Discussion Topic
Saving Money
Posted on 11/17/08, 04:03 pm
In good times and bad, it makes sense to get the most use out of your money. As Benjamin Franklin said, "A penny saved is a penny earned." Saving money is hard work! Let's help each other by exchanging money saving ideas. Remember, you are a valued member of this group, and your thoughts count.
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Reply #1 11/17/08 6:32pm
Been trying to think back to what my mum told me about ost war years. Remember she said a lot grew some veges and used the old barter system or just shared. Clothes were made and repaired. Sometimes a dress was changed to look a bit different as a new one. Entertainment was often food from home and family get togethers and picnics etc. Not the expensive things. Gifts were usually hand made if given. And a lot of simple values came back into many lives. -
Reply #2 11/17/08 9:25pm
For as little as $20 you can buy an electric hair clipper and cut your own hair. I spread old newspapers out on the end of my bed, bend my head over them, and cut my hair; that way, there's nothing to vacuum or sweep up, and nothing to clog a drain. Even the cheapest haircuts in town are $4 at the barber college, and when I cut my own hair, I don't have to tip the barber. Of course, I'm no stylest, so I stick to cutting all of my hair a uniform one-and-a-half inches in length. -
Reply #3 11/17/08 9:35pm
When you shop at the supermarket, first go to the back of the store where they have the discounted and damaged merchandise. The food in a dented can is still good, so long as the can isn't leaking. Often they put discontinued products there in order to clear shelves for other merchandise. If you like baked goods, you can find items that are a day or two away from their expiration date, marked down to half-price. If you shop during the days after holidays, you'll find items that are perfectly good - and perhaps even some decorations to put away for next year, at a lower price than you would otherwise spend. Don't, however, buy something just because it's cheap; stick to items that you would normally buy if they were marked at full price. You may also be able to find meats and fresh farm produce at discounts in other areas of stores. -
Reply #4 11/18/08 12:03am
Down here at present and i have been looking for it, is a cook book. My son and his wife found one, and a couple of others have. Every single thing in that book uses only 4 different ingredients per receipe you have as basics in your cupboard. They are going through it and marking the ones they like. Wasnt exy, and said some is good to eat and will definetly use again. May have to get them to keep an eye out for me as I cant find it. -
Reply #5 11/19/08 4:00pm
Someone in the group might be able to find out if it's available by googling it on the web. Typing into a search engine
cookbook or cook book and four or 4 ingredients
might yield some results. -
Reply #6 11/20/08 3:56pm
I buy dented and damaged goods. Sometimes when they drop the items or when they cut their boxes they accidently dent the cans or cut the boxes of food and there is nothing wrong with them so they mark them down and I buy trhem. You can do this anywhere at almost any store. -
Reply #7 11/24/08 8:04pm
Jeanne, thats a great thought. Thanks. -
Reply #8 11/25/08 8:41am
We stopped eating at fast food places. We have saved a ton of money. Feel better and lost weight. I'm in a wheel chair so my husband does all the cooking. My contribution was finding a 10 day good eating plan. He now knows what to make,were eating heathy. Grocery shopping is easier, we pass the junk food aisles. My husband works from home so we save alot on gas, and repair bills. If anyone wants my meal plan let me know. -
Reply #9 11/26/08 5:57pm
Isn't it great how Aust started the replies in this discussion topic by recalling a time in not-too-long-ago history when people made do with what little they had or managed to do without? Gifts were home-made, vegetables were grown in a little plot of dirt just outside the door, and people pooled their resources and know-how so that everyone could make it through to better times.
Jeanne36Roses is right, the damaged merchandise at stores is just as good as the regular merchandise, it's just that the packaging is a little dented or torn sometimes, or the store needed to clear out merchandise to make room for other products.
Certainly if there's anything you know that could help others, please share that information with the group here in this discussion topic or you can start your own discussion topic. DazyDuke, you could start a healthy eating or diet discussion topic if you like. -
Reply #10 11/27/08 5:19pm
-making your own foods..saves...you get more and it costs less ,i find,,most likely healthier, no packaging additives
-empty your pockets when you get home, and at the end of the week count it out and double the value to be put in a bank or whatever you want to do
-yes, i definitly bought the foods i would eat while going out, so instead of going out i eat in ;) saves a lot
-when shopping online at either sears or chapters they have the option of allowing you to rate them highest to lowest price, you never know what you may find
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