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

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  1. thelushlarry

    thelushlarry Road Train Member

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    No drink tap water from Flint Michigan!
     
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    truckthatpassesyouby Road Train Member

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    I used to save 1200 a month, plus my tax returns. The rest of my income was for rent food phone and beer.
     
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  4. YeaImRJ

    YeaImRJ Bobtail Member

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    $1000 a week goes in my savings & I spend the rest. House, rental properties, & cars are paid for but I have very little bills & no debt, wife or kids. I'm regional not OTR though.

    Save by stop spending, increase your income, & have a small overhead.
     
  5. dngrous_dime

    dngrous_dime Road Train Member

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    Get on a written budget. That budget rules your life! Not in a master/slave sense, but keeping you accountable to you.
    Invest 15% of your income into retirement accounts.
     
  6. 77fib77

    77fib77 Road Train Member

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    Still don't know what his income is.
     
  7. bryan21384

    bryan21384 Road Train Member

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    I don't understand how truckers spend so much money on the road. If you spend more than $100 on the road just for basic living, that's too much. You don't need to eat out of boredom. You don't need to buy a bunch ridiculous stuff and junk for your truck. Basically, buy what you need.
     
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  8. BrnH2Orat

    BrnH2Orat Bobtail Member

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    Growing up in the 60's we drank water right from the garden hose, but we were all about living on the edge! But we also walked to school both ways up hill in 3 feet of snow, those Florida winters were hell.
     
  9. tucker

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    Just get a big water jug and walk in the Pilot and fill it with Sprite or 7up and tell the cashier it’s water.
    Or if they have it, fill it with Zima and tell them it’s just water.
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    Did you mail my seeds yet?
     
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  10. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    PM me address. I'll put them in the mail tomorrow.
     
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  11. Curly88

    Curly88 Light Load Member

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    I've seen drivers walk out with $20 worth of food for there lunch, do twice a day and you got a $300 a week meal ticket.
     
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