IdahoSandy

I use to buy all the veggies to make salads, then would throw most of it away. I then started buying prepackaged salad mixes. I just watch the free channels on TV. My cell phone is the kind that you buy a card for the minutes, but they will charge your credit card account every month automatically so you don't have to buy the cards and they will also let you buy more minutes if you run low. Don't fill you car up to the "full" mark as it takes gas to haul it around. Buy less. Just little things like this add up over time. Buy good food, either frozen or fresh. Stay away from canned(salt). I buy Totion's pizza for $1.12 and then add my own ingredients.
IdahoSandy

leiladylei54

I've cancelled our newspaper, lump errands together so that eliminates going out too often. I try to buy most food things at Sam's and Wal-Mart so that I've nearly cut out trips to the grocery store shopping. Hardly ever go out to eat any more, free things more (fishing), eat more leftovers, try to spend more time crafting for gift giving as opposed to buying a gift.

pal

I try to be very careful about everything. My Dad taught us that the last drop of something costs just as much as the first drop. (ketchup, toothpaste, honey etc.)

moroni

http://www.thefrugallife.com/subscrip.html
http://www.americascheapestfamily.com/
http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/
http://www.stretcher.com/index.cfm
http://www.pennypinching-grandma.com/101-ways.html
http://www.couponmom.com/login.php
http://thesimplemom.com/2007/05/28/what-is-frugality/
http://www.heart4home.net/make-wipes.htm
http://www.budget101.com/frugal/dehy...ood-mixes-186/
http://busycooks.about.com/od/homema...emademixes.htm
Hope I haven't overdone it, but these are just some of the websites that I have searched and kept in my bookmarks because they are filled with useful information. Hope this helps someone.

jbj137

We are in the same boat.
No Cable, no land line, no newspaper,
just basics food, power, & water.
"PINCH THAT PENNY TILL IT SCREAMS."
J J

mariebaker

I bookmarked every one. thanks for sharing!

Peckish

I do this too!!!! Dryer sheets aren't the best thing for your clothes, anyway.

Baloonatic

My DH said we could rent instead of going to theater...now we wait for the durned things to come on TV free instead of renting movies for a buck!! Frugal can go TOO far!

QuiltnLady1

When we want to eat out, we eat a hot dog at Costco. A bottle of liquid starch is a LOT cheaper than spray -- mix some up and put it into a spray bottle (just remember to keep the mixed starch in the refrigerator). Turn off/unplug dvd/cd players and tvs when not in use -- even plugged in most of these still draw power. I find that some of the stuff at Costco is cheaper than a regular grocery store -- even if it goes bad before I use it all. I buy name brand stuff at WalMart. Combine trips as much as possible -- when we go to the doctor's we also hit the shops that are nearby. Unplug the microwave when not in use -- also the coffee maker if it has a clock. If you live in an area where off prime electricity is cheaper than during the day, plan to wash clothes and dishes during those hours. If you have to replace the hotwater heater, get a tankless (we saved 1/2 of our electric bill by doing this).

TonnieLoree

I agree with all but this : " Keep your gas tank full." Why drive around town with a full tank? Fill up only for taking long trips. We are always being told to lighten the load for more efficiency.