Easy Way To Save $ Per Month

[Blackcat31]

my biggest one right now is to not buy anything daycare related. i can get in SOME trouble buying toys and art supplies. some girls buy tons of shoes and clothes and makeup. not me. you can find me in any isle of a toysrus. i have discount school supply on speed dial.

some parents gave me gift cards for Christmas. you'd think i'd buy something for myself. nope. got a bunch of cool stuff for the DC though. even though i'm walking around with stained tshirts and holes in my underwear.

i wonder if there's a support group for people like me

Ha Ha! That is funny because my DH won't let me near anything Little Tikes. He says "it's just not normal!" (that I am so into Little Tike toys) I can't help it...I love them..... and Melissa and Doug stuff! Now I've discoverd a new brand of super cute eco toys that are just plain awesome...Sprig toys check them out! (I'm not helping am I? sorry.)http://www.sprigtoys.com/ They are soooo neat!

Maybe we should start a support group! My DH would MAKE me join!!

[melskids]

Ha Ha! That is funny because my DH won't let me near anything Little Tikes. He says "it's just not normal!" (that I am so into Little Tike toys) I can't help it...I love them..... and Melissa and Doug stuff! Now I've discoverd a new brand of super cute eco toys that are just plain awesome...Sprig toys check them out! (I'm not helping am I? sorry.)http://www.sprigtoys.com/ They are soooo neat!

Maybe we should start a support group! My DH would MAKE me join!!

OMG ! LOVE IT! thanks alot so much for THAT resolution...
J/K !!!!!!!

[dEHmom]

I buy coupons off of ebay! Also, gift cards. We remodled our bathroom and saved about $200 by buying Home Depot & Lowes coupons and gift cards on there. I never paid full retail value for the card!

You save money by "buying" coupons? LOL oh my legomom, that was hilarious to read!
I understand what you mean, but it just sounds so funny.
I think most people clip coupons :P Or print them offline.

How do you know how much is actually on the gift cards though? Couldn't they screw you on it?

[momma2girls]

my only hesitation with cutting cable entirely is my husbands obsession with sports :\

Mine as well. My husband could ne ver go without his tv

[laundrymom]

Mine as well. My husband could ne ver go without his tv

I would go nuts without my sports. Lol

[AmandasFCC]

and this is a hesitation why?

soooo happy my hubby doesn't like sports . especially curling! gawd what a horrible waste of tv. might as well watch **** :S with all the screaming they do. decided to edit that because maybe inappropriate for some.

i made hubby install clothes line outside, in summer hang all the comforters saved tons on energy.

Funny, my hubby doesn't care much about sports, except curling .... I don't get it! He gets so into it, so excited .... I just don't understand!

[Annette]

I stopped using disposable cups even though I got them at the dollar store 60 for $1, and only run my clothes in the dryer for about 10 minutes and then hang on hangers or clothes rack. Never let my dishwasher run the dry cycle, open the door and let them dry

[tenderhearts]

I would be interested in this netflix and hulu, how does it work?
Who do you have your internet through? We pay comcast for all 3, cable, internet and phone, and we thought about cutting cable or our landline but just for the internet is was almost as much, so I'm curious to know what others use and if it's high speed internet.

[ninosqueridos]

I would be interested in this netflix and hulu, how does it work?
Who do you have your internet through? We pay comcast for all 3, cable, internet and phone, and we thought about cutting cable or our landline but just for the internet is was almost as much, so I'm curious to know what others use and if it's high speed internet.

We have our internet and phone through comcast. All you need is an internet connection and something to stream your movies on (like a bluray player or ps3 or wii). Our bluray has the netflix app on it, so we sign up for netflix for 9 bucks a month, go on netflix website and choose the movies we want to stream, and they instantly show up on our bluray so we could watch them on TV. Netflix has been a godsend for our kids (and for us when they go to bed). They have entire seasons of blue's clues, shaun the sheep, and thousands of kids movies (wiggles, barney, etc) all available to play whenever we want. We couldn't live without it.

We recently tried Hulu Plus, which works the same way as netflix except it offers TV programming as well as movies....but we thought the selection of shows you could actually stream to your TV was horrible (the only kids TV show you could stream was Gumby ). If they get their act together and offer the same TV programming you could watch on hulu online on your computer, then it would be worth it. HTH.

[Little People]

I have Att&t for internet. They were running a special for $19.99 for a year. Then after the year is up, I will switch back to comcast and get their special again. I have been doing this switch back and forth for 3 years now. And i never pay anymore than $20 a month.

[SimpleMom]

we are just about to sign up for netflix. we don;t have any cable/basic tv, but watch lots of movies. how is the netflix and what is hulu?

[Zoe]

Netflix is great. You can get dvds by mail as well as get them sent straight to your tv if you have a game system like Wii, playstation 3, etc. You can't get new releases usually sent straight to your tv, but it's a pretty good selection.

Hulu is a website (hulu.com) that you can watch the latest tv shows on your computer. For example, Grey's Anatomy is on Thursday nights. If you want to watch the most recent episode, you just go onto hulu.com and can watch it starting the day after it airs (friday). This is available for free, but if you get a subscription, you can get more shows and watch previous seasons. It's worth checking out if you don't have cable!

[legomom922]

You save money by "buying" coupons? LOL oh my legomom, that was hilarious to read!
I understand what you mean, but it just sounds so funny.
I think most people clip coupons :P Or print them offline.

How do you know how much is actually on the gift cards though? Couldn't they screw you on it?

They will sell say a $100 gift card for $80. Stuff like that. Then with teh coupons, I will buy like 10 cat food coupons that are worth $1.00 off a bag, for 1.50, so for 1.50, I save $10! Or you can just buy like a huge lot of coupons. DIRT cheap!!!!!! :: Ck it out! go on ebay,and search coupons!

[momatheart]

I "liked" this site on FB and I see adds for all sorts of things. Momswhosave.com

[SilverSabre25]

haha, it's a bit facetious but here's a way to save $$ each month: don't lose food in the back of your freezer! I cleaned out the freezer tonight and found 2 steaks (for a total of $21!!!) back there. I think those are going on the menu for later this week...

On a more serious note--planning meals in such a way that you make sure to use things up, or freeze them if you're not going to use them (like if you need fresh cilantro, either plan a couple meals that will use it up, or freeze it then REMEMBER that it's there and use it later). Or if you open a container of chicken broth, make sure to use all of it or freeze it before it spoils.

it takes time to plan meals in an "organized" fashion like that, but saves a lot of $$ in the long run.

Also doing stuff like going to Pick Your Own produce places during the spring/summer and getting strawberries, blueberries, apples, peaches, tomatoes, etc then freezing them for the rest of the year. This can save you bundles of money!