So, how much money do you spend on food each year?
Go ahead – take a guess.
Chances are, you’re going to guess way lower than you expected.
Tag: Save Money
How to Make Money and Bigger Tips as a Waitress
How much do you tip your wait staff when you visit a bar or restaurant?
Some people go for the standard 20% off the final total of the bill — just take the total, move the decimal point, and multiply by 2… voila! No math required and you left a 20% tip.
Some people jump through complicated hoops to come up with a 15% or 18% tip.
We’ll be honest here – there have been times that Web Watch has left less than 15%… but trust us, the wait staff didn’t do their job that day by listening to what the customer wanted (they didn’t bring us the requested drink, the requested condiment on the side rather than on the sandwich, etc – and it wasn’t because the restaurant was busy that day… it was just bad service all the way around.)
Cost of Living and Doctor’s Fees in 1848
Sometimes it’s not so much how you live as where you live that determines how much money you can really save over the course of a year.
And we can thank the COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH (C2ER) for their annual COST OF LIVING report that lists the LEAST EXPENSIVE CITIES to live in, based on the monthly rent for a 2-bedroom apartment, monthly average house payment, a gallon of gas, a hamburger, and a 1/2-gallon of milk.
Many years ago, Web Watch thought that we knew we had enough money if other people considered us to be “peculiar”.
As we got older, we determined that being “peculiar” wasn’t good enough — we knew that we had enough money if other people considered us to be “eccentric” instead.
The question that Web Watch still has to answer is how to we get enough money to even be thought of as “odd”, since we’re nowhere close to having “odd” enough money.
The Good Girl’s Guide to Living in Sin:
The New Rules for Moving In With Your Man
Quick, raise your hand if you’re currently living with your partner (girlfriend, boyfriend, significant other, etc).
Yeah, we thought so. That’s a whole bunch of you out there, living in sin.
And while you may get yelled at by your parents or your clergy for shacking up with someone, maybe there’s some good reason for you to live together before marriage:
Why Popcorn Costs so Much at the Movies
If you love going to the movies as much as Web Watch does, you’d be seeing at least two movies a week, every week for a year.
Granted not every film you see is going to be good. And not all will be in genres that you always enjoy.
But you’ll definitely see all the great films, all the funny films, and all the films that people will be talking about the next day if you take the time to go to the theater regularly.
But not everyone can afford to spend $12 per movie ticket these days. Seeing 2 films a week for 52 weeks can add up to over $1200/year… and that’s not counting parking, popcorn, sodas, snacks you sneak into the theater, beer (purchased at the fancy theaters that have a liquor license)… and you can count on doubling that if you go with a date.
$2400 a year, just to sit in the cool air-conditioned comfort of a big screen theatrical event with someone special a few times a week, every week of the year.
Bridal Bargains: Secrets to Throwing a Fantastic Wedding on a Realistic Budget
If you’re on a tight budget like most newlywed couples are, then you may be the type of couple that still wants to throw a fancy, special wedding but are trying to keep your costs down.
There are all sorts of ways to do this — Web Watch is in favor of the “don’t invite anyone” wedding in terms of cost containment — but on the other hand, our input on this subject is often summarily dismissed.
So the other day, Web Watch was flipping through one of our myriad of magazine subscriptions when one of those annoying response card things fell into our lap.
But before we could toss it away as we do all the others, we noticed there was something different about it. This one had gift card attached to it.
A $500 gift card.
“Whoa,” we said. What did we do to deserve this, other than subscribe to a magazine or two?