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<blockquote data-quote="inactive" data-source="post: 2116701" data-attributes="member: 7488"><p>Eat at home. No, seriously. pack a lunch or go home and cook a meal. It saves a ton of money over eating out.</p><p></p><p>Sell what you don't need. Not just guns, but all kinds of stuff. Shoes, electronics, tools, random unused kitchen appliances (like coffee makers or food processors). Many just take up space and you can hawk 'em on ebay or craigslist for some extra cash. You'll also enjoy the lack of clutter.</p><p></p><p>Walk to the store. I live close enough to a grocery store I often load the kids in a wagon and hoof it. We get our groceries and walk home with them. We 1) use less gas this way, and 2) are buying a lot less since we have to determine what to carry home in our wagon. You'll put up that needless box of fruit snacks if you have to start culling your groceries.</p><p></p><p>Stop drinking. Besides saving the money, it's bad for you. And you'll likely lose some weight and inches.</p><p></p><p>Quit the soda habit. Same as above. It's super expensive for what it is, and even diet soda is probably not great on our liver and kidneys. Drink water or tea.</p><p></p><p>Cancel the yard service. If you don't have a mower, buy a used one and start mowing your own yard. You can probably get a mower for what 3-5 weeks of yard service costs. All you need to get through the summer then is a rake and a weed trimmer. Or if you're a real masochist, just get a blade or hoe and edge your yard that way <img src="/images/smilies/biggrin.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>Cut your water use. If you turn the sprinklers off, and think about wearing your shirts and slacks/jeans 2-3 times between washes, you will be surprised how much you save in water. Just those things saved me 30-40 bucks a month in water/sewage fees. But manual laborers and children, you can ignore the not washing advice <img src="/images/smilies/wink.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Cancel the gym membership (if no contract). There are plenty of ways to be active for free. Mostly it involves being outside <img src="/images/smilies/biggrin.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-shortname=":D" /> . Outside of cardio, you can even resistance exercises and yoga to help tone and build muscle mass.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I had a garden before, but I just started the bread baking and green onion tricks. I am sold on both. I will say if you are buying bread, check out both store bakeries (Reasor's sells their french bread for like 99 cents a loaf) and the "day old" stores.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I just read about doing this. I heard you can get castile soap and make everything from shampoo to dish soap to toothpaste from it. Anyone tried this? It's also kind of eco-friendly hippie as well, which I am down with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="inactive, post: 2116701, member: 7488"] Eat at home. No, seriously. pack a lunch or go home and cook a meal. It saves a ton of money over eating out. Sell what you don't need. Not just guns, but all kinds of stuff. Shoes, electronics, tools, random unused kitchen appliances (like coffee makers or food processors). Many just take up space and you can hawk 'em on ebay or craigslist for some extra cash. You'll also enjoy the lack of clutter. Walk to the store. I live close enough to a grocery store I often load the kids in a wagon and hoof it. We get our groceries and walk home with them. We 1) use less gas this way, and 2) are buying a lot less since we have to determine what to carry home in our wagon. You'll put up that needless box of fruit snacks if you have to start culling your groceries. Stop drinking. Besides saving the money, it's bad for you. And you'll likely lose some weight and inches. Quit the soda habit. Same as above. It's super expensive for what it is, and even diet soda is probably not great on our liver and kidneys. Drink water or tea. Cancel the yard service. If you don't have a mower, buy a used one and start mowing your own yard. You can probably get a mower for what 3-5 weeks of yard service costs. All you need to get through the summer then is a rake and a weed trimmer. Or if you're a real masochist, just get a blade or hoe and edge your yard that way :D Cut your water use. If you turn the sprinklers off, and think about wearing your shirts and slacks/jeans 2-3 times between washes, you will be surprised how much you save in water. Just those things saved me 30-40 bucks a month in water/sewage fees. But manual laborers and children, you can ignore the not washing advice ;) Cancel the gym membership (if no contract). There are plenty of ways to be active for free. Mostly it involves being outside :D . Outside of cardio, you can even resistance exercises and yoga to help tone and build muscle mass. I had a garden before, but I just started the bread baking and green onion tricks. I am sold on both. I will say if you are buying bread, check out both store bakeries (Reasor's sells their french bread for like 99 cents a loaf) and the "day old" stores. I just read about doing this. I heard you can get castile soap and make everything from shampoo to dish soap to toothpaste from it. Anyone tried this? It's also kind of eco-friendly hippie as well, which I am down with. [/QUOTE]
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