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November 12, 2007 at 8:36 am #254353
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Shop alone! I find I buy junk to keep him quiet and other things I
wouldn’t normally buy. And if I go alone I can hit a few stores and
kids.
Use the Library! I love looking at the nice magazines in the stores
books, magazines and DVD’s makes me feel smart! ( I would never spend
$20 for a book that I’ll read once)
same time every year. I put money in a jar every pay period for
Christmas presents. And when I see super deals thru the year I buy
Christmas pot since I shopped so well that I may use it for next
Christmas and start saving for a family trip!
already started with almost $100 in it! I’ve been selling junk around
the house and putting the cash in the pot. I already have it planned
a day at the beach, pack a lunch and use the $20 for gas and treats!
Then I don’t worry that I won’t have any money to do stuff.
— In Budget101_@yahoogroups.com, Herlean
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etc. No matter where you shop (warehouse club, regular retail
grocery chain, thrift store, etc.) This way, you leave home with
the “fluff” at the store designed to take you away from your list.
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Hard, cold cash. When you have to actually count out $______ from
your wallet, you are well aware that you spent $_____ amount of
spend 20% or more than you would when using cash money.
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If you don’t know how, learn how to do it. Trial and error, like we
all did. It saves a lot of money over eating out. Start small with
dinner, even if it a trip to McDonalds or Burger King instead of
sitting down at Applebee’s or Ruby Tuesday, it still adds up.
> (4) Make a thermos of coffee, tea, hot chocolate when you head
out. Skip the Starbuck’s run.
> (5) Bake your own bread, muffins, etc. instead of going to
Starbucks for them. I made a dozen pumpkin muffins for $1.12 (mix
$2.85.
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on laundry costs. Learn to iron. A good investment: A Rowenta
(brand name) iron glides easily over clothes. The cost saved on
iron is worth it.
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> (8) Use public transportation and/or walk when possible – saves
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> (9) If you mail things often, packages and such, have the Post
least one item Priority Mail, but check http://www.usps.com for details.
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breakfast cereals, oatmeal, dog biscuits, cat treats, etc. will last
longer and you don’t need to replace them because they went “bad”.
> (11) Take a cooler of water with you in the car when you go out
to do errands. Pack a sack lunch too. If you are out and hungry,
with you. Thermos makes a stainless steel food container that will
keep hot foods hot or cold foods cold for hours. It is wide-mouthed,
sells them for about $15. I recommend the stainless steel version
over the glass-lined. If the glass-lined one breaks, it is shot.
more than 5 years each. $3 a year???? No brainer.
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spending patterns. We spend a lot of it at the grocery store. We
don’t eat out very often (1-2 times every 3 months maybe). I used
tool!!!).
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> sandy miller
wrote: clothing,grapevine wreaths,things needed for our home and watch
freecycle for any needed furniture,etc.I bring the wreaths home,strip
sales for things needed to re-furbish the wreaths and then at
Christmas and birthdays I give them as gifts.I decorate a wreath for
hand clothing stores also to buy clothes for our family and can get
some very nice clothes for cheap-especially if I go when they have a
to buy as much as my Christmas gifts for the next Christmas as I can
possibly get.If I find a really neat and great working toy for my
have,I buy it,bring it home and clean it very well(disinfect it too)
and re-furbish it to give to them for their birthdays and
superstore and starting going to the mom and pop grocery store here
in town.Yes on some things they are higher than Walmart BUT they have
to check out they will scan your card before they ring up your
groceries and depending on what you buy,you can end up saving
> Sandy
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wrote: Some of these we have always done but we started to stop eating out but once a week instead of
several times a week.We spend under 20 to do this just so mom can get
on time or ahead but that we had money left for actually stocking up
at the grocery store on good deals. I now have a pantry full and
besides the milk I need. I’m so happy and christmas will actually be
a joy this year without feeling overwelmed.
> Donna Winning and loving it.
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