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Today I have a bit of a rant on personal financial advice that I think is TOTALLY unrealistic. This is supposedly one of the great ways you can save money. “Move In with Your Parents”
It seems simple enough….except that some people CANNOT do this. Please stop saying it is easy because it is not….you KNOW who I am talking to.
My parents live 2560 miles from where I work therefore it would NOT be economical to move back in with them to save money on rent. Going to work at my current job would be impossible. This tip is definitely not for me.
Hit me with some other money saving tip and let’s see what happens.
Are there any ‘money saving’ tips that YOU find unrealistic?
Yup…when people tell me to sell my truck that I am $11,000 upside down on! How am I supposed to come up with the $11,000 plus money to buy a replacement vehicle!
Re-sewing your sheets “edges to middle”. As detailed here:
http://www.miss-thrifty.co.uk/2008/08/19/womens-institute-thrifty-goddesses/
It has more than a tinge of the Scarlett O’Hara curtain-dress about it!
I agree with you. There will always be some advice you have to leave for others it does help. Young parents with children may also not find it helpful to move back home even if it does save money. Housing helps that may help: getting in another roomate, looking for cheaper housing, or cutting back in other areas to better afford the housing you do have. Good luck and don’t get discouraged 🙂
@ Twiggers
I guess they are not seeing it as we do…or maybe they have the $11k just lying around.
@ Miss Thrifty
That just sounds weird. I think that would not be cost effective…………….nah it just sounds weird.
save money on mattress sleep on floor or couch like I do
@ Twiggers – How did you get 11k upside down on a vehicle? That seems a bit excessive…
I actually know two people who live at home for financial reasons. One is perfectly happy and is saving money for a 25% down payment on a house. The other is looking to move soon and isn’t terribly happy at home but can’t afford to move out currently. I actually know more but I wouldn’t consider them financially smart enough to live on their own lol.
Yeah I have heard some pretty weird suggestions as well, most are just nit-picky stuff like reusing dryer sheets, washing plastic “silverware”, taking aluminum cans to the “can bank”, etc. Most just generally aren’t worth the effort to accomplish the task required…
@ Shawn:
I like to save money but reusing dryer sheets? Wow that is too much for me.
I SPLURGE on the dryer sheets…I put 2-3 in a load. Come on people they are 88 cents for a billion of them.
I agree with you on how some of the tips are way too much effort to realize the benefit.