one way to make money is to save it!

That is a good way to save some money. Though my concern always is while we might do something like that, I mean putting water with soap to make it last longer, the next time we go to the store we pick up a new bottle and end up throwing the soapy water away... then it's not really saving. Using less paper towels to clean messes up and more of the dish rags we already have is one way to save that we use around here.

Well I don't know if saving money can actually be called as making money, but yes saving money helps a lot in tougher times and in tight situations. My bank roll currently has dipped below the minimum required balance and I am striving to make some money online. I can ask my folks for money but I rather not, they have given a lot and I needed to be a little more responsible and careful when I was spending their hard earned money. So I'm not gonna trouble them more. I saved quite a lot of pennies for me to hang on to dear life!

I try to buy in bulk when I can & when things are on special...I also buy things from the discount shop like soap - yesterday I bought 3 packs (with 3 bars in each pack)on special 3 packs for $AU5...I also try to use more environmentally friendly ways to clean like instead of putting soap into my bucket of water to mop, I put in some white vinegar, my spray & wipe is a mix of white vinegar & water, etc. I too turn out the lights when not in use plus if you drive by my house from about 7pm onwards, the only light you can see is from my tv & computer. If I need something, I keep an eye on my local freecycle posts to see if someone is giving away what I need (I give away on there too)... I am also the sort of person who won't open something new until the old one is gone like toothpaste, shampoo, cordial, etc... I also make alot of sweets like cake & cookie instead of buying ready made as this ends up being cheaper too. I would love to know how your daughter makes soap out of borax, etc as I have been looking for soap recipes but can't find any easy ones.

I suppose if you have enough money to save then that is nice. Unfortunately I'm not in that position myself and I find it very difficult to save money! I suppose there is the argument that no matter how much money you have in life you are always able to save something even if it is a small amount. That's very creative of your daughter though and definitely sounds like a great idea. I do have one of those huge coke tins and it has a slot at the top so that I can insert coins and so forth. I have one for the silver and another for the pennies or copper coins. These two tins do become very useful at times when I need some extra change for something. I know that there are quite a few websites out there now on money saving techniques and some of them are very good I have to admit. Andrew

You are absolutely right! The first and easy way to make money is to save it wisely. Well, we stick the old and thin soap to the new one so that it can be used in full. Then, squeezing the tooth paste tube as well as the shaving cream tubes and even tear it at the last to use it without waste is one good idea, I know.

Saving money is one way to make it, but it is very hard! I barely make enough to save for my rent. How does your daughter make her own laundry soap?

saving money is the best way to go. just putting a few bucks a way each month is the best way to insure you have a happy future. people think that $5 or $10 a week or month to put in your savings isn't going to do much. I am telling you that it makes a great big difference. i to put at least $52 per paycheck into my savings account. that is on top of the $100 a month i put into my 401k thru my job. in just the two years that i had my 401k plan i have over $6000 in there. it's a wonderful thing and in two more years i should have over $12000 in there. now that's a lot of money in saving for just 4 years. I will continue to put my money away. as well as saving my buy bring my breakfast and lunch to work. by buying things on sale only. there are so many ways to save money

That is a very good idea friend... actually to save money is to make money, I completely agree with that... I am also into saving now, thought I have a hard way to save money because I am still paying lots of bills yet when I am done with this so I could save already, at least I know how to allocate every peso accordingly ....Good day!

In my household, we do the same thing, with regard to the liquid hand soap. And your right when you say that it still does its job when it comes to getting one's hands clean beautifully and thoroughly.

