Top 10 big fish

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I would say time with family and friends are money well spent...but buying the latest fashion for a $100 shirt that is all fashion and poor material/durability is just a waste of money. I never get designer jeans...I have enough ripped and well worn jeans to be very fashionable...and they were not intentionally made to look faded and ripped. Those jeans actually has character. Buy 2 less designer clothing items and you have your $200 charter.

Watching the latest movie in the theater as soon as they come out is also a waste of money in my eye...I can always watch them at a fraction of the cost online later...or watch them for "free" on TV later. I just want the plot and acting...I can care less about sound or visual effects. $12 a movie ticket (don't get me started on the 3D thing)...plus drinks, snacks...etc...easily $25 for a night out at the movie. A movie night out is 1/8th of a $200 charter...of if you watch one less movie a month, you save $300 a year.

Don't get me started with the $6 mocha with non-fat soy milk, honey instead of white sugar, a splash of vanilla, a shot of Bailey's and a sprinkle of cocao powder. Even if you get a Tim Horton's coffee a day at $1.50...in a year, you would have saved $550 if you don't buy coffee every morning. Now you have a plane ticket to Florida. Save for 2 years and you can go to Cabo San Luca. Save for 3 years and you can go to Thailand or Brazil. Save for 4 years and you can go to Australia or Africa.

Getting wasted on liquor or getting a rush on rec. drugs are also a big waste of money. Want a rush? Pull on a 100lb yellowfin tuna...and you'll get a rush you'll never forget. Unlike a 40oz bottle on a Saturday night...which you will definitely forget the next day...plus feels like crap the next morning A case of 24 is at least $40 now for some better beers...A case every other weekend...that's $1040 a year...easily a trip right there.

So...just cutting out a few things in life a year, you can easily save $1500-2000 for a major fishing trip a year. It really is that easy. How do you think I can do it?