My advice: Don't use credit cards

i agree.

dont spend the money that you dont have.

the old hand to hand trading never fails.

[jonasdatum]

Originally Posted by Bush Lady

Don't use the dryer to dry your laundry. In the summer I hang the clothes outside. In the winter I use the basement. And because we have a wood stove now the basement is cooler than it used to be when we were using the furnace. So it takes almost a week to dry the laundry.

And for us heating with wood is cheaper than heating with oil.

Instead of having a big lawn, put a garden in. It is hard to get started, you won't have much the first year. But you have to be patient.

Get rid of that air conditioning. It is hot up here too, in the summer. We just use ceiling fans in the bedrooms at night.

Say away from those restaurants and fast food outlets.

I agree with this. If you can hang your clothing, then do it. Will save you hundreds of dollars a year.

[Trooper_fan]

Do you have friends who don't use coupons out of the paper etc? Ask them to give them to you and use them in several shopping trips...

Also you know those value deals that state only X amount per customer... take a friend or spouse, buy as many as you like (up to the limit) and go through different checkouts!

Cook meals from scratch

Buy dried beans and soak them yourself instead of buying mixed cans (which are often 5 or 6 times the price)

Save up and buy in bulk

Maximise on the buy one get one free offers... buy several if it's things like toilet roll / toothpaste (things you use all the time) and store them until you need them!

NEVER ever shop hungry!

Shop with a shopping list

Add half a cap of washing liquid to the washing machine per load (adds about 5 washes to a bottle)

[knight_47]

Don't use the dishwasher, and make your kids clean the dishes.

My mom makes me do them all the time...

[Skivvywaver]

Nah, my dishwasher has to run. I ain't into hand washing anything but.......never run a half load in any machine. Washers/dryers/dishwashers have a capacity. Use them to their fullest. Anything else is tossing money away.

[jonasdatum]

Rebates and store discount cards can help out alot.

[Gabriel]

Buy in bulk with friends. We have a Smart and Final store here that has the greatest money savers in large quantities only....going in with friends is a way to take advantage of the bulk items.

Make sun teas....and refrigerate instead os sodas and juices

Purchase reverse osmosis water from machines (25 to 50 cents a gallon depending on where you are) instead of bottled water.

[jonasdatum]

Originally Posted by ODIN 0ERO

i agree.

dont spend the money that you dont have.

the old hand to hand trading never fails.

This is the soundest advice you can be given. In our society today people tend to buy things via credit. Then they accumulate a fare amount of debt that takes them a while to pay off. "If you don't have it, then don't spend it."

[jonasdatum]

Originally Posted by Gabriel

Buy in bulk with friends. We have a Smart and Final store here that has the greatest money savers in large quantities only....going in with friends is a way to take advantage of the bulk items.

Make sun teas....and refrigerate instead os sodas and juices

Purchase reverse osmosis water from machines (25 to 50 cents a gallon depending on where you are) instead of bottled water.

There is a flaw in buying in bulk. The psychology the stores use is that you'll probably be inclined to use more of the product than normal. Generally you are right; so make sure you don’t overuse the bulk product. Remember to also figure out when your local shopping facilities have sales. Some are constant because they have problems moving a particular product. Others are in regular intervals.

What is a “Smart and Final” store? Never heard of them.

Here are some of my favorite stores online:

Walmart.com
Ubid.com
Overstock.com
Pricewatch.com
Pricegrabber.com
Cnet.com
Sears.com
Ebay.com

[Bush Lady]

If you have leftovers from supper, and they don't taste right after they have frozen and reheated again. Just keep them in the fridge, and have them for lunch the next day.

Prepare a dish like this closer to the weekend or the day before you have off. So you are at home for lunch the next day.

