Originally Posted by
a1penguin
Perhaps you should include the cost of a gym membership in your savings?
Yup, even though plenty of people still don't have a gym membership anyway -- BUT if someone's the type who wants to exercise and is likely to get a membership, they'll definitely save this way.
Originally Posted by
contango
Being Mr Cheerful, if things do turn nasty in the Middle East and Iran starts playing silly games with Suez or Hormuz the price of gas will jump, which not only means you save even more money but also potentially means you're the guy who still turns up for work while everyone else is stuck because they can't get gas for their cars.
Being Mr. Despondent,
if all your other coworkers can't show up, you're going to be stuck doing all of their jobs in the meantime and will never get back home.
