How much money do you save a month and how to save money OTR

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  1. DAX_

    DAX_ Medium Load Member

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    For whatever reason I have trouble saving money while Im OTR and my monthly bills are less than 800$ a month.
     
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  3. TravR1

    TravR1 Road Train Member

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    What are you spending your money on?
     
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  4. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    Stop spending.
     
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  5. DTP

    DTP Road Train Member

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    $800 a month?? Do you live under a bridge, ride a bicycle, have no cell phone, and eat nothing but Ramen noodles?
     
  6. xsetra

    xsetra Road Train Member

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    I don't save money on the road.
    I spend money.
    To make money, you must first spend it.

    Seriously, to spend less money on the road on yourself. Turn off the phone, Hulu or Netflix or any other money sucking techy stuff.
    Carry and make your own food. Drink water out of a tap.

    Many ways to cut back.
    Good luck.
     
  7. haz-matguru

    haz-matguru Road Train Member

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    Stay out of the CB shop. Stay off party row. And Stay out the chrome shop!! And you will save!!
     
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    Trucking in Tennessee Road Train Member

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    Set your bank account to roll off $500 a month into savings. If you don't see it in checking you won't spend it.
     
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  9. mover man

    mover man Road Train Member

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    Your bills are less than $800 a month. #### man you should have mega bucks saved up. Seen this problem and had it myself decade ago. Prooblem is you have no responsibility AND access to all your car at all the time. Open a (ING on line bank account) Then have you bank set up an automatic transfer of a set amount $2-300 a week. Its easy to save when it is done automatically before you have access to it. The benefit of using ING on line bank is. You do NOT have instant access to the cash. When you request a withdrawa it takes 3 days to arrive at your home. So you can' use it for b.s. spending. Try this and a year from now you owe me a steak dinner and drinks at capital grill, the chop house, or Ruth chris.
     
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  10. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    A case of water is $2.00 at Wal Mart. Please can I drink clean, filtered water?
     
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  11. 77fib77

    77fib77 Road Train Member

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    What do you make? $800 a week? If not go get a hazmat and be a tanker.
     
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