I thought I'd let you know how this has been going from a woman's point of view. One of the things I've been doing to help cut back on costs has been the one car. We had to get a new car because our last one blew a head gasket. So we thought about it and decided that instead of getting a car now and then a second one for me we'd just buy one and share. The total payment and insurance comes to about 300.00 a month. A whole lot easier to swallow than the 600.00 + we were paying for Scott's car he had when we first started dating.
I also started buying my make-up when it's on sale and getting an extra one instead of paying full price at seperate times. But the biggest thing I've done is changing my hair. For years I've been coloring my hair dark brown so I dyed it back to my natural blonde. It will save about 100.00 every 6-8 weeks.
Ladies, what have you done to cut down beauty costs?
From his wife's perspective...
August 9th, 2006 at 07:11 am
August 9th, 2006 at 07:57 am 1155110222
I stopped getting really expensive haircuts not to save money but because I couldn't find anyone in the Uk I felt did hair properly. (again a case of being spoiled rotton by hairdressers to the stars). I now pay a girl £15 to come by the house and give me a clean and nice looking cut. If I colour my hair for £35 .. I wait about 4 months before my next colour and cut because I cover my hair as a muslim and only my husband sees the roots.
I always try to cook so we don't order fast food!
I've been turning the lights off!
I look through the internet to find ways we can save!
I call up places looking for the best prices on plumbers.. ectr.
I scour stores looking for the best value for money on items we only absolutely need!
Gosh what would my husband do without me??
I try to hang dry the clothes which requires more ironing than taking them to the laundry mat to dry.
He is definately a blessed man...
August 9th, 2006 at 02:36 pm 1155134178
I use lots of freebies from this site to cut down on purchases of things like shampoo, lotions, conditioners and makeup.
August 9th, 2006 at 02:56 pm 1155135415
August 9th, 2006 at 11:31 pm 1155166318
I only get my hair trimmed twice a year. I am growing it long as the fussy cuts I used to get had to be done too frequently and took too long to fix. I color my own hair, but just front area where it is grey (the wonderful family skunk stripe!). I can make a bottle of color last awhile that way. (They say you aren't supposed to save it, but I do, just keep it uncapped so pressure doesn't build up and keep it in a container that will catch a spill if pressure does build up.) I use a color that matches my own natural auburn-red.
I get the $1 bottle of nail polish, but I only wear it in the warm season. Or on special occassions in the cold season.
March 6th, 2010 at 09:52 pm 1267912340