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Beth
The Key to your new home....
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Beth
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Money saving tips...
I am obessed with saving money all of the sudden- ( My Dad even asked me what happened to his daughter when I told him that)
I would love to here everyone's money saving tips!
I already cut back ALOT!
no more cleaning lady- started when I couldn't find one- now I realize - I don't need one
Do my own nails
Take advantage of the free breakfast and lunch at work
Bring my own tea from home in the morning
I clipped coupons for the frist time this week
I used the supermarket card- and compare the circulars on line before I go
what else can I do?
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Lauren
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Re: Money saving tips...
The biggest thing I do you are already doing. Every week when I get the supermarket circulars, I see what is on sale and I make my weekly dinner plan and I choose recipes based on what is on sale.
I also clip coupons !!! And my supermarket doubles them!
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| Posted 11/8/06 4:50 PM |
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Beth
The Key to your new home....
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Beth
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Re: Money saving tips...
Posted by gwen1234
I also clip coupons !!! And my supermarket doubles them!
what super market is that? what day do you have to go to get them doubled?
I am actually finding this fun!
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| Posted 11/8/06 4:51 PM |
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Alilt
LIF Infant
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Alison
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Re: Money saving tips...
Shop only when there is a sale on clothing and use the 20% off cards. I know L&T mails them out non stop.
Also run all your errands at once, save on gas.
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| Posted 11/8/06 4:52 PM |
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oneday
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Re: Money saving tips...
Posted by Beth1210
Posted by gwen1234
I also clip coupons !!! And my supermarket doubles them!
what super market is that? what day do you have to go to get them doubled?
I am actually finding this fun!
King Kullen usually doubles all the time up to $1
I think Waldbaums will up to $.99.
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| Posted 11/8/06 4:53 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: Money saving tips...
- I do my own nails (I go for a manicure once every 3 or 4 weeks though)
- I clip coupons - I am obsessed with them lol (especially King Kullen $10 off coupons that S&S accepts  )
- I cook at least 3-4x a week
- I buy non perishables and paper goods in bulk when they're on sale
- I never put more than 87 octane gas in my car
ETA: S&S always tells you on the receipt how much $ you saved. I went grocery shopping this morning and saved $50! (spent $82) 
Message edited 11/8/2006 4:59:30 PM.
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| Posted 11/8/06 4:56 PM |
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dom-n-nic
LIF Adult
Member since 5/05 1143 total posts
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nicole
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Re: Money saving tips...
i spend his and not mine
thats how i save my money
in all honestly--
i dont get my nails done anymore -only if i am going somewhere. i usually do them myself..
-we buy only what we need
- i dont go shopping like crazy for clothes any more but we do give each other limits on the card each month if need be.
- we are getting a family plan now for the cell phones.
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and the best we are really never home to cook which mean we really dont need to go food shopping lmaoooo
either my parents or his and on the weekends maybe we will go to a movie and din but not all the time..
i have been bringing my breakfast and lunch to work a lot..
Message edited 11/8/2006 5:02:51 PM.
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| Posted 11/8/06 4:58 PM |
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MegZee
My bunny
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Re: Money saving tips...
Beth, Im so proud. I think im gonna cry!
awesome job!
The first step to saving money is knowing how much you spend each week.
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| Posted 11/8/06 4:59 PM |
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HollaGirl
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Kristen
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Re: Money saving tips...
This is a great thread.
Coupons: Nothing like sitting at the kitchen table on Sunday, coffee in hand, clipping coupons. LOL
Bring my own lunch every day
Drink coffee at home in the morning, instead of stopping
Do my own toes, and only get a pedi once a month, as opposed to once a week.
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| Posted 11/8/06 5:00 PM |
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Beth
The Key to your new home....
Member since 2/06 24849 total posts
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Beth
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Re: Money saving tips...
ETA: S&S always tells you on the receipt how much $ you saved. I went grocery shopping this morning and saved $50! (spent $82)
I get giddy from that- I try to buy only what is on sale with the card- it's amazing how much you save!
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| Posted 11/8/06 5:00 PM |
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Beth
The Key to your new home....
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Beth
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Re: Money saving tips...
Posted by Meaghan729
Beth, Im so proud. I think im gonna cry!
awesome job!
The first step to saving money is knowing how much you spend each week.
I made a spread sheet
under my new plan- I can save so much money it's insane
plus today I realized I had all these citibank thank you points just sitting there- 24K
I got $100 Gas card
$100 Target Card
and $10 Starbucks card!!!!!
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| Posted 11/8/06 5:02 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: Money saving tips...
Posted by Beth1210
ETA: S&S always tells you on the receipt how much $ you saved. I went grocery shopping this morning and saved $50! (spent $82)
I get giddy from that- I try to buy only what is on sale with the card- it's amazing how much you save!
LOL! I always get excited & tell DH how much we saved. like he cares 
the absolute BEST is when you save more than you spend in 1 visit 
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| Posted 11/8/06 5:03 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: Money saving tips...
Posted by Beth1210
Posted by Meaghan729
Beth, Im so proud. I think im gonna cry!
awesome job!
The first step to saving money is knowing how much you spend each week.
I made a spread sheet
under my new plan- I can save so much money it's insane
plus today I realized I had all these citibank thank you points just sitting there- 24K
I got $100 Gas card
$100 Target Card
and $10 Starbucks card!!!!!
you gotta work the system! we all get ripped off enough.
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| Posted 11/8/06 5:04 PM |
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Beth
The Key to your new home....
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Beth
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Re: Money saving tips...
] LOL! I always get excited & tell DH how much we saved. like he cares
the absolute BEST is when you save more than you spend in 1 visit
I tell Jake too- sometimes he is actually impressed
I ask him to guess how much I spent- he is always wrong!
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| Posted 11/8/06 5:04 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: Money saving tips...
almost forgot! I get a lot of drug store stuff at S&S too.
ie: when they have Colgate toothpaste on sale for $2, I use a 75 cent coupon, which then gets doubled, so I pay 50 cents for it! 
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| Posted 11/8/06 5:07 PM |
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kam29
LIF Infant
Member since 3/06 297 total posts
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Kelly
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Re: Money saving tips...
Posted by Beth1210
] LOL! I always get excited & tell DH how much we saved. like he cares
the absolute BEST is when you save more than you spend in 1 visit
I tell Jake too- sometimes he is actually impressed
I ask him to guess how much I spent- he is always wrong!
We do the same thing- my DH has to try to guess how much I saved and he's always below the savings!
Who would have thought grocery shopping could be so much fun.
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| Posted 11/8/06 5:08 PM |
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Tany
Becoming a different woman
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Tania
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Re: Money saving tips...
nothing much.
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| Posted 11/8/06 5:09 PM |
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oops123
LIF Adult
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michelle
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Re: Money saving tips...
Posted by SweetestOfPeas
almost forgot! I get a lot of drug store stuff at S&S too.
ie: when they have Colgate toothpaste on sale for $2, I use a 75 cent coupon, which then gets doubled, so I pay 50 cents for it!
wait-so tell me how this works again....
Clip any coupon and then stop & shop doubles them? or are they special coupons?
I think my DH would have a heart attack if he saw me clip coupons!!!!
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| Posted 11/8/06 5:50 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: Money saving tips...
Posted by oopsididitagain
Posted by SweetestOfPeas
almost forgot! I get a lot of drug store stuff at S&S too.
ie: when they have Colgate toothpaste on sale for $2, I use a 75 cent coupon, which then gets doubled, so I pay 50 cents for it!
wait-so tell me how this works again....
Clip any coupon and then stop & shop doubles them? or are they special coupons?
I think my DH would have a heart attack if he saw me clip coupons!!!!
they're just regular old coupons from the Sunday Newsday. S&S doubles any coupon up to 99 cents. so a 75 cent coupon is $1.50 off.
just don't forget to use the S&S card when you're checking out.
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| Posted 11/8/06 5:51 PM |
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oops123
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michelle
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Re: Money saving tips...
Posted by SweetestOfPeas
Posted by oopsididitagain
Posted by SweetestOfPeas
almost forgot! I get a lot of drug store stuff at S&S too.
ie: when they have Colgate toothpaste on sale for $2, I use a 75 cent coupon, which then gets doubled, so I pay 50 cents for it!
wait-so tell me how this works again....
Clip any coupon and then stop & shop doubles them? or are they special coupons?
I think my DH would have a heart attack if he saw me clip coupons!!!!
they're just regular old coupons from the Sunday Newsday. S&S doubles any coupon up to 99 cents. so a 75 cent coupon is $1.50 off.
just don't forget to use the S&S card when you're checking out.
wow this post has got me excited to clip coupons!!! HA! my DH will be proud!
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| Posted 11/8/06 6:05 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: Money saving tips...
and another...
I recently bought those dryer balls (as seen on TV lol). with a 20% off coupon at LNT, they were 8 bucks. I LOVE THEM! they really do work. I still use Bounce dryer sheets b/c I love how they smell. but I am not buying Downey anymore. and at $6-$7 a bottle, that will save some $ in the long run. it aint much... but every little bit helps.
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| Posted 11/8/06 6:16 PM |
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saraH
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Re: Money saving tips...
save your change in a jar
don't buy things in the supermarket just b/c they are on sale.
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| Posted 11/8/06 6:40 PM |
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MrsBlueSash
Love my sailor
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Christian
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Re: Money saving tips...
I use envelopes and budget out cash the week before.
No more starbucks! I KNOW, drastic.
Can you carpool?
I use dryel instead of drycleaning whenever I can.
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| Posted 11/8/06 7:41 PM |
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rose825
Best Friends
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Re: Money saving tips...
I have a Citibank Dividends rewards card. It was paying me 5% cashback on grocery, gas and pharmacy. So we started using this card for all those things and stopped using our gas card. They recently reduced it to 2% on any purchase, but it still adds up. So now I charge EVERYTHING and just make sure I pay it off every month. I just got a rebate check for $280!!!!
I also cash in the rewards on my other cards too.
I signed up for Upromise, so I earn cash in a college savings account for DS when I shop on line with certain vendors, or use my registered cards to purchase Upromise sponsored items (ie: 4% on Domino sugar purchased with my stop & shop card).
I buy my toiletries and pantry foods at target. I find them much cheaper.
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| Posted 11/8/06 7:42 PM |
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KGools
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Kim
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Re: Money saving tips...
when you go grocery shopping, never be afraid to buy the store brand. It's usually a little bit cheaper than the regular brand, but almost always made by the same people that make the more expensive brand.
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| Posted 11/8/06 7:43 PM |
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