Money saving tips

by Jen (January 24, 2008)

DumbLittleMan offers 30 money saving tips. Despite his claim that “and no, you are not doing them all” , I actually do do all of these, except for the ones I rejected because they’re not the best savings strategy for me. Some of my favorites include:

Use grocery store bags to line trash cans: This may not work if you use a massive trash can but we use a small sized one for which the grocery bags are a perfect fit. This not only helps us save some money, but reduces our environmental foot print and avoids the kitchen from stinking from a huge overflowing trash can.

I can’t imagine not doing this. That’s how I grew up. Hefty bags were purchased only for hardcore lawn debris. For everything else: the grocery bags.

Keep your car as long as possible: When possible, try to keep your car as long as possible. Find the balance between the money spent on repairs versus the monthly installment on another vehicle and choose to run your old car as long as the repair costs are low.

This is the best one on the list. If you have a car like I once did that likes to stall when you’re turning left in front of on-coming traffic, and the breaks, power-steering and several other important bits have failed in the first few years, that’s an exception. If you have a good car that runs well and doesn’t need a ton of maintenance, keep it. This is one of the biggest expenditures you can possible save yourself.

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