OK. A Serious thread on saving money

Hi justabloke, It's interesting that you've mentioned 'no frills' here, as we actually have a discount chain of grocery stores in Canada, that are called 'No Frills.' We also have another called Price Chopper, as well as others. Each of these charges for plastic bags, in this case a nickel, and also requires a deposit of a quarter for shopping carts. You get your quarter back, when you return your cart, and, oh yes, you also bag your own groceries too. These types of stores, really can save anyone a great deal of money. As for other ways to save money, here's one small one. Instead of buying 'J cloths' for dusting etc., I reuse my dryer sheets. I save them after one use, and use them to clean off the t.v. screen, do a general dust up, etc. They work really well, and this way, they do 'double duty.' I've also saved the plastic water bottles, and refilled them with frozen juice, made from concentrate, instead of buying the stuff in the actual bottles. This is all I can think of, at the moment, but I'm sure there are many more good ideas.

Good thread, I think we can all make a contribution on here, some I'm sure we have thought about or already do, but who knows we might come up with some that we hadn't thought about. I live in a small town in PA, so there is a small grocery store (which you would think is higher priced, but they aren't) within walking distance, so if we only need a few things, we talk the dog for a walk and stop off at the store on our return walk home, saving on gas. I used to be one that would go to the store, get home, and then go to walmart, etc. not now, I actually save on gas by starting at the store furtherest away and working my way home, when I have serveral places I need to go. I too refill my water bottles for work, as I work outdoors and always have water with me. I do have an Aldi's nearby, but I haven't really shopped there, guess I'll have to check it out. I also used to be really bad about leaving lights on in rooms that I wasn't even in, now I make sure lights are not on in rooms I'm not in at the moment, and I found that it actually does make a difference on the bill.