Your biggest money saver?

[pegkerr]

What one-time purchase has saved you the most money over the years? For me, it's my Krups El Primo espresso maker. Instead of wasting $3.50 for a cafe Mocha at a coffee shop, I can whip one up in the morning for a fraction of the cost. I have saved hundreds of dollars, perhaps thousands, with that one $50 purchase.

And you?

Cross posted to poor_skills.

Comments

[catmcroy.livejournal.com]

Switching addictions from smoking to knitting.

A ball of yarn (one of the huge jumbo ones of cotton yarn that I can knit for a solid MONTH or more out of and not run out - I'm about half way through one and I've done about 8 washcloths out of it) costs the same as a pack of cigarettes. It's healthier and at the end, I have something productive (plus they make great presents so everyone in my life is getting hand knitted washcloths for Christmas).