Comments on: The 7 Effective Habits of Highly Frugal People http://www.youngandfrugal.com/2009/02/16/the-7-effective-habits-of-highly-frugal-people/ Business and Personal Finance for Millennials Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:56:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: New grads need a new budget | LAUNCH http://www.youngandfrugal.com/2009/02/16/the-7-effective-habits-of-highly-frugal-people/comment-page-1/#comment-6121 New grads need a new budget | LAUNCH Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:31:13 +0000 http://www.youngandfrugal.com/?p=253#comment-6121 [...] key to saving money (although this seems really obvious) is for you to spend less money than you earn, and in order to do so you really need to keep track of what you are spending, when and [...] [...] key to saving money (although this seems really obvious) is for you to spend less money than you earn, and in order to do so you really need to keep track of what you are spending, when and [...]

]]> By: Repurpose old furniture to save money and trees | LAUNCH http://www.youngandfrugal.com/2009/02/16/the-7-effective-habits-of-highly-frugal-people/comment-page-1/#comment-6040 Repurpose old furniture to save money and trees | LAUNCH Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:00:19 +0000 http://www.youngandfrugal.com/?p=253#comment-6040 [...] buying used makes sense because items cost a fraction of the price they would if they were new. Although there can be a [...] [...] buying used makes sense because items cost a fraction of the price they would if they were new. Although there can be a [...]

]]> By: Entry-level living: New grads need a new budget « internSHARE Blog http://www.youngandfrugal.com/2009/02/16/the-7-effective-habits-of-highly-frugal-people/comment-page-1/#comment-5793 Entry-level living: New grads need a new budget « internSHARE Blog Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:23:41 +0000 http://www.youngandfrugal.com/?p=253#comment-5793 [...] key to saving money (although this seems really obvious) is for you to spend less money than you earn, and in order to do so you really need to keep track of what you are spending, when and [...] [...] key to saving money (although this seems really obvious) is for you to spend less money than you earn, and in order to do so you really need to keep track of what you are spending, when and [...]

]]> By: Entry-level living: New grads need a new budget | TalentEgg Career Incubator http://www.youngandfrugal.com/2009/02/16/the-7-effective-habits-of-highly-frugal-people/comment-page-1/#comment-5792 Entry-level living: New grads need a new budget | TalentEgg Career Incubator Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:03:45 +0000 http://www.youngandfrugal.com/?p=253#comment-5792 [...] key to saving money (although this seems really obvious) is for you to spend less money than you earn, and in order to do so you really need to keep track of what you are spending, when and [...] [...] key to saving money (although this seems really obvious) is for you to spend less money than you earn, and in order to do so you really need to keep track of what you are spending, when and [...]

]]> By: Entry-level living: Repurpose old furniture to save money and trees « internSHARE Blog http://www.youngandfrugal.com/2009/02/16/the-7-effective-habits-of-highly-frugal-people/comment-page-1/#comment-4391 Entry-level living: Repurpose old furniture to save money and trees « internSHARE Blog Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:33:43 +0000 http://www.youngandfrugal.com/?p=253#comment-4391 [...] buying used makes sense because items cost a fraction of the price they would if they were new. Although there can be a [...] [...] buying used makes sense because items cost a fraction of the price they would if they were new. Although there can be a [...]

]]> By: Entry-level living: Repurpose old furniture to save money and trees | TalentEgg Career Incubator http://www.youngandfrugal.com/2009/02/16/the-7-effective-habits-of-highly-frugal-people/comment-page-1/#comment-4390 Entry-level living: Repurpose old furniture to save money and trees | TalentEgg Career Incubator Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:07:18 +0000 http://www.youngandfrugal.com/?p=253#comment-4390 [...] buying used makes sense because items cost a fraction of the price they would if they were new. Although there can be a [...] [...] buying used makes sense because items cost a fraction of the price they would if they were new. Although there can be a [...]

]]> By: Know Your Insurance Coverage and Save Big! - Young and Frugal http://www.youngandfrugal.com/2009/02/16/the-7-effective-habits-of-highly-frugal-people/comment-page-1/#comment-1765 Know Your Insurance Coverage and Save Big! - Young and Frugal Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:55:36 +0000 http://www.youngandfrugal.com/?p=253#comment-1765 [...] story exemplifies being “On The Ball,” one of The 7 Effective Habits of Highly Frugal People . By knowing what our insurance covers, she successfully challenged a charge and ended up saving us [...] [...] story exemplifies being “On The Ball,” one of The 7 Effective Habits of Highly Frugal People . By knowing what our insurance covers, she successfully challenged a charge and ended up saving us [...]

]]> By: Dan http://www.youngandfrugal.com/2009/02/16/the-7-effective-habits-of-highly-frugal-people/comment-page-1/#comment-1736 Dan Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:15:37 +0000 http://www.youngandfrugal.com/?p=253#comment-1736 Another frugal tip for startups (different than in daily life, I know) is exchanging equity for services. You'd only give up a tiny amount but you get to keep your cash. There are marketplaces like http://services4stock.com that let you find places who would work for stock instead of cash - seems to make sense this year. Bartering - frugal tip #8! Another frugal tip for startups (different than in daily life, I know) is exchanging equity for services. You’d only give up a tiny amount but you get to keep your cash. There are marketplaces like http://services4stock.com that let you find places who would work for stock instead of cash – seems to make sense this year.

Bartering – frugal tip #8!

]]> By: ontrider http://www.youngandfrugal.com/2009/02/16/the-7-effective-habits-of-highly-frugal-people/comment-page-1/#comment-1676 ontrider Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:53:24 +0000 http://www.youngandfrugal.com/?p=253#comment-1676 Nice writeup. Further to the sunday paper / coupon thing... I check my grocery store flyers once a week (you can subscribe by email to a lot of them now even) and just stock up on whatever is on sale. It's crazy how much I save not paying full price on anything ever :) Nice writeup. Further to the sunday paper / coupon thing… I check my grocery store flyers once a week (you can subscribe by email to a lot of them now even) and just stock up on whatever is on sale. It’s crazy how much I save not paying full price on anything ever :)

]]> By: Dan http://www.youngandfrugal.com/2009/02/16/the-7-effective-habits-of-highly-frugal-people/comment-page-1/#comment-1661 Dan Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:49:51 +0000 http://www.youngandfrugal.com/?p=253#comment-1661 If you would like to implement some of Stephen Covey's best ideas, you can use this web aplication: <a href="http://www.Gtdagenda.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.Gtdagenda.com</a> You can use it to manage and prioritize your Goals (in each of your life's categories), projects and tasks, in an intuitive interface. It has a Checklists section, for the repetitive activities you have to do, important but not urgent (Quadrant II, for example your routines/habits). Also, it features a Schedules section and a Calendar, for scheduling you time, activities and for the weekly review. Some features from GTD are also present, like Contexts and Next Actions. And it's available on the mobile phone too, so you can access it wherever you are. If you would like to implement some of Stephen Covey’s best ideas, you can use this web aplication:

http://www.Gtdagenda.com

You can use it to manage and prioritize your Goals (in each of your life’s categories), projects and tasks, in an intuitive interface. It has a Checklists section, for the repetitive activities you have to do, important but not urgent (Quadrant II, for example your routines/habits). Also, it features a Schedules section and a Calendar, for scheduling you time, activities and for the weekly review.

Some features from GTD are also present, like Contexts and Next Actions.

And it’s available on the mobile phone too, so you can access it wherever you are.

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