How do you save money!

Ginger · 12-05-2013, 08:16 PM

I get a lot of catalogues, and I drop them straight into the recycle bin on my way to my apartment when I get home.

Quinoa in bulk is like the only great deal at Whole Foods. So I stock up every three or four months on it.

Medusa · 12-05-2013, 08:45 PM

One of the biggest ways I save money is by bringing my lunch to work. Usually it's either leftovers from the previous evening or a Lean Cuisine meal or something like that. I also bring my breakfast (a smoothie or yogurt and fruit) and my afternoon snack.

Just for example, when I eat at the cafeteria at work it looks like this:

Breakfast - Starbucks coffee, scrambled eggs, orange or banana = $5

Lunch - Usually something from the salad bar or the lunch of the day= $7

Afternoon snack - Fruit or something junky = $1

$13 a day multiplied by however many days I go in. I work at home a lot but there are times I go in to work 4 or 5 days.
Just going in 4 days multiplied by $13 - over $50.
Do that every week and it's easily over $200 a month.

Jack and I also try to curtail eating out. We got into a bad habit for a while of eating out 2 - 3 times a week and it was costing hundreds a month.

Just eat at home!! and SAVE!

Jet · 12-05-2013, 09:30 PM

#3

Never subscribe to cable or Dish. I use my big iMac for everything including streaming on the networks and watching full episodes. I saved around 127.00/mo not having a TV. Oh, and those downloads...

Ha! My aunts want me to write a book on how I got around it all.

Okiebug61 · 12-06-2013, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Medusa

One of the biggest ways I save money is by bringing my lunch to work. Usually it's either leftovers from the previous evening or a Lean Cuisine meal or something like that. I also bring my breakfast (a smoothie or yogurt and fruit) and my afternoon snack.

Just for example, when I eat at the cafeteria at work it looks like this:

Breakfast - Starbucks coffee, scrambled eggs, orange or banana = $5

Lunch - Usually something from the salad bar or the lunch of the day= $7

Afternoon snack - Fruit or something junky = $1

$13 a day multiplied by however many days I go in. I work at home a lot but there are times I go in to work 4 or 5 days.
Just going in 4 days multiplied by $13 - over $50.
Do that every week and it's easily over $200 a month.

Jack and I also try to curtail eating out. We got into a bad habit for a while of eating out 2 - 3 times a week and it was costing hundreds a month.

Just eat at home!! and SAVE!

Great points! Eating out is so easy but so expensive. Red being a teacher takes her lunch everyday but one when her team goes out. We make her breakfast sandwiches for the week on Sunday so she can pop one in the microwave while getting ready.

Loving all the great tips. Keep them coming :-)

girl_dee · 12-11-2013, 07:43 PM

i reuse leftovers until they are all gone

fruit getting too ripe? throw them in the freezer for smoothies.

Throwing out food is something i cannot bring myself to do, i can always *recycle* it into something, lunch the next day or if possible work into my dogs dinner. Leftover potatoes go great in an omelet and i have no problem eating dinner for breakfast.

i despise using paper products, or anything *one use*.. i have a stack of cleaned out to go containers from food brought home and pass leftovers off in them to whomever. i reuse peanut butter jars and other things for storage or whatever, using them just one time makes no sense to me.

For me its not just about saving money but thats a big perk to being resourceful.

Before i buy anything i try to ask if i NEED it or if i just WANT it. Sometimes i do just want it, and that's ok, but i do check in with myself before i buy stuff.

Another tip? Stay out of places like Target and Wal Mart. They are an impulse store, everything you see you need. Stick to a list if you do go.

i needed milk so i stopped at Walgreens, $2.99 and i'm outta there. Can't do that at WalMart.

TruTexan · 12-11-2013, 09:18 PM

I usually cook all my meals and rarely eat out. I just can't afford it so I try like hell not to do it.
I eat leftovers for lunch or dinner the next day. I don't use a lot of paper towels since I don't fry anything hardly at all. I use cloth towels and wash them.
I buy meats in family packs and freeze them in freezer bags for my portions to cook with. It's cheaper by the pound that way.
When I get the sales papers I look through them and make a list of what's on sale that I need.
I rarely buy myself anything I want. I usually stick to my needs only.

