frugalness!
#51
Originally Posted by loves_2_quilt
I dry my laundry on the clothes line as much as I can.
Set my thermostat on 78 during day when I'm at work & usually don't lower it until it's time for bed.
#52
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Join Date: Sep 2009
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I do several things to economize.
I cook "real food" from scratch nightly, so we don't spend $$$ for fast food or restaurants. My husband takes the leftovers for lunch.
I shop carefully, and stock up on staples when they are on sale. I regularly save 50% or more on things like pasta, chicken broth, capers, olives, oil, bacon, nuts, butter, etc.
I run all my errands in one day to save on gas. Or if I have a Dr. appt. that will be the day I run my errands.
I use coupons whenever possible, and I check online to find out which store has the best price on things.
I use Hotwire to book travel. I have saved lots of money doing this. If you book a hotel, flight, and car, you can designate which hotel you want. Priceline doesn't allow you to choose the hotel.
I cook "real food" from scratch nightly, so we don't spend $$$ for fast food or restaurants. My husband takes the leftovers for lunch.
I shop carefully, and stock up on staples when they are on sale. I regularly save 50% or more on things like pasta, chicken broth, capers, olives, oil, bacon, nuts, butter, etc.
I run all my errands in one day to save on gas. Or if I have a Dr. appt. that will be the day I run my errands.
I use coupons whenever possible, and I check online to find out which store has the best price on things.
I use Hotwire to book travel. I have saved lots of money doing this. If you book a hotel, flight, and car, you can designate which hotel you want. Priceline doesn't allow you to choose the hotel.
#53
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 98
O.K. My middle daughter and I read all the articles about coupoing abd the people who use so many coupons they get a refund. Problem is we don't use the products that coupons are available for - mostly preapred foods and snack items.
I've yet to find coupons for bread, milk, fresh produce. There are no store in our area that double coupons.
The coupon section of last Sunday's newspaper was mainly pet food, cosmetics, hair dye and diapers none of which we use.
We do watch for sales but as far as coupons go - my yongest daughter says that coupons are no good if you eat healthy.
Anyone agree?
I've yet to find coupons for bread, milk, fresh produce. There are no store in our area that double coupons.
The coupon section of last Sunday's newspaper was mainly pet food, cosmetics, hair dye and diapers none of which we use.
We do watch for sales but as far as coupons go - my yongest daughter says that coupons are no good if you eat healthy.
Anyone agree?
#54
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 1,044
I make my own laundry soap, I use my plastic walmart bags for my kitchen trash can liner, so dont have to buy trash bags.Recycle all my tin cans , newspapper, cardboard , glass, and plastic. So I have less money going out for the trash. wash out my plasctic bread bags and reuse them, same on baggies.Save the plasctic butter tubs to put food in to freeze , pick my own berries. Sometimes do a garden. Buy my meat in bulk. Stop useing dryer sheets and found out my skin condation is better. Shop thrift sale or thrift stores. use old warn out towels for dust coth and rewash them. Guess I could go on for quit awhile. Lots of good ideas on here.
#57
Originally Posted by NancyG
Pack your own lunch, get rid of land phone line if you use a cell phone, shop at thrift stores and yard sales, stay home more and cook - as opposed to eating out, rent movies instead of going to theater.
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#58
Originally Posted by SherriB
Do you have bread store near you? We go and get bread from there instead of the grocery store. You can get day old bread for .89 cents a loaf, compared to $2+++ at the grocery. We have a small freezer and put extra loaves in there and thaw it when we need more. We can't tell the difference.
#59
Look around your home for sources of income; such as, sell your books on AmazonMarketplace. Sell some of your stash. Clean out the Attic, Garage, basement, kitchen cupboards, and have a yard sale. Eat down the excess amounts of foodstuffs that you are storing, cereals, frozen foods, cans. Clean out your wardrobe. Value the empty space more than you value the items you don't currently use. Every time you put one idea to work; more ideas will flow in to you. Try the "half" strategy: use half as much laundry soap per load; cut each dryer sheet in half. Use one drop of dish soap on your sponge/dishrag at a time. Hair conditioner? Half as much. And your water bill? Monitor your family activities to see where you can reduce. Do a handwash once a week, rather than use the machine.
#60
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Join Date: Sep 2009
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Originally Posted by JADE D
O.K. My middle daughter and I read all the articles about coupoing abd the people who use so many coupons they get a refund. Problem is we don't use the products that coupons are available for - mostly preapred foods and snack items.
I've yet to find coupons for bread, milk, fresh produce. There are no store in our area that double coupons.
The coupon section of last Sunday's newspaper was mainly pet food, cosmetics, hair dye and diapers none of which we use.
We do watch for sales but as far as coupons go - my yongest daughter says that coupons are no good if you eat healthy.
Anyone agree?
I've yet to find coupons for bread, milk, fresh produce. There are no store in our area that double coupons.
The coupon section of last Sunday's newspaper was mainly pet food, cosmetics, hair dye and diapers none of which we use.
We do watch for sales but as far as coupons go - my yongest daughter says that coupons are no good if you eat healthy.
Anyone agree?