Comments on: Five Craziest Things I Have Done to Save Money

By: Scotty

Scotty — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:38:57 +0000

One thing I did last year was take my girlfriend to McDonalds for Valentines day…. I would not recommend this, unless she is high maintenence then it will save you more in the long run.

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How To Iron Shirt | The Wisdom Journal — Mon, 19 May 2008 07:00:37 +0000

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By: Jasi

Jasi — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:28:21 +0000

I cut my husband’s and child’s hair. They both seem to prefer it and it’s not a complicated cut. I get my hair cut once a season at about $30 and it’s totally worth it for me.

Otherwise, we just do the normal stuff. Shop the perimeter making meals simple with rice, fresh in season veggies and a little meat. We mostly avoid boxed and canned stuff (aside from an emergency box in the pantry). We’re all allergic to dairy so we save a ton there. Dairy is super expensive anyway.

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Tue, 13 May 2008 20:58:27 +0000

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A Festival and An Award! | Remodeling This Life — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:20:07 +0000

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Festival of Frugality #125 - Save Some Money If You Are Rich Edition — Tue, 13 May 2008 02:51:12 +0000

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By: Hops

Hops — Fri, 09 May 2008 17:06:30 +0000

Considering apple juice’s amazing digestion-speeding qualities, I’ve always watered it down before giving it to kids.

In college I saved money by skipping dinner in order to get drunk off of less booze. I tried to dust off that plan off the other weekend with pretty much the disasterous results you would expect.

By: Frugal Parent

Frugal Parent — Fri, 09 May 2008 05:02:40 +0000

My family does not like powdered milk, but it is far less expensive than regular milk. I keep some in the house for recipes that call for milk. Also, when our gallon of regular milk gets about halfway used I’ve been known to fill it back up with the powdered version–it’s a trick that saves money and is undetectable (make sure no one is around when you do this)!!!

By: Peter T

Peter T — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:51:11 +0000

We always water down our kids’ juice, except a cup pure juice for breakfast, but we do it more for health reasons: juice is one of the largest supply of sugar. On the other hand, the kids like water with 30% apple juice much better than pure water, which we offer, too, of course.