I buy nothing new! The Salvation Army is my salvation on making a dollar stretch further. I also buy white shirts from thrift shops and decorate them with stencils or free-hand drawings and have unique shirts (other people want)for under $2.00. I find different ways to stretch leftovers. I made a great soup the other day that was made with a spaghetti sauce base. The balance turned out to be a wonderful new versionof lasagna! I make a lot more meals from scratch. Why spend $4 - $8 dollars for a pre-cooked roast that only feeds two people (maybe) when I can get a lovely large Boston Butt roast and make three meals for three people out of it for a couple of dollars more? Coupons, coupons, coupons. Yes, they are a lot of work, but when I walk out of the grocery with $65 more dollars in my checking account than I would have had without them, it's worth it. Online sales places like Ebates, Shopathome, etc. Not only can I often get great sales on much-needed items, but I also get free shipping and money sent back to me in a chubby check every three months. I repair my own plumbing as much as possible and took woodshop classes to build items for sometimes a tenth of what it would cost at the stores. Once a year, a store in our area does a monster sale. I went in one year and walked out with full wardrobes for me, my husband and my daughter - for $150! Some clothing was buy one at a huge discount - get two free! Saving is a challenge and can be more fun than spending! Love this discussion!

of course yes, I wonder why some people are very success in their field, to save, for me is the basic way to become prosperous at nearer future

I completele agree with you, we can save lots of money by doing our own jobs. But unfortunately / fortunately I dont get much time to do more of my works. I can only wash my cloths on weekends at max. Hope I get some more time to save some money I spend on some other works.

Yea I agree. The old saying goes"A penny saved is penny earned" It is true in all respects and in every walks of life. In every act we easily notice that we could have saved something if we acted in some other way. Is it not?This applies particularly in spending.All luxury items if avoided we save a lot.Take any expenditure.We can spend on necessities.But not expensive items.say dress what we need is covering the body.we can buy decent dress but not expensive one.Simple advice.When you go to a mall and want to buy some item you can notice cheap and expensive item for the same use. Why not buy cheap one if it can serve the purpose?

I agree with you that save money is one way to make money. Take myself for example. I'm a college student,I often got money from my parents one year ago,but now I make a living by myself in the college.Each month,I can get some money from my college as a subsidy.I also took some other measures to make money.Such as do part-time job,help my tutor to take some experiments.Then I collect the money to deal with the cost in my daily life.At the beginning,I'm feared it will be difficult for me,but now I do very well.

Keeping the expenses down will help in accummulating money. In fact, I have been doing that. With the prices, including fuel and energy charges, going higher and higher, the monthly expenses are soaring, dwindling away the earnings from all the hard work.

Eating less! I've always been a big eater and often eat when I'm bored not hungry. So I've been trying to eat less for money reasons and diet reasons. the best one I've found is to split my evening meal into two and have it as dinner and supper rather then a full sized dinner and supper. It's definately saving me some pennies and saving on the waistline.

My partner, George and I, shop at Aldi. We save a lot of money on items we use everyday. Such as paper towls, tolit paper, napkins and various food items. Everything is at a much lower cost. So we save money based on where we shop. Placing meats in the freezer we get two weeks worth of meals out of some of them as well. A very few items (such as milk) we buy regurally, but we go through it quickly. If we can we buy in bolk with things like hand soaps, towls, napkins and other dry goods. We pay our bills as soon as they come in. Don't buy goods or services we don't need, and look for ways to save. We don't save that much, but we do pretty good for ourselves. We save where we can and bite the bullet on things like fuel for the truck. We shop every week alternating between publix and Aldi, picking up sales.

Well when I put money in the bank I make sure I can't take it out. I give my bank card to someone and tell them not to let me have it no matter what I say in the future to get it back. When I run out of makeup.. I keep using it.. Especially for mascara, I always find myself using empty mascara's. I use things until they're COMPLETELY broken. I had 2 hair straighteners before that I was using. One was being held together by tape, the other one had pieces falling off it it, and I had to hold the pieces on while I straightened my hair. I always wash my clothes with the least amount of laundry soap possible. It says add a cap, I had a quarter of a cap. Or if I'm not doing a whole load I just add a drop. It actually works fine, it gets my clothes clean still.

yes you are right.saving is earning..!! as much you save you ll have more money as your back up.so you can live your life in better way..!!

Oh! Yes, that way you save pennies for the rainy days. I save money by keeping my news paper file and when the file becomes thicker by 10 inches i convert it to money. People have their way of saving money, it a nice thing to do. You'll be happy to know some tips that will surely help you.