What I am thinking of is a pasta dish. I have found out that cooked pasta doesn't taste the same after it has been frozen.

dont buy dish washers.

wash your dishes by hand and save money and water.

dont buy clothes dryer.

dry your clothes outside or in the central heating room and save on the electric bill.

dont drive fossil fuel cars...ride a bike....it is much cheaper and you get a good workout in the process.

cars with internal combustion polute the air...our lungs....and block the clear view of the beautiful sunset with smoke from the exaust pipe.....not to mention they drain your money down the drain.

dont use credit cards----dont spend the money that you dont have.

think before you buy something new.

do you realy need it?

is it necessary for your survival?

dont buy things that you dont realy need.

things you own end up owning you.



recycle your food waste.

fertilise your plants with it and dont buy artificial fertelisers that only harm your plants more then they help them.

dont trow it in the waste basket with the rest of the miscellaneous garbage and avoid the bad smell.

recycle all that you can recycle.

and.....


have a nice day

[Gabriel]

Originally Posted by jonasdatum

There is a flaw in buying in bulk. The psychology the stores use is that you'll probably be inclined to use more of the product than normal. Generally you are right; so make sure you don’t overuse the bulk product. Remember to also figure out when your local shopping facilities have sales. Some are constant because they have problems moving a particular product. Others are in regular intervals.

What is a “Smart and Final” store? Never heard of them.

Here are some of my favorite stores online:

Walmart.com
Ubid.com
Overstock.com
Pricewatch.com
Pricegrabber.com
Cnet.com
Sears.com
Ebay.com

Not the stuff I buy in bulk. Chicken breasts, cereals, brown rice, beans, protein bars, eggs....
I think you can Google Smart and Final to see what it is...they sell almost everything in bulk

[Skivvywaver]

C'mon Odin, we are talking about saving some cash not about beating your jeans on a rock to get them clean.

Full loads, remember that always. I refuse to give up the creature comforts but I also refuse to run any machine half cocked. If there is room for one more dish you do not run my dishwasher. If I catch one of the kids washing one or two things in the laundry their arse is MINE!!!

Use common sense. That is all you have to do. Let leftovers cool to room temperature BEFORE you put them in the fridge. If I could have the money Americans waste in one month cooling food that is going to cool anyway I could retire and travel anywhere I wanted.

Originally Posted by ODIN 0ERO

dont buy dish washers.

wash your dishes by hand and save money and water.

dont buy clothes dryer.

dry your clothes outside or in the central heating room and save on the electric bill.

dont drive fossil fuel cars...ride a bike....it is much cheaper and you get a good workout in the process.

cars with internal combustion polute the air...our lungs....and block the clear view of the beautiful sunset with smoke from the exaust pipe.....not to mention they drain your money down the drain.

dont use credit cards----dont spend the money that you dont have.

think before you buy something new.

do you realy need it?

is it necessary for your survival?

dont buy things that you dont realy need.

things you own end up owning you.



recycle your food waste.

fertilise your plants with it and dont buy artificial fertelisers that only harm your plants more then they help them.

dont trow it in the waste basket with the rest of the miscellaneous garbage and avoid the bad smell.

recycle all that you can recycle.

and.....


have a nice day

C'mon Odin, we are talking about saving some cash not about beating your jeans on a rock to get them clean.

Full loads, remember that always. I refuse to give up the creature comforts but I also refuse to run any machine half cocked. If there is room for one more dish you do not run my dishwasher. If I catch one of the kids washing one or two things in the laundry their arse is MINE!!!

my belief is that men are getting a little too lazy.

and that is not good.

hmmm...where is that rock.....

If I catch one of the kids washing one or two things in the laundry their arse is MINE!!!

but but....i needed that cool shirt today...

[Skivvywaver]

Originally Posted by ODIN 0ERO

my belief is that men are getting a little too lazy.

and that is not good.

hmmm...where is that rock.....



but but....i needed that cool shirt today...

LOL, for a single man with a house full of kids, I am not doing too bad. Fact is, a woman would have issues with my penny pinching ways. My late wife taught me well. I am a tightwad when I need to be.