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Posted: Oct 11, 2013

Does anyone else have ways theey save money on household items, clothing, kids stuff, etc.? I have lots of websites saved for deals, but just curious how others make a big dent in there budget and where you find the great bargins!! TIA

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ahhh one of my favorite subjects! - saving money too

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I save the most from going to garage/yard sales and thrift stores. Anytime I can buy used always saves. I buy clothes, shoes, household decor, books, etc. and save so much. Last weekend, I went to several yard sales and for $20.00 I bought a boatload of stuff; a beautiful rustic storage cabinet for my house, a purse, home decor, a bread maker, a planter made of decorative wood, shelves, pillows, etc, all for no more than $20.00. I also save a lot by going to Costco and buy in bulk and use the Vons 4 U digital coupons. Also, by using the Vons 4 U, I earn gas points and save on my gas. I can fill up a 15-gallon tank in my car for about $48.00. (I live in California, so prices are a bit high here). I also follow blogs, the prudent homemaker, hillbilly housewife, better budgeting to name a few.

I am always learning and reading and studying how to stretch a buck and pay less for what I need. I also cook from scratch which helps a lot. I am going to start to make my own cleaning products too.

I am curious what others do too. I am always interested and learn from every source I can :-)

I love Nomorerack. Find sheets, computers, etc - curiousMT

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Never disappointed in the quality and savings of approx 70% off retail.

NoMoreRack - thanks

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Thanks for the tip about nomorerack.com! I just placed an order! I had never heard of it before. I compared the prices to some at Walmart and Target, and nomorerack.com does have better prices. Shipping is cheap, too.

I went to check them out, as well - and was hit with the big word

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of SCAM!! There were many complaints about receiving inferior materials, if any at all, and just as many complaints of credit card fraud. Good luck with that one. that is one place I will be staying away from!

Savings - greyhoundmom

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I go to thrift stores. The store near my house has everything half price on Mondays. They have decent items there. There is a second hand store for children that I go to for clothes for my granddaughter. The clothes have hardly been worn.

savings - greyhoundmom

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I forgot to mention I also go to flea markets. There is a favorite one I have. Unfortunately they are only open on Sundays and not when the weather gets cold (starting towards the end of October). I bought a new laser jet printer cartridge for only $5. It was not even opened. Normally, the one I use runs at least $125 if you buy it in an office store and through E bay at least $50.00. I also got a food mill for $2.00.

Love saving $ - sm

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I have become very resourceful over the last few years (student, single mom, MT, and now currently unemployed). I coupon. I now believe you should never pay for toothbrushes, shavers and other such items because with a little planning and couponing, they can be free. I have a stockpile. I also use Safeway Just 4 U. I look for deals. I freeze veggies and fruit. I shop at yard sales and flea markets for good deals on everything. I've bought everything from clothes to Oxyclean box for a $1. I buy what is on sale, either to stock up or for the week. This week Savemart has 89 cent 5-lb bags of potatoes. I plan on preparing and freezing different potato dishes and having them for the winter.

I spend wisely, but I also try to remember I need to have fun too. If I save money on food and necessities, I can have treats for my daughter and I.

Couponing doesn't always mean buying just what you need. Sometimes it makes sense to buy something because you will get overage or make money (in Extra Cash Bucks at CVS) and be able to get items that you need for free. Now I'm not buying 40 mustards that are free, but if something is free or a money maker (by combining store coupon with manufacturer coupon), I will purchase something and find another purpose for it. Family loves getting bags of freebies for Christmas or just because. You can donate to homeless shelters or even sell some items. By making $ on items they offer on sale, I can use the $ to buy the things we need.

saving - sm - sally

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I go to the thrift stores, too. My favorite has 25% off on all Mondays, 50% on Monday holidays. Goodwill has senior days on Wednesdays, they're 25% off I think. I have really gotten some great stuff though I put sheers and heavy drapes in my whole house (15 regular windows and 4 high casement windows) for less than $150. Man I'm proud of that! The sheers were all Penney's and the heavy curtains were Pottery Barn velvet that sold for $105 a PANEL retail!

Goodwill. Good sewing machine. Good friends. - Good bicycle. Good scavenging skills.

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Low-income rate on electricity & gas. Shopping the local discount grocery store, and learning to be flexible and opportunistic when buying meal components, and learning to substitute ingredients. Coupons (only using the ones for things I actually need). Investing what little money you have in things that will save you money over and over down the road. For me, it was a mini clothes washer & dryer set for my apartment, which easily paid for itself the first year I had it. I burn one light at a time, and turn every other light off when I'm not in the room. I unplug most of my appliances (except this laptop) when I'm not using them. No room for a freezer, so I buy perishable foods (meat, fruit, vegetables, etc.)in small amounts; otherwise, I toss out too much spoiled food.

Make extra by posting on craigslist and offer to do stuff for a fee, SM - MT2

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buy products in bulk, break the cases into smaller boxes and sell on Amazon.com, charge a fee to provide Facebook likes to companies, get rid of cable TV and use Netflix or the like, buy cheaper cuts of meat. I buy the manager's specials when they are reduced.

Also, if you own a home raise the deductible, SM - MT52

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and this might not be feasible for you, but I'm moving out of the city as soon as I can to another county with a lower tax rate.

Yard Sales!!!!!!! - Love them!

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I love, love, love yard sales! I find my kids clothes for $1.00 per piece all of the time. They are brand name, gently used clothes, just fine for school or whatever and the kids love it too!

Everyday Cheapskate is a great side for ideas. nm - mtwith6yearstogo

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xxx

You know what I find funny about this post? - MT

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Every single one of you are trying to find ways to save money. One posted never buying a toothbrush or razors because you can get them FREE! Another posted going to different websites where it is cheaper than even Walmart or Target. Another posted going to garage sales to find a cheaper used product than buying new. What makes any single one of you any different than our current MTSO's trying to save a buck here and there? You guys are the hospitals trying to save a massive amount of money, while the people who make the razors and the toothbrushes (those people I am comparing to MTs) that you have vowed never to pay for again are getting their wages cut because you want these items for free and the companies that are paying them can only give away free products for so long before having to cut costs. You are EXACTLY the same as the MTSO's, but instead you aren't paying a ton of peoples' wages nor messing with a ton of peoples' schedules to get work completed. No, I am not an MTSO, just one of the successful MTs on here that listen to you all gripe about how the wages have gone down, this career is a joke, and MTSOs are greedy. Well, you are an MTSO, just on a different individual level. Everyone is out for themselves and saving a buck in their wallet. When are you going to get that through your heads now that you see you are the same exact way!

Hmm...I've wondered that myself... - AMT

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After watching Extreme Couponing and Extreme Cheapskates and the like, I got so excited to be like them. I still do coupon though just not that extreme. And no matter how broke I get, I will pay for dental floss or get samples from my dentist so I don't have to share. Did anyone see the commercial for EC showing that couple who shares the same string of floss? GAG!

Anyway, however, I do have to wonder if even say 10% of the population goes to extremes to save, then will that perpetuate layoffs and losing overhead and businesses closing? For example, getting 200 toothbrushes free means not buying them, for the rest of your life probably, and each toothbrush given away is a loss of $4.99 (for example). Now multiple that times 200, that's $998 lost to the toothbrush company. How do they make up that loss? Either laying off employees or raising their prices to the actual paying consumers. I'm no economics expert and I still love to coupon and save and get a great deal, but that thought is in the back of my mind if such a thing is a possibility.

Another thing, so sick of people saying raise minimum wage....um, then the price of everything else will go up too! You will never get ahead. But what do I know?

You are exactly right - MT

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You are totally right on the whole minimum wage thing. That is EXACTLY what would happen if minimum wage was raised. Why? Because the business owners will always want to bring in their same income or a little more. They will never take the cut out of their own pocket...just as we MTs won't take the extra cut out of our pocket to shop somewhere more expensive.

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