What Would YOU Give Up For a Month to Get $250?
Filed under: Budgeting & Planning, Economizer, Family Finances
Money is a powerful motivator, but if you were asked to give up something to have an extra $250 per month in your wallet, what would you be willing to give up?ING Direct surveyed Canadian men and women to see what an extra $250 would encourage us to give up for a time period - what's the can't-live-without items that would get the boot?
According to the ING Direct Survey, Canadians are willing to give up some things considered essential if there's money involved:
With 56 per cent of us not happy with what we're currently saving, it's interesting to see what would encourage us to change our daily habits to gain some extra loonies and toonies. So Canada, what else would you do to get some extra money?
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