3. Vehicles
Let’s face it, cars are pretty expensive, especially if you decide to buy one that’s brand new. Choosing one that is pre-owned will help you save up to thousands of dollars, which is great when you have a tight budget. But before you pay the previous owner off, you need to make sure that the vehicle is in good condition and that it has been thoroughly checked by a professional mechanic.
Several money-saving experts say that it might be best to go with a used car, especially during times of uncertainty, whether it’s your finances that are low or the country’s economy. In that case, buying something you can safely use but that won’t leave you with huge debt or even no debt at all might be one of the wisest things to do.
I’ve never owned a brand new vehicle. Also, I have found really great gently worn clothing for my kids and myself at thrift stores and Goodwill.
Instead of buying books, borrow them from the library.
I like having several translations of the Bible to compare and contrast. It’s like stereoscopic vision. I like having old favorites close at hand in readable print and a beautiful cover when possible like like the copy of OHenry’s short stories I can see from here. I have many books, some long out of print, on making toys and I use them to plan new projects. Sometimes planning these projects is as much fun as carrying them out although several young friends and I had a lot of fun doing one lately. When I was about 7 years old my parents [ardent readers both] took me to a bookstore and while there let me choose a book. I asked for and got two. But I still have and still use both of them. One is a fold away dollhouse and the other a basic book on needlework with emphasis on toymaking.
I usually take advantage to free clothing shops locally .summer yard sales and freebie boxes…at times curb side freebies in clues furniture!! Frequent my local libraries!!
I recently got turned on to open box purchases! My HP laptop suddenly died.
I bought a Lenovo laptop and 2 TP-Link WiFi range extenders for half of the new price. The down side was my laptop was missing the user manual but the vendor included a laptop carrying case in compensation.