With great regret, The tractor must be sold.

[MossRoad]

Your avatar reminded me of this....

Back in the 60's they used to say that Drewery's Beer was the only beer that displayed the consumer and the factory on the can....

 

[ZTMAN]

You haven't lived until you've drank a warm coke and ate half a bag of radishes.

Or, I should say, you won't live if you drink a warm coke and eat a half a bag of radishes. :laughing:

I do that when I want to sound, and smell, like Mr. Limpit. Pretty impressive results

 

[MossRoad]

I do that when I want to sound, and smell, like Mr. Limpit. Pretty impressive results

I was riding shotgun in a 2600 gallon jet fuel truck with a co-worker. It was full of fuel. I was munching on radishes and drinking a warm coke. We were moving about 10-15 miles per hour. I burped. He jumped out of the truck. I had to jump over into the driver's seat and take control. Went back and offered him a ride. He rode on the back. :laughing:

 

[Sigarms]

Pop in the machine is $1.65.

The same pop at the store is frequently on sale for 4 six packs for $10.

That's .42 each.

You save $1.23 on each one you bring from home.

I drink 2 a day, so $2.46 per day saved.
$12.30 per week saved.
$639.60 per year saved.

Invest $639.60 per year in a mutual fund tied to the S&P 500.
Add $639.60 to it each year.
Apply the historical rate of return of 7%
Do that from age 18 to age 58 - 40 years.

Someone is going to remember that by saving your pop money, you left them $142,202.34.....



Of course, no one takes their saved pop money and puts it in an investment account religiously.... or do they? :laughing:

The point is, if you save just a couple bucks a day by taking pop from home, and if you save a couple bucks a day more by taking your lunch VS eating out, and if you would actually put that money aside, you could save a quarter of a million dollars towards your retirement, or you could make an extra mortgage payment every year and drastically cut time and interest payments off the end of your mortgage, or put the money in a 529 college savings plan for your kid, or a niece of nephew, etc.....

Someone's gonna remember you for that. :thumbsup:

And if they don't, leave it to the cat or dog. :laughing:

Pop contains sugar, which is probably one reason people like it so much.

What Do Sugar and Cocaine Have In Common?

Do yourself a favor and just buy water instead

 

[MossRoad]

...
Do yourself a favor and just buy water instead

Blasphemy! :laughing:

 

[kenmac]

You'll also notice that cash in you wallet tends to go a lot further if you aren't feeding it into a machine a couple times a day, or handing it over and answering yes after you're asked if you want fries with that every day at lunch.

I can tell you haven't eaten out in a while. They no longer ask if you want to add fries.
These days, They ask if you would like to up size your meal ! LOL

 

[CobyRupert]

Pop contains sugar, which is probably one reason people like it so much.

What Do Sugar and Cocaine Have In Common?

Do yourself a favor and just buy water instead

They really should put a poison label on that sugar syrup (with bubble water!) that kills so many people.

 

[Snobdds]

They really should put a poison label on that sugar syrup (with bubble water!) that kills so many people.

No people kill people, sugar is just one of many substances a person puts in their body. We all make individual choices everyday about ourselves, wanting to play nanny on everything is no replacement for taking self responsibility.

 

[two_bit_score]

Some good common sense advice on this thread. Basically just don’t spend all the money.

 

[mapper]

There is a common thread here, live frugally and try to minimize your dept. My wife and I have done this all of our life, the only major dept we had was our mortgage on our home, and that was structured so that it was paid off several years before retirement. Along the way there were a few vehicles that were financed, we never had more than one car payment at any time and with a couple of exceptions we kept most of our vehicles for 20 plus years.
We both brown bagged our lunches and beverages to work. This made the occasional times when we went out to lunch all the more enjoyable.
The results of this are a comfortable retirement with little finacle worries and a comfortable bank balance.