We’re thrifty and we make a game of it. It’s actually fun after a while.
We shop at discount stores for snacks and staples. At a local discount and dented food shop we paid 45 bucks for 150 dollars original price at Kroger. Walmart for household items. Kroger for meat/bread/veggies.
We keep the thermostat at 65 and block off rooms we don’t use. I also use the sunlight to warm the house since I’m home during the day.
We buy store brands of almost everything. Diet Coke tastes just like Diet Big K. (Dr. Pepper is the only thing that never tastes right from a store brand)
We cook at home. I can make just about anything. Hamburger helper? No way- buy a pound of meat, noodles and add some spices. You’ll save tons of money.
We buy huge bags of rice and pasta because they keep. We buy frozen veggies on sale and that saves money too.
We shop at thrift stores for household goods and clothing. I have Versace and Calvin Klein clothes that I paid a fifth of their original price for. I just bought a 400 dollar air purifier for fifteen bucks.
Know what the prices are at other places! Just because you’re at a ‘discount’ store doesn’t mean all the prices are good. Same at Walmart. You’ll pay less for Febreze but more for meat. Know where the savings are and shop accordingly.
We have our old car and Hubbs bikes to work.
When you’re not using an appliance- unplug it. Computer, tv, coffee maker, microwave- all of it. While you’re at it- replace all the bulbs with CFLs. We cut our electric charges to five dollars a month by doing this.
Once you get started and see how much money you can save it is exhilarating!