What have you eliminated, that you do not miss?

No more spending wrote a short, but sweet post about what she has cut out and does not miss any longer.

Thought it was a fun exercise, so here goes.. starting from her list:

(Green = I agree and have done the same thing)

• Beauty Treatments
• Wash, cut and blow dry; now just dry cut (Every 6 months)
• Paper towels (Working on this. Haven’t bought any new paper towels in 5 months)
• Fabric softener
• Ready meals
• Magazines
• CD’s/Music
• DVD’s
• Buying lunch (99% of the time when I work)
• Afternoon sugar fix(BIG FAT NO for me! I sometimes chow down a choc bar when I work)
• Fizzy pop
• Credit card interest (Misleading. I’ve never paid any)
  
• Newspapers
• Cell phone(My only contact #. Must have it.)
• Gift wrap
• Jiffy bags
• Bottled water
• Cleaning items; use vinegar
• Handbags (Another big fat no for me. I love bags, shoes and jewellery. What can I say?)

Now for my own personal list of added items:

• Student Loan interest debt (WOO HOO! I am debt free!!)
• Hair styling products in general (Apple Cider Vinegar is my only hair product)
• Feminine products (I only use the re-usable Diva Cup now. Review coming soon.)
• Cable TV
• Books (I get them sent to me for free for review and am kind of hankering for an e-reader)
• Any kind of fruit juice or sugary drink as a regular grocery item
• Paper Statement (Saves me $1.00 each cycle, as per my corporation’s bank)
• Accountant fees (I do my own taxes with UFile — dead easy, and QuickBooks for my corporation)
• Gym Fees (I cycle and walk)
• Dishwashing detergent
• Laundry detergent
• Starbucks (Got violent motion sickness last time & now associate that taste with nausea)
• Cupcakes (Ditto. Belly hurt after overdosing on cupcakes.)
• Paying for fees to check in bags when I fly (I never check anything in. 2 carryons, max.)
• Tissue Paper as Napkins (Bought cloth napkins.)
• Car insurance & leases ($300/year in full, bought car outright in cash)
• Organic foods that have thick, inedible skins (What’s the point?)
• Pens/Paper/Pencils (I have enough stock to start my own elementary school)
  

That’s all I can think of, off the top of my head.