Frugal Uses for a Camera  by Meg Favreau on 13 May 2011 6
comments Photo: S. Diddy  If you don't already have one, buy
yourself a camera. Buy your mom a camera. Buy your kid a camera.
I know that writing on a frugal living website, I can receive a
lot of flack for encouraging you to buy something, especially
something as potentially expensive as a camera. But more and
more, cameras (by which, these days, I mean digital cameras) are
one of those tools that easily pay for themselves by helping you
achieve other frugal goals. (See also: How to Really Save Money
When You Shop)  Here's how a camera fits in with other common
frugal advice.  Valuing Experiences Over Stuff  From birthdays
to vacations, one of the most common frugal tips is to spend
money on experiences instead of things. But, that said, if I
travel somewhere amazing, I want something to remember it by.
Photographs can provide more vivid, lasting memories than any
t-shirts or tchotchkes, and they can always be printed and
displayed.  Generating Side