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Dude...$150.00 a month?...I know you are aware you have a beter chance of getting struck by lightening than winning the lottery...I save but I do spend on my hobbies and I am a huge believer in purchasing quality over crap.

popeye I would think that since most of your $150.00 a week does not come back to you..( in winnings) How cool would it be if you did "bank it" and then at the end of the year you went to your local C.C. or University and found a deserving student(s) that you could donate the money to help keep them in school...Ths way you would actually have the pleasure of meeting and know directly that you had personally made a huge difference in their lives....Might get a friend for life out of the deal....How cool would that be?

Hmm, could she be really *HOT* and like older guys?

Well obviously you are not going to turn over your hard earned funds to just anyone,,,( I would like to hear the conversation with the school's administrator)....Administrator, "What a thoughtful lovely gift...You are such a humanitarian...I wish there were more people out there in the world like you."...popeye, "Uh yeah, thanks.  Uhmmm, one small catch...You wouldn't have someone in mind that could use my help who is ummm...ermm..You know ...Hot...And loves old dudes."....lol.

You are missing part of the equation here. 

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I sometimes think I should go into Pentagon procurement, 'cause I always seem to find the most expensive way to do anything.

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I saved quite a chunk and invested it for a few years. It grew rather well, and became the downpayment on my house. I'm discovering that with a mortgage and student loans I don't get to save much these days. I try to live within my means and pay the credit cards off each month so I can still reap the benefits of the miles/points and none of the finance charges.

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Is it a completely useless and unnecessary item?

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Bountyhunter, yeah, I do that too.
I've got $1,000 in $1 bills in a 2 lbs coffee can that I've saved over the last year and almost  2 of them filled with mixed change, pennies, nickols, dimes, quarters.
I empty the change out of my pockets every night and toss it in a can.

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This is kind of an adjunct to the "Walmart" thread.
Justheather said we are a nation of "consumers" and that's just what the big companies want.
I don't buy a lot of junk myself.
That's not to say that my condo is bare or anything just that I only buy what I "need."
Also, I'm a saver, I try to bank money each month.
Some months I can't do it but over the course of a year I manage to save about $500-$600 per month.
I could probably do better if I stopped buying lottery tickets, I spend about $150 per week on them.
Two days ago I hit a scratch ticket which I don't buy that often for $250 and a few months ago I hit a "Cash Five" ticket for $1,200, one more number and I would have won $400,000!
I'd rather spend money on lottery tickets than on junk from stores that I don't need. At least when I lose I know that the money goes to the schools and I don't have a house full of plastic junk from China.
I was brought up to save money every week from my (very) meager allowance.
I think that it's important to teach kids to save their money.
It gives them good habits for the rest of their lives. I don't know if I ever would have become responsible about money without good saving habits in my youth.
I'm planning a trip for next year (July 2008) to Sweden, Denmark and Ireland which I couldn't do if I wasn't able to save.
I'd much rather do something like that than blow money buying "stuff" from a big box store.

How about you, are you a "saver?'