I don't drive a lot during the month, so that saves me on gas money.
And I"m thinking of turning off my land line and internet next month to save up to get some things done I need done for me.

Okiebug61 · 12-06-2013, 10:59 AM

[QUOTE=IslandScout;867214]I get a lot of catalogues, and I drop them straight into the recycle bin on my way to my apartment when I get home.QUOTE]

Here is a fun way to maybe use some of those magazines.

http://www.craftstylish.com/item/451...d-box/page/all

Rockinonahigh · 12-06-2013, 11:58 AM

My aunt would take all the junk mail catalogs,news papers ect then put them into a paper log roller.This gizmo would role them up into a foot and a half to a two foot long paper log then tie it off with heavy string,she use d them for fire starters in her fire place.I have no idea where she got this gizmo but it really did work plus the junk mail was use full.

Okiebug61 · 12-06-2013, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockinonahigh

My aunt would take all the junk mail catalogs,news papers ect then put them into a paper log roller.This gizmo would role them up into a foot and a half to a two foot long paper log then tie it off with heavy string,she use d them for fire starters in her fire place.I have no idea where she got this gizmo but it really did work plus the junk mail was use full.

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Uniflame-C-4301-Newspaper-Log-Roller/dp/B0012M9UZ6"]Amazon.com - Uniflame Newspaper Log Roller[/ame]

Rockinonahigh · 12-06-2013, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Okiebug61

Amazon.com - Uniflame Newspaper Log Roller

Yep,that's it, the very same thing she had.Aunt Jo lived on a farm that had some of the best hard wood around,I should know I cut,chopped and hauled enough of it for fire wood over the years she lived there.

Okiebug61 · 12-07-2013, 09:52 AM

I had one of these years ago but it was bulky and the materials were hard to get. I have been researching the new ones and think I am going to purchase this one

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/FoodSaver-V3835-Vacuum-Sealing-System/dp/B001E42R8O/ref=sr_1_sc_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1386431340&sr=8-3-spell&keywords=food+daver"]Amazon.com: FoodSaver V3835 Vacuum Sealing System: Kitchen & Dining[/ame]

With this we could buy more meat in bulk and vacuum seal in portions for just the 2 of us.

Does anyone else have one of these and if so what brand do you have.

Rockinonahigh · 12-07-2013, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Okiebug61

I had one of these years ago but it was bulky and the materials were hard to get. I have been researching the new ones and think I am going to purchase this one

Amazon.com: FoodSaver V3835 Vacuum Sealing System: Kitchen & Dining

With this we could buy more meat in bulk and vacuum seal in portions for just the 2 of us.

Does anyone else have one of these and if so what brand do you have.

I have used one before and they are great for freezing food or prepackaged meals,also the shelf time in the freezer is longer because of the air venting system by at least a couple of months more than the six months with freezer bags.The only reason I don't use one is getting the bags for the unit can be iffy,but if you can get the bags I think its a great idea.

12-05-2013, 08:16 PM	#1
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Okiebug61 Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Light Butch Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Hitched to Red Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,528 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,261 Thanked 5,378 Times in 1,245 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	Food Saver I had one of these years ago but it was bulky and the materials were hard to get. I have been researching the new ones and think I am going to purchase this one [ame="http://www.amazon.com/FoodSaver-V3835-Vacuum-Sealing-System/dp/B001E42R8O/ref=sr_1_sc_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1386431340&sr=8-3-spell&keywords=food+daver"]Amazon.com: FoodSaver V3835 Vacuum Sealing System: Kitchen & Dining[/ame] With this we could buy more meat in bulk and vacuum seal in portions for just the 2 of us. Does anyone else have one of these and if so what brand do you have. __________________ "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawake." ~ Anatole France

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Rockinonahigh Senior Member How Do You Identify?: stone butch Preferred Pronoun?: makes no diffrence,I know who I am. Relationship Status: single,maybe looking if the right person comes along. Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 4,907 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,682 Thanked 14,933 Times in 3,938 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	My aunt would take all the junk mail catalogs,news papers ect then put them into a paper log roller.This gizmo would role them up into a foot and a half to a two foot long paper log then tie it off with heavy string,she use d them for fire starters in her fire place.I have no idea where she got this gizmo but it really did work plus the junk mail was use full.