This Grocery Shelf Items Page contains a number of ways to save money at the grocery store!
Grocery Shelf Items can be one of the fastest ways to save money at the grocery store. And the cool thing about this section of the grocery store is that these items can usually store for a long time! This page has tips for pickles, snack holders, coffee, bulk storage, buying nuts, and emptying bottles.
For Pickle-Lovers: Re-Pickling!
My daughter came up with a great idea recently. We love Clausen pickles. After consuming the pickles I cut up cucumbers and put … Read more »
Saving on personal care items is a piece of cake if you follow some simple money-saving tips on your toiletries.
General Money-Saving Tips for Toiletries
The following general principles apply to purchases in every area.
Buying items on sale and opting for store brands over pricey name brands.
Don’t let the last little bits of items in bottles and tubes go to waste. Flip them upside down, dilute the contents, or squeeze out every last drop with a hairbrush.
Get creative with DIY or natural alternatives and
Ccour estate and garage sales for soaps and lotions (just steer clear of used makeup, yuck!).
I really love your website and cooking tips. It’s just what I’ve needed all these years. It’s really helped me in more ways than one. I’m a single mom and for years it’s always been easier for me to go to a fast food place or restaurant for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And of course, I never had money for other … Read more »
This Cleaning Tips & Cleaning Products Page contains a growing list of our favorite money-saving Cleaning Product Tips!
3 Easy Ways to Remove Sticky Sticker Residue
Adhesive left from removing price stickers from book covers, DVD / CD cases, tins, toys, and other household purchases can be a sticky mess and difficult to deal with.
What type of cleaning products can get off sticker residue?
Just know that the longer a label is left on, the harder it is to get the remaining adhesive off. Over time the glue hardens and crystallizes rendering it almost impossible to remove. Removing stickers immediately after purchase is … Read more »
This Special Occasions Tips Page contains a growing list of money-saving tips from our readers to help you save time and money on special occasion expenses.
This Calendar Savings & Datebook Efficiency Page contains a growing list of money saving tips from our readers to help you find free or inexpensive annual calendars!
One Dollar Calendars
Calendar prices are outrageous! I know that I can get them for free from various businesses, but these aren’t the kind of calendars I can give as gifts. The other day, I was at Michaels Craft Store and found a wide variety of very nice calendars for this year for just one dollar each. This was their regular price -and they carry these every year. I even found a calendar that is set … Read more »
This Home Hacks Money Saving Tips Page contains several frugal money-saving tips for finding free appliance parts, fixing the temperature of your shower valves, fixing light strings, creating substitute potpourri and much more!
We had 7 old cans of water-based, acrylic paint in our garage and an ugly shelf unit made out of scrap wood that needed to be painted. Watch the magic painting tips happen as Steve mixes lavender, blue, dayglo red, brown and green paints together (we tried to … Read more »
This Carpentry & Construction Savings super page contains a growing number of money saving tips for the home!
Carpentry & Construction Savings #1 – Hitting Nails?
Here’s Old Scotsman Arnie’s nail trick. He was a great carpenter and a cabinet maker who did a lot of work for our company. When I saw him hitting the point of the nails with the hammer and flattening them a bit, I was very curious. He was putting molding on cabinets and asked me if I saw any of the thin wood splitting. Nary a one . . . highly unusual. The trick was that the flattened … Read more »
This College Money Saving Tips & Ideas Page contains a growing number of money saving ideas for cutting the cost of a attending a University/ College and getting a higher education!
In addition to the reader-submitted tips on this page, we’ve written a 5 part series on how to save a ton of money on college expenses.
Read all of the Debt Free College Blog Series Here:
This School Expenses & Supplies Page contains a growing list of money-saving tips to help you save on Back-To-School Expenses and Supplies
Stress-Free School Supplies
Are you stressed and don’t have time to run around town to pick up all of the school supplies your child needs? Okay, here’s the easiest way to get it done inexpensively.
List Get a list from your school’s websiteAds Sit down with the newspaper ads and your child’s school supply list. Make a list of the cheapest items at each store that you need to pick up (along with the store’s name).Shop Pack up your hit list with the ads … Read more »
This Kid’s Money Saving Tips page is devoted to teaching kids financial independence and life skills. It discusses Kid’s Toys, Life Skills, Allowances, Gifts and everything else. On this page you’ll find a growing list of our favorite money saving tips for Kids!
This Kid’s Money Saving Tips Page has some awesome ideas for your family. The things we could spend money on for our kids is endless, and so are the opportunities to save money. And along with saving money, we have the opportunity to teach our kids to conserve resources, save time and enjoy things that we buy, even if we don’t … Read more »
This Baby Savings Page contains a growing list of our favorite Money Saving Tips for Babies!
Caring for babies can be incredibly expensive, but these tips and tricks will help you keep your child happy and healthy. From DIY baby food to pictures, to baby personal care items, you’ll find great Baby Savings ideas below.
DIY Baby Food
Making my own baby food saved a lot of money. Regular ice cube trays can be used to freeze pureed fruit, veggies, or even casseroles that the rest of the family ate. I would store the food by type in zippered bags and pull out … Read more »
This Activities for Kids & Teens Page has ideas for activities, clubs, programs, keeping kids busy during the Summer, and managing lessons, plus a whole lot more.
This Gift Shopping Deals Money Saving Tips Page contains a growing number of money-saving ideas for Buying and Giving Gifts.
We’ve gathered gift shopping tips from frugal friends who are pros at finding the best deal around. They shop all year long at shopping garage sales & thrift stores, and at retail stores after Christmas – learn from them and save a boodle!
Black Friday Shopping is Not for Me!
I have not participated in Black Friday Gift Shopping in the past nor will I ever. Here’s a better tip in my opinion. I shop at thrifts and consignment stores. Our spoiled society gives … Read more »
This Unique Gift Ideas for Everyone Tips Page contains a growing number of money-saving ideas for Buying, Making and Giving Gifts!
Cheap Sweaters Make Great Gift Ideas
I have gotten sweaters half off at Goodwill, I only purchase items that have the discounted colored tag of the week. I then make slippers/leg warmers out of the sleeves and throw pillows out of the body. Timbers – East Hampton, CT
Making Memory pillows out of sweaters or special clothes is a great way to remember a parent or grandparent!
Christmas Presents Without Spending Money
We have a large family and cannot afford to buy Christmas gifts. A few … Read more »
This Home Office Paper Savings Page contains a growing list of money saving tips & ideas from our readers!
Finding ways to reuse, recycle and repurpose paper is great for the environment and for your bank account. This page is a collection of tips that really help you save money on home office paper savings for your home and office.
Scratch Pads From Junk Ads
I use the backs of all the blank advertising mailings for my scratch paper and grocery lists. You can even put together a pad by dipping ends in white glue or using a glue gun. Also, an old refrigerator … Read more »
This Computer & Printer Savings Tips Super Page contains a growing list of money saving ideas. From where to buy printer ink, how to save money on toner and how to research buying a computer printer!
This Phone & Internet Savings Super Page contains a growing list of money saving ideas from our readers!
Cell Phone & Internet Savings are not hard to find if you know where to look. Their costs can really put a crimp in your household budget. This page is constantly being updated with the latest in ways to save on accessing the internet and communicating with friends and family.
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