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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 97895" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>I take teabags, a travel mug and a thermos of milk to work with me, and make tea rather than buying it at the local coffee shop. Believe it or not, I save about $25.00 per week just from this.</p><p></p><p>I buy solid coloured cotton T-shirts in the boys department at Wal-Mart, to wear as "blouses" under suit jackets at work. Boys shirts have a little extra room in the shoulders and back (which translates nicely into extra room for...umm...womanly curves). AND they're often on sale for $2 or $3 apiece. Under a suit, no one can tell the difference. </p><p></p><p>I searched around until I found a spot that has all of the major grocery stores within a few blocks of each other...when they deliver the discount flyers with the sales, I make a list of which items are on sale in which stores, and then go from A to Z. This also means that I'm not burning away in gas what I just saved in store discounts. </p><p></p><p>One year when money was really tight and I couldn't afford to get gifts for anyone, I baked and decorated cookies. I made little care packages out of cling wrap tied with christmas ribbon, and gave one to everyone on my list (I baked gingerbread cookies, because the ingredients were very inexpensive, and used icing sugar/butter frosting)</p><p></p><p>Canadian Tire (a department store, sort of like Wal-Mart), gives away Canadian Tire money every time you buy something there. It comes in denominations of 1 cent, 5 cents...up to 1 dollar. I buy little things there, and fill up my truck at the gas bar. Then when I have a big-ticket item to buy I can use the Canadian Tire money to buy it. </p><p></p><p>Coupons...I don't really do this anymore. I've found that the coupons that are available are for really expensive products, and even with the discount, there's always another product that's just as good but less expensive. </p><p></p><p>This is just off the top of my head. If I come up with anything else, I'll post again.</p><p></p><p>All the best,</p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 97895, member: 3907"] I take teabags, a travel mug and a thermos of milk to work with me, and make tea rather than buying it at the local coffee shop. Believe it or not, I save about $25.00 per week just from this. I buy solid coloured cotton T-shirts in the boys department at Wal-Mart, to wear as "blouses" under suit jackets at work. Boys shirts have a little extra room in the shoulders and back (which translates nicely into extra room for...umm...womanly curves). AND they're often on sale for $2 or $3 apiece. Under a suit, no one can tell the difference. I searched around until I found a spot that has all of the major grocery stores within a few blocks of each other...when they deliver the discount flyers with the sales, I make a list of which items are on sale in which stores, and then go from A to Z. This also means that I'm not burning away in gas what I just saved in store discounts. One year when money was really tight and I couldn't afford to get gifts for anyone, I baked and decorated cookies. I made little care packages out of cling wrap tied with christmas ribbon, and gave one to everyone on my list (I baked gingerbread cookies, because the ingredients were very inexpensive, and used icing sugar/butter frosting) Canadian Tire (a department store, sort of like Wal-Mart), gives away Canadian Tire money every time you buy something there. It comes in denominations of 1 cent, 5 cents...up to 1 dollar. I buy little things there, and fill up my truck at the gas bar. Then when I have a big-ticket item to buy I can use the Canadian Tire money to buy it. Coupons...I don't really do this anymore. I've found that the coupons that are available are for really expensive products, and even with the discount, there's always another product that's just as good but less expensive. This is just off the top of my head. If I come up with anything else, I'll post again. All the best, Trinity [/QUOTE]
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