8 Dumb Things We’ve All Done To Save Money

Anyone who doesn't pre game but goes bar hoping has too much money and should write me a check. I can spend that money a lot better.

I'm 0 for 8, but did other dumb stuff. Shop on day before pay day and write a check because back then the check wouldn't clear the bank until pay was posted the next day. I wasn't alone on this one. Afternoon on the 14th and day-before end of month at Commissary was always busy. Ate TV dinners and breakfast cereal for lots of meals while TDY to turn per diem into profit.

My dumbest mistake was buying a car from one of those buy here, pay here, we finance everybody places. I thought it was a good idea to help build my credit. It was a wonderful idea, like using a stick of dynamite for a torch...