Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
General Discussions
The Watercooler
Money Saving Ideas
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 228914" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Here are a few things that we've done lately:</p><p></p><p>1) Switched our cable and internet to the same provider as our phone service. Significantly cheaper because of the bundle discount (and I was most displeased with the old company after the 5-techs-to-repair-one-cut-cable debacle)</p><p></p><p>2) switched our car and home insurance to a different company with much better rates</p><p></p><p>3) husband and I have been packing all meals and snacks for work. I have always packed a lunch, but sometimes used to go to the coffee shop for a cup of tea or a little snack. Now I bring tea bags, a carton of milk, salads, large tubs of yogurt, whatever, and keep them in the office fridge. I have a bowl, a plate, a mug and cutlery in my desk. Thankfully, my co-workers are not the type to raid other people's lunches. I've worked in offices where they were, which was very bad.</p><p></p><p>4) Wherever possible, husband and I carpool, combine trips and cut down on the amount of driving we're doing. </p><p></p><p>5) I've stopped taking public transit. I know...that one sounds weird, but I get free parking at my office, my car gets really good gas mileage, and with the price of gas having dropped so low it's less expensive for me to take the car. If it's close enough to home, then I walk or take the bicycle (I have winter tires on my bike)</p><p></p><p>6) I've learned to cook squash in ways that the family likes. Can't beat the price, it's filling, low in carbs, full of vitamins, compliant with husband's diet, and can be had for about $0.50 a pound.</p><p></p><p>7) Making a lot of crock pot soups and stews. Filling, warms you up in the winter, ensures that the food in the fridge doesn't spoil or go to waste, and easy to pack for work lunches.</p><p></p><p>8) Took all of husband's old T-shirts that don't fit him anymore and cut them up for wash cloths. I have stopped buying paper towels entirely.</p><p></p><p>9) I'm experimenting with re-making some of husband's clothes that he has shrunk out of. There is enough fabric in some of his old jeans and chinos to make some very cute little skirts for me. I can use the leftover legs to sew tote bags for the grocery store. They are charging 5 cents per plastic bag now, so carrying my own bags saves a lot of money.</p><p></p><p>That's all I can think of at the moment.</p><p></p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 228914, member: 3907"] Here are a few things that we've done lately: 1) Switched our cable and internet to the same provider as our phone service. Significantly cheaper because of the bundle discount (and I was most displeased with the old company after the 5-techs-to-repair-one-cut-cable debacle) 2) switched our car and home insurance to a different company with much better rates 3) husband and I have been packing all meals and snacks for work. I have always packed a lunch, but sometimes used to go to the coffee shop for a cup of tea or a little snack. Now I bring tea bags, a carton of milk, salads, large tubs of yogurt, whatever, and keep them in the office fridge. I have a bowl, a plate, a mug and cutlery in my desk. Thankfully, my co-workers are not the type to raid other people's lunches. I've worked in offices where they were, which was very bad. 4) Wherever possible, husband and I carpool, combine trips and cut down on the amount of driving we're doing. 5) I've stopped taking public transit. I know...that one sounds weird, but I get free parking at my office, my car gets really good gas mileage, and with the price of gas having dropped so low it's less expensive for me to take the car. If it's close enough to home, then I walk or take the bicycle (I have winter tires on my bike) 6) I've learned to cook squash in ways that the family likes. Can't beat the price, it's filling, low in carbs, full of vitamins, compliant with husband's diet, and can be had for about $0.50 a pound. 7) Making a lot of crock pot soups and stews. Filling, warms you up in the winter, ensures that the food in the fridge doesn't spoil or go to waste, and easy to pack for work lunches. 8) Took all of husband's old T-shirts that don't fit him anymore and cut them up for wash cloths. I have stopped buying paper towels entirely. 9) I'm experimenting with re-making some of husband's clothes that he has shrunk out of. There is enough fabric in some of his old jeans and chinos to make some very cute little skirts for me. I can use the leftover legs to sew tote bags for the grocery store. They are charging 5 cents per plastic bag now, so carrying my own bags saves a lot of money. That's all I can think of at the moment. Trinity [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
General Discussions
The Watercooler
Money Saving Ideas
Top