From the article: Top 11 Ways to Start Living the Frugal Life
If you could only share one piece of financial advice what would it be? This is your chance to be the expert. Share Your Tip
As Frugal as it Gets
- 1) Color your hair at home with a box color - Hairdressers charge an arm and a leg. 2) Price match your groceries can save you about $20 per week 3) Car pool to work with a co-worker 4) Paint your own toe nails 5) File your taxes yourself using the online software programs 6) Collect rain water in a storm barrel to water your lawn and garden 7) Minimize waste 8) only buy it if its on sale 9) Shop at thrift stores or Kijiji 10) Have a garage sale
- —Guest Sab
Financial Advice
- Get ink pens free from the Bank to save money. Every time you use them to make to do and want list, you will remember to think twice, not spend foolishly and save money
- —Guest Gail
bring meals to work
- By bring a lunch to work save lots of money and time. Its given me more money to save.
- —Guest johanna
Wasted Dryer Heat
- Your dryer is connected to flimsy pipe that sends moist HOT air to the exterior of your home. During winter, removing this connection and insulating the exterior vent (optional) keeps valuable heat and moisture INDOORS! It also makes your dryer more efficient by allowing the machine to expel moist air faster. PLUS - makes your house smell great : ) Savings on: Heat, humidifier, AND air freshener!
- —Guest SFS
Save your pennies
- My dad kept an empty water cooler bottle and threw all of his loose change in there at the end of everyday. By the time it was filled, he had accumulated $2500.00!!
- —Guest Leeann
home garden
- raise some food including herbs in a small area of your yard or in containers. It's fun and profitable.
- —Guest Mary Gallivan
think before you buy
- It's so simple, but I truly believe you should think, think and then think again about every purchase you make. You might think of another or new way to do something that doesn't require you to spend money.
- —thecheapskatemom
Financial Advice
- Know your spending habits-it's difficult to plan cut-backs if you don't know where your downfalls are! I agree with Terry...learn the difference between needs and wants. Which includes my last point; do we really need to make every call/sms we make? Cellphones are a huge money guzzler. Consider a prepaid plan as they are generally cheaper, and you can budget upfront for the month with no hidden costs and the ability to adapt your plan on a monthly basis depending on your circumstances. Tracfone and subsidiaries are still one of the cheapest options available on the market.
- —Guest Laura F
3 Financial Tips I gave DD
- 1. Live below your means no matter what it is. 2. Pay with cash. If you can't pay with cash do without or find additional income. 3. Always save something. It can be $5.00 a week or $500.00 a month always have savings.
- —Guest Bizeegal
Free way to make a Keurig lid for K-cups
- The coffee machine at work is a Keurig and I love coffee, but I was spending too much on those small cups, so I made a lid out of a small spice container. Much cheaper than buying the $15 (or more) after-market design. A video how-to is at https://mail.cal-mum.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNL-L_XooA8%26feature=youtube_gdata_player
- —Guest Kyle L.
best financial advice
- Live below your means; cook from scratch; learn the difference between needs and wants; use it up...wear it out...do without.
- —Guest Terry
Financial Advice
- Spend less than you earn. Keep track of your income and spending.
- —Guest Valerie T
