Blessedmommy gave me this idea! Post your fav money saving secret!

[Alee142010]

Okay, so here is my favorite money saving secret:

To find a use for all that body wash, I use it as hand soap.
I use a foamy hand wash bottle.

Directions:

Fill the first 1/2 inch of the bottle with body wash.

Add water to half the bottle.

Use a butter knife to stir the soap and water together.

Now test - (wash your hands)
If its too runny, add more soap.

If its perfect, add one more teaspoon of soap, and stir.

Now fill up to the end, and stir.

Test again. - (hand wash)

add more soap if too runny.. But if perfect leave alone.

Now put the bottle top on.

Shake it up.

And its ready..


(sorry if someone else has already posted something like this).


What are your money saving tricks?



Quick other add:

Check with your local farmers!

I buy all my apples from a farm 1 mile from our house, so I get fresh amazing apples for $0.50 a lb! Pie apples (almost perfect) $7 for 20lbs!
Also I can get Pears for $0.50lb !
Of course you can get a lot of other stuff besides Apples/Pears etc;
If I was to buy the produce at the farmers market, I would be paying way more... So try to get them straight from the farm.


New add:

A thrift store 1 1/2 hours from where I live has an amazing clear-out every September... Checking with all your local woman's auxiliary thrift stores can save thousands over time!
Every September the thrift store I go to, has a $1 GARBAGE bag event! Whatever you can fit in the bag is $1 whether its a wedding gown or a lamp! I missed this past September's clear-out and when I found out, I was nearly in tears!

[majormom]

My best money saving trick is to leave the kids at home when I go grocery shopping

[blawblaw]

my best money saving trick is to leave the kids at home when i go grocery shopping

lol!

[florists26]

And the husband!!!I take him with me to get groceries and my son and him always put other items besides what is on my list in the cart.!

[blessedmommy]

And the husband!!!I take him with me to get groceries and my son and him always put other items besides what is on my list in the cart.!

i hear ya! lol

[kevico2]

Buy whole milk (3%) and powdered milk. 1 pint(1 of 3 bags) - if you buy the pitcher packs of milk PLUS 1 cup and a 1/2 (to taste) PLUS water stretches the milk to 2 pints of milk.

[Chantel]

Grocery shopping alone is a good one. When I was younger I always had to accompany my dad shopping when my mom was away, otherwise he'd come home with bags of junk and nothing that he went there for.

Planning your route is a good one. Both your driving route (to save gas) and your tummy route (to make sure you're not standing in the middle of a grocery store when you're starving!).

[BuggaBugga]

Meal plan and make as many things from scratch as possible. Having a plan helps keep us from those nights when we don't know what to have and then end up spending $25 on pizzas and it's much better for us.

[Koolaid]

Shop on Wednesday for meats. Most of them are reduced that day to make way for weekend rush. Then freeze!

[Koolaid]

Meal plan and make as many things from scratch as possible. Having a plan helps keep us from those nights when we don't know what to have and then end up spending $25 on pizzas and it's much better for us.

This is true too....I can make 4 pizza's for $10!!! Taste better too!

[blessedmommy]

This is true too....I can make 4 pizza's for $10!!! Taste better too!

You make your own pizza too? Awesome!

[BuggaBugga]

You make your own pizza too? Awesome!

I loove making pizza as well! For less than the price of a no name frozen pizza, who needs Dominoes. Homemade is so much better.

[julyprincess]

And the husband!!!I take him with me to get groceries and my son and him always put other items besides what is on my list in the cart.!

My brother does this and I always tells him to pick the other brand...He asks me why and I tell him 'its probably better' (when in reality, I actually have a coupon for it..)

[YOU AND ME]

Buy whole milk (3%) and powdered milk. 1 pint(1 of 3 bags) - if you buy the pitcher packs of milk PLUS 1 cup and a 1/2 (to taste) PLUS water stretches the milk to 2 pints of milk.

My mom used to do this when i was young

[cjunk]

I add applesauce for 1/2 the oil/butter/margarine in most baked goods I make. It is cheaper and healthier too, and honestly for cakes, muffins, any baked goods where the oil provided moisture, it does the trick and you cannot even tell.