45 Easy Ways to Economize At Home Every Day
1. Wash and reuse foil wrap.
2. Save ‘junk mail’ reply envelopes for filing recipes, receipts, etc.
3. Trade things you don’t want with friends, neighbors, relatives.
4. Restrict family between-meal snacks to inexpensive and healthful in-season fruit and vegetables, home-popped corn, raisins, etc.
5. Become a ‘brown bagger’. Take your lunch to work.
6. Save and reuse plastic sandwich bags and paper lunch bags.
7. Tie soap remnants in a piece of nylon net and use as a body sponge.
8. Crumpled up used aluminum foil is ideal for scouring pots and pans.
9. Paper towels are expensive. Use washable cloth dish towels instead.
10. Wash and reuse transparent plastic wrap.
11. Save empty plastic food containers for storing leftovers & freezer use.
12. Don’t throw away anything. Save everything for a future garage sale.
12. Attend movies early when prices are generally lower.
13. Don’t buy expensive gifts. Give exotic home grown plants or bake a cake.
15. Give yourself a home permanent instead of paying top prices at a salon.
16. Consider cutting your family’s hair yourself.
17. Use plastic bread wrappers and produce bags for freezer use.
18. Use washable cloth handkerchiefs instead of expensive facial tissues.
19. Organize a baby-sitting club with friends & neighbors. Take turns.
20. Think in terms of doing it yourself rather than hiring someone to do it, such as home repairs, painting, garden work, cutting the lawn, etc.
21. Swap services with friends and neighbors who can do things you can’t.
22. Take advantage of free recreation, such as picnic areas, libraries, public tennis courts, swimming areas, parks, zoos, etc.
23. If you’re not going out to shop, leave your credit cards at home.
24. Learn about the many bargains at ‘no frills’ discount stores.
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