Thursday, July 30th, 2009

what is your best money-saving strategy?

just wondering, because i have found some great ideas lately

I only use one side of each sheet of toilet paper. It may not seem like a lot of savings, but over years I have saved up a roll of cash. I am not rich, but I am pretty flush. I have a real handle on my economic future, even if the stock market should plunge. This idea might not bowl you over, but it does work. I have seen a lot of friends’ futures go down the toilet because they didn’t save.

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16 Comments on “what is your best money-saving strategy?”

  1. Jul 30, 2009 - 5:01 pm
    Anashuya

    Hiding it from my husband.
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  2. Jul 30, 2009 - 5:18 pm
    MandaPanda

    not spending it
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  3. Jul 30, 2009 - 5:34 pm
    thenchanted one

    Only buy what you absolutely need. The easy way to save money is to not spend it. :-)
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  4. Jul 30, 2009 - 6:12 pm
    Happi @ss

    Shop around,internet brochures wait for sales……..
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  5. Jul 30, 2009 - 6:21 pm
    snagelfritz

    Not fixing my broke car.
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  6. Jul 30, 2009 - 7:09 pm
    Marianne_not_Ginger

    Well the best strategy is to not buy what you can’t afford. Credit kills most people. So I told myself from the beginning that I would always pay my credit card bill in full every month. NEVER pay the minimum payment only. Once you realize you are paying in full, you just can’t allow yourself to overspend.
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  7. Jul 30, 2009 - 7:34 pm
    Duckman

    Buy food that’s under $1 and fill the cars gas tank up once a week. I spend around $100.00 a month on food, gas and smokes.
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  8. Jul 30, 2009 - 8:19 pm
    tonto the great

    walking about naked.you save a fortune on laundry bills
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  9. Jul 30, 2009 - 8:51 pm
    shylow777

    just don`t spend it !!!!
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  10. Jul 30, 2009 - 9:31 pm
    Emery

    I withdraw a certain amount at the beginning of the week, and that’s all I’m allowed to spend during the week. That way, I have to really think it through before I buy something.
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  11. Jul 30, 2009 - 9:52 pm
    mshonnie2u

    Use 99c stores when possible and buying bargain items and merchandise on sale
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  12. Jul 30, 2009 - 9:59 pm
    Ben R

    About once a year I go to bank and put 5k in a CD. I borrow 5k against it and have the payments come out of my checking account every month. I really dont notice it cause the kids spend all my money anyway. The CD matures and wow, its like I found a free 5K. Then I buy something for me.
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    Its kind of a forced savings account.

  13. Jul 30, 2009 - 10:47 pm
    Johnny Walker

    I dump my garbage in city garbage cans using grocery bags.
    usually it’s $3 a bag
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  14. Jul 30, 2009 - 11:28 pm
    Marvin R

    don’t have any money to begin with. then you can’t spend what you have none of.
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  15. Jul 31, 2009 - 12:04 am
    CMWAR

    80-10-10 – give 10%, save 10%, live off of 80%
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  16. Jul 31, 2009 - 12:20 am
    gyorzxk

    I only use one side of each sheet of toilet paper. It may not seem like a lot of savings, but over years I have saved up a roll of cash. I am not rich, but I am pretty flush. I have a real handle on my economic future, even if the stock market should plunge. This idea might not bowl you over, but it does work. I have seen a lot of friends’ futures go down the toilet because they didn’t save.
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