My family and I did a lot around the house to save money around the house but it don't seem to work. This is what we are doing. 1) Hardly eating out 2) Unplug unused chargers/appliances and turn off power strips when not in use 3) Cut back going to the movies. Rent movies at the library for a dollar one!! 4) Have solar panels 5) Turn off lights 6) ALL light bulbs are CFL 7) Buy groceries that are on sell. Stick to a list. 8) Buy only things needs 9) Drives less 10) Lower cell phone plan 11) Cut newpaper delivery 12) Doesn't buy much things over the internet 13) Making bigger meals 14) Rewear clothes
2008-07-20T23:16:51Z
Helpful tips is what I'm looking for not a congratulation like srura did!!!
sharingsunshine2008-07-22T10:41:26Z
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You can find many more tips and also a forum to ask questions at The Frugal Life website: http://www.thefrugallife.com
Are you saving money on water use too? Showering instead of bathing, washing with a hand towel instead of showering?
Do you have a garden with plants that require a lot of watering? Can you rig up drip irrigation using rubber tubing? Can you replace some of the plants for others that are easier to maintain?
You might want to look up a few books on the wartime economy from WWII. I recently saw one that had economically efficient recipes that provided a healthy diet.
I find a lot of really good information on the Internet (are you with the most economical provider? Have they added unnecessary services to your bills?)
As has been said above, whatever methods you take, make sure you feel comfortable living that way or you'll go up the wall. Sitting around at home all day to save money going out to the mall will drive you crazy, so taking walks in the outdoors will help you. Perhaps you can even get together a dog walking job and earn some money at the same time!
1) Try and use towels/rags instead of napkins. 2) Showers use less water than baths. 3) If you hand wash your dishes by fulling the sunk with water, you should use the dishwater. But if you use little water while handwashing the dishes, you shouldn't use the dishwasher. 4) Do your laundry in bigger loads, but with smaller amounts of water. 5) Try and get one of those water - saving toilets that use less water, so your water bill gets down. 6) Don't keep the refridgerator open too long. Think about what you are going to get out and then open it. 7) Start saving coupons for the places you shop at the most. 8) Visit the 99 cents store and dollar store more often. 9) Flee Markets and swap meets help you get clothes and other things for cheap prices.
Saving money around the house includes all the things that you are doing but so much more. Truly saving money requires a diametric lifestyle change. Firstly, your whole family unit has to agree upon goals and your attitude has to change accordingly. For instance lowering your cell phone plan could turn into eliminating your cell phone plan, if that helps you to reach your family's goals.with a concrete goal in mind(e.g. not just saving moneyan inexact undefined goal - but saving for college for Junior, for a downpayment on a car, a house, to pay for private school,etc.) Secondly,True frugality requires total commitment towards reaching that goal.and every family member has to work together towards that goal. That means not cinching in your financial belt too tight so that you or your family live like misers only to feel deprived and splurge all that has been saved, because you are not all equally "in" to saving It is easy to request a "laundry list" of small things, but like anything truly worth the effort, extapolating saving a little money into improving your lot in life takes work.
dont buy paper towels, instead use cloth rags and rewash go into the internet and look for coupons for the resturants you use, I know you can find coupons for resturants on the webb you can get a 20.00 card for 10.00 dallors just look up coupons .com or resturants coupons.com and you can save money by canning and freezing your fruits and vegetables, also save your grocery bags if their plastic and use them for garbage bags. put plastic wrap on the windows in the winter to keep the cold out, save old bread for bread pudding or meatloaf, or even french toast. thats all for now I haven't all day. Good Luck April