How I Save Money (5 Things I Won't Do To Save Money)

Alright Budgeters, let’s talk about the 5 things I won’t do to save money.

Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy being frugal as much as anyone else does – sometimes maybe a bit too much. However, there are a few lines that I will not cross. Sometimes you have to spend a little more to feel more comfortable and more safe, so for me it’s worth it.

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Here’s a quick recap of the 5 things I won’t do. Most of these I give a pretty valid reason for in the video, so make sure to check it out.

Eating expired food

I think it’s completely gross to eat anything that is expired – even it’s just by a day. As I’ve gotten older and more tired, I think I have lightened up on this one some. However, when I was younger and lived on my own the idea of eating expired food was too much for me. I remember going through kitchen cabinets on a regular basis to get rid of any foods that were about to expire, not just what had already expired.

Buying a used car seat

This is a BIG NO NO for me. I will not buy a used car seat from anyone. Car seats are my weakness when it comes to my child. I am very relaxed about most things – he falls that’s okay, he wants a new chair for the living room just for him then alright or he needs a new toothbrush then no biggie, but I will not skimp on a car seat. You just never know if they’ve been in a wreck before or how the person before you actually treated it.

So for me, I’m okay splurging on a good, safe car seat.

Not researching safety reviews on anything related to our son

This is a big one for me. I have a subscription to consumer reports, which I got after borrowing my dad’s when I was pregnant with our son. I research just about everything related to our child – car seat reviews, crib reviews, and so on. I also research my SUV when we were looking at upgrading. To me, spending a little bit of money each year to help me organize and go through countless reviews and opinions on products for our family is worth it.

Now, I don’t research every little thing – like I just bought an external hard drive for my business and spent about 5 minutes researching it on amazon. However, I spent what felt like an eternity on researching for our son’s convertible car seat. It was important to get one that made me feel at ease if something bad were to happen.

Not going to the doctor when sick

I know for a lot of us going to the doctor all the time is hard to do. It’s hard to ask off work, it’s hard to pay any bills that our insurance doesn’t cover (but I found a trick for that problem); however, I think it’s important especially when we have little ones at home. There is nothing worse than seeing your child super sick, so if there is something we can do to prevent – like take care of ourselves, then I’m all for it.

Not investing in yourself

As a busy mom sometimes you need to some self-care. So for me investing in myself means taking a vacation day here or there to just enjoy being by myself. I’m an introvert at heart, so whenever life starts to get too crazy then I like retreat home.

As a business owner investing in myself means reading books to help me grown and develop, it also means taking courses that I find valuable and learning new techniques to streamline everything.

So what about you? Are there anythings you won’t do to save money? Leave a comment and let me know!