Savings with everyday purchases

There is always an opportunity to save in your everyday purchases, and I continue to try and capture all of the extra dollars that I can.  As I went to the movies with my wife to see Vicky Chrsitina Barcelona, we made a quick pit stop at the local convenience store to pickup some candy and drinks. 

Summary of Transactions:

- Paid $5.49 for two bags of candy and two bottles of water.

- In the cinema, each bag of candy is $4.00 and bottled water runs about $3.00 which would have totalled $14.00.

This 5-minute stop on the way to the theater helped me avoid $8.51 in additional expense, a small step to continue to enjoy the big screen without paying a fortune.  Unfortunately this teather didn’t offer any student discounts for tickets.  I would also recommend the Woody Allen film, worth the price of the tickets.  The funny thing is that I don’t see myself as being extremely frugal to save a dime, I like to view myself as a planner.  With the appropriate planning and discipline it is easy to save in everyday purchases. 

I will be depositing this $8.51 of avoided expense into my savings account as I continue to work towards my goals.  To keep up with the latest from Finance Puzzle, please consider subscribing to my feed.