Sacrifices
Here’s a list of sacrifices we’ve made in order to help speed up the process of becoming debt-free. Next to each one, I’ve listed an approximate savings value to help show how much of a difference it has made for us.
Item Savings Cumulative Difficulty Cancel Culligan Water Service $35/mo $175 Low Borrow Library Movies & watch currently owned movies instead of rent new releases $3/ea $50 Low Stop eating out weekly ~$50/ea $250 Medium Cut back on prepared foods for weekly groceries $100/mo $500 Medium/High Driving 2 cars instead of buying one the whole family fits in. $400/mo $2000 Low/Medium Taking lunches (school and work) $100/mo $500 Medium