Saving Money

Not sure this has been said, although I'm sure it has...
Ride a bike or walk...You'll save thousands of $$$ each year.

 

Buy shares in European banks.
They aren ow very low.
When this cize is come to an end, their value whil rise rapidley! ^^

 

we conserve water (and save on the bill) by utilizing a really simple graywater system...we have a bucket under the bathroom sink that catches the water & we use that to flush the toilet.
anyone else have any gray water experience?

 

That is a fabulous idea!

i try not to use the gas or electricity too much. I ALWAYS collect cans and water bottles from the street, my friends cars, my school campus. every few weeks i take them to the recycling center and get like 50 bucks

i really am trying to be better about money, but its been hard!

 

1. Its been said before, but cannot emphasize enough how great bikes are!!
- mpg= infinite
- great exersize
- fun
- free

2. If you work in food service or any kind of food store, there are almost always ways to get free food! Forget the employee discounts; its still your paychecks going to the corporation. in most cases as long as the GM or owner doesn't see you do it nobody cares. I've been getting plenty of free food for two years at my work. Also see if you can sneak free things such as toys for your kids, trash bags, gloves, cleaning supplies, etc.

3. stop buying preprocessed food, snacks, soda, etc. its expensive and sooo unhealthy. cook at home; it's fun and tastes better!

4. Find a nearby infoshop, such as The Catalyst Infoshop in Prescott, AZ. At least at the one I go to, there's a place where people can donate all kinds of goodies! I've donated a lot and found some great things!

5. conserve and save. Get it free whenever possible.

 

agreed. expiration dates are often too early, but stores are forced to throw them out nonetheless.

 

these are great, and its true; having someone else makes it soo much easier.

 

ONE THING; Dumpster diving? srsly guize?
That's unsafe, unsanitary, and just indignified. You don't need to, and you shouldn't, give up your humanity to save a buck.

 

poetsappho, yes, 'srsly'!
how is dumpster diving giving up one's humanity? that doesn't even make sense.

 

might as well say goodbye to any shred of self respect you ever had.

 

1. Stop eating meat and get a vegetable garden. Grow everything from lettuce to beans, carrots to squash. If there's enough place for fruit trees or bushes, grow some. When the cold seasons come, can the vegetables and make the fruit into preserves, then store for fall and winter. Make your own tempeh and tofu at home.

2. Stop driving and ride a bike or walk. Eco-friendly and cheap.

3. Make your own personal care products by utilizing home grown herbs and household products.

4. I must stress: Dumpster diving! Useful treasures await. Just make sure the item you're fishing out is sanitary. Also, I find there's a ton of great stuff put on curbs and in front of houses in neighborhoods. I've seen great furniture given away for absolutely nothing in return.

5. Save electricity and light candles instead of turning on all the lamps at night. It's much more beautiful anyway to be surrounded by dim flickering flames.

 

The funny thing is that these days meat is cheaper than most fresh fruit/vegetables. And it's more filling. Eating cheap and healthy is hard to accomplish.

 

Grocery stores toss a lot of food that is still edible. Maybe if they developed a system to give out that food before tossing it people wouldn't have to dumpster dive.

ThePoetSappho, for some people it's not just saving a buck, but surviving. What's really indignified is a man that can't support a family, and there are a lot of people in this situation in this economy. For some it's either buy food from the store and have your family live on the street or save money on food by dumbster diving and shelter your family for another month.

People can't survive on minimum wage, yet the millions of unemployed are fighting over these jobs.

If you think dumpster diving is "unsafe, unsanitary, and just indignified" then you haven't seen or experienced reality yet. People are going through far worse than just dumpster diving to survive these days.

 

shop at the goodwill, there are always great finds there, at truly great prices

 

Mission stores, Salvation Army, thrift stores, Pawn shops. They're profits stay in the community. Not sure about Goodwill. I think they're a corporation.

 

- Eating less. Cooking doesn't save me money, just like eating out doesn't save me money. Eating less is what saves me money.

- Putting money aside from every paycheck. Usually I withdraw it, and put it in an evalope. But, opening a saving account also works.

- When going out deciding a set amount you want to spend. For example, going to the casino... only spend $200. You can also do this for daily activities. For example, deciding a set amount of gas money, etc.

- Selling things.

- Buying off brands for everything, especially food.

- Buying in bulk, but be careful of the expiration dates.

- Have a credit card, but use only use 30% of it, don't have more than two (three, if your paycheck allows it), don't have any that you need to pay to keep, pay twice the minimum every month, and get credit from generalized stores, not specific stores.

- Save your Birthday/Christmas money.

- Save change.