Sure, we all know how to save money: Don't buy daily lattes, cancel cable, bring your lunch, but what else can you do? Get creative! Here are some ideas that'll save you money -- and might even make you some, too! Plus, some of them will help you clear clutter from your home!
- Start a seasonal kids' clothing swap with friends and neighbors who have kids around the same age as yours. Everyone brings only gently worn or used items that their kids can't or don't use anymore and you swap! (This can work for toys, school supplies, adult clothes -- whatever!)
- Sell your stuff!
- Coupon! Ok, this might involve a bit of clutter, but if you keep your coupons organized, it shouldn't become a problem.
- Start a business! Seriously. If you've got a skill you can sell, try it? Start an in-home daycare, take wedding photos, become a cater-waiter and work private parties -- think about it and you might find something perfect for you!
What are some creative ways you save money (or make it)?
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coupons are a great way to save i really do wish i was better at it
it doesnt help much doing yard sales here since i'm outside the city, but I've got a small garden, I offer tutoring help for kids up to 9th grade (online or in person), sat and act testing prep also. i've learned to remake my sons clothes into new things to sell such as old jeans to purses, onesies to custom-designed baby shower "dolls", and other small items.. really hoping to expand
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I make a lot of my own cleaner and bath stuff, cook from scratch, try to do coupons, garden indoors and out. and watch for sales. Once a year in the spring we have a big yard sale with the whole neighbood and we get a lot of people. I do this yard sale every year and I can get things ready all year long.
Well i bought a coffee maker (the first time in my life because I found out I like coffee alot) so that saves from the 2.00 a day habit of stopping at the gas station. I make our own egg mcmuffins and my family actually likes them better. I do coupon...but havent been as on top of it as i would like. I mostly price match my groceries at Walmart so I only have to make one trip to the store. I cut my hubby/son's hair instead of going to the salon. I get my hair cut at the beauty college for about half of the cost of master cuts...We will have a garage sale again this summer I believe.
A question for those who have kids close in age..
When was your due date and when did you give birth?
- Cafe Steph
on Apr. 14, 2012 at 12:04 AM