How do you save money!

[Okiebug61]

Originally Posted by Rockinonahigh

At the store today they had paper towel's on sale a 12 pack for $3.98,this will last me a fairly long time,I mostly use them when I fry foods to help the drippings to soak up insted of uesing a cloth towel.

We buy our paper towels by the case. It seems to last forever. We are leaning towards going to cloth towels like others have mentioned. Atwoods sells flour sack towels that are great for every day use.

[GeorgiaMa'am]

Originally Posted by Okiebug61

We buy our paper towels by the case. It seems to last forever. We are leaning towards going to cloth towels like others have mentioned. Atwoods sells flour sack towels that are great for every day use.

I buy paper goods by the case too, when they're on sale. I'm a total cheapskate. I use cloth towels, too, but sometimes you just need a paper towel.

[Okiebug61]

I don't like admitting that this is part of getting older but the truth be it is. We very seldom go out to eat where we do not share an entrée. We are lucky to have a lot of great places to eat that do not charge a set up fee for sharing a meal. If we do order 2 entrees we usually bring half of each home and have it for dinner or lunch the next day. While eating out is expensive there are times when cooking is just not good or better yet be lazy for a night is more fun.

[ruffryder]

Originally Posted by GeorgiaMa'am

I buy paper goods by the case too, when they're on sale. I'm a total cheapskate. I use cloth towels, too, but sometimes you just need a paper towel.

Zimmeh needs paper towels too. My mom used to cut them in half. I do the same or just don't use them unless I'm eating something really messy. LOL I also stock up when I'm at a fast food place. I'll bring em home and use them. haha.

Toilet paper, Zimmeh has to have 2 ply so I am asinine when it comes to it and I'll buy based on the sq feet vs cost. Usually we go with Scott.

[~baby~doll~]

W/we are retired so we are not so much into saving as we were. What W/we have saved is now the household income.

What we used to do was deposit more than half of my income in a savings account. This was a must no matter what i earned. Extra's were expendable. W/we always eat the leftovers as well. No food goes to waste in O/our home.
Once the savings reached the level of a small short term CD we moved the funds and continued doing this. The CD's would get larger and the interest higher over the years.

[Rockinonahigh]

Speaking of toilet paper,I started buying it by the case,over all it cost less this way.How with only two people in his house do we manage to go through a 12 pack a week?If I didn't get it by the case I would be forever going to the store for T.P.

[Okiebug61]

Originally Posted by ruffryder

Zimmeh needs paper towels too. My mom used to cut them in half. I do the same or just don't use them unless I'm eating something really messy. LOL I also stock up when I'm at a fast food place. I'll bring em home and use them. haha.

Toilet paper, Zimmeh has to have 2 ply so I am asinine when it comes to it and I'll buy based on the sq feet vs cost. Usually we go with Scott.

Funny you mention the sq feet vs cost. I use to have to battle this when I sold office supplies for a living. I had a customer that would have their price broken down to the number of sheets and try to make their purchases based on the number of sheets per employee. I learned more about TP than I ever wanted to know.