Comments on: Looking for Tips - Money Saving Tips

By: B. Mare

B. Mare — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 14:44:00 +0000

If you are shopping online, there is a site called Current Codes.com that gives you all the discount codes on hundreds of sites, so you get free shipping, or 10% off or whatever- always worth a look!

Also I read the newspaper online instead of buying it now, which saves 50 pence a day and £1.20 at the weekend.

By: sweetisu

sweetisu — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 23:20:00 +0000

Thanks for sharing these ideas!! Keep them coming!

By: Bad Penguin

Bad Penguin — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:39:00 +0000

How about going to the library instead of buying books?

I try to do the bring your lunch from home tip– that’s a huge money saver.

By: Kristin

Kristin — Tue, 12 Apr 2005 09:45:00 +0000

Freecycle is awesome. I also shop used quite a bit. I’m more likely to shop for used stuff (even kids clothes) on eBay rather than thrift or consignment stores just becaue its easier (I live way out in the country). I even buy maternity clothes through eBay. When I was pregnant with my youngest son, I got an entire summer maternity wardrobe on eBay for $120 (3 pairs of pant, 6 pairs of shorts, 12 shirts, a nightshirt, and a few other items)

By: suz

suz — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 21:44:00 +0000

Have you tried your local Freecycle? I’ve seen a lot of useful things go through my area list, including some nice furniture. Baby stuff and maternity clothes are popular items, too.
My favorite money-saving tricks are all food-related, but it depends on the type of area you live in. When we were in the city we discovered that the little neighborhood groceries often had better produce at cheaper prices. I lived around the corner from a Korean grocery and I think I spent $20/wk on food- the same food would easily have cost twice as much at the local supermarket. Now, we save money on spices and some staples by doing some of our shopping at the local Indian grocery. (Also, in the supermarket: the Goya aisle will often have the same food at cheaper-than-store-brand prices.)

We also became members of our local CSA- it’s a farm coop, where we pay in at the beginning of the season and collect fresh fruits and veggies through October. The first year alone we figured we saved about $400- and we had fresh, locally grown, in-season produce for six months. We had so much of it we hardly bought anything other than dairy and grains all summer and fall, and we learned how to cook all sorts of things we’d never even heard of before.

By: amyesq

amyesq — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 14:58:00 +0000

I am extremely impressed with what you have done already. I can’t think of anything else, really.