Most potential home buyers come to us thinking that they will have to suffer, scrimp, and save every penny to save for their down payment. Today we are going to look at an option to save money each and every month without having to suffer or scrimp. You will save but believe me you will not suffer.
Jim Hunger is both a friend and a client of ours. Jim is a single dad who shares custody of his son Henry. Jim feeds his family on a budget of $200.00 a month. That’s right $200 a month! There is no scrimping, no suffering to eat fantastically on $200 a month if you follow Jim’s lead! Now having a “tween” for a son makes meal planning a challenge. Or does it? The whole point of Jim’s food budget is to eat well for less money than we think possible.Even if feeding the kids.
I have been following Jim’s blog Musings on the Path to Frugality for quite some time. I know it has helped our household cut our food budget by quite a bit. I’m not the record keeper that Jim is but I know that my food bill is at least 30% lower and I feed two teenagers every day!
I think that anyone that reads this blog will increase their enjoyment of food and their savings account! Jim was able to save the money for the down payment of his home in part because of the money he was able to save by spending less on food each month. It was not the only way he saved the money for the down payment but he says it was the most enjoyable way. When trying to save the money to buy a house there are many things you can do to save money.
We are going to start a series of posts here on Monday’s using one of Jim’s recipes. Nobody said you have to suffer to buy a home! We will also share other creative ways to save money for your down payment or really for anything you want to save money for! If you have any creative ways that you have used to save money please share them in the comments section of this post or visit my blog Classic Homes Northwest.
If you want to read more about Jim’s Musings on the Path to Frugality you can find the blog here. Additionally there is a fan page on Facebook and you can become a fan of Jim and his musings by following this link.
All the best-
Scott Cowan
Classic Homes Northwest
I am lucky to live next to Wright Park in Tacoma. A beautiful 27 acre park in the middle of the city. One of the things I have noticed is that I was not taking advantage of the park both as a great place to walk and get some exercise and as a place of beauty. Seems I take for granted things around me if I am not careful.
I started this project the first of October with the stated goal of taking a photo a day of the Seymour Conservatory. Now, I cannot be there at the same time everyday so the photos will have diferences because of the time of day but that should not matter too much. Also, I am taking the photos from the same spot but I am not using a tripod or anything else so the photos will be a bit different daily too.
What is exciting is that while walking around Wright Park to get to the conservatory I have been saying hello to a lot of people and I am finding that there are some really friendly people here in Tacoma!
Everyone are you taking for granted some wonderful treasure in your community? Perhaps you need to get out more and smell the coffee of your community! I know I've been enjoying the fruits of my efforts.
If you would like to see the photos you can visit my site by following the link here. I update the photos every day or so. I do take them everyday I just don't always get them uploaded to the site.
If you are looking for a wonderful home in a fantastic community you might just of found what you are looking for.
3br 2.25 baths bright, open, with a lot of storage. We will be holding this property open this weekend 10/10 & 10/11 from 1pm to 4pm Please stop by and take a look.
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