Thrifty Retirement - Sharing and Saving

"Thrifty Retirement - Sharing and Saving"," We have already accumulated clothing, furniture, appliances, household goods, and certainly all the clutter we'll ever need.
 We consume less than we used to, and we become ""tossers"" instead of ""gatherers.
 A cheap way to solve some of these is to share.
 You can go halves and buy one together, or maybe you can work out a rental or barter agreement.


Sharing rides and carpooling have long been common ways to save on gas.
 Family packs are usually less expensive than smaller portions of meat, for example, but it would take one or two people months to use one up.
 The same is true of local produce contracts.
 If it's more than you can eat, consider sharing the subscription with someone else.


Think about services.
 You might be able to get a discount from the company if you can guarantee two or three jobs in the same neighborhood.
 At the very least, save up two or three jobs in your own home before calling a service professional.


If you have the space and the mindset, you might want to share living space.
 Perhaps you and your best friends all moved to the same geographic location to retire, or even to the same retirement community.
 This is the perfect opportunity to consider sharing living quarters with someone you already know and like.