What are some of the best ways that you save money in your budget?

hmmm... We buy most our clothes at the thrift store, a buck a piece... that goes a long way, and its not all shoddy stuff or anything, I actually got a near new pair of Levis (They still needed breaking in.) What else... well as for winter heating it really depends on your average lows, if your average lows are usually between 10-30 I would recommend turning your heat all the way off and using electric heaters (over oil anyway) We saved around 800 dollars a year because we did this, and honestly, I'm warmer than when we had the oil heat. Laundry can be another place, efficient laundry facilities are better, but if you have a top load washer, that's OK, we'll forgive ya :P once it breaks Down I would HIGHLY recommend a front load washer, you will save money in water. As for the dryer, I would recommend, either drying clothes most of the way, or none of it, and just hanging the clothes outside to dry, If you don't even have laundry facilities (you use a laundromat) then I've heard one guy who would skip the last cycle and save his last quarter, after a while that would add up, he would then let the clothes finish the last part of drying on his bed. If you already cut the cable, then you probably cut the eating out a long time ago :) But convenience foods are another place people lose a lot of money, Lunchables, and individual portion foods are really bad, for the environment, and your wallet. instead buy super cheap lunch bags and divide them up yourself. Thats about all I got for now, I would recommend checking out some treehugger think green kinda websites, If your are wasting less, there is a good chance your are spending less But take it with salt, some of them won't save you, that's where the line between economic and environmental is. but usually the two can co-exist.

I don't do this myself but some stores will give you a five cent or varying credit on cloth bags you bring from home. I am not sure if it matters if they are cloth or just what they are made of, but I don't think that plastic bags apply. I worked for a store before and had a few regulars who would come in with cloth bags, it was a pleasure to serve them! lol! Another way to save is to make your own baby food, your own detergents, your own soap for bath and hands, and to buy energy saving bulbs, unplug things when not in use, and clean your windows regularly to allow the most light in possible! Freeze things when possible, buy in bulk, and check your cabinets before going to the store, SALES SALES SALES! If your favorite food item is on sale, buy it up, if it's been discontinued find a cheaper alternative!

I was always taught to save and budget, with my parents well they had to and I have learnt it is always good to have something for a rainy day but i also love shopping so the best thing for me to do is stay home and just do things on the internet rather than go out and buy things just because it feels good to shop.

We use coupons. We buy clothing from thrift stores. Alot of the items have never been worn still new, what a bargain. We view most movies from Netflix. Its a lot cheaper than 1 movie out a month. I work from home which saves on gas and daycare for 2 kids. Eating out is now a very rare occurrence. Just a bunch of things we do. We even unplug appliances we aren't using.

i also the same saving money.before i always buying its realy not needed and then end of the year 2008 when i looked at all the stuff i bought i could cry.i could saved lots of money.some stuff did not even used it and some just for looks.so now i realized that since i changed my hobby to buy not important things i saved money every month not a lot but its money.also saving money is not to cook too much that is wasted,dont buy stuff that is not needed and we are using car has not paying expensive tax.in that direction we save a lot since we changed the car.