what do you do to save money in your household

[moonangel]

I hang my clothes up to dry and then run them thru my dryer for ten minutes to soften them Im allergic to fabric softener.

[jzmom]

I make up pitchers of ice tea and ice coffee so we wont be tempted to run to Starbucks for cold drinks.  I also hang my laundry to dry.  I look for free coupons and samples of products I use online.  I grow vegetables in my garden.  I know there are more things but I cant think of them right now.

[tigerlilly01]

I am and always have been a bargin shopper.  I always buy on sale if at all possible.  I use coupons, grow my own vegetables and I think the biggest money saver is cooking at home. 

[Oryon20]

I hang my clothes up to dry and then run them thru my dryer for ten minutes to soften them Im allergic to fabric softener.

Have you ever tried Seventh Generation's fabric softener?  It's non-toxic, hypoallergenic, and phosphate, animal by-product, and petroleum free.

[yingjunguan]

I try to use coupons to shop as often as I can...

[stokeman455]

  I simply do not spend money on luxury items. I just spend money on the things I need. :-

[bigsister10212000]

plan out meals and buy only what we need for for what we will cook, and also go with a full stomic so dont get ideas of buying lots of othere things while in stores

[Shahrukhlover]

My mom loves to but things on sale.  And my sister has recently taken to clipping coupons. I don't get the point of them, but she likes to use them.

[Annella]

Wish I had a place for a garden because that really saves money in the long run.  Growing up, we had our own garden, raised our own beef, pigs, and chickens.  We hardly went to town for anything.  That helped me to be frugal now even though things cost so much more.  There's always ways to save/or make a little extra.  The money I earn from FC, and what I make on other sites, isn't spent, but goes in savings, or purchasing something that will only increase in value.....like an ounce of silver?  Silver bought just a few years ago has doubled in value.  If you have a checking account with a bank that has the program "keep the change", great.  When you write a check, round it up to the nearest dollar, and that change goes into a savings account.  Put at least $25.00 in that savings account every month.  Wether it's from your payroll check, FC, ect.  You'll be surprised how fast it adds up.  Every time there's enough in the account, buy something for the future.....bond, silver, CD, ect.  Something that will ONLY increase in value.  My friend went into Starbucks everyday, sometimes 2 times a day.  At $3+ a pop, in a month, he was spending almost $100 just on coffee.  That's $1200.00 a year.  When you start adding up what you think you can't do without, you'll be surprised what you can save.  There's thousands of ways to cut spending/save.  When you get to a point of saving, and then start paying for everything in cash (never credit), it gives you a sense of being in control and sufficient in yourself.  There's no better feeling.

[ajann1983]

i get free samples of products on line and try to buy things when they are on sale. i mostly use coupons for things that i need for my baby. i haven't ventured off into the full fledge coupon clippping routine...yet. i try to cook more at home instead of ordering out.

[Azanne07]

W buy diapers instead of pull ups. 33 for 13 or 60 for 13. Ill take the 60. I also have my own garden 100 feet by 80 feet. I also can alot of my food or freeze it so we can save the food.

[trujillo33]

All we do to save money is buy things we need; sometimes we use coupons,

[lynnc35]

Don't spend as much on every little thing I see I want, or give it to my husband to hold. I have to.

[leebra]

Cut back on services and extras that you do not need.  Use coupons for most of what you buy at the store.  There is tons of info online about bargain grocery and drug store shopping.  Many have no idea how much you can save.  I get so much for free and many times, they pay me to take the stuff home.

[BeccaGoga]

I do my best to budget my money real well and I do a lot of bargan shopping and try to not use the car or appliances more than I need to.