Money saving tips and ideas! (surviving socialism)

Free Republic! ^ | 8-14-13 | RKBA Democrat

[RKBA Democrat]

I posted an article earlier today detailing some of the latest "successes" of the Summer of Recovery ver 5.3 There are a lot of FReepers who don't seem to be sharing in the munificent economic blessings of His Most Worshipfulness, Lord Buraq the First.

It occurred to me that it's been quite awhile since I posted a thread on Money Saving ideas to share. So here ya go. Please share your ideas for saving money with your fellow FReepers.

Here are some ideas to start the thread that I don't recall posting in the past.

1. If you have Verizon Wireless as your cell phone provider, check out Page Plus Cellular. They're a prepaid cellphone provider that uses Verizon's network. You can use your same phone and pay about 1/3.

2. If you need to buy a cellphone, check out the used ones on e-bay. You can get a 2-3 year old smartphone for about $35.00. Check out the ebay retailers out of Dexter, MI like recellular, recellular 2, etc...(seems to be same company). If you get one of their phones sold in "good" condition they'll often send a completely refurbished phone.

[Teflonic]

Pick up a Pur water filter dispenser and get used to using water as your primary drink. The filters last nearly a year with heavy use so get a four pack and you're good to go for quite a few years.

The only other beverages I have is a gulp of OJ now and then and perhaps a glass of iced tea each day. Breaking free from coffee is tough though - I suffered a five week migraine before I was able to free myself from the caffeine addiction but found I sleep so much better now without it and my wallet thanks me.

Here's the Pur dispenser that works best for me on the top shelf of the fridge: Amazon

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

Keep the little pieces of bath soap. When you get enough, put them in a small pot and melt them on low heat. Use aluminum foil as a mold. when the soap is melted, pour into the mold. When it hardens, peel off the mold. It is never-ending but still. It saves on bath soap.

[bolobaby]

Don’t buy anything without first checking:

1. Slickdeals.net - search for the product to find the best advertised price to give you a benchmark, then...

2. Go check ebay and Craigslist to find out if you can find it from a private seller for less. If not...

3. Monitor slickdeals.net for a good deal, BUT - before buying anything - go to retailmenot.com to check for a coupon code that can actually get the item for LESS

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Or just stick them in a small net bag and use. You use them up and you get a scrubby.

[American Constitutionalist]

Save money and the opression of left wing propaganda.... cancle cable or Dish TV....
That there will save you $ 100 a month.

Cancel your news print subscriptions... savings ? $ 20 - $ 30 a month.


Plan when going out to buy food or whatever.
Get all your things in one trip when going to the store or get together with someone and use one car or vehicle to go out shopping, pay bills or whatever needs that can be taken care of in one trip to save on fuel costs.


Modern cars can go a extra 1000 miles between oil changes so insted of every 3000 miles between oil changes you can get way with taking it to 4000 miles between oil changes.


If it's a older car and you don't care about it as much then a cheaper grade of oil can be used and a cheaper grade of gasoline can be used.


Cheap toilet paper can be bought at the dollar stores.


Buy a home water filter instead of buying a case of water.
You get the same benefits from filtering you home water as buying a case of spring water.


Keep your eyes on sales, discounts, half off sales or whatever.


If you are close enough to a store and healthy enough then walking to the store or using a bike can save on gasoline.


Eating out costs more than buying your food and cooking it at home, besides ? home cooking is more healthy and sanitary for you.... eat at home.


Get more use out of old cloths.
There is no sensible reason to change your set of cloths because it's out of style and for those who are worried about what impressions that they would make on other people, or what other people will think of their appearance.
If they are worried that they don't have the latest fashion and what other people might think ?
Then those people are shallow and not worthy of being your friend... stop trying to impress people with buying new cloths.


Wear shoes a little longer, or ware them until they are totally wore out.
Also there is no need to have 10 pairs of shoes.... you only need about 4 pairs of shoe.
One pair of shoes for dress, one pair for work, one pair for casual use and one pair for sports.

[jy8z]

Buy a home water filter instead of buying a case of water. You get the same benefits from filtering you home water as buying a case of spring water.

In a SHTF scenario you may not have home water. I prefer cases of bottled water.

[American Constitutionalist]

Pine needles can be used a mulch.
But Pine needs are more on the acidic side so use it only in areas with plants that shrive on acidic soil.
Pine needles that have degraded a bit are less acidic.
Some local dumps or landfills do grind of old wood and have a pile of mulch for free so if you have a truck you can get free mulch.
Buying used stuff is one way of saving money so as long it's fixable.

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

Wow! That is an even better idea!

I did the soap thing one time just to see if it could be done then continued doing it but I like your idea better!

I also used to cut my own hair but the wife talked me into going to a barber shop but she cheated and used bait: She told me that the three barbers were young, healthy, beautiful shapely females. She wasn’t lying! I’ll never go back to cutting my own hair! ;-)

[RKBA Democrat]

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[PrincessB]

Modern cars get more than 3000. It’s recommended for me to change my oil every 7500 miles. Because I don’t drive much, I change at 5000 (my cousin the car man thought this was wise).

My tips:

Have “at home clothes” and “going out clothes.” Get in the habit of changing as soon as you get home and before you leave. It keeps nicer clothes, especially work clothes, from oil spills, bleach spills, and anything else that comes with housework and cooking.

Watch the loss leaders and use your freezer to store meats and fish. Don’t be afraid to grind your own meat either. I can get pork shoulder for $1.29/lb a few times a year. I use ground pork from these hauls instead of beef in pasta sauce, tacos, etc.

Grow what you can. You’d be surprised what you can grow. I have four pots on the edge of my parking space and haven’t bought herbs outside of parsley all summer. Inside I have aloe, cilantro and will move a few cuttings from the rosemary, chives and thyme for the winter.

My outlay for the herbs was $24.00, however, I used them almost daily and have no waste unlike I do with the plastic containers at the store.

Speaking of the plastic containers of herbs, those freeze well too.

I’m pulling basil and chamomille this weekend so that I can add seeds for spinach for the fall.

[American Constitutionalist]

" In a SHTF scenario "

In a SHTF you won't have water at the stores either because of the fuel shortages and chaos.
If you have a home well system and a way to pump it manually then you will still have water.
Even a well can be pumped by a solar and battery system.
Trap rain water into a storage system would help also.
In a SHTF scenario there will be more problems other than getting water, fuel will be scarce, so will food, electricity.
It's better to get many storage containers to filter your own water at home and store it somewhere than buying spring water at the store.

[RKBA Democrat]

For my fellow beekeepers, pine needles are a great fuel for your smoker, toss in some pine cones to extend the smoke, use dryer lint as a fast lighter.

[KarlInOhio]

If it's a older car and you don't care about it as much then a cheaper grade of oil can be used and a cheaper grade of gasoline can be used.

Premium gasoline with a higher octane value is only useful in a high compression engine. If your car is typical it won't get anything useful out of premium no matter how old it is. On the other hand if your car has a high compression engine it needs premium even when old.

I did have one old car that needed mid-range in the summer because it started pinging when hot with regular.

[RKBA Democrat]

Links to previous money saving threads:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132670/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2948036/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1990507/posts

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I cut my husband's hair. He used to cut it but his idea of a cut was a buzz cut so I took over. It is not hard and it takes very little time.

I think he just likes me fussing over him. :)

[jy8z]

I don’t need to go to the store to buy water. I already have it on hand. I’m prepared for the long haul.

[American Constitutionalist]

Did you know that some outside gasification furnaces can even use old plastic as fuel and it's even certified by the E.P.A. ?
Yes, some outside gasification furnaces can even burn garbage.
Yes a wood pelletizer is costly but imagine that someone could take all of their paper and wood waste around the home and use it as fuel for their wood pellet furnace ?
Even agricultural waste can be used to pelletize.

[piroque]

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