as I sat on the floor in my bedroom giving myself a mani-pedi, I thought about how much I would love to be getting a professional one, but the $$ definitely adds up and can go towards other things I need. Saving for a wedding sometimes means sacrificing the little pleasures in life. So I was wondering...what, if anything, have you had to sacrifice, give up, or go without in order to save for your wedding??
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We don't eat out as much, but thats a good thing. The food is fattening anyway. Who wants to have an extra 15-20 lbs to lose before their wedding anyway . We go out maybe once a month for my son Lucas( When he gets good grades etc). Other than that, we haven't given up much. If we don't have the cash, we don't do anything. We make believe we have NO credit cards. Besides, who wants to pay interest on a 100.00 dinner or a night out drinking? Not us!!
D's Girl
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we haven't given up anything really we really need to start!
Same here
drpepper318
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I don't think there's any one particular thing we gave up but I've definitely become more mindful of my $ and trying not to spend too much overall on things I don't really need.
tonimike
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we haven't given up anything really we really need to start!
Same here
same ,
leshellem
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*bring lunch to work *dont go out to eat anymore *don't remember the last movie we saw *no more shopping *do nail fill-ins once a month instead of every 2 weeks *do pedis at home *cook dinner more
HamptonsBride
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Well since we are paying for the wedding & FH still hasn't found a job since being laid off....
-cut back on Starbucks -no clothes shopping -no eating out, unless we are out doing stuff & we are hungry...but then it's like Wendy's..haha -get my hair done like every 6 months instead of every 3 -pretty much no going out -traded in my SUV for a fuel efficient hatchback -groom the dogs myself (even the pets are sacrificing! hahaha) can't wait for him to get a job!!!!
we haven't given up anything really we really need to start!
Yikes! Us too! I have curbed my shopping a 'bit' (and I used the term 'a bit' very lightly) but not as much as I should be!!!
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Shopping for me .... I cant say I stopped - but I def limited myself ALOT!
We still go out to eat, and to the movies - but we are more careful with how we spend our money.
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SHOPPING and we really don't eat out as much as we used to especially on the weekends. I have not gone to dinner with my friends in months. . .and it truly does save up.
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we haven't given up anything really we really need to start!
Same here
we havent cut anything out...and we probably wont!!!! we say we want to, but it never happens so we have given up on trying to sacrafice!
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We try to only go out once a week, if that. Lots of Dollar menu side salads for me and dollar menu burgers for him. We actually had a FULL meal at Wendy's last night for like $9 and change!! Gotta love that DOllar menu!! We don't buy clothes or dvds or anyhting exstravagant anymore. I DO get my nails done like once every 3-4 weeks, but I have this beautiful ring to show off, I am not going to have nasty nails!! He has also tried to cut down his smoking and the beers he orders HAVE to be 2fers other wise it's one and that's it baby!
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Yeah we had to stop eating out as much, we used to do it once a week atleast, now I cook meals everyday when I come from work and on the weekends Ill make something simple like hamburger helper or tuna.
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i bring my lunch to work i only let myself get coffee once a week we dont go out to eat except to celebrate special occasions, we started cooking for eachother more
i gave up getting tips BUT i still go for mani/pedis - he smokes a pack a day and he wont give that up so i get to spend what i want on my nails and waxing LOL
the cigarettes are still WAY more anyway!
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expencive lunches no more starbuck, except maybe 1 a month to treat myself. No shopping no mani/no ped no more eatting out no more going out drinking no more movies/ no more anything. no new car till after wedding/ no vacations I only spend money on bills, gas and groceries. and paying wedding expenses.
StarryEyedBride
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Let's just say my highlights start half way down my head now!!
tricia3381
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FH and I stopped going out to dinner every friday. Now we only go out once a month. I also stopped my monthly shopping sprees. I can't remember the last time i bought something for myself that wasn't wedding related or from the grocery store.
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sacrifices:
eating out expensive gifts clothing shopping always on the scout for deals edealinfo.com
JenMike331
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big time sacrifices! haven't been to the movies in god knows how long!....haven't bought myself any clothes or shoes and im freakin shopaholic....we hardly ever go out! depressing sometimes but then i think of my wedding day
nocode
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well im going to give up my guitar class and we've been eating at my mom's more and maybe not going out as much...definately cutting down on shopping for things we really don't need
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we just started giving up stuff a few months ago and it s*cks no more date nights eatting out movies getting my nails and hair done. cloths shopping. i need cloths bad but i wont buy anything cause i rather buy stuff for the wedding. i DID buy a pair of jeans over the weekend from old navy but i really did need them. i only buy cloths i really need and not want and its so hard!! i even cut back my mintues on my cell phone to save money now thats something i cant live without lol
