Tip: You know when you need to get your shoes re-soled when you avoid walking on stones/gravel and your feet get wet when it rains

Neil