Latest responses to “10 Common Expenses To Avoid If You Want To Really Save Money” Copyright 2013, MoneyBlueBook.com 393100 2009-11-18T12:28:05-08:00 Nagelforlangning I always seem to have a hard time on deciding which nail design to use, sometimes it can take me hours to decide. I usually try changing my nail designs at least twice a month. 393090 2009-07-04T15:18:43-07:00 really? You're an idiot. These tips are stupid. Telling wine drinkers to drink boxed wine, good one. Telling people to "save money" by buying bottled water in bulk. How about you get a sigg bottle. And how about you think before you write crap like this. xoxo gossip girl. 393080 2008-04-01T18:31:49-07:00 Don Simkovich This is a good list . . . also, eating lunch out all the time instead of packing a lunch . . . that can easily be $7 to $10 per day x 20 days monthly. In fact, I've been working for a company that wants to provide lunch for the 5 of us in the office . . . great idea . . . except that a major client hasn't been paying their invoices and it eats into available cash! I'd like to link to this on my blog . . . Cash Flow Today 393030 2008-02-29T12:48:34-08:00 Rachel R. Bottled water is still an unnecessary expense, even if you're drinking it for the right reasons. A filter is less expensive in the long run. (We love our Berkey.) 393060 2008-02-28T13:56:10-08:00 Mimoji I'm surprised to find so many bottled water advocates. Why not buy a Pur/Brita pitcher and filter your water at home? Buy a good thermos and fill it up before you leave your house, and you have the same convenience of the plastic bottled water without adding more trash to our landfills. 393070 2008-02-27T11:12:46-08:00 Becky@FamilyandFinances I agree with Phillip about reusing the plastic water bottles. I always thought it was a bad idea because of germs, but I looked into it and it's perfectly ok as long as you let the bottles dry completely between uses. I don't like the taste of our city's tap water, so I buy a gallon of water for 59 cents at the grocery store. When my bottles are all empty and dried out, I refill them from the gallon jug and put them back in the fridge. It works really well for me! Also, it's a myth that the bottles disintegrate or leak plastic into the water. :) 393020 2008-02-26T20:57:05-08:00 Raymond Ok Mimoji, I stand corrected...next time I will post a politically correct photo of a guy getting a manicure and a facial instead. :) 393040 2008-02-26T18:46:18-08:00 Mimoji Frankly, I am quite offended by this post. Why did you choose a photo of a girl getting a mani? Guys can get manis too! 393050 2008-02-26T11:20:02-08:00 Philip Brewer Water bottles are refillable. When it's convenient to have water in a bottle, I fill a used one with tap water. Imagine taking a 24-pack of bottled water back in time 100 or 150 years, and trying to convince people that the contents of the bottles was valuable, but the bottles themselves were not. They'd think you were insane. They had water. A bottle like that--one that was unbreakable and water-tight--would be worth serious money. 392980 2008-02-24T15:06:15-08:00 Raymond Thanks for the food tips Stephanie, I wonder sometimes how I've managed to survive all of these years without being able to cook properly. I have managed to learn some eating-out frugality tricks but the cost is still comparatively higher than eating in. A person can only eat sandwiches for so long.