Comments on: The Power of the Snowflake http://beingfrugal.net/2008/12/18/the-power-of-the-snowflake/ Saving money and getting out of debt from a Christian SAHM perspective Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:02:21 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Weekend Highlights, December 21, 2008 : Moolanomy http://beingfrugal.net/2008/12/18/the-power-of-the-snowflake/comment-page-1/#comment-13726 Weekend Highlights, December 21, 2008 : Moolanomy Fri, 26 Dec 2008 05:02:49 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=1318#comment-13726 [...] The Power of the Snowflake at Being Frugal — A quick praise to the Snowflaking revolution started by Paidtwice.  Every little thing counts! [...] [...] The Power of the Snowflake at Being Frugal — A quick praise to the Snowflaking revolution started by Paidtwice.  Every little thing counts! [...]

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]]> By: Chelo Marroquin http://beingfrugal.net/2008/12/18/the-power-of-the-snowflake/comment-page-1/#comment-13567 Chelo Marroquin Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:36:26 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=1318#comment-13567 i love this idea. My bank have a program called keep the change. So they round up my debit purchases to the nearest dollar and the difference goes directly into my savings account. Easy enough. I just started so I can't wait to see how this pans out. i love this idea. My bank have a program called keep the change. So they round up my debit purchases to the nearest dollar and the difference goes directly into my savings account. Easy enough. I just started so I can’t wait to see how this pans out.

]]> By: Jean http://beingfrugal.net/2008/12/18/the-power-of-the-snowflake/comment-page-1/#comment-13566 Jean Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:31:14 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=1318#comment-13566 I snowfalke two ways: I never spend my change; instead I throw it in a Mason jar each day and when there's enough I take it to the free coin counting machine at my bank and immediately deposit it in my savings account. That's the only thing that's in that account - my change. Amazing how it adds up. Also, as soon as I come home from the grocery store, I transfer the amount I "saved" with coupons into my ing account I called "Snowflake". My grocery store prints the amount I save with coupons on the bottom of the receipt, but until it's in ing, it's not savings, it's just less money spent. Both methods are small things, but over time, they really add up and I don't miss the money at all. I snowfalke two ways: I never spend my change; instead I throw it in a Mason jar each day and when there’s enough I take it to the free coin counting machine at my bank and immediately deposit it in my savings account. That’s the only thing that’s in that account – my change. Amazing how it adds up.

Also, as soon as I come home from the grocery store, I transfer the amount I “saved” with coupons into my ing account I called “Snowflake”. My grocery store prints the amount I save with coupons on the bottom of the receipt, but until it’s in ing, it’s not savings, it’s just less money spent.

Both methods are small things, but over time, they really add up and I don’t miss the money at all.

]]> By: Lynnae http://beingfrugal.net/2008/12/18/the-power-of-the-snowflake/comment-page-1/#comment-13564 Lynnae Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:03:05 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=1318#comment-13564 @TStrump & Nicki - That's exactly how it should be done! @TStrump & Nicki – That’s exactly how it should be done!

]]> By: Nicki http://beingfrugal.net/2008/12/18/the-power-of-the-snowflake/comment-page-1/#comment-13563 Nicki Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:00:54 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=1318#comment-13563 Love it! When I was a teller for a short period of time I used to deposit my pocket change every week into my savings account. The other tellers always picked on me a little, but it really started to add up. Love it! When I was a teller for a short period of time I used to deposit my pocket change every week into my savings account. The other tellers always picked on me a little, but it really started to add up.

]]> By: Kate http://beingfrugal.net/2008/12/18/the-power-of-the-snowflake/comment-page-1/#comment-13561 Kate Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:41:55 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=1318#comment-13561 good point. I like the thinking behind this idea. If more of us could realise that just a little can eventually build to a lot, perhaps there wouldn't be so much debt. Happy Christmas Every One good point. I like the thinking behind this idea. If more of us could realise that just a little can eventually build to a lot, perhaps there wouldn’t be so much debt.

Happy Christmas Every One

]]> By: TStrump http://beingfrugal.net/2008/12/18/the-power-of-the-snowflake/comment-page-1/#comment-13560 TStrump Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:41:09 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=1318#comment-13560 I use my coin sorter as kind of a snowball. Each time I have change in my pocket, it goes into the sorter. Before I know it, there's $100 sittig there and I take it to the bank. I use my coin sorter as kind of a snowball.
Each time I have change in my pocket, it goes into the sorter.
Before I know it, there’s $100 sittig there and I take it to the bank.

]]> By: Danielle http://beingfrugal.net/2008/12/18/the-power-of-the-snowflake/comment-page-1/#comment-13559 Danielle Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:13:57 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=1318#comment-13559 Great Analogy! I read your blog for myself but also because I'm a teacher and one of my units that I teach my teens is on managing money. I will be using this analogy - Thanks! Great Analogy! I read your blog for myself but also because I’m a teacher and one of my units that I teach my teens is on managing money. I will be using this analogy – Thanks!

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