- Conserve up to 50% monthly on convenience cleaner cloths by cutting them into half, i.e. clothes dryer softener cloths, deal with cleanser cloths, and so on. Savings:$ 5 monthly
- Find more thoughtful gifts and buy when the item is on sale, shop for birthdays and vacations throughout the year not at the time of the occasions. Savings: $10 monthly
- Bring your lunch to work one time a week rather of eating out. Savings: $7 x 4 weeks = $28 monthly
- Do not go to the coffee bar on the weekends. Savings: 2 sees @ $2 = $4 per week x 4 weeks = $16 monthly
- If you owe $100 per month, pay $25 per week. Because credit card business accrue interest daily on your balance, paying just one time a month is a substantial hinderance to your fiscal health. Savings: $10 – $100 monthly (or more!).
- Rather than a household night out, consider having an old style picnic together or a bike trip. Suppressing entertainment expenses does not imply suppressing the fun. Savings: $25+ monthly.
- Invest a day cooking meals that can be frozen for later consumption for your household. Once a Month Cooking, a book by Mary Beth Lagerborg and Mimi Wilson, features grocery lists and recipes to prepare and freeze a month’s worth of food for you and your household. Savings: $50+ monthly.
- If you are a routine month-to-month book purchaser, stop the routine and visit your library instead! If you insist on buying books, buy it previously owned at your local store or online at merchants such as www.half.com or www.amazon.com. Even a much better concept, how about getting money for the books you have that you don’t require! Savings: $5 – 15 monthly.
- Use cheaper gasoline. If you reside in North America and have Internet access, you are able to search for the most inexpensive gas rate in your community with Gas Buddy, www.gasbuddy.com. Savings: $5 – 15 monthly.
- Utilize two-for-one vouchers when eating in restaurants; search for these in local papers, leaflets, and in your “junk mail.” If you are a group of 4 or more people, consider buying dining certificates at Restaurant.com, www.restaurant.com. After picking your city and state on the Website, you will be presented with a listing of restaurants vying for your dining dollar! Savings: $5- $50 monthly.
Bonus tip: When equipment break, you don’t necessarily need to buy original parts. There are several high quality replacement parts designed by specialty manufacturers that many times are better than the original and less pricey. Here is one company that makes cooking equipment replacement parts: