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Another week is in the books. Did you find ways to save money this week? I’m sure you did!
When you stop to think about it, most of us have developed certain habits over time that naturally lead to saving money. Using the last drop, flipping switches. Small things that add up to big savings.
The 5 Ways We’ve Saved Money This Week is a series that celebrates those little things that build up to big savings. Read through our brand new 5 ways today, and be sure to go back and check out previous posts for even more money saving tips.
The 5 Ways We’ve Saved Money This Week
Life insurance. We’re in the process of getting a new term life insurance policy. If you’re a Dave Ramsey listener, then you already know why we are specifically shopping for term life insurance. If not, he explains it pretty well here.
If you are spending a lot of money on whole, universal, or variable life insurance, you need to rethink that policy. You are likely spending a lot more on insurance than you should be. Term life is very cheap when compared to the other types of life insurance.
If you like the idea of building up wealth, why do that with a life insurance policy? You’re better off getting a cheaper term life policy, and then investing the extra money that you save yourself. You’ll have more control over your money that way.
To me, life insurance helps me to sleep better at night, knowing that my kids will have money to live off of should the worst happen to me and my Hubby. I don’t need it to be an investment, too.
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Rewear clothes. I’m willing to bet that a lot of you already do this one. How often are pants actually dirty after one wearing? Sure; if you’ve been working in the barn all day, those puppies are going to need cleaned (probably on a “super dirty” cycle).
But if you’ve been sitting at a desk all day, they’re probably fit for another wearing.
Same for towels. When people actually remember to hang them nicely, they dry out really well in a short amount of time. Then they still smell great and are fine to use for more than one shower. (The trick here is convincing everyone to actually hang up their towels!)
Dollar General digital coupons. I shop at Dollar General pretty frequently. I like to get my pet food there on Saturdays, because they often have a $5 off of $25 coupon good on those days.
Then I found out that they now have digital coupons. I love this! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve forgotten the coupon at home. So being able to just punch in my number at checkout is perfect.
You can sign up for their digital coupons here.
Baseball pictures. We’re getting pictures taken of our baseball teams. As tempting as the adorable cards are with my little athlete’s stats on them, I turned them down. I’m content to have a simple picture of my little guy or girl with his or her teammates from this year. That saves a lot of cash!
Cheap friends. I think that it’s important to have friends who appreciate where you for who you are. Even if “who you are” is a person who is in the midst of their #yearofno.
I had an extremely rare night on the town with some girlfriends to celebrate a couple of birthdays. Luckily, my friends don’t like to spend a ton of money, either. We did eat at a restaurant, but then we enjoyed some entertainment courtesy of some free tickets one of them had won.
It was so much fun to spend time together window shopping and just having some girl talk.
Those are the 5 Ways We’ve Saved Money This Week.
I hope these tips will help you in your own frugal journey.
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I’m guilty to re-wearing the same clothes twice if there are no stains!! Plus it preserves them a little longer, right?! 🙂
Great efforts!
Oh, absolutely! 😉
Nice tips. My money saver this week was being introduced to the Shopper Radar app. It doesn’t work at every store. Super easy. walk around the store click on stuff and you earn money to use at the check stand. Granted it’s not much (less than a dollar) but it’s hooked to the savings card and immediately used. And I shop every week so $1 over a year every week is still money saved right? And all I did was walk the store and click the pictures on my phone.
Great tip! I hadn’t heard of that one. I’ve used ShopKick before, it sounds pretty similar to that one. I’ll have to check it out!
The adults in my house generally rewear clothes a couple of times, especially jeans or shorts. The child? we’re lucky if we only see two plus pajamas, and pajamas tend to go in the dirty clothes after one wear. I’m torn between frustration and relief that things are actually going in the dirty clothes and not on the floor, under the bed, or behind the dresser.
I’m with you there! My boys throw everything in the hamper, even clothes that I just sent to their rooms.
We are definitely repeat wearers at our house. 🙂 I wouldn’t have it any other way.
I’m totally with you on re-wearing clothes! I don’t even know how many times I wear my jeans before I wash them. Plus, we’re already clean when we dry off from the shower so I never wash my towels after just one use.
Great work this week! It’s crazy how much they charge for those sports pictures! And then they guilt you into it. Good on you for resisting! It can add up if you do it EVERY year!
The cute little faces is what guilts me! But yes, doing it for all of the kids year after year not only gets pricey, but I run out of things to do with all of those extra pics!
Oh yes! Rewearing is a must in my home! Although, I’m still trying to teach my boyfriend he doesn’t have to wash the towels after every use!
Great savings! I agree that school and/or team pictures are expensive. And the jeans….can’t tell you how many times I tell the same thing to my kids!
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I definitely re-wear clothes. I don’t have them on long enough to justify throwing them in to be washed…that’s definitely a waste. Now, I learned something new about those DG digital coupons – thanks!
I’ve re-worn clothes and taught my kids to do the same. One tip for getting everyone to hang up their towels: Give everyone their own towel hook in the bathroom. In our smallish bathroom, we bought two 1×6 boards, painted them white, and added a fancy coat hook. We then screwed them to the wall (into the studs) and now we have an individual spot for each person’s towel. It has worked so well and looks really stylish, too.
That’s a really great idea!
Your friends night out sounds like a great time! My cousin shops at Dollar General too and she loves the $5 coupons! I use digital coupons at Publix Grocery Store. They are super convenient! The way I saved money last week was by returning some items to the store that we didn’t end up using.
We totally re-wear clothes and hang up the towels! I am so in the habit of doing that, that I didn’t realize it was a money saver – go me! 🙂
My older daughter is in gymnastics, and her class took photos last week. I resisted ordering photos and took some of my own with my iPhone instead. They’re definitely not professional, but I’ll cherish those memories—for a lot cheaper!
Great tips! Rewearing clothes and re-using towels are a must around here too! Thank you for sharing with us on the Art of Home-Making Mondays at Strangers & Pilgrims on Earth! 🙂
I completely agree about the towels! Thanks for linking up with Small Victories Sunday!
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