Save Thousands with these Money saving Tips
We have lived on a very small income for many many years. I LOVE showing others how to Save Thousands with These Money Saving Tips! These tips truly work, but as with anything…we have to do our part.
The one thing I have learned over my lifetime is that living a thrifty lifestyle is really a matter of habit. You have to be intentional about how your money is being spent. Decide what you can buy new and what you can buy used. What’s the best bang for your buck?!
These money saving tips are guaranteed ways to save money this year! Since living mostly on one income for the last 20 years, I’ve acquired habits and many different ways to pinch a penny. I’m not cheap either!
I love new and beautiful “stuff” as much as the next person, but what happens when you don’t have the income to support luxurious taste? You improvise!
Trust me…there are lots of ways to improvise without compromising quality and sometimes quantity! You just have to learn how.
Save Thousands with These Money Saving Tips!
There is a lot of information here, so if you don’t have time to read all of these, pin or bookmark for later!
The Ultimate Thrift Store Guide to Successful Clothes Shopping
We all want to look our very best, but if you walk through the Malls it’s easy to be discouraged at the prices. If you’ve every walked into a thrift store though you may felt super discouraged about the rows and rows of clothing. I have 15 PLUS tips and tricks that will guarantee you a beautiful look without breaking the bank!
Stay on Budget with this Cute Editable Meal Planner
It’s incredibly amazing how much money you can save with just right Grocery Budget. It’s truly the one item that is flexible in most budgets. If you want to create the Grocery Budget that Works for YOU, one way is to use our Cute Editable Meal Planner and Grocery List! I’ll show you how to use it and give you 5 reader favorite recipes too!
Coupon Lingo, Abbreviations and Definitions
Don’t panic when you see this! LOL So many reality TV shows have blown couponing way out of the water. With unrealistic massive purchasing of …. Macaroni and Cheese! Let’s get real! Couponing CAN save you some great money if you know what all of that coupon and grocery store lingo is! Hop over and learn a few of them because they are guaranteed to save you money this year without mass stockpiling.
16 Ways to Buy Thrift Store Christmas Gifts
This is not your typical ugly gifting / regifting! Lots of great tips for buying fun and beautiful gift items at Thrift Stores!
Create a Flexible Meal Plan
As you’ve seen I’m a BIG fan of saving money on my food budget. There are several different ways to do a family meal plan! Not every meal plan works for every family. I’ll show you how to make a flexible meal plan that works for you and YOUR family.
7 Ways to Save Money on Meat
Meat can be crazy expensive… use these great tips to save at the grocery store!
6 Ways to Choose the Perfect Food Co op and Save Big Money
All Co ops are not created equal. If joining one seems overwhelming and undesirable, then check out my family friendly check list for choosing a Co op that is just right for you and your family.
Make Your Own Gourmet Coffee Drinks and Espresso
A step by step tutorial showing you how to make Espresso AND some gourmet coffees! You can save a ton of money here just by learning the basics!
Save Big Money by Buying Groceries and Big Ticket Items with Sales Cycles
Did you know that Grocery Stores and Retail Stores have what is called sales cycles? This will give you a detailed list month by month and also has a 4 page printable that you can download!
Keep a Traveling Sports Menu
If you have kids in sports, then you know how expensive it can be when you are on the road and everyone is hungry. Skip the fast food and see what we do to eat fun and on the cheap while traveling.
Save Money On Furniture Shopping
Looking for new furniture this year? Check out how I’ve bought some of my most precious pieces for super inexpensive!!
Make your own Homemade Snacks for Kids
I make tons of my own snack foods for my kids to save money. Now that they are teen athletes, it’s a must or we would be flat broke!
Lets Blow the Whistle on Grocery Store Prices
Some great tips for keeping an eye on those grocery store prices and packaging. Are you really getting a deal?
Use up Your Leftovers!
Ok really, leftovers are not icky! See how to make a yummy Taco soup out of leftover taco meat with FREE printable for helping you with leftovers! Simple!
What a great collection here of ideas! Thank you for sharing this on the Art of Home-Making Mondays! I always LOVE my visits here! 🙂
Just a little note to let you know we *featured* this post today on the Art of Home-Making Mondays 😉
Thank you so much Jes! You are such a blessing! <3
Your post is very inspiring. I also read a little of your testimony, I will come back and finish it…it too is very inspiring! I am always looking for ways to save money 🙂
These are great tips! My husband and I are trying to pay off student loans. So, We are constantly looking for ways to save money! We have been hang drying our clothes and that saves $30 a month! (We are a family of 9 so we have lots of laundry!)
These rock! I’m saving up to take the family to europe next year and these ideas will definitely get us there faster 🙂
What great money saving tips. The Traveling Sports Menu idea is brilliant. Congrats, you’re featured this week at Inspire Us Thursday on Organized 31.
I can use these for sure! Thank you sooo much for pulling these ideas together.
There are so many great tips in this post! I love the post on freezer meals!
Such a great list of tips all in one spot. I can’t wait to look through them. I have already ready a few.
This is such a helpful resource! I’ve been looking at a few extra ways to save and this article gives so many ideas 🙂
Some of these ideas are the only way we have made it by on a tight budget. I definitely can use more of them.
Fantastic round up of tips, Shari! I shared this with my readers who love frugal tips!
These tips are so useful right now – I’ve just ventured into the world of making my own cleaning products to try and save bit of money. Oh and I love thrift store shopping so love your strategy for saving money that way!
Great tips Shari! Some of them I am already doing but some of them I had never thought of before,thanks!
The perfect time of year for such a post.
I always like to take stock of our budget in January to see how we went and where we can make changes. These tips and tricks will really help. Especially love the freezer meals / homemade snacks for kids and using leftovers. Some much can be wasted with food.
Thanks for linking up with The #SHINEbloghop
Lydia xx
I love how you have all these tips handy in one post. I am going to have lots of great reading this week!
I just posted on the very same subject! Thanks so much for all of these links. I’m pinning them now so that I can go through then later. Thanks so much. Blessings to you and yours.
I love shopping in thrift stores; you never know what you might find!
Oh my gosh. I’m so sorry. I don’t know why the comment just spammed a link at the bottom.
Perfect! I just pinned this to my money board. Thanks for all the resources!
I have saved tons of money by making my own coffee each day! You have some awesome tips here!