- Use the phone book instead of directory assistance.
- Use coupons at the grocery store.
- Do your own nails.
- Rent out a room or garage.
- Replace 100 watt bulbs with 60 watt.
- Make long distance calls at night and on weekends, instead of mid-day, mid-week.
- Throw pocket change in a jar and take it to the bank when it’s full.
- Always grocery shop with a list.
- Buy spare parts for your car at a junkyard.
- Go to museums on free days.
- Quit smoking.
- Meet friends for coffee instead of dinner.
- Take a shorter shower.
- Write letters instead of calling.
- Brown bag your lunch.
- Use public transportation.
- Buy old furniture at yard sales and refinish it yourself.
- Apply for scholarships and financial aid.
- Exercise for free-walk, jog, bike, or get exercise videos from the library.
- Buy your clothes off season.
- Share housing with a friend or family member.
- Hang clothes out to dry.
- Do not use your calling card.
- Change the oil in your car yourself regularly.
- But ‘no frills’ vitamins.
- Take a date for a walk along the beach or in the woods.
- Make cards and gifts for friends.
- Shop in thrift stores.
- Refinance your mortgage.
- Grocery shop on double coupon days.
- Shop around for eyeglasses.
- Recycle.
- Move to a less expensive place to live.
- Use low flush toilets or water saving devices in the tank.
- Drop unneeded telephone services like call forwarding or caller ID.
- Buy fruits and vegetables in season.
- Avoid using your ATM card at machines that charge a fee.
- Bicycle to work.
- Ask your doctor for samples of prescriptions.
- Borrow a dress for a big night out. or go to a consignment shop.
- When you buy a home negotiate the sales price and closing costs.
- Turn the hot water heater down and wrap it with insulation.
- Never grocery shop hungry.
- Buy, sell, and trade clothes at consignment shops.
- Shop around for the lowest banking fees.
- Caulk windows and doors.
- Iron your own shirts.
- Plan your weekly food menu before shopping.
- Buy a good used car instead of a new model car.
- Purchase all of your insurance from the same company to get a discount.
- Cut your cable television down to basic.
- Go to an optometrist for routine vision tests or to change an eyeglass prescription.
- Have potluck dinners with friends and family instead of going out.
- Use the library for books, video tapes, and music.
- Inspect clothing carefully before purchasing it.
- Don’t use your dishwasher dry cycle; open the door and let them air dry all night.
- At the grocery store, comparison shop by looking at the unit price.
- Make your own coffee.
- Use old newspapers for cat litter.
- Shop at discount clothing stores.
- Grow your own vegetables and herbs.
- Shop around for auto financing.
- Donate time instead of money to religious organizations and charities.
- If you are leaving a room for more than five minutes, turn off the light.
- Shop at auctions or pawn shops for jewelry and antiques.
- Keep your car properly tuned.
- Request lower interest rates from your creditors.
- Trade in old books, records, and CDs at book and record exchanges.
- Pay bills the day they arrive; many credit card companies charge interest based on your average daily balance.
- Buy software at computer fares.
- Search the internet for freebies.
- Compost to make your own fertilizer.
April 22, 2011
fuuny ways to cut cost? logic jugak actually. haha copied from nowhere
April 6, 2011
another reunion!
yeay! we meet again in "reunion section"! so this episode,our special guest is Ms Zayyani Jamain~ welcome home babe! so ms zayyani here,also known as GG, she was my bestfriend back in SRJK (C) Sin Hwa. so its been a very long long time lah. we seperated during highschool and also college world. So shes taking her degree now in Bangalore,India. and its been yearrrsss suda i havent met her, so her aunty worked in Teck Guan as well so aunt Eve told me about GG's return. She'll be goin bek to India this Sunday :( hope to see u again G, wish u all the best. LOVE erin.
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