http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/hobby-smoking-significantly-cuts-into-savings-ohio-state-study.html personal finance blog with anecdotes, advice and commentary. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:30:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/hobby-smoking-significantly-cuts-into-savings-ohio-state-study.html/comment-page-1#comment-341772 echidnina Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:58:46 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/is-a-hobby-hurting-your-savings.html#comment-341772 Often the little things you don't think about are the most dangerous threats to your savings. A can of soda here and there each afternoon, a muffin every morning, a $4 cup of coffee - things like that, if you get them often, certainly add up! When you cut back, realizing the amount of money you're saving makes it really rewarding. Worth way more than the satisfaction of getting that treat on impulse. Often the little things you don’t think about are the most dangerous threats to your savings. A can of soda here and there each afternoon, a muffin every morning, a $4 cup of coffee – things like that, if you get them often, certainly add up! When you cut back, realizing the amount of money you’re saving makes it really rewarding. Worth way more than the satisfaction of getting that treat on impulse.

]]> http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/hobby-smoking-significantly-cuts-into-savings-ohio-state-study.html/comment-page-1#comment-129 Amy Thu, 24 Mar 2005 21:06:39 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/is-a-hobby-hurting-your-savings.html#comment-129 I quit smoking over a year ago and started to save the $6.55 a week I was spending in cigarettes. First I put it in cash in a can, then I put it into ING Direct. I recently used that money to offset a plane ticket to Germany for my 40th b-day. Now I've started saving it all over again for another special something. I quit smoking over a year ago and started to save the $6.55 a week I was spending in cigarettes. First I put it in cash in a can, then I put it into ING Direct. I recently used that money to offset a plane ticket to Germany for my 40th b-day. Now I’ve started saving it all over again for another special something.

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