| Cheap living in retirement means, being frugal, being | | | | 3) Buying in bulk requires knowing what is a good |
| thrifty, simple living and saving money. It is not so | | | | price on your staples. That means watching the |
| hard to do and the word sacrifice can be eliminated | | | | paper on Wednesdays and Sundays. Pounce when |
| from your vocabulary. | | | | you see a good price. You are going to use staple |
| The word cheap implies doing without...not so... it is a | | | | items daily...rest in the knowledge that you are not |
| way of being aware of your spending and eliminating | | | | overpaying when you stock up. |
| waste. See if the following reminds you of sacrifice. | | | | 4) Scrutinizing the store ads twice a week will |
| 1) Consolidate shopping trips on one day. Anytime | | | | expose you to coupons. Make saving and using |
| you jump in your car and go out for one item is a | | | | coupons a fixture in your frugal simple living plan. It is |
| result of poor planning. You will have to go grocery | | | | free money, never shop without them. Some stores |
| shopping once a week...why not combine all your | | | | have double or triple coupon days, know when these |
| shopping in one day. You will save money on gas and | | | | days occur and shop then. |
| up keep for your car. | | | | What have you sacrificed above?...Nothing... you have |
| 2) In order to do your shopping in one day, you | | | | saved money by planning ahead. |
| never should run out of a staple...you should be | | | | The payoff is having the clerk say, "You have saved |
| buying items you use daily in bulk. Things like | | | | $26.35 today", not bad if you spent $17.46. It can be |
| toothpaste, toilet paper, paper goods, mouthwash, | | | | done folks when you make frugal retirement living a |
| shaving cream, etc. you should keep in inventory. | | | | way of life. Enjoy. |