10 Simple Changes To Your Daily Routine That Can Save You Money
1. Skip the winter warm up. Letting your engine idle is unnecessary for modern cars. It puts excess wear on your engine and wastes gas. Just drive off slowly and don’t mash the gas pedal.
2. Pack your lunch. Eating out will eat a hole in your budget. $5 here, $10 there…..It adds up.
3. Cancel any newspaper and magazine subscriptions. You can find the same information online for free.
4. Skip the bottled water. Switch to tap water. Not only are you saving the environment, you are saving money.
5. Skip the convenience store. Convenience stores grossly overcharge you for the so called “convenience”.
6. Sell your fad collectible. Remember when beanie babies were fetching ridiculous amounts of money. Not so today. If you have a valuable collectible sell it while it has some value.
7. Turn your thermostat down 5 degrees. This will save you roughly 15% off your heating bill.
8. Buy generic products when possible. Forget brand names. Store brand food items taste just as good as the name brand items but at a fraction of the cost.
9. Do your Christmas shopping at troubled retailers. Retailers like Circuit City and Mervyn’s have to liquidate their inventory. You can find some great deals at these stores facing tough times.
10. Cancel your home telephone service. Eliminate an unnecessary bill. Take advantage of the free nights and weekend plans for your cell phone.
Agree with all except cancelling home service…What if cell is roaming? It also depends if home phone is cheaper than getting an alarm system with cellular deivce inside b/c monitoring is higher rate per month.
@Renee
That is true. I think over the long run it may be cheaper to cancel it.