Frivolous January?

just a quick update on our “no frivolous spending 2011“.  we identified timmy’s at work to be a big cash suck.  to recap, we visited the timmy’s twice in january.  each time for a donut and a bagel cuz we were starving.  total of 6 bux spent.  compare that to the 4.25 we were spending there 4 times a week and we are very happy with the savings!  17 work days x 4.25 = 72.25-6=66.25 bux saved by not going to tim’s at work and making our own java instead!

next step is to identify another cash suck and see what we can do there. more updates forthcoming!

Cutting Coffee Costs

as part of our no frivolous spending in 2011, we have put the hammer down on spending money on java at work.

the e-z-way coffee maker!

hence this device that cost us a mere $7 from a store.  u bring coffee grounds from home, insert them into the strainer at the bottom of the maker.  place hot water in the maker and let’er rip!  coffee for pennies instead of $2! the ez way coffee maker rules!  it looks like a relatively new product too.

its been 10 work days since we started this and so far so good.  we only spent $2 dollars last friday at the end of our shift on a java to go home with.  so was that really a cup of java at work?  its on the line for sure… and of course it takes a few mins to make a cup but we’d spend that amount of time in line anyways.  we’d like to think that we’ve saved at least $20 already and the coffee is pretty darn good.  it took a few tries to get the ratio of grinds to water just right but we’ve more than got that under control now.

less money spent frivolously = more money for our music fun!

the irony here is that we are using a Tim Horton’s mug in order to NOT go to Tim Hortons!

Bass on a Budget?

inspired by the likes of give me back my 5 bucks and blonde and balanced, we are attempting in 2011 to be more mindful of what we spend on our musical passion.  one of our financial resolutions for 2011 was to keep better track of what we spend on our musical endeavours.

we like to say that as long as we break even, its all good.  cuz we do get heaps of enjoyment out of playing and playing more.  but there is this little fella in our head that is whispering that he thinks we are spending more than we think on this habit.

so with that in mind, we plan to regularily update here on the blog what we’ve spent and what we’ve earned for the year and see where we end up.  the series will be called “bass on a budget”. where and what the result will be is beyond a guess.  we really have no idea so stay tuned!

thx to the 2 previously mentioned blogs for the idea of a “no frivolous spending list”.  putting that into effect asap!