How can I save money around the house?

Question

My family and I did a lot around the house to save money around the house but it don't seem to work. This is what we are doing.

1) Hardly eating out

2) Unplug unused chargers/appliances and turn off power strips when not in use

3) Cut back going to the movies. Rent movies at the library for a dollar one!!

4) Have solar panels

5) Turn off lights

6) ALL light bulbs are CFL

7) Buy groceries that are on sell. Stick to a list.

8) Buy only things needs

9) Drives less

10) Lower cell phone plan

11) Cut newpaper delivery

12) Doesn't buy much things over the internet

13) Making bigger meals

14) Rewear clothes

Answer 1

1) Try and use towels/rags instead of napkins.

2) Showers use less water than baths.

3) If you hand wash your dishes by fulling the sunk with water, you should use the dishwater. But if you use little water while handwashing the dishes, you shouldn't use the dishwasher.

4) Do your laundry in bigger loads, but with smaller amounts of water.

5) Try and get one of those water - saving toilets that use less water, so your water bill gets down.

6) Don't keep the refridgerator open too long. Think about what you are going to get out and then open it.

7) Start saving coupons for the places you shop at the most.

8) Visit the 99 cents store and dollar store more often.

9) Flee Markets and swap meets help you get clothes and other things for cheap prices.

Answer 2

Saving money around the house includes all the things that you are doing but so much more.  Truly saving money requires a diametric lifestyle change.

Firstly, your whole family unit has to agree upon goals and your attitude has to change accordingly.  For instance lowering your cell phone plan could turn into eliminating your cell phone plan, if that helps you to reach your family's goals.with a concrete goal in mind(e.g. not just saving moneyan inexact undefined goal - but saving for college for Junior, for a downpayment on a car, a house, to pay for private school,etc.)

Secondly,True frugality requires total commitment towards reaching that goal.and every family member has to work together towards that goal.  That means not cinching in your financial belt too tight so that you or your family live like misers only to feel deprived and splurge all that has been saved, because you are not all equally "in" to saving

It is easy to request a "laundry list" of small things, but like anything truly worth the effort, extapolating saving a little money into improving your lot in life takes work.

Answer 3

You need to look at what is costing you the most money.  If you live in an area where energy is cheap, energy conservation is not going to make much of an impact on your bottom line.

Answer 4

really nothing you could do i just paid seven dollars for a gallon of milk and six for two dozen of eggs so what ever you save on the house you'll be spending in the store or your gas tank not what you wanted to hear but i think you already know that

Answer 5

It would seem that your electricity bill would be lower. Gardening might be something to look into.  Raising your own vegetables could save grocery bills.  Also sell things that you no longer need/use.

Answer 6

dont buy paper towels, instead use cloth rags and rewash go into the internet and look for coupons for the resturants you use, I know you can find coupons for resturants on the webb you can get a 20.00 card for 10.00 dallors just look up coupons .com or resturants coupons.com and you can save money by canning and freezing your fruits and vegetables, also save your grocery bags if their plastic  and use them for garbage bags. put plastic wrap on the windows in the winter to keep the cold out, save old bread for bread pudding or meatloaf, or even french toast.   thats all for now I haven't all day.  Good Luck April

Answer 7

Good, keep up the good work.

All the best !!!!!!!!!!

Answer 8

You can find many more tips and also a forum to ask questions at The Frugal Life website:

http://www.thefrugallife.com

Answer 9

Are you saving money on water use too? Showering instead of bathing, washing with a hand towel instead of showering?

Do you have a garden with plants that require a lot of watering? Can you rig up drip irrigation using rubber tubing? Can you replace some of the plants for others that are easier to maintain?

You might want to look up a few books on the wartime economy from WWII. I recently saw one that had economically efficient recipes that provided a healthy diet.

I find a lot of really good information on the Internet (are you with the most economical provider? Have they added unnecessary services to your bills?)

As has been said above, whatever methods you take, make sure you feel comfortable living that way or you'll go up the wall. Sitting around at home all day to save money going out to the mall will drive you crazy, so taking walks in the outdoors will help you. Perhaps you can even get together a dog walking job and earn some money at the same time!

Answer 10

try freecycle.org

Answer 11

You are missing the basic element.

You need to have a budget.

First thing to eliminate is credit card interest. Pay them off and cut them up.

Start a list of every penny you spend. do it for a month, decide where you can reduce, do it and  start a new list.

List the necessities first:

Food

Rent

Transportation

After a month, you will be surprised where your money goes.