Jun 20 2009
Money Saving Ideas Part 2
We are cutting soda out of our kitchen along with heavily processed foods which will not necessarily save us money (fresh foods often cost more) but we are saving in terms of our health.
I’ve also resolved to stay away from name brands when possible. Who cares what brand of toothbrush you have? Or what kind of paper plates you use as long as they get the job done?
We turn the A/C off when we leave, and un-plug just about everything. We wear less clothes when it’s hot and open the sliding door before the sun hits around 4pm, and put a fan by it also. I still can’t break myself of having the tv on when I sleep but I consider that a luxury I am willing to pay for.
I also search the internet for giveaways and free samples, so far I have plenty of toothpaste and deodarant, plus I discovered you can get free flat rate boxes from the postal service delivered right to your door.
Luckily our rent covers gas, water and trash removal. All we pay for is electricity, cable and the internet. So we can be as warm as we want in the winter and I taking taking baths, so this all works in my favor!
Have any other ideas? Or something you do that works?
Feel free to share!
