This is an excerpt from an interesting article I saw a few days ago. Back in 2009 in the book Dining On A Dime, this graph was shown at their current prices. Below here I have it updated with the information from my local area I live in here. Read over it and prepare to be amazed. It actually is surprising just how much money, we as human beings manage to waste in our everyday family life.
Now not everybody uses all of these practices daily/weekly/monthly etc.. But just so you can figure out your own family's income and expenses (especially the next time you are faced with a major purchase and the money just is not there), give this chart some thought and it can and easily does show you just how you as a family can actually save some money for whatever you wanted it for.
Believe me... it is an eye-opener how we can waste so much money every year and not realize just how fast it adds up!
Save Your Family Over $15,000 per year just by eliminating one of each of these per use:
1. Eliminate 1 pc. one lb bag of potato chips/week at $4.99 and save $259.48
2. Eliminate 1 six-pack of soda ($3.99)/ week and save $207.48
3. Reduce your meat budget by only one and a half lbs per week (avg of $6.34/lb) and save $963.04
4. Eliminate 1 box of granola cereal/week ($4.59 per box)and save $238.68
5. Eliminate 1 cup of processed juice for a family of four/day ($2.50/carton) and save $912.50
6. Eliminate one box of fruit leathers/week ($2.50/box) and save $130.00
Convenience Store Staples
7. Eliminate 1 one liter soda per day ($1.89 each) and save $689.85
8. Eliminate one gourmet coffee (at $3.99) per day and save $1441.73
9. Eliminate one bottled water per day ($1.39/bottle) and save $507.35
10. Eliminate one snack pack cake or pie at $1.69 each and save $616.85
Dining Out Instead Of Cooking At Home
11. Eliminate eating out one dinner/week (at $40) and save $2080.00
12. Eliminate one fine dining experience per week (at $100 per meal) and save $5200.00
13. Do not spend $5 daily for twenty days for a lunchbreak and save yourself $1200.
14. Eliminate one pizza delivered at $20 per week and save $2080.
So by making these few simple and easy changes, by the end of the year you have saved yourself and the family $16,526.96. Now just think what you can do with that much money!
Now not everybody uses all of these practices daily/weekly/monthly etc.. But just so you can figure out your own family's income and expenses (especially the next time you are faced with a major purchase and the money just is not there), give this chart some thought and it can and easily does show you just how you as a family can actually save some money for whatever you wanted it for.
Believe me... it is an eye-opener how we can waste so much money every year and not realize just how fast it adds up!
Save Your Family Over $15,000 per year just by eliminating one of each of these per use:
1. Eliminate 1 pc. one lb bag of potato chips/week at $4.99 and save $259.48
2. Eliminate 1 six-pack of soda ($3.99)/ week and save $207.48
3. Reduce your meat budget by only one and a half lbs per week (avg of $6.34/lb) and save $963.04
4. Eliminate 1 box of granola cereal/week ($4.59 per box)and save $238.68
5. Eliminate 1 cup of processed juice for a family of four/day ($2.50/carton) and save $912.50
6. Eliminate one box of fruit leathers/week ($2.50/box) and save $130.00
Convenience Store Staples
7. Eliminate 1 one liter soda per day ($1.89 each) and save $689.85
8. Eliminate one gourmet coffee (at $3.99) per day and save $1441.73
9. Eliminate one bottled water per day ($1.39/bottle) and save $507.35
10. Eliminate one snack pack cake or pie at $1.69 each and save $616.85
Dining Out Instead Of Cooking At Home
11. Eliminate eating out one dinner/week (at $40) and save $2080.00
12. Eliminate one fine dining experience per week (at $100 per meal) and save $5200.00
13. Do not spend $5 daily for twenty days for a lunchbreak and save yourself $1200.
14. Eliminate one pizza delivered at $20 per week and save $2080.
So by making these few simple and easy changes, by the end of the year you have saved yourself and the family $16,526.96. Now just think what you can do with that much money!
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