Simple Money Saving Ideas Everyone Can Use - Part 2

If you have used the tips from Part 1, you should already have felt your wallet thank you and hopefully your waist line too. In this Part we will continue to whittle away on cost and this time stress factors.

Use recyclable Items to decorate your House and keep your hands busy.
Have you ever taken a real good look at some of these Glass Bottles you Purchase? Some of them are extremely fancy. Others are just screaming to be used for decoration Items.

Glass Bottles, depending on Size and design, make great Vases or when adding glass beads or multiple layers of sands, macaronis and peas et cetera, be used for great decoration Items in different Rooms in your house.
Another Bonus is that you can keep Children busy by having them help you fill the bottles up with the various Items. They can create Art you can be proud to display. Make enough of them and have an Arts and Crafts Yard Sale.

Make handcrafted Beads out of left over wrapping Paper. You can find Beading Magazines or Books at your local Library. Some of these Beads are very beautiful and you can make some fun Jewelry to give to Friends and Family as Gifts during the Holidays or add to your Arts and Crafts Inventory. Again, if your kids are a bit older you can have them help you out, both at the creation process and at the sale.

Are you a list keeper? If yes, how often have you printed out too many sheets or have had a spelling mistake just to notice it too late. Use the blank side of the Print out and stable it together. You have a great note pad for Lists and Notes.

Empty Toilet Paper Rolls, Wrapping Paper leftovers and magazines you are done reading... All these and more make great Craft Supplies for you and your kids. Just use your imagination.

Carpool principal used for special events or pay per view...
We all have heard of Carpooling; why not use the same principal for special events. If you have two Birthdays in the same month, way not celebrate the birthdays together with Family. You cut the cost of Party Supplies and Food by throwing it on the same day, plus free up some time for special fun on the correct birthday. Set the Date of the Party on a Day in between both dates.

Pay per view... In my house our Family and my Husbands best Friend love UFC. When the Pay per View is on TV we have a standing arrangement. He purchases the Pay per View and I supply the Dinner. We go over, the guys get to hang out and my Daughter and I cook in his kitchen. When the Fights are on we all have fun watching them together. This shares the cost and is a fun get together at the same time.

Set up a Coupon Exchange with your Friends, Family or Neighbors.
Find out who uses Coupons around you, then set up a weekly Coupon Exchange. Not everyone uses the same brands or needs the same item at the same time. Clip the coupons you find in your local Paper or advertisements, take the ones you need and bring the rest to your weekly meeting. Take turns hosting the Exchange. This gives you a Reason to catch up on the week's events and everyone can take the Coupons they need. Another great way to get together, cut some stress and save a bit of money.

Talking about Coupons....
Look for coupons when you are planning a Vacation. By using online specials when booking a flight or a Room you can save up to 50% of the cost at times. I have just purchased a 3 Night Stay in California for $197.00 (the Hotel a 2 ½ Star, including Breakfast and only 1 mile away from the Attraction) and Knots Berry Farm Tickets for 3 Adults for $71.82.

I further searched for Discount Coupons for Restaurants like Dennis and Applebees. This will help with the food costs during the Vacation. Remember, every penny helps.

Look for more saving Tips in Part 3...