Money saving tips and tricks

[Anna Michele]

Ideally i would like to put away 50$ every week into my saving if not 100$

[Anna Michele]

WhAT are you saving for this year????

[momof5boys]

Want to save on your electricity bill with a teenager in the house? Instead of having them pay room and board, ask them to pay the electricity bill instead. You'll soon see them running around turning off lights instead of leaving them turned on lol.... one family managed to reduce their electricity bill by 30% using this method.

[blueeyetea]

THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO SAVE $1378.00 FOR THE YEAR
IF YOU START AT WEEK 52 INSTEAD OF WEEK 1, THEN COME DEC YOU WILL ONLY HAVE TO DEPOSIT A FEW DOLLARS

This idea is interesting because it makes it look easy to start saving. I mean, who can't spare a dollar or two. Having said that, assuming someone would start this in January, who would have $200 in December to spare at Chrismat time?

I think it's a great way to start until you reach the level you're comfortable at. If you manage to reach $25/week and stay there, you'll get the same results after a year.

[avrose]

lol we have had to use the paper towel coffee filter in a pinch, works great! One thing I have found great for cleaning the microwave is heating up a bowl of water with a few drops of lemon juice. (or a slice of lemon). Everything just wipes clean!

[Anna Michele]

lol we have had to use the paper towel coffee filter in a pinch, works great! One thing I have found great for cleaning the microwave is heating up a bowl of water with a few drops of lemon juice. (or a slice of lemon). Everything just wipes clean!

i'm gonna try this now thanks

[avrose]

NP! I got the idea from that show "How Clean is Your House". I don't think it's on anymore, but they were always cleaning with things like vinegar, salt, baking soda, etc.

[PammieD]

WhAT are you saving for this year????

This is a great idea!

[PammieD]

lol we have had to use the paper towel coffee filter in a pinch, works great! One thing I have found great for cleaning the microwave is heating up a bowl of water with a few drops of lemon juice. (or a slice of lemon). Everything just wipes clean!

I do this with diluted vinegar

[PurpleBunny89]

NP! I got the idea from that show "How Clean is Your House". I don't think it's on anymore, but they were always cleaning with things like vinegar, salt, baking soda, etc.

DH and I watched an episode about a week ago on the W network so its still around! We used to watch it a lot more when it was on more often.

I do this with diluted vinegar

Thats what I do

[momof5boys]

A few money saving tips I've been using the past month:
If you have a box of crackers that no one is eating, put the contents into the blender and use the crumbs for any recipe that calls for bread crumbs. I discovered a box of Kashi Fire Roasted Vegetable snack crackers in my cupboard that expired a while ago. The package was sealed and the contents tasted great so I blended the bunch this morning and put the contents into the freezer.

Any time you cook veggies and need to discard any liquid, save the liquid...just let it cool and add to a container in the freezer that is labeled for soup stock.

If a sauce recipe calls for milk, use half water/half milk....you won't notice the difference.

[Anna Michele]

Well I enjoyed this. I'll be saving money on cooking spray in my grocery budget. All you need is a spray bottle and 1 part olive oil to 4 to 5 parts filtered or distilled water. Make sure your bottle is clean or sterilized. How easy is that.

[Anna Michele]

Tub & Shower Magic (Dawn & White Vinegar.) Oh my gosh I made this stuff and it's fantastic! You should see my sinks, showers and faucets They look brand new! Must try.

[Anna Michele]

Easily remove sand from your hands by "washing" them with baby powder! This works great for cleaning kids up after playing in the sand box as well!

[Anna Michele]

Lettuce Tip
http://www.salad-in-a-jar.com/skinny...salad-in-a-jar