One from me:
-Cable tv. No reason to spend money on it, except maybe to get internet service. Lots of stuff on youtube and netflix.
11. HTML formatting lessons.
Body wash
Aspirin
Advil
Cold Medicine
Milk (often)
Grey Goose Vodka (Barter...trading for Body Wash I get FREE)
BO Sticks
Toothpaste
Annnnd lots more including my BEST freebie yet...A brand new Compaq Presario computer. I got that 2 years ago and since the reviews for Windows 8 are not good I just might keep it for a couple more years.
2. Gasoline - pump up your tires
3. Health Care - don't get your leg amputated, take the blue pill.
4. Stop buying Arugula
5. Don't buy Wedding Presents - send the money to Zer0
6. Get the million airs and billion airs to pay your fair share of taxes.
Move to a State with no income tax.
I now make my own bleach, wash detergent and wood cleaner and fabric softner. next will be soap and candles.
Campaign contributions top my list of wasted money.
Donations to lobbying groups are up there, too
New vehicles. The depreciation for the first mile driven on a new vehicle can be up to 20%.
Users of the free tax software are a good source of income to me when they rely solely on the software. Fixing their tax notices brings in off season revenue which is always good.
- Junk insurance. This is stuff like insurance policies that pay off your mortgage if you die, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, etc. Only exception would be if you can’t get any other coverage.
Clothes....We have several consignment shops as well as Good Wills etc. For everyday clothes (Like jeans) you can’t beat the bargains. The also have designer purses etc for very reasonable prices.
Don’t buy prepared food-dinners, lunches, etc.
Buy basic ingredients, meats, chicken, fish, vegetables, etc., and a cookbook, and make your own meals.
My husband and I eat on less than $ 200.00/month.
Oh, and use cloth napkins, not paper.
Make a list of your daily and weekly necessities: gas, food, clothing, medicine/medical help, education.
Limit your shopping for these to specific places. It sounds counter-intuitive because you might not be getting the best “deal.” When I limited myself to one specific big box store, one specific grocery store, one place for clothes, one specific gas station, I planned better, I didn’t shop for shopping’s sake or for things I really didn’t need and ended up saving a boatload of money.
I took this from a book called “7” by Jen Hatmaker and turned it into one of my lenten sacrifices.
Regarding number 5, I buy extended warranties on vehicles, every time. I have a 2 1/2 yr old Ford f150, and have had 1 thing go wrong. I’m at juat over 50,000 miles, and the sunroof broke. Warranty repair cost 1,400. The warranty cost me 1,045 when I bought it, and I paid 100 deductible. I’m already saving money.
One more...Volunteer at events that give away t-shirts. I volunteer at two a year that give me a t-shirt for working the event. I haven’t bought “work out” wear for years since I have these. Most nights I change into one of these as soon as I get home (usually another shirt underneath in the winter). I wear these around the house as I don’t care if I get grease, bleach, foodstains, paint or anything else on them. Then my nicer shirts are saved for the public.
1. Video games. Game Stop has great used video games and will replace them if they don't work.
2. Don't go to the movies. Do family movie night at home for just a few dollars.
3. If you have sons and they wear typical short-cuts, buy a trimmer kit and cut their hair at home. A $20 investment can save you years of hair cuts.
4. Rent a Rug Doctor and add a scoop of Oxyclean to the water when cleaning your carpets. It will take out stains you thought were permanent and extend the beauty of your flooring.
5. Don't buy new furniture. Invest in a miter-capable monster table saw and build your own furniture. Sick of paying top dollar for pressed-wood with coating over it? So was I. My husband bought me the table saw for Christmas two years ago and I now build my own furniture out of real wood for pennies over what the store charges.
6. If you can find them, get a hand-powered push mower and edger. Save the gasoline, and you don't have to worry about the kids cutting off their toes.
7. Join the local FreeCycle and find out what other people are giving away.
8. Cook and bake at home. Healthier and a lot less expensive.
9. Shop consignment. Whether it's an upscale shop for business clothes or your local Good Will, you can find great clothes for a fraction of the price.
10. Buy board games, card games, etc., for family game night.
11. Visit parks and museums. Most of them are free.
Gasoline if you are going to vote for Obama.
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I recommend buying an extended warranty for laptop computers. I didnt do this on my last one and had to pay $120 to get the keyboard replaced because two keys had popped off.
1. Craigslist “Free” ads.
Not only have I obtained a 37” Sony HDTV (Last CRT model..Had been looking at them for sale around 200 bones).... a nice cherry coffee table and three expensive Persian area rugs...I have saved more than that in dump fees, gas, and time putting unwanted items in the “Free” section.
I do live fairly close to the affluent northside of Atlanta...so ours has nice stuff. But there are also items like firewood on there daily, along with thousands of things people need they pay good money.
2.I cook alot on a smoker. I buy zero charcoal. I collect red oak pallets people were gonna throw away and burn them into coals. And make stuff out of some.
3. Goodwill and thrift stores.
4. I clean out rental houses for my landlord. On top of my bartered rent plus average 30-50+ bones for the metal scrap...I get first dibs on everything left..from furniture to funnels to insecticide.
I have found my second antique on the last one. When I downsized to the place I’m in now....in the porch storage I found a dirty, mouldy GK CHesterson 1909 desk...with glass inkwell. I’m typing on it now.
The latest one is a chest of drawers. Don’t know much about it other than it looks 1920’s and art decoish.
I know both are worth at least a stack as is. I could restore them. They will replace the ones sold by uncle in a sudden. unannounced yard sale that were 3 and 4th generation passed down the Carson family since Kit was alive. Each of us grandkids were supposed to pick them out and pass them down...these and a primitive walnut and mahogany buffet dying in a friends basement plus any future pieces will be passed down to mine.
Anyway.,..the cleaning out gig is a gold mine.