Some Ways To Save Money Everyday

I’m not afraid of saving money, and I’m proud of being frugal. I’ll always save money where I can, and if I find little value.  We’ll revisit this post and video where I’ll share some of ways I save money while living my frugal lifestyle. 

1. Don’t Pay for TV

2. Hit the clearance rack and thrift stores

3. Buy Generic

4. Use a treadmill at home

5. Stack Errands

6. Join eClubs and Rewards

7. Connect my Hilton Points to Amazon

8. Use the Cash Envelope system

Don’t Pay for TV

What’s often overlooked, and is super easy to do, is just use an antenna to get, digital, over-the-air (OTA) broadcast. You can pickup an antenna from Target, Walmart and Amazon for under $20. Most modern TVs have a digital tuner already built it. You may not even know it, but it’s there. Simply connect the antenna to the Coaxial Antenna-In connection on your television. Next, go your TV’s menu and choose an option for auto-tuning, or channel scanning. For example, I scan channels in my area and can pickup 22 Channels!

Hit the clearance rack and thrift stores

I’m always one to share where I find a good deal. I’m not afraid to save money and let people know if it makes sense. For example, check this latest outfit of name-brand digs.

Buy Generic

Many of these products are identical to the name brand, if you look at compare ingredients of some of these they are exactly the same! Here is an example of some items that usually buy the generic version.

Use a treadmill at home

One of my goals is to begin walking on a more consistent schedule. With Minnesota winters, I wanted to walk in a controlled environment, but not pay monthly membership costs to a gym or fitness center. I took to craigslist, and Facebook Marketplace. I had looked at three treadmills for sale, and my third one was a good shape, it met my needs and cost me $40!

Stack Errands

If I have an errand to run, or I am meeting with someone south of the cities, I build that into when I’ll be visiting my customers, that are typically south of the cities. Again, doing so saves time and fuel. Location-based reminders can help with this. If you setup a reminder to be location-based, or remind me when I’m near this area, or remind me when I leave this location. It can help remind me stack my errands together.

Join eClubs and Rewards

I consistently get BOGO offers at Famous Dave’s, or 20% off coupons at Perkins, for example. Perkins also drops BOGO an entree, usually, once a week. Using things like the Target App and joining the Target Circle (what used to be Cartwheel) for Deals, and earning rewards. The kicker here is to stick to the deal, and don’t let other items creep into your order.

Use the Cash Envelope system

You place cash in the envelope that will specifically be used for that category. I typically use this for Dining, or eating out and groceries. One thing I did for 2019 was set a budget for Dining out, and Groceries of $300 each. I also made a list for my grocery items. I created a shared list on my phone and shared it with my kids. That way if there is something specific they want they can add it to the same list. This forced me to save a lot of money on spontaneous, random grocery spending, as well as how when you just swipe a card it was so much easier to spend and not feel that pain of spending.

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