tips to save money - Page 2

[maisiedotes]

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This thread came just in time for me! I am planning to cut my work hours back in the next few months (baby due in late Nov) and I am stressing about money.... these are great ideas!

[AmmiK]

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[utopia760]

hum... i do many of these things guess ill just keep pushing through

[kijip]

We trade friends for babysitting services so we can have a night out/off without paying a sitter $$$. Added bonus is that kids get two built in playdates.

We also do a lot of what has been mentioned and it helps a lot.

We buy dry spices at the restaurant supply store. Lasts for a LONG time. Nice to have fresh but dried can be used for soups etc and is A LOT cheaper if we don't grow it.

Getting together with friends at home rather than making plans that involve $$.

[mommy2serena]

Originally Posted by reducereuserecycle

~coupons combined w/ store sales Yesterday I got appx. $75 of stuff at Whole foods for $.97 yep $.97!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow! Where do you find coupons for organic stuff? online?

[BetsyS]

I get my hair cut at a local beauty college. It's $14, which is great for around here (I have a friend in the midwest that pays $8, though). And, it's a great beauty school, so I have a cute, hip haircut to boot.

I try to combine trips and plan trips out to prevent backtracking and using extra gas. For example, my MOPs group meets near Trader Joes and a great Goodwill. I go to TJ and GW on MOPs days only, in order to prevent an extra trip.

I frequently reevaluate our consumption. Just because we felt like we needed the $10 blockbuster subscription 3 months ago, do we still desire it now? (for us, the answer was yes) But, it never hurts to get that voice in your head rethinking things.