Our “Save Money on Buying Meat” Page contains a growing list of clever and frugal ideas for grinding beef, slicing ham, lunch meat ends from the deli, meat bought in bulk and so much more! Plus there are more resources listed at the bottom of this page.
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 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 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 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 »
If you like saving money on Books, Magazines & Music, this is the page for you. It contains a growing number of money saving ideas for cutting costs when you relax and learn.
This Health and Medical Money Saving Tips Page contains ways to trim costs while working to live healthier.
Medical Saving Tips with Emergency Room Visits
If you must go to the emergency room, get the name of the nurse who treats you in case you have questions after leaving.
It will be more convenient to speak with her directly on the phone rather than trying to get a hold of the doctor (even at 3 AM). Jennifer Dahl – Bayard, IA
Gym Memberships at Your Local College
Instead of expensive YMCA or private gym memberships check out the prices of joining the gym or pool at your … Read more »
If you’re average you could save $4800 this year on your groceries! Do you need to be an Extreme Couponer, spending hours clipping and filing coupons, to gain maximum savings at the grocery store? The answer is a resounding “NO.” In this 90 minute video you’ll learn many of the money and time saving strategies we use to cut our grocery bill in half!
Steve and Annette Economides are living the American Dream in a very “un-American” way . . . without debt. One of the main ways they’ve managed to live debt-free is through smart grocery shopping … Read more »
CHOPPING SHOPPING and CUTTING OUR GROCERY BILLHow we shop to save time and money
”I’m running to the store to pick up a couple of things for dinner— be back in 20 minutes.” This is the mantra of the harried shopper, home from work or rushed at the end of a day of non-stop errands or transporting kids to various activities.
For some families, a trip to the grocery store has become a “daily necessity.” We shop once a month and spend an average of $350, which includes all food items, paper goods and cleaning supplies. Limiting our food shopping not only … Read more »
Join thousands of other familieswho have learned how to Cut their Grocery Bill in Half every week! The #2 Amazon Best Seller!
This book is guaranteed to save you money and it includes so many innovative strategies you won’t have to clip coupons to cut your grocery bill in half!
If you want to learn how to cut your grocery bill, by applying just a few of the ideas we present in this book, you’ll save thousands each year. And the truth is thousands of people already have slashed their grocery bills – without clipping coupons!
Imagine grocery shopping once-a-week or less, … Read more »
We have so many Grocery Money Saving Tips that we have created individual pages by topic so you can find saving time and money through every area of the grocery store.
Why should I bother to use thisGrocery Money Saving Tips Page?
Each of these categories listed below has an amazing collection of tips to save you time and money. And these tips are not always what you think they will be, some of them are very unconventional and interesting.
Clicking on any of these categories below, will encourage you and inspire you to think, “Yes, I can save money on my groceries!”
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This Stretching Grocery Dollars Audio Seminar is a great way to save money on your food bill when you don’t have time to read a book. Walk the aisles with the mom of America’s Cheapest Family®, as she shares her family’s grocery secrets. Saving on your food budget is one of the fastest ways to generate an excess in your home economy.
Annette and Steve Economides feed their family of five for just $350 per month ($70 per person). The average family of four is spending triple that amount per person (around $200). Even with rapidly rising food costs, implementing … Read more »
Who are Steve & Annette Economides,America’s Cheapest Family, and Money Smart Family?
We’ve been called “Money Smart Family,” “America’s Cheapest Family,” “The Frugals,” “Cheapskates,” “Tightwads,” “Thrift-a-holics,” or one of many other nicknames. Even calling us by our … Read more »
This is the Money Saving Tips Index. You’ve come to the right place. If you love to save money and stretch your household budget, there are thousands of tips in these pages to help you.
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Each symbol below is a category with several pages of awesome tips within each category. It could take you 2 more clicks to get to what you want, and we apologize for that. As we add content to our site we become more and more aware of changes that need to be made. Be patient, we and our website are a work … Read more »
Many people think it is stressful to keep an eye on spending, but being frugal reduces the stress in our house.
Unexpected financial setbacks, which rarely occur, can be remedied without major lifestyle changes. Our family members have learned to work together toward common goals. Our favorite strategies?
• Plan and save in advance for all expenses. We divide our checking account into 20 subaccounts on paper — though it could be done using a computer — to save for all regularly occurring household expenses, such as mortgage and auto insurance payments, as well as such categories as recreation, gifts, home repair, savings … Read more »
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