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<blockquote data-quote="tiredmommy" data-source="post: 203306" data-attributes="member: 1722"><p>I pack husband a lunch from the previous night's dinner at least three days a week. He works from home at least one day, so his diminished lunch outings have gone down about 60%.</p><p> </p><p>I buy the majority of Duckie's clothing used. The only possible exception to that is socks, underwear and shoes but those are bought on sale.</p><p> </p><p>I pick up clearance items throughout the year for gifts. Ex: I bought for 12 Webkinz for $48, I haven't needed to buy a birthday gift in months.</p><p> </p><p>My bff colors my hair: $8 vs $36 at the local salon.</p><p> </p><p>I plan trips to the major shopping areas 40 minutes away. I go once a month at most, saves a lot of gas.</p><p> </p><p>Duckie and I carpool with friends whenever possible.</p><p> </p><p>husband works from home whenever possible.</p><p> </p><p>We seal our windows in the winter and use thermal drapes.</p><p> </p><p>I plan every single meal... I've being doing that since 2005 and have probably saved thousands of $$$ by limiting grocery trips. I also shop at Wegman's for their everyday low prices, but swing into Tops for their sale prices on the way home. I literally carry the Tops weekly ad with me while I shop at Wegman's. I save about $30 a week.</p><p> </p><p>I say "no" a lot to Duckie because she doesn't need yet another frivolous piece of garbage I'll be throwing out next year.</p><p> </p><p>husband and I drive our cars into the ground, saves on car payments. My car was bought new in 1999.</p><p> </p><p>I make a lot of stuff, like teacher gifts... cookies at Christmas, chocolate covered strawberries for Valentine's day... and other homespun gifts for the end of the year. Duckie and I bought some paint, embroidery thread, good glue, colored felt, and googly eyes. We then took a ride to lake and harvested a bunch of flat rocks that we made into decorated paperweights for the twenty-some odd adults she comes into regular contact with at school. They loved it and it cost me about $20, that's less than $1 a gift.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tiredmommy, post: 203306, member: 1722"] I pack husband a lunch from the previous night's dinner at least three days a week. He works from home at least one day, so his diminished lunch outings have gone down about 60%. I buy the majority of Duckie's clothing used. The only possible exception to that is socks, underwear and shoes but those are bought on sale. I pick up clearance items throughout the year for gifts. Ex: I bought for 12 Webkinz for $48, I haven't needed to buy a birthday gift in months. My bff colors my hair: $8 vs $36 at the local salon. I plan trips to the major shopping areas 40 minutes away. I go once a month at most, saves a lot of gas. Duckie and I carpool with friends whenever possible. husband works from home whenever possible. We seal our windows in the winter and use thermal drapes. I plan every single meal... I've being doing that since 2005 and have probably saved thousands of $$$ by limiting grocery trips. I also shop at Wegman's for their everyday low prices, but swing into Tops for their sale prices on the way home. I literally carry the Tops weekly ad with me while I shop at Wegman's. I save about $30 a week. I say "no" a lot to Duckie because she doesn't need yet another frivolous piece of garbage I'll be throwing out next year. husband and I drive our cars into the ground, saves on car payments. My car was bought new in 1999. I make a lot of stuff, like teacher gifts... cookies at Christmas, chocolate covered strawberries for Valentine's day... and other homespun gifts for the end of the year. Duckie and I bought some paint, embroidery thread, good glue, colored felt, and googly eyes. We then took a ride to lake and harvested a bunch of flat rocks that we made into decorated paperweights for the twenty-some odd adults she comes into regular contact with at school. They loved it and it cost me about $20, that's less than $1 a gift. [/QUOTE]
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