I’m always looking for ideas on how to stretch a dollar! So yesterday I spent a little time searching the internet for useful tips and came across some sites with good money saving tips that I thought you might enjoy checking out. Maybe there’s some new money saving tip that you haven’t thought of doing yet!
How To Stretch A Dollar
1. I’ve never thought of freezing eggs when I find a good deal on them. I will from now on! So handy – never have eggs go bad on you. How to Freeze Eggs from the Thrifty Couple
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2. I’m a huge proponent of making things from scratch (for both health & thriftiness reasons). Blissful & Domestic shares how she cut her grocery budget in half by meal planning and making food from scratch.
3. The Peaceful Mom has an interesting 30 post series called Living On Less Than $28,000 A Year that I read through and found some good ideas and things to think about. She also has Financial Updates where she shares about her family finances.
4. The Budget Diet has a post on how to Cut Your Spending by $400 A Month. Most of the things she listed I already do but maybe some ideas might be new to you. As usual, I find the comments by readers most interesting.
5. The manliness of frugality is explored by The Art of Manliness – the post is 80 Frugal Tips to Save Money and are really good tips for everyone 🙂
5 More Ways To Stretch A Dollar
*Many fresh foods can be frozen – so buy in bulk and on sale – use that deep freeze! Check out this list of Food You Can Freeze That You Thought You Couldn’t!*
*Find one way to save money every day – big or small – everyone can do one thing every day that will save them money. It all adds up in the end*
*Find a way to make some extra money – declutter and sell your stuff at a garage sale, ebay, Facebook etc”*
*Find creative ways to re-use & re-purpose things instead of buying new*
My Best Money Saving Tip!
“Be thankful for ALL you have! Saves a ton instead of shopping for MORE!”
Something worth remembering!
I hope you learned some new ideas or have gotten some inspiration on how to stretch your dollars!
You may also be interested in: 7 Food Hacks For Stretching Your Groceries
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I tried freezing eggs once but the consistency was not good — perhaps because I did not add the salt or sugar that the Thrifty Couple post recommends. I’ll have to give it another try with their instructions.
My #1 saving money tip is — don’t go to Target! Because there is ALWAYS something there that you need, but don’t need.
I’ll definitely check out the posts you have linked — between college-girl expenses, and medical and dental expenses on this end, along with outrageous gas and food bills — we need all the help we can get. I hope your ads help relieve a bit of the financial pressure. I’m teaching a homeschool class for a bunch of teens in my home this semester, which has helped some.
LOL! I know that is so true about Target! I used to shop there once a week but stopped after I realized that I always left with more than what was on my list. Now I go once a month and do my best to stick to my list. I don’t always make it but at least it’s only once a month now instead of once a week!
Thanks for the links. I will check them out for sure. I’m that way about Walmart. It is on our way into town and just too easy to stop in for one thing and it’s never just one thing!
I had no idea you could freeze eggs! I’m not so sure I could trust that, but I’ll have to read what the Thrift Couple has to say. Some of the links you posted look interesting and I’ll have to check them out.
To Diana’s comment above, friends and I used to go to the mall and to Walmart for entertainment. As soon as I made the decision to stop doing that I hardly saw those friends anymore. Now I only go to Walmart when I actually need something,
Thank you for the great information. My sweetheart just retired last Friday and we are beginning to live on a ‘fixed’ income – no more overtime or special projects. But way more time to do things together we haven’t had time to do. House projects and fun things and time with grandkids and friends!
~Adrienne~
Thanks so much for mentioning my article, “Cut Your Spending by $400 a Month.” It’s the most popular article on my blog because it proves that a few small changes really can add up to substantial savings. Love your blog, and I love your take on life…”bloom where you are planted.”
Thanks for the tips:) I am always looking for ways to save some $$ ! Have a blessed week dear friend, HUGS!
The ads on your blog are a small price to pay for the privilege of sharing your home and good ideas for decorating, gardening and more. The only thing that is a total turn off to me on blogs is when a video starts playing automatically–noise is much worse than pictures imo.
Just at the right time, some more money saving ideas! I need all the help I can get. I’m going to check ou the links so thanks!
Hi, new fan here, I found you at Debra Jean’s Dandelion House! I felt exactly the same as you about ads in the sidebar until convinced otherwise.
I’d like to invite you to join us at the Clever Chicks Blog Hop this week!
I hope to see you there!
Cheers!
Kathy
The Chicken Chick