It would be interesting, but there are things that would be inconvenient, like the laundry situation. You also would have to live in an area where outdoor living is a year-round affair. When you live where it snows for up to 5 months a year, being snowbound for months at a time in a tiny house is not the way for me to stay sane!
Price match your groceries. It saves you an average of 30% and it is saves on time as well. I sit down with the circulars or view them online and just dictate the best sales on my phone. I then go shop at Walmart and use the list that I dictated to my phone. When checking out place your price match items last on the conveyor belt and then just read the prices off as the cashier gets to that item. Walmart does not require that you have the ads with you so it is easy and efficient. If there is a question about a sale the cashier has the ads at the register.
As a working mother of four I have tried just about every grocery-saving strategy out there and this is by far the best way to save the most time and money.
Great list. I am well on my way with 7/10. I have many friends and colleagues who haven't even started more than 2 of these. I need to focus on insurance and updating my will.
I've got really sensitive skin, and finally found a lip balm that won't cause breakouts or further drying of my lips: Yes to Coconut Naturally Smooth Lip Balm
I make my list using the grocery stores online sales ad. It's more comprehensive and helps me find items on sale that I might not notice/look for while shopping. I also note on my list the items for which I have store and/or manufacturers coupons. This method helps me save money and gets me in and out of the store in less time.
I make a meal plan for the week before I go to the grocery store - knowing which days we will need to pack lunches as well as dinners - always take a list. Keeping a freezer and buying (especially meats) when things are a good price has helped to costs down too.
fordejewellery.com is pretty great too! the prices are in new zealand dollars bc that's where they're from, so don't get scared :) they also do customized pieces and they work only with real materials, not plastic and glass ...
If the toilet is continuosly clogging you might have to take it off the seal and look inside. If the plunger, snake and bucket of water do not solve the problem and it is repetitive you likely had something fall into the toilet. It maybe a hairbrush, toothbrush, kids toy, that got lodged in the curve of the pipe that is making the clog reappear. That is what the guy at the hardware store told me was common and sure enough when we took it apart, there was a cleaning brush that had gotten in there somehow. Just remember if you take it apart you must have a new wax seal to put it back together. You can find instructions to take it apart on youtube. This is about a $2 cure with a little elbow grease, some mopping thrown in.
Before I go shopping I always load up my store card with digital discount coupons and usually save quite a bit of money, often $25 or $30. I also write out my shopping list in Spanish as a way of practicing learning a second language. Since it's in Spanish, I tend to pay more attention to studying my list so I don't go home hungry. It works.
I recommend shopping mainly the edges, which means you'll avoid a lot of processed and snack foods, resulting in healthier meals and savings. Also, if your grocery store does weekly sales and allows overlap, shop on the one day when both sales are in effect.
All so true...I am on a mission to avoid Made in China products as much as possible. Now that almost everything seems to be made there, quality products are impossible to find. I would rather buy a used product not made in China than a new piece of junk made in China.
Perhaps this does not work very often because no one tells people to block the overflow/air holes. It makes sense why it would not work otherwise. Does this work for clogs in the trap or down the line or both? Does this work in both the sinks and the tubs? If I understand correctly the clog in question last time was just past the 25 foot augers reach to get the whole thing.
Stock up on sale items so you won't need to make another purchase until the item goes on sale in another six to eight weeks depending upon the way your favorite grocer rotates their sales.
Meal planning! I try to make similar recipes so I can buy the ingredients in bulk and save. Aldis is always my first stop and then anything additional they don't carry I make a second stop.
Im not big on couponing because a lot of items we just don't buy anymore since my husbands bypass surgery. I have bought items to get free items and shared them with other people. I also by fresh vegetables on sale and dry them in my dehydrators, then grind them up into vege powder. Usually make enough to lasts 3-6 months, my husband loves to make his own vege broth or just add the powder to stir fry's, soups, bean dishes, whatever you cook.
We have a list of staples that we budget to buy at full price, but always grab them whenever we see them on special -- brown rice, tinned beans, olive oil and kitty litter. Then calculate the difference between their full price and the discounted price, and put aside that money into our savings or paying off debt. For items like brown rice, it's sometimes only $0.50, but for big items like olive oil it can be up to $10 -- it doesn't sound like much, but we all know a little goes a long way.
My biggest money saver is doing my main grocery shopping once a month. I then do another small trip later in the month for fresh fruits/veggies, milk, bread, etc.
I start by going over our monthly menu plan. I have several I have created that I just rotate.
My husband created a master list of items we use, I check this list before my trip and write down what we need. I then check for sales at various stores and add those items if we use them. I also might check for online coupons if I have the extra time.
I then pick a day and shop several stores to get the lowest price. I do keep a low price list that I check to compare prices.
That hair removal cream sounds genius. What kind of clog were they dealing with? Was it just for a sink clog or was it a clean out pipe or where was the clog? I used to have the drain stopper in my tub hooked up to this big metal thing that went down into the drain. It made it hard to plug the drain to take a bath so I finally removed it. Before I removed it I had to take it out from time to time and clean it off when the tub started draining slow. It would be full of hair that it caught when I pulled the plug to drain the tub. My hair sheds a lot, there would be so much hair I would have to cut it off. Ever since I took the stopper off that big metal piece inside the tub there is nothing catching the hair and the drain gets really clogged. So I started buying things to catch the hair to no avail. Nothing seems to work, we snaked the pipe from the roof and it worked for about a month and it is back to taking hours to drain. Seeing that the clog in pretty far down the pipes do you thing that the Nair would work?
It would be interesting, but there are things that would be inconvenient, like the laundry situation. You also would have to live in an area where outdoor living is a year-round affair. When you live where it snows for up to 5 months a year, being snowbound for months at a time in a tiny house is not the way for me to stay sane!
I shop with coupons!
Price match your groceries. It saves you an average of 30% and it is saves on time as well. I sit down with the circulars or view them online and just dictate the best sales on my phone. I then go shop at Walmart and use the list that I dictated to my phone. When checking out place your price match items last on the conveyor belt and