Money Saving Tips: Saving Money is Easy!

Do you need money saving tips? Every one has a few money saving tips to share and I am no exception. We all learn from experience in our daily life on how to cut corners and save money. Saving money is easy! Here's how I save money on a weekly basis.

Milk is so expensive, so in a lot of my cooking I will substitute non-dairy creamer. Just mix ½ cup non-dairy creamer with ½ cup hot water and use in anything that calls for milk! It also makes makes a delicious cream gravy. This is a real money saver!

Use baking soda instead of toothpaste, to save money. The baking soda effectively cleans your teeth as well as freshens your breath, for a fraction of the cost of toothpaste. About 49 cents for a good size box!

Save money on trash bags. The plastic grocery bags from your local grocery store make great waste paper basket liners! They are the perfect size for small trash cans. Just tie the handles together when they are full and toss in the dumpster.

To save money on gas, combine grocery shopping, paying bills, visiting and any other errands in one trip. Plan ahead and make one trip to do it all.

Carpooling is a good way to save money, it not only saves on gas, it saves wear and tear on your vehicle. This not only helps you out, it also helps fellow workers as well, to save money!

Pack a lunch for work from leftovers from dinner the night before, instead of buying expensive take out meals. This could save you as least $20.00 a week or more!

For the cat lovers. To save money on cat litter, buy the least expensive brand and add a box of baking soda to the bottom of the litter box before adding the litter. The cheap litter + the baking soda is about $3.00 for 20 pounds as compared to the more expensive brands which will cost you any where from $7.00 up for the same amount. The cheaper brand + baking soda is just as effective.

I like to keep a spray bottle filled with a mixture of 1 part bleach to 3 parts water by the sink for those little spills that inevitably happen. The bleach in the water disinfects as well as cleans and is a lot more inexpensive than pre-made cleaners such as Windex or Clorox disinfecting spray.

Instead of throwing out small quantities of left over meat and vegetables from meals, freeze these in zip lock bags and use them later for soups. Just add a can of diced tomatoes, some macaroni and a little onion and you have a really hearty soup.

In recipes that call for fresh bell pepper, save money by buying the frozen chopped bell pepper. The bags contain about 2 cups of chopped pepper for $1.29 as opposed to whole fresh peppers which yields about ¾ cup for 99 cents each.

Cut back on eating out to save money. If you go to a restaurant once every weekend, cut back to once every other weekend. On the week that you stay home plan a special meal to prepare at a fraction of the cost you that you would incur for eating out.

When buying groceries, instead of always picking the store brand compare prices. Sometimes the name brands will have a lower price that of the store brand. Be observant of the prices of the products in order to save money.

To save on money with groceries, plan your menu around your local grocery stores weekly sales circular. If the item is priced right, and it is an item that you often use, stock up. However if it is a good buy, and an item you never use pass it up. You can't save money buying unnecessary items.