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this year, i am planning on doing one thing a month to help save money and be a little more frugal.

january: get a 20oz soda bottle, emptied and put rocks in the bottom and fill the rest with water. put that in the toilet bowl water. 20oz less per flush. going to do two toilets. my monthly water bill is $44 in the winter. and i just got it. so hopefully i can find another 20oz tomorrow and get it done.

anyone want to join in and toss out something you want to start to do? i figure if i do one a month, that would be 12 for the year and hopefully will save our family some money ...i am not looking for a windfall. but if i can do $2 or $3 a month per item. that could be $24 to $36 a month...

mom2shawn · Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:35 pm Post subject:

That is a good idea for the toilet.

I have always been told that on laudry detergant you dont need to use the cap to level 1, a teaspoon works just as good especially if it is HE.

motherofmolly · Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2010 11:18 am Post subject:

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motherofmolly · Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 5:09 pm Post subject:

next project is to find the caulk in the garage...i have the caulk gun in the basement..but i need to find the tube of caulk i have and bring it in...got a few windows i think need a little touching up on the inside...

now to decide what food i can do without in my family.....i am leaning towards any hard candy..the candy canes made them run around for hours! but that one is too easy as i dont have candy canes in the house year round...maybe that and the sugary cereal! now to find an all natural one that they like..

MrsBPS · Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 12:29 am Post subject:

motherofmolly · Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 9:41 am Post subject:

Janetlydia · Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 10:35 am Post subject:

I have been getting the purex sheets and cutting them in thirds. The clothes come out just as clean, and the package lasts a LOT longer. I used my disney points to get the Monster green power outlet. If it works really well, we are going to get one for the computer area too.

I have been making soft scrub from baking soda and dish soap, using only vinegar to for windows, mirrors, and mopping. We got the Scotts smart flush bags for our toilet, and our water bill dropped $7. I buy our milk at the gas station. Its $5/2gallons, instead of $4 for one at the grocery store.

I mix 1 cup of brown rice, and 1 tablespoon of wheat germ to stretch our hamburger meat (per pound)

I have been making my own baby wipes.

Join a clothing swap in your area for kids clothes, or check out craigslist. I bought a bag of 62 pieces of boys clothes (no stains or tears, etc) for $20. It was full of name brand clothes, they don't fit yet, but will soon. I always walk down the shoe aisles at walmart and when they have shoes clearanced to $3, I stock up on bigger sizes for the boys (the starter shoes last a long time!)

Bellemae · Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 10:53 pm Post subject:

One thing I am doing this year is to use my food saver more. If you keep the O2 out of a lot of your food it will last longer. Like fresh veggies

I am stocking up on canning materials. We are planning a large garden to stock pile for this next year.

I also read somewhere that making your own bread is cheaper and I am going to try that too.

We are going to cut down on the electric, we are cutting down the heater time, and wearing more socks, blankets etc. I should have asked for a Snuggie for Xmas. Laughing

motherofmolly · Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 12:46 pm Post subject:

karenelaine75 · Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 2:55 pm Post subject:

I just got a breadmaker around Christmas time and I am working on making our own bread. Hubby is against that.

I have been stockpiling the things I am getting free so far. (Cheese, was getting meat) and bread.

We have been using every bit of food in one way or another. I actually broke a shelf in the fridge while cleaning out the fridge so we have 1 less shelf and that is saving us since we have less room to store stuff so we have to be pickier about what we buy.

I cannot wait until spring so I can start my garden.

I have actually been using my laptop more and my desktop less. I charge the laptop while I am at work and then I use it at home until the battery almost dies. Less electricity and our office is all bills paid so my employer is not footing the bill either. (I also charge it at the college when I go there)

Sapphire21 · Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:00 am Post subject:

supersaver · Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:28 pm Post subject:

I know they say to unplug anything you are not using... But what I THOUGHT was plugged in and what was actually plugged in was a whole other story!

FOLLOW THOSE PLUGS! I found out DH's old Nintendo has been plugged in for the past YEAR+ And NEVER USED! Shocked

It has an big plug in thingy too! Looks like something that would eat power! I COULD NOT believe that thing was plugged in! I'd bet it cost up $2-5 bucks a month to have that thing plugged in! Shocked

I thought it was part of the tv stuff!

hoffmann2828 · Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 1:13 pm Post subject:

Great ideas everyone! I wish I had some tips myself, but I can't think of anything that hasn't been mentioned a gazillion times on these threads.

I have been trying to plan more meals in advance, and also cut down on how much I make of it. We always throw leftovers away and I've been trying to make sure that money doesn't go down the disposal.

supersaver · Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 2:04 pm Post subject:

If you have enough room in your freezer you can freeze the leftovers in containers or ziplocs. That way when you don't have time to cook you already have something to heat n eat. Wink

Janetlydia · Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:51 am Post subject:

I ran out of dishwasher detergent, so I substituted it with 1/2tbsp of baking soda, and 3 drops of dish soap. There is already vinegar in the rinse dispenser thing. Our dishes came out a lot cleaner than with electrosol. A box of baking soda is $.15 at Aldi, and I got gain dish soap (the large bottles for $.27 on sale w/coupons) So, I think it's roughly $.01 a load, or less.

Bellemae · Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 4:29 pm Post subject:

My husband suggested using baking soda instead of Tums for heartburn and it actually worked, it tasted gross, but it worked, so I don't have to spend money on Tums now.

Janetlydia · Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 8:22 am Post subject:

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