I’ve bought a few reusable grocery bags when I go to Albertson’s. They are 99¢, but for everyone you use when you buy groceries you get 5¢ off. So they end up paying for themselves and then some.

I always buy clothes when they’re on sale (preferably on clearance). I hit thrift stores, too, especially if it’s a store I know is reliable for good deals and items. I like to hit the Old Navy and Target clearances, too — they’re good sources of last season stuff. I also will buy things I won’t wear, but that I can alter into something I will wear. Being able to alter my clothing and sew has really helped me out, as I don’t have to necessarily get rid of things that don’t fit or look right (which is wasted money), and I don’t have to buy as many things new. Plus, I get to personalize my stuff.

Thanks for coming over to my blog. I’m so bad at explaining how this works. Each lady at the party made the recipe for her family that night. Each recipe served 8 people. To simplify to process and cut costs each lady would bring the all the ingredients for her assigned recipe x 8 and distribute them to everyone else that night.

I was in charge of egg rolls. So I prepared everyone’s cabbage and carrots and bought all of the spices and wrappers for everyone there. I passed them out and each lady prepared them for her family to take home.

I think in the end the price averaged between$4-8 per meal depending on family size.

Look forward to reading your blog. I’m going to sign up for your giveaway!

I recently gave making my own laundry detergent a try and I’m really happy with the results. For a cost of about $6, I got an almost full 5 bucket gallon, plus I have enough ingredients to make another batch! Since I only use 2/3 of a cup per load, it’s saving tons of money and it only took maybe 10 minutes to do.

I’m looking forward to reading through your blog. I could really use some help saving $$ right now.
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Oh, this book has been on my list for a while!

This sounds simple, but the #1 way I’ve saved money is by shopping at Aldi. I made a price book and figured out, ounce-for-ounce, that Aldi prices are better than buying in bulk (most of the time) and other supermarket sales- and there’s the added bonus of not having to spend time cutting coupons (or spending money to subscribe to the newspaper at all!)

Just found this book last week and added it to my “list” of books I want!

Excellent giveaway. Enter me, please! I use reusable grocery bags and save money at Trader Joes.

Menu plan and shop for groceries with a list. I have reduced the amount of food I waste and my grocery bills just by doing thes two simple things.

I reuse plastic sandwich bags and dryer sheets! Thanks for offering this!

toss me in. I love to bake in bulk and then freeze the dinners, that really saves money and time.

What a great giveaway! My most frugal tip is to shop away at those yard sales! I buy the next size up for my children, all our Winter coats, games, toys and even gifts whenever possible. It saves me SO much money!

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Please enter me. Thanks for your generosity! ihang my clothes to dry unless it’s freezing or raining. I also reuse plastic bags from the grocery for small garbage bags. I handwash dishes most of the time, although we do have a perfect dishwasher.

One thing that I do is put the wrappers off of stick butter into a sandwich bag and when I need to grease a pan I use the wrapper to do it. Also, I save bread ties to use to close packages like crackers.

I shop at The Children’s Orchard! It’s a wonderful consignment store for kids with tons of great finds!

I shop the clearance racks for me and the kids. I also buy a season ahead for the kids so that I can buy their clothes at a great discount. It’s always an adventure to see how much I can save!

So I’ve always assumed that the butcher counter at the grocery store is more expensive. After all, you get exactly the amount of meat you want, give to you by a real person, right there.

Well, my grocery store has the meat considerably cheaper there! Usually $0.40/lb cheaper on ground beef, $2/lb cheaper for bacon. I love it!

Buying canned goods at Aldi’s help me save money.
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I have a friend who has this book and it looks great! I make my own baby wipes using Bounty select-a-size paper towels and baby bath soap. My husband just switched out our old light bulbs for the compact fluorescent ones too.
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I use have the recommended level of laundry detergent and I cut my dryer sheets in half.

I have a shelf in my pantry reserved for “about to expire” items. that way, I never let anything expire I bought in bulk a long time ago. once a month I go through my pantry and move anything that expires in the next month to that shelf. Takes about 10 minutes or less a month and makes sure nothing goes to waste!

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I order food from angelfoodministries.org they have some great prices. Count me in and come enter mine, too!

One thing that I try to do that has saved money is making homemade gifts for others. I can crochet and make several different items, like washcloths, scarves, etc. A crocheted washcloth costs me about $0.50 in materials. Most people seem to really like receiving them and use them regularly.

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I try to buy all of my meat at Sam’s Club. The savings might not offset the yearly fee once my kids are out of diapers/wipes, but for now this saves money because the baby products are cheaper in bulk.

Great idea for a giveaway! I need more ideas too!!!

I didn’t read through all the comments so I hope no one said this already. I shop at Aldi. Super cheap non name brand food. And really good quality. If you don’t like something after you cook/eat it they will refund your purchase price. Can’t beat that. Also I make a menu for the two weeks and just shop off of that. I really try to limit our impulse buying. I’ve heard a lot about the tightwad gazette and would love to read it. Hope I win!

I go camping often and I bring food that requires to be cold in a cooler. Instead of getting bags of ice every time I go, I came up with an idea of putting 3 completely frozen water (gallon) jugs in cooler and they lasted a few days! No watery mess and when jugs are thawed, it can be used for drinking or cleaning.

I also reuse plastic juice containers with frozen water so it will lay flat and fit neatly in bottom of cooler. This works a bit better than gallon jugs.

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I love these books, I have never owned one & would love to. Let’s see, some of my tips that save money: keep the heat at 68, buy clothes at thrift stores for my kiddos & watch the clearance racks, buy meat in those bulk packages, have meatless dinners, keep any unused appliance unplugged unless being used, including cel chargers, etc. Oh & one big saver is in the summer keep a cooler in my car with juice boxes & water so we aren’t tempted to pay extra at gas stations etc & I also try to limit my errands to the same day to save on gas. Ok hopefully there was something in there someone could use!

I’ve just really started to do the frugal thing, so this book would be super handy. My tip is to go through the coupons and sale ads to find the best deals. I’ll be combing through the comments to find some great tips.
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I blog almost every day because it keeps my budget on my mind! I listen to the Dave Ramsey show online. I like to read novels about pioneers. (Sorry, that’s kind of nerdy!)

Oooh… I’ve checked this book out from the library, too, but haven’t yet bought! Would love to have a copy, so count me in! My frugal tip… I’ve been using used dryer sheets on those Swifter mops to “sweep” my floor… works so much better than my broom! :)

My new frugal adventure is shopping the CVS deals. I save bunches on toiletries and over the counter meds! Thanks for the offering a great giveaway!

I have this book and the other two (not the complete). I would love to win this one for my oldest daughter.

Favorite tip: buy in bulk when on sale (use a coupon with the sale is even better) Ask for rainchecks if the item is out of stock!

I’ve heard of the Tightwad Gazette but never read it. My favorite tip: The Grocery Game for saving $$$. That, and sewing can definitely save you money too (it helps if you enjoy it though).

I’m so interested in these books! Tha