Comments on: Seven Ways To Save Money While Cooperating With Your Neighbors – And How To Get Started http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/08/03/seven-ways-to-save-money-while-cooperating-with-your-neighbors-and-how-to-get-started/ Financial talk for the rest of us Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:14:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Chief Family Officer http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/08/03/seven-ways-to-save-money-while-cooperating-with-your-neighbors-and-how-to-get-started/#comment-54562 Chief Family Officer Tue, 07 Aug 2007 04:08:37 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/08/03/seven-ways-to-save-money-while-cooperating-with-your-neighbors-and-how-to-get-started/#comment-54562 Please, definitely tell us more about the summer camp. I read a tip elsewhere about something similar, only it involved a group of stay-at-home moms, who went to a different house each day of the week, saving the cost of summer camp and giving themselves fun social time in addition to activities for the kids.

]]> By: Carrie http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/08/03/seven-ways-to-save-money-while-cooperating-with-your-neighbors-and-how-to-get-started/#comment-53784 Carrie Sat, 04 Aug 2007 17:02:50 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/08/03/seven-ways-to-save-money-while-cooperating-with-your-neighbors-and-how-to-get-started/#comment-53784 I agree that if you only need something one time as in a tool, then you can borrow it. But the issues involved in someone else not taking care of a “shared” item or abusing the theory, could inevitably cost more in hard feelings than it would cost to just purchase a tool myself. I’d rather keep the friend and my own tools.

]]> By: Crystal http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/08/03/seven-ways-to-save-money-while-cooperating-with-your-neighbors-and-how-to-get-started/#comment-53748 Crystal Sat, 04 Aug 2007 15:02:17 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/08/03/seven-ways-to-save-money-while-cooperating-with-your-neighbors-and-how-to-get-started/#comment-53748 We live in LA and lived on one street for 10 years where we only talked, well, said “HI” in passing to one family. Now we have moved to a small Cul-de-sac in the same city that is just 6 houses. We have made attempts to invite the others for bbq’s, etc. But so far only one family, right next door has been receptive. Yesterday they borrowed all our tables and chairs for a party and today our daughter is going to stay with them while we work. They have two high school girls and our daughter is 12. I’m not going to give up on the other neighbors, maybe inviting them over separately as opposed to a group thing would be better and less intimidating than a crowd. I’m open to being the organizer for ideas like this – It would create a good sense of community which is something we have never had with our neighbors. Thanks Trent.

]]> By: PEC http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/08/03/seven-ways-to-save-money-while-cooperating-with-your-neighbors-and-how-to-get-started/#comment-53736 PEC Sat, 04 Aug 2007 13:54:59 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/08/03/seven-ways-to-save-money-while-cooperating-with-your-neighbors-and-how-to-get-started/#comment-53736 I find the food co-op thing works by simply inviting them over for dinner…let it slowly take it’s course ..everyone is busy so if one or two individuals what to share the responsibility it is a time saver, food saver and reduces your energy costs (go green !) and more importantly you have the ability to sit down and have a meal in the company of people you enjoy. It also has a side benefit where my sons and the neighbor’s sons all sit at the table and converse rather than in front of an Xbox or Playstation.

]]> By: Sandy http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/08/03/seven-ways-to-save-money-while-cooperating-with-your-neighbors-and-how-to-get-started/#comment-53723 Sandy Sat, 04 Aug 2007 12:46:53 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/08/03/seven-ways-to-save-money-while-cooperating-with-your-neighbors-and-how-to-get-started/#comment-53723 You may also want to consider a community garage sale and/or potluck dinner. People who I never see came out for it, and everyone had a great time! September 28 is National Good Neighbor Day (http://www.holidayinsights.com/other/goodneighbor.htm), so if you’re looking for an excuse to meet your neighbors, who could give you the cold shoulder for such a goodwill attempt? I’m also looking to plan a food drive around the holidays. All of these things give people something good to talk about and it creates a lot of positive energy in the neighborhood!

]]> By: plonkee http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/08/03/seven-ways-to-save-money-while-cooperating-with-your-neighbors-and-how-to-get-started/#comment-53651 plonkee Sat, 04 Aug 2007 07:45:56 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/08/03/seven-ways-to-save-money-while-cooperating-with-your-neighbors-and-how-to-get-started/#comment-53651 I have no desire to do this but I can see how it would work really well if there are a bunch of people in the neighbourhood in similar situations to your own. Its a very suburban thing to do (not that you can’t apply it elsewhere).

If your neighbours aren’t interested, try some others. I don’t know how you get to speak to people, but over here anyone working in their front garden is considered available for conversation.

]]> By: Pinyo http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/08/03/seven-ways-to-save-money-while-cooperating-with-your-neighbors-and-how-to-get-started/#comment-53575 Pinyo Sat, 04 Aug 2007 02:40:50 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/08/03/seven-ways-to-save-money-while-cooperating-with-your-neighbors-and-how-to-get-started/#comment-53575 Good post. I wish I have that kind of relationship with my neighbor. NY is so overcrowded that “neighbor” does not exist the same way as say, Virginia.

]]> By: PEC http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/08/03/seven-ways-to-save-money-while-cooperating-with-your-neighbors-and-how-to-get-started/#comment-53572 PEC Sat, 04 Aug 2007 02:22:09 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/08/03/seven-ways-to-save-money-while-cooperating-with-your-neighbors-and-how-to-get-started/#comment-53572 I have embraced these ideas..I cook for my neighbors 3-4 a week. The difference is that they pay for the food…$300-$400/mo.

I buy in bulk from Costco (with their money) and during the week I will buy fresh herbs, cheese or spices as necessary.

]]> By: shadox http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/08/03/seven-ways-to-save-money-while-cooperating-with-your-neighbors-and-how-to-get-started/#comment-53560 shadox Sat, 04 Aug 2007 01:36:25 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/08/03/seven-ways-to-save-money-while-cooperating-with-your-neighbors-and-how-to-get-started/#comment-53560 This is a great post. I am ashamed to admit that all I know about my neighbors are their names. In some cases I don’t even know names…

On the downside, all of our neighbors are considerably older than us – not sure how that happened – and none of them have any small kids. We have three. Reciprocal baby sitting would not be very fair in our case… :-)

]]> By: Sarah http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/08/03/seven-ways-to-save-money-while-cooperating-with-your-neighbors-and-how-to-get-started/#comment-53528 Sarah Fri, 03 Aug 2007 23:13:59 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/08/03/seven-ways-to-save-money-while-cooperating-with-your-neighbors-and-how-to-get-started/#comment-53528 Great post as usual. Please go into more detail concerning the summer camp. Thank you, keep up the good work.

]]> By: Geron http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/08/03/seven-ways-to-save-money-while-cooperating-with-your-neighbors-and-how-to-get-started/#comment-53506 Geron Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:51:51 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/08/03/seven-ways-to-save-money-while-cooperating-with-your-neighbors-and-how-to-get-started/#comment-53506 I like this post a lot, Trent. I would appreciate if you could elaborate on how you invited your neighbors over. My family tried to do this with gifts in our neighborhood a while ago, but it was met with a cool response. Any tips? Thanks!

]]> By: Brian http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/08/03/seven-ways-to-save-money-while-cooperating-with-your-neighbors-and-how-to-get-started/#comment-53501 Brian Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:39:33 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/08/03/seven-ways-to-save-money-while-cooperating-with-your-neighbors-and-how-to-get-started/#comment-53501 Regular readers will know that you live in a traditional neighborhood (houses, streets, etc), but these same rules can apply for apartment dwellers.

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