Ways to save money

[bigfoot951]

I don't spend money on entertainment type things.  I try to eat at home as much as possible.  And plain and simple...I don't buy things I don't need.

[sak4kat]

I thought of another way we're saving money.  It occurred tonight when the tv my son uses to play games on finally fried.  Craigslist - rather buy new there are a ton of things people offer for FREE.  Particularly those that are downsizing or have lost there homes in foreclosure.  Yahoo freecycle groups is a good place as well.  It beats things being thrown into landfills.

[sgluckadoo]

The biggest way to save money, in my experience, is to cut restaurants from the budget and use coupons at the grocery store. Another is to get rid of cable and expensive data cell plans. You can opt for cheaper solutions (catch show episodes online, etc. and straight talk cell service - costs me $540/ yr vs my previous sprint plan at $900/yr).

[ricdsm]

I almost always buy used tools and by some of my clothes at consignment stores.  I buy lots of my CDs used as well.

[inertia4]

Well at this time of year it is way difficult to save a dime. But I have a plan in place in the coming new year.

[adg35]

Get free movie rentals from the library or from redbox using redbox codes.

http://coupondad.net/reddbox-free-rental-codes-

I also get free samples from walmarts website.

[Timberlan127]

We shop at discount stores, never put anything on a credit card if we can't pay the whole thing off when it comes in, don't leave rooms unless we turn everything off, make fewer trips out and do as many errands as possible when we are out and lots of other small things that add up over time.

[braggin]

I have reduced my carbon footprint a lot by giving up my car entirely. If I need to go someplace out of town, my husband drives me in his car. Anything in town I have to do I can walk to which is good exercise AND saves the gas.   

[tashamjoy]

One simple thing I do is if I pay with cash for example I save all my coins!!! So if I go somewhere and buy something for 1.09 and I pay 2 dollars I take the 0.91 cents and keep in my purse and then bring home and put in a jar. Just an easy way to save spare change!!!