Spending Smart
This weekend pretty much wraps up the month of June, which means my summer is already half over. I have the month of July to work as much as I can to save up my money and squeeze in a little fun, then I head back to school in August. At least this is my last year of school and I’m SOOO ready for it to be over.
I set up a large trunk to start gathering up stuff to take back to school with me and I’m planning out my budget to see if there is anywhere I can save money on all those pesky expenses that manage to pop up during the year. It seems like everything is going up in price just as fast as the price of gasoline.
One thing my mom suggested is to stock up on some things while I have the time and money to shop smart. She said to make a list of the important things and check them off as I go.
So I’m starting with my most important assets - my body and my brain. Got to take care of those.
Found out that prescriptions for contact lenses are only good for 6 months. So if I run out of my supply of contacts while at school I have to go to an eye doctor for another exam ($90) just to get another prescription for contacts. I’m sure by then they will have gone up in price, too. So I’m planning to buy an extra 6 month supply using my current prescription and that will get me through the whole year.
I’m wearing the new acuvue oasys lenses because they have a special formula for people like me who sometimes have a problem with dry, irritated eyes. I buy them online from LENS.com because I save so much money over the local sources like my eye doctor - the most expensive place to buy them - and even the discount shopping clubs. Trust me, if you can buy a 6 or 8 month supply online from LENS.com, you’ll save the most money.