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Infographic: Anatomy of a Super Saver
By stella.louise(view all posts by stella.louise)
at 6:57AM Monday March 7, 2011
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The desire to save money isn't a new fad--it's been with us for ages. Back in your grandma's or great grandma's time, it probably meant saving tinfoil during the recession. For your mom, it was all about the double coupons at the local Kroger or Giant Food. Today's savvy saver is all about scoring a super hot deal via Groupon or 20% off and free shipping for a favorite online retailer via deal sites like Savings.com.
For some of us, saving money is an occasional occupation, for others it's a habitual hobby.
And then there are those for whom bargain hunting is taken to a whole other level. I give you the Super Saver.
Back in the 80s, we had super cool music by the likes of Elvis Costello, The Clash and Duran Duran. Over the last thirty years, music, hair and fashion has all evolved--along with savings strategies and mechanisms.
Let's take a look at the anatomy of the Super Saver: Then and Now.
What evolutionary changes to saving in the 80s vs. 2011 have you witnessed? Add your insights in the comments!
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For some of us, saving money is an occasional occupation, for others it's a habitual hobby.
And then there are those for whom bargain hunting is taken to a whole other level. I give you the Super Saver.
Back in the 80s, we had super cool music by the likes of Elvis Costello, The Clash and Duran Duran. Over the last thirty years, music, hair and fashion has all evolved--along with savings strategies and mechanisms.
Let's take a look at the anatomy of the Super Saver: Then and Now.
(Click on image for full-sized image.)
(Click on image for full-sized image.)
What evolutionary changes to saving in the 80s vs. 2011 have you witnessed? Add your insights in the comments!
Want to embed this infographic on your site? Use the code below:
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Eh. I'm certainly a super saver, but I think you've got this wrong. You've made it the trendy nerd, not the real saver:
My car is a DIESEL that runs on a variety of things I call "fuel" and put in the tank, from cooking oil to the engine oil I changed out of it. It's 13-years young with almost 300,000 miles and blows a Prius out of the water in terms of longeviety, upkeep cost, and real-world mileage (I get 600 minimum miles out of my 15-gallon tank).
I do use my smartphone, but I don't use it for groupon. I use it to track my running times, because to save on food, I started exercising. My food budget dropped by over 70% -- no lie -- I've lost 125 pounds, that's a small person.
I shop at consignment and thrift stores exclusively in the high money parts of town for $3 Polo-brand Polos and $4 GAP Jeans. When you go from a 44 to 36, you end up changing clothes often. Retail, even close out shopping at outlet malls, would have bankrupted me. Goodwill is my savior.
I put money into my
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