We live in a rural area. So, in the winter months, we shop carefully. Our independent grocery store has the best deals for the meat we do not raise, milk, and produce. I can fill a grocery bag with produce for 10 dollars in Fridays. It allows us to have the variety of produce that we have in the summer for less. Our salads are spinach and kale in the winter. These greens grow well in the cold. I also grow grow sprouts.
We make a monthly trip to Sprouts for items that I cannot get locally or on Amazon.
Meal planning is essential to managing the daily question of what is for dinner. I have homemade freezer meals in the freezer when nights that I do not want to cook or to take on road trips.
Always keep a well-stocked medical kit in the car. I have added an elastic bandage and a sling. You never knwo what you will need on the road.
Keep coupons for take out on the road.
Bring a small cooler for the kids in the back seat. Fill with water bottles and snacks.
I always bring 3 gallons of cold water. W enever buy drinks on the road or running errands.
I hate terrible coffee on the road. I only drink Peets. I brew our coffee and freeze it for the road.
Young children will alwasys want things on the road. I used to buy things on clearance and wrap them up. I would put these little gifts and snacks in reusable shoe boxes. I aways brought a ball to help the kids burn off energy. It will save you a ton in headache medication.
Pay yourself first. If you could save 193 dollars a week, you could save 10,000 a year.
The Affordable Connectivity Program may be ending in 2024, if you are using this program, now is the time to start looking for an alternative. Local library offer hotspots for free for a certain time period.
Do you really need the internet? Could you get by with going to library or coffee shop to use the internet? When we first moved to Colorado, we went without the internet for a year. Our rental was crazy expensive. We went to the library 3 times a week to complete needed activites. We used the local library a lot that year. We didn't have cable either.
Consolidate debt. For example, if you transfer 3 cards to one without interest, pay it off early.
Save money on clothing:
Shop thriftstores
Use Rent the Runway and other sites
Make your clothes from other clothing. I have made tops and skirts out of dresses. Skirts out of jeans etc.
Have a clothing swap party
Sign up for clothing discounts at stores.
Buy classic clothing
Sew clothing yourself
Save on furniture
Cover your sofa if it is thread bare
learn to braid rugs
shop thriftstores and yard sales ofr pieces you can refinish
handme down furniture through the house. A bit of paint can transform a piece.
build furniture yourself
Shop Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace
Skip the nightstand and use a floating shelf or a side table
Use a slim desk instead a console table in a hallway
Use a bench at the table instead of chairs
replace hardware on outdated furinture
Repurpose furniture an armoire can be used as a hideway office, a dish cabinet.
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