Message #732

[jadegrniiz]

Cheapskate...Tightwad....    sounds like terms I need to work on!



MsMarie... I'm a bit like you with the clothing. If it's used in any way, shape or form, it's just not for me. And I know there are all sorts of ways I can cut back on things without "lowering myself" (as some would say) to used clothing.



I checked out budget billing, and unfortunately, our utility companies here don't do that until your account is 1 year old. Since we just moved here in April, we don't yet qualify. Electric company would consider it, if we did a letter... but the rep quoted me a number that is almost as much as what we pay now...  at the hottest, most expensive time of the year. Come October when it gets cooler, (and the $$ will be even tighter) it'd be really hard to look at the actual bill of $80, and still have to pay $175 because we didn't want to pay the extra $5 during the summer months.



As for public transportation.....  it's too difficult to accomplish here (I'd do it if I could). Our county doesn't have one area transit that goes about the county, It's divided by city, and I work in one city, drive through cities 2 and 3 and work in city 4. I'd have to change busses probably 17 times just to get to my office. That's not even considering I have errands to run for work, and also hate to be without a vehicle should my daughter have an asthma attack at school or something.



I gotta go check out those websites... thanks, Marie!