The Roundup - Buying In Bulk Edition

Posted on October 7, 2007 by Eric
Filed Under Roundups

The beauty of bulk buying! We drove into town this weekend to run a whole slew of errands. This was our weekend to go to Sam’s and to buy some of our toiletries and necessities in bulk to save costs. We came prepared this time to actually calculate the real savings (or lack thereof) with buying bulk. Melissa will be writing about that later this week.

Because we were running errands all weekend I didn’t get as much time as I would have liked to get my reading in. I did get a chance to read some good articles though.

How Can A Frugal Person Buy Expensive Items? - The Simple Dollar. I really enjoyed this article. I share a lot of the same opinions when it comes to cheap and frugal. You can be frugal and still allow yourself to buy quality things. We plan on upgrading some of our appliances in the new home, but we will save up for them, and make sure we get the right deal. We won’t just go for the cheapest, but we’ll buy what makes the most sense.

Money Lesson #3: Investiment Vehicles - Moolanomy. This article did a great job breaking down some investments into 3 levels of risk. Most of my investing is in low and moderate risk categories.

Caught By an Infomercial - One Frugal Girl. I never got caught by an informercial, but I’ve certainly fallen prey to slick advertising in the past. It’s a learning lesson I think nearly everyone goes through, and it’s best to get it out of the way when you’re young (and when it’s not something expensive).

Now I’m going back into the blogosphere to catch up on some more great articles!

Carnivals

How to Solve Money Worries Carnival was hosted this week @ Widow’s Quest. The carnival looked great!

Image source - Tom Lemos

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