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How to Be a Frugal Opportunist
When frugality meets opportunism there are dramatic savings.
The Rolling Stones said, in their 1969 hit song, "You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, well, you might find you get what you need." That is exactly the attitude to take if you want to be a frugal opportunist. Getting what you need at a lower cost, instead of chasing after exactly what you want (and paying top dollar) can save you a lot of money, even if it is saved a little at a time.
For example, you might want oranges, but really just need some kind of citrus fruit, so you could be happy with grapefruit. Recent government data shows that the average price for navel oranges is $1.15 per pound in U.S. cities, while grapefruit averages about $1.00 per pound. Of course if you're a true opportunist, and all you want is to have some kind of healthy fresh fruit, you might wait to buy oranges or grapefruit when they go on sale and buy bananas at 60 cents per pound for now.
If you spend 13% to 47% less (as in the example above) on enough of the things you buy, the savings can really add up.
Save on Everything
You can apply the
same opportunistic strategy to almost any budget category. If you want to go to
a movie, wait for a weekend matinee. For example, according to the AMC Theatres
website, an evening ticket at the AMC River East 21 in Chicago will run you
$12, while a matinee is just $6 per adult. But that's just one possibility.
Maybe you just need to get out of the house for a while and do something. In
that case you could check online for events where there are free movies or
documentaries. Alternately you could go to a friend's house to share snacks and
a rental movie on DVD.
Whether it's new furniture, an education, a vacation, or a
meal out, there are less expensive alternatives to what you initially think you
want. Here are three steps to getting what you really need at the lowest cost:
1.
Reconsider and redefine your needs and desires
2.
Identify lower-priced alternatives
3.
Search
out and wait for lower prices. It takes some serious thought to be a frugal
opportunist. Do you want a new car or just reliable transportation? Do you need
guacamole or just a healthy tasty snack? Knowing what's really important makes
it possible to find the right lower-priced alternatives.
4.
Patience helps too, because even when you find
cheaper items to replace what you initially desired, you can save still more
money by searching out inexpensive places to buy them, or by waiting for a
sale. You might not get what you first wanted, but you'll spend a lot less to
get what you need.
Think broadly when considering your potential choices. -
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25 Ideas for Frugal Summer
Fun
Find a local Farmer’s Market
LocalHarvest.org/farmersmarkets
Heart Healthy Aioli
Sauce – Great on Veggies & Fish
-Put 4 cloves of a
garlic through a press
-Blend with a
little Kosher salt & a squeeze of fresh lemon juice
-whisk in extra
virgin olive until a mayonnaise like
sauce is created
Handy Snacks
With two young boys at home, I am constantly on the go with
various activities. I keep a basket in the back of our minivan labeled
"snacks in the back." I frequent the discount grocery outlets on a
regular basis and stock up on low-cost boxed juices, water bottles, crackers,
pretzels, apple sauce, gummy treats, nuts, and beef jerky. (Be careful to avoid
items that melt like chocolate and snacks that need to be refrigerated.) I keep
the box hidden from the boys so they never know what kind of treat they'll get
when we are out-and-about during snack times. It saves me a lot of money on unhealthy
drive-thru snacking or impulse buys. And the boys are constantly delighted by
the surprises from their snacks in the back!
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The Poor Man’s Special Reports: Self Protection Tips for Women & Children
Mylar Blankets
Reflect Energy Savings
We have a couple of unused upstairs bedrooms that face
due west, bake in the summer, and radiate heat to the rest of the upstairs. I
took a Mylar blanket ($1.27/each on Amazon.com) and covered the window of one
room behind the curtain. When I went up there the next day, the room with the
covered window felt air conditioned, while the other bedroom felt (as usual)
baked. I'm going to cover most of the west-facing windows for the rest of
spring, summer, and half of fall. I believe it will make a world of difference
keeping the house cool.
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Yours in freedom,
Bruce ‘the Poor Man’
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