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Old 01-02-2009, 09:27 AM   #11
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Savings or debt reduction for sure!!!
If you can live off of what you have before the extra cash flow came in, you dont really need to 'cheat' with it
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Old 01-02-2009, 09:34 AM   #12
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I think you should save it. You never know when you might need a little extra cash for something.
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Save it for a rainy day - I keep a little envelope with some extra cash in it - then when I find something (a want) I cant live without, I use the cash in my envelope so it never comes from the household budget. My ebay sales are for this. Its a spending freeze though, so any monies I make on the side will go into the cash envelope for some other time.
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I would either put it towards the girl's school lunch account, debt reduction, or deposit it into a Christmas club account.
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Let's say you listed something on Craigslist and it sells. The cash from it was not something you anticipated being a part of your weekly/monthly budget but is now extra cash flow. Would this money also be part of the spending freeze or can we cheat with it?
I agree with most of the other posters. Excluding unexpected extraordinary circumstances, I would either use it for our savings or to pay down debt. Personally, I would either use it to pay down debt, or even put it towards the principal of the your mortgage, if you have one.
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Save it for a rainy day - I keep a little envelope with some extra cash in it - then when I find something (a want) I cant live without, I use the cash in my envelope so it never comes from the household budget.
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sorry a spending freeze is just that. no spending.
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If its actual cash then save it, but if it's a merchandise credit or gift card then...there are really good sales right now!! LOL But maybe just wait til the freeze is over.
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I agree with the others no spending it I would save it to pay down debt.
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