by Karen M.
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March 7, 2007

Spend the Money or Save it?

April 24, 2007 09:24 PM EDT
views: 27 | rating: 9.8/10 (9 votes) | comments: 16
I think we are all born either spenders or savers. Which are you? When you have money in your wallet do you hold onto it for days and days or is it gone quicker than you get it? What are you saving for or what are your weaknesses in spending? I am a definite spender. I like to buy myself drinks like Iced Tea or Flavored Coffees when I am working, it makes the day seem so much nice. I also like to buy gifts for people for no reason. Thank goodness for me, my husband is a saver and that is how we seem to manage. I can't wait to see if I am in the majority or minority when it comes to spending or saving money....
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Comments: 16

Sara :-) Apr 24, 2007, 9:32pm EDT
I am a saver. I hold tight for good deals and sales but those had best better be great sales. I find ways to cut the house bills. We do have all the things like caller id and we do order in pizza but you can bet, I have searched out the best deals.
Leanne B. Apr 24, 2007, 9:33pm EDT
I am a spender and my husband is a saver, so we kind of balance eachother
Elaine A. Apr 24, 2007, 9:45pm EDT
I can spend I can save, depends on if we need money to buy something I'll save if not I'll spend. We have No credit cards, so we spend based on money saved.
Randy- Being true to myself Apr 24, 2007, 9:53pm EDT
So much to get and so much to give...so ummm, what money?
Emily Vaughan Apr 24, 2007, 10:02pm EDT
Spender, definitely, LoL. I never have enough that it seems worthwhile to save, and there's always something I need now not later.

Not that I have a lot of stuff or that I'm wasteful... I'm actually a very thrifty person and I'm great at spending less on what I need; but I also understand the value of a good coffee on a bad day!
flit . Apr 24, 2007, 10:07pm EDT
I spend, he saves
Since material things are only a means to my ultimate aggradizement, I tend to view things as tools. I never buy anything to impress, etc. So, I tend to be a saver.
Anne Marie A. Apr 24, 2007, 10:47pm EDT
I am a spender and I have a Starbucks addiction. I need to buy my own fancy coffee maker because my cheap one broke. I am a stay-at-home mom with younger children not babies but still under 10 and we don't have a huge amount of money to work with each month in the first place.
Wilma M. Apr 24, 2007, 11:46pm EDT
I am definitely a saver. It's hard for me to buy anything at all for myself. Much easier to spend the money on my grandkids but still I am pretty careful with what I buy.
Both Josh and I are spenders......pretty much we stay in trouble because of it! lol
Connie C. Apr 25, 2007, 12:48am EDT
I am a saver. I hate to shop! I think I am the only women in the world who hates shopping.
Jamie ~grant me the serenity..~ G. Apr 25, 2007, 8:16am EDT
When I have money, I hate to spend it. I go into shops wanting something but then I find I can't buy that now and then I end up spending the money on little items that are needed for the household and suddenly it's gone and I have nothing. I want to be a saver. I need to be a saver. :D
Jen (I'm back for more!) G. Apr 25, 2007, 9:02am EDT
I used to be a saver. Saved for a car, saved for college, saved for a house. And then, I would say right before we had kids, my husband and I started spending. So, now we have credit card debt (I've been told this is the american way!) and while I try to save to cut down our debt, we still spend. Certain events in my life as made me say "let's go to Disney World now!" And I do get a starbuck latte now and then!
Karolyn Q. Apr 26, 2007, 10:21am EDT
I was always a spender. Now with being a stay at home mom I am an even more careful with the money now. We don't have alot of money to work with right now, so there isn't anything for savings at the moment. We spend only on necessities. We pay cash for everything and don't use credit cards.
Steph D. Apr 27, 2007, 6:08pm EDT
I think I'm both. Is that possible?

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