November 21, 2011

Instability

Thanks for the article from Jermaine Haynes

With all of the instability in the economy, I’m doing my absolute best to save as much money as possible. If the last few years have taught me anything it’s that having a nest egg is a really, really smart idea. I’ve started allocating a large chunk of my salary to savings to help cover myself in the event of an emergency, or a layoff, or just a blown transmission. To do this, I’ve had to cut back in a lot of areas. I’ve started to use coupons more often than I used to, and I’ve stopped eating out and getting my daily coffee. They’re small changes but they definitely add up. At my friend’s recommendation, I also called texaselectricityproviders.com to save money on my natural gas costs. They were able to find me a much cheaper provider and switch me over, and it took virtually no effort on my part. I’ve started saving plenty of money that I can squirrel away, and it’s helping keep my stress level as low as possible in these uncertain times.

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