What do you do with the economy struggling, to save money on groceries and clothes, etc?
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What do you do to save money?
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netsavy006 said:
Groceries: I buy in bulk at Sams Club. I make large portions when I cook. I seperate and freeze for future use. Paper goods and Health & Beauty items, I also buy in bulk. Sometimes my friends and I will split the cost of certain items and share them.
Clothes: I buy clothes at consignment shops, second-hand or thrift shops. I'm not fussy when it comes to clothes as far as having to have the latest fashions. Some clothes I have found, still had the tags on them and were never worn. You can also find household items in these stores as well. I found a beautiful coffee table for only $15.00. These stores are hit & miss so you need to keep going back to check if new items have come in. Yard/Garage sales are also places where you can find items at very cheap prices.
I don't do anything to dramatic.. I just watch for specials and stock up when there is a good deal.. but I have always kind of done that anyway.
buy supermarket own brands...............most of the time its major brand names with the supermarkets own label
if im buying something expensive i shop around for a deal...........especially by using the internet..........dosnt matter if its a new kettle (last month) to car insurance (next month) it makes sense to use the net as a tool to get a deal
getting good at making the most out of food..............hate throwing anything away............started using this site recently http://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/ full of tips and hints
i also do this which might be useful for any brits on here
http://www.shopandscan.com/index.asp
basically its a market research company............they issue you with a bar code scanner (so small it can go on a key ring)......you scan your shopping...i do it as i put it away...once a week you download the info to them....takes about 30 seconds.............take a digi pic of your receipts and send them.......again about a minutes work................in return you earn points which you can redeem as vouchers for high street stores when ever you want............i estimate its going to make me about ã170/$us280 in a year.......which will have in time for xmas so that will be handy....not bad for a few mwniutes work each week
if im buying something expensive i shop around for a deal...........especially by using the internet..........dosnt matter if its a new kettle (last month) to car insurance (next month) it makes sense to use the net as a tool to get a deal
getting good at making the most out of food..............hate throwing anything away............started using this site recently http://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/ full of tips and hints
i also do this which might be useful for any brits on here
http://www.shopandscan.com/index.asp
basically its a market research company............they issue you with a bar code scanner (so small it can go on a key ring)......you scan your shopping...i do it as i put it away...once a week you download the info to them....takes about 30 seconds.............take a digi pic of your receipts and send them.......again about a minutes work................in return you earn points which you can redeem as vouchers for high street stores when ever you want............i estimate its going to make me about ã170/$us280 in a year.......which will have in time for xmas so that will be handy....not bad for a few mwniutes work each week
I forgot to add a few others things. I cook outside on the BBQ as long as it's not pouring rain. This saves me from having to use my electric stove. I also bought energy saving light bulbs. I never leave lights on when nobody is in the room. I hardly ever use my AC. I just open windows and (if necessary) I'll put on the ceiling fans. I hang my laundry outside to dry instead of using my dryer. There's more things but I can't think of them right now.
When it comes to clothing I just don't own that much, but it's always new and generally pretty expensive. When it comes to looking good I don't mind spending the extra bucks.
For food I do the same as beowulf, buy the supermarket's own brand. Most of the time the difference is hardly noticeable and it saves you tons of money.
For the rest I moved to a smaller room because the rent was lower and I don't need the space anyway atm.
I can't say I put extra effort in it with the economical crisis though. I've always been pretty conscious about how much I spend.
For food I do the same as beowulf, buy the supermarket's own brand. Most of the time the difference is hardly noticeable and it saves you tons of money.
For the rest I moved to a smaller room because the rent was lower and I don't need the space anyway atm.
I can't say I put extra effort in it with the economical crisis though. I've always been pretty conscious about how much I spend.
Cranos said:
Speaking of that. I live in a 2 bedroom duplex that is a nice size & has a decent size front and backyard.
Half of the street is duplex's. A couple down from me is the same exact duplex (same exact floor plan, same square footage, same everything). It was up for for rent & I seen someone doing some work on it the other day (it was the owner). I went over to ask about it, he showed me around the inside. The place was in worse shape than mine AND the rent was $200 HIGHER than what I pay. Whoever moves in there is a sucker.
