In what ways have you cut back on spending since the pandemic hit?

[DizzyDesii]

Last year i fcked up lol. I prob blew $8k just having fun from April to December. Not proud of myself at all. But im doing better this year. I've returned to my saving ways. I've limited my gambling habits to every other month. I’ve stopped buying additions to my CD/DVD collection. Im putting back most of my checks. I only get fast food maybe once a week. As for groceries, still slackin and spendin $600 a month rather than $300 a month. Very very bad. I gotta fix that forreal. But hey, im a picky eater. And then now im having to pay monthly for health insurance so that really isn't helping to cut back on the bills. I also hate paying $120 for internet in which im also paying for this housephone required for work. I’m even still paying this monthly gym fee when i haven't even been lmao. So i still have some cutting back to do. I even got my mom to cut down on her $180 cable bill by cutting out all the channels no longer watched. Then she was like “I wanna add amazon prime and disney plus.” Lmao so in other words she wants to pay $180+ again 🤣 I then got her to cut down on her $100 phone bill by going for a lower data plan since she always uses wifi anyways. But yea how are you cutting down on spending? #CutbackONspending #FeelFreeToList

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[meetkitty123]

Actually my family was doing AMAZING from March to Oct. My husband was receiving unemployment, we were saving on car expenses since we werent going anywhere, no more going to the movie, no more eating out. All we doent on was regular bills and groceries. We didn't need to buy clothes or new shoes because we were always home. By Sept I was able to saved over 9700. Which was awesome. We had a tax dept we had to pay of 10,320. We would finally able to get out of that dept! Just two more weeks until Nov and we be set to pay it... Oct 26 I look into the account to see if I can pay it early only to find my account which should have had about $10,400/$10,600 only had $1,900 🤬... MY HUSBAND GAMBLED AWAY OUR SAVINGS! If he hadn't we would have been able to pay our house taxes and still been in the positive especially since we were still waiting for our federal taxes to come in.
After October I had to cut cable, cut back on ordering pizza on Friday nights, I cancelled my bathbombs membership I quit buying organic we cut back on Christmas and 3 kings day spending, no February Vacation (we were planning a staycation) I began couponing and using store points. I was stricter on electricity and water use and Most importantly I applied for a job in the middle of the night on Oct 26 was called in for an Interview on the 27 and hired and started training on the 28th.
The biggest accomplishment came 2 weeks ago when I finally saved over $10,320 dollars and was FINALLY ABLE TO PAY THE HOUSE TAXES!

[mimi051998]

If it wasn't for Covid, I wouldn't have saved enough money to buy myself a new car. At the beginning of 2020, I stopped shopping because there wasn't a point if I'm not going anywhere right🤷🏾‍♀️. I saved that money for months to be able to get my dream car. I don't spend money on fast food again and lost a couple of pounds. Which was good for me anyway😆. So, I guess things turned out pretty good with me.

[Josh4206]

Just making my own food basically so not going to restaurants, about it though. Everything else stayed the same or increased

[jamesgoldman]

I've been buying silver coins that's my worst vice of late
But I've been spending more what with buying and selling more gold

[cheapshotbob]

i dont buy fat back any more for my beans , so im spending less and losing fat at the same time lol

[Mark987]

I haven't cut back on spending at all which is really bad. I didn't work from last March-June last year but then got right back to work. Having so much free time, will make you spend

[Smoothing]

I seem to have become more impulsive since the lock down begun

[the_sinner]

Nothing major,
I pay for my internet bill which gets reimbursed by my company
I occasionally buy gifts for myself and my parents
I invest in stocks
I’m spending negligible amount on junk food from outside.

[JosyJosy]

No more restaurants or cinema that used to go hand in hand, no training sessions to pay for anymore, no travelling with friends every year, I cut down on a lot

yeey.. *cough* :(

[likelyOK]

I haven’t really but I’m starting to bc of commission shifts though they are somewhat linked to Covid bc so many people are out of work or scared.

[Fromdusktilldawn]

Wow thats a lot. Gambling is the worst of all in my opinion.
I guess soon I'll give up my room in the students dorm since everything from university is online.

[Phoenix98]

I haven't had to cut spending at all since I'm pretty frugal with my money.

[Jjpayne]

I'm the same as you, totally comfort spending... I spent more trying to simply mentally go through the pandemic...

[ChiTown33]

I haven't. I'm an essential worker apparently. And the pandemic hasn't hurt my business at all.

[Mehzmeh]

I haven't. I been buying all types of chef toys, boxing equipment, musical instruments, and me being a sneaker head. All types of air force one's. Lol

[Maspolomas]

If I could get my wife to stop wanting to go out to eat and spend that money on groceries we’d be saving at least 600 a month

[Somegirl6996]

Yes and no... I blew a lot on uber eats and amazon ! Basically living month to month now.

[Agape93]

I don’t go out to eat much anymore
Less time in town means less basic groceries

[Grace8393]

Mostly going out shopping. Usually I would get a boba tea, Cinnabon, and hit up no less than 4 stores. Now I do most of my shopping online, but with my cyber sickness I can't do that very often.

[pizzalovershouse]

I've stopped eat out ever sense all last year an this year

[Clairvear69]

Clothes no holiday means no fashion clothes, just be lazy at home

[Anonymous]

I couldn't fuck prostitutes anymore during covid.

Also I cut my car insurance in half when I told them I work from home and barely drive.