Ways to save money

[ricdsm]

I use a lot of coupons when eating out.  I typically get 2 for 1 offers and use them. I also save all of my change and cash that in once a year or so.

[alice44]

I've started to watch the clothes dryer more closely by not letting it continue to run as soon as the clothes are dry.  It is such a big energy user, I am saving a lot by being more attentive to it.

[sweetsweepgirl]

-I'm a huge fan of thrift shopping and yard sales.
-Unplug things when not in use.
-You know that time everyone spends just standing there in the shower. Yeah I don't do that haha.
-Turn off the lights when leaving the room or when outdoor lighting is sufficient.
-Cover windows in saran wrap. I'm sure window insulation film works better but I'm cheap lol.
-Coupons. One day I'm going to get into extreme couponing. It's more work than I thought.
-Social discounts sites such as Groupon and Living Social
-Fashion discount sites like Haute Look, Ideeli, and Zulily are also good.
-I haven't yet but plan on starting a garden to save on produce
-I do my own hair and nails even facials. Plenty of tutorials on the web.

I'm sure there are more since I'm extremely cheap but, this is all I can think of for now  
 

[sak4kat]

I've started to watch the clothes dryer more closely by not letting it continue to run as soon as the clothes are dry.  It is such a big energy user, I am saving a lot by being more attentive to it.

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I use a lot of coupons when eating out.  I typically get 2 for 1 offers and use them. I also save all of my change and cash that in once a year or so.
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alice44 - You bring up a good point.  I do most of our laundry by hand with a wonder washer.  Since we live on a well I'm only paying for the gas to heat the water and laundry detergent.  I have found out that clorox multipurpose surface cleaners work just as well to pretreat stains.  Especially the ones with bleach.  This is so much more economical than spray n' wash and other pre-treaters.  Also when I do go to the laundromat to wash comforters and loads of towels I spoke with the owner to find out which dryers work best.  It turns out many of the heating vents are routed to work with more than one dryer...so the ones closest directly to the duct work get more heat...dry faster and end up saving me quarters. 

[Jaimelynvaughn]

I'm a stay at home mom and I find it so hard to save money with a little one! I want to take him to the science centers and zoos and other fun things in the city. This summer we have been taking advantage of several local parks and hiking trails for free outdoor fun!

[bigedshult]

I am not going to work
retired I don't work every day so. So I say that way but when I do go to town is usually takes us about four hours currently into in-home most of time. We have to go to Dr. sometimes, sometimes we go to town just to get groceries, outside with Motown just to go to Order go out to eat. Which GAS so I guess we say would very much gas example we stay home all day explicitly

[bhiett]

If no one is at home during the day, turn off the breaker to your electric hot water heater as it will use electricity during the day to maintain its set temperature.  You will still have pretty hot water upon returning home since the tanks are well-insulated and it does not take very long to heat it up again when you flip the breaker back on.

[vickysue]

Well there is not much to do in a small town. So when we do go to the city, i do a lot of grocery shopping and save a lot there.We also have a food distribution firm here and on Sat they have a small farmers  market where you can buy cheap and what hey don't sll there the regular farmers market is also going. But the small farmers market  does not usuall have potatoes, grapes and such. So i split the time and money between them support the locals as much as we can nd it is so much better then buying at the grocery store, right off the vines into our houses.

[tuyetmai]

I use to save some pennies when I've my chance back.  Couple of years I'll save a lot. 

[pmagalei]

I save a lot by not eating out anymore. Doing laundry twice a week instead of everyday. When it's night time, I don't turn on any lights outside my house. I don't watch anymore tvs since the computer has everything that I am enjoying from netflix to watching baseball games, and of course. Fusion cash. I am saving a lot on my electricity bill. The only thing that I am considering is my land line. Too much bills to pay!!!

[tashamjoy]

Little things like napkins that you get from restaurants or in your mcdonalds bags and stuff keep those to use at home and i do not buy garbage bags i use grocery bags and just put garbage in there cannot spend money to put garbage in !!1 Little things like that can add up !!!

[jcalexis]

I use my debit card instead of credit cards.

[twol]

* I try to be more energy efficient (turning off lights, unplugging anything not in use)
* I try to save gas by riding my bike
* I recycle all of my plastic bottles and cans at RePlanet Recycling
* I clip coupons and always use coupon codes when shopping online
* I use ShoppingNotes.com to keep track of items I want to buy and to inform me when they go on sale
* I enter sweepstakes to win gift cards for groceries/clothes/gas
* I've stopped buying coffee at school and instead make it at home with a stove top coffee maker
* I have limited the number of times I eat out each week
* I buy all of my college textbooks used on ebay, amazon, or craigslist and sell them back when the semester's over

 

[torch71]

Coupons, payroll deductions, minimizing driving and currently playing a game with a few family members - the 52 week challenge - week 1 save $1, week 2 save $2, on and on completing at week 52 save $52.  Currently in week 17 and all are keeping up.

[bob1tina]

I just can't believe how much gas has gone up ever since September 11th.  Would think by now we should be at a point where that can going down.  Its almost not worth having a job if you spend 100 a week (I live in the middle of the woods)four hundred a month.  I go to work and than home that is it.