[wbill]

Words fail me. I'll go enjoy my PB Sandwich for lunch. By not going out for Filet and Lobster at "Le Nouveau Snobbe", I figure that's saves me $183.27.

[dead]

To keep our menus rich while saving money, my sister and I agreed to serve ground beef instead of steak at all 10 of our family get-togethers. In this way, we plan to spend $1.50 per person on meat instead of $15, for total savings of $1,350 this summer.

You'll save even more when nobody shows up!

[kevkrom]

my sister and I agreed to serve ground beef instead of steak at all 10 of our family get-togethers. In this way, we plan to spend $1.50 per person on meat instead of $15

$15 per person per steak? Maybe if the event were catered or you're using ridiculously high-end cuts of beef, but I can go down to the local grocery store on any given week and get decent quality steaks for $5-$6 per pound.

[caver]

I do this every year, saving myself a load of money.

[NEMDF]

I figure I’ll save $7,000-$8,000 by not painting the house this summer. Another several thousand by not taking a vacation I never planned to take and have never taken in the past. But I am going to pop for some sirloins on sale at Fareway for $5.99/lb to cook on the grill. That’ll set me back, say $2/lb over ground beef, maybe as much as $20-$30 for the whole summer!

[dead]

Times are tough when you can't hire somebody to paint your house every summer.

What do they use, watercolors?

[frogjerk]

Spending 12K this summer is normal to this person. WOW!

[goodwithagun]

Yeeeeees, Thurston and I decided to let our arborist go also.

[Lou L]

listen to audio books by the campfire.

Nothing says "the great outdoors" and "roughing it," like listening to audio books around the campfire.

[frogjerk]

In summer, we typically hire an arborist to trim our trees, spray them against parasites, and feed the roots. We also hire landscapers to edge the lawn, mulch the yard, and plant perennials. This year we plan to do the work ourselves and to borrow tools from our neighbors. We also intend to mulch the flowerbeds and give up on perennials. In this way, we intend to save $625.

The illegals you hire will be pissed off.

[Da Coyote]

So....they had $12 k to save in the firs place.

Attention, Obamaloon West Wing felon-cretins....I’ve found you a source for more money.

[Lazlo in PA]

...play guitar, and listen to audio books by the campfire.

These people really don't get the whole camping thing. These are probably the least equipped people for life. Ground beef is a revelation to them? Typical limousine Lib mentality. These idiots will probably set their tent up on an ant hill.

[Flightdeck]

This summer, I’m going to fire my full-time employee who picks the green Skittles out of my candy bowl because I don’t like them. At $50/hr, that should save me nearly $60,000

[Pan_Yan]

We plan to pitch a tent, camp for a week, fish, hike, play guitar, and listen to audio books by the campfire.

Are you bringing a tent for the nanny, too? Based on the rest of the article I'm assuming someone will be running into town every evening to pick up dinner, thereby blowing right through your $400 budget. Oh, and walking the 15 feet between your tent and car does not qualify as 'hiking.'

[Pan_Yan]

This year we plan to do the work ourselves and to borrow tools from our neighbors.

Obviously they are shining examples of self reliance.

[wordsofearnest]

I always choose a “venue” for my vacation. Who in the hell talks like that. Surely this is a spoof.

[muir_redwoods]

I’m saving $500,000 this summer by not buying the Bugatti

[Hodar]

10 family get-togethers?

So, basically they are having their families getting together every Saturday, for the next 2 1/2 months? Good grief; doesn’t anyone have a life? I don’t know about you and your family, but there are several weekends where I want to sit with my wife and do absolutely nothing. Other weekends we have home projects, and maybe see a movie. Some weekends we might want to take a little day-trip and get out and away from it all.

But, to plan every Saturday to get together with family - please, just shoot me in the head instead.

[Mashood]

My grocery bill is $2.69/wk. I buy 1 package of Oreo cookies and eat 5-6 per day. Then on weekends I boil the wrapping and make soup. I save a lot of money.

[READINABLUESTATE]

I plan to save $28,000 again this year by not buying a new truck.

I have been saving this much money annually for the last 19 years.

If I keep this up for a few more years I’ll be RICH! /s

[Madame Dufarge]

I'm forwarding this to the Obamas.

Maybe it'll inspire them not to spend $12,000 a minute of our money partying this summer.