Saving money on a day to day basis

[MummaSue]

Ok, so I want to know what everyone's penny pinching tips are.

What do you do to make savings for yourself?

Eg. saving water, food shopping, etc.

I want to live a more frugal life this year - my main new years resolution. DH and I have put together our savings plan for the year which is exciting but I want to be able to save more.

THANKS!

[MrsFabuloso]

Great thread! I will be watching with interest how to save a few $$ here too! Here are some things I am trying to do...

Remember to turn appliances and things off at the wall or even better, unplug it when not in use.
Don't leave things on like fans/tv/radio ect if you're not in the room
Eat less meat (if you eat meat, it's less expensive and good for the environment!)
Meal plan and write shopping lists and stick to them (we soooo need to do this!)
Don't shop mid week unless you HAVE to, you will usually end up with stuff you don't need, I always do!
Walk where ever you can or use public transport if possible

I will keep on thinking....

[MummaSue]

Thanks Lilias!

I'm pretty good with the meal planning thing - mainly because I love going through my cookbooks to see what delights I can cook for us this week

xxx

[Mum2SweetCs]

This year we need to save as much as possible too:

* well firstly, im going to use up everything in my pantry and fridge and not stock up on "just incase stuff"
I waste so much food it is shameful =(

* unsubscribe to all my online shopping newsletters - I am an online shopping addict

* buy only good quality clothing and not because clothing is cheap and i wont wear

* try to clean out my cupboard and sell whatever i dont need or give to st vinnies

* bake my own bread

[Mum2SweetCs]

oh one tip, my friend always cuts out vouchers and coupons and leaves it in her bag.

[Gigi]

oh one tip, my friend always cuts out vouchers and coupons and leaves it in her bag.

what vouchers and coupons? every time i read about shopping coupons, it's usually a US frugal tips site. So are you talking about shopping coupons in AUST?

[MummaSue]

* well firstly, im going to use up everything in my pantry and fridge and not stock up on "just incase stuff"
I waste so much food it is shameful =(

This is something else I'd thought of too. We have so many tins and stuff in the pantry, I've made my meal plans with this in mind - and that should save a few nights meals in our grocery shopping too for a month or so!

Awesome people, keep them coming!

[Laranna]

Turn off appliances at the wall. Turn off TV when not in the room, I don't have it on for background noise.
Have shorter showers (4 minutes).
Do my clothes washing in cold water. I do a hot wash with some towels once a week just to flush hot water through the machine.
Reduce my car trips. If I need to go to the shop to get more milk or to the library or playgroup, I will walk.
Make phone calls on my mobile because they are all covered under my cap plan.
Do my grocery shopping online because I can see the totals and I can take things off if I need to. It also prevents me from impulse buying and from buying junk food.
Meal plan, eat less red meat and use common ingredients in the weeks meals.

[Liviam]

Subscribing because we are getting our finances in order too - so sick of wasting money. I've just started a thread on the cost of monthly living. Seems like money is on a lot of our minds at the moment.

[~Lashes~]

subbing, ive got a 900 water bill that ive been "avoiding" from 2 moves ago thats just caught up to me so so glad i sold that bloomin pool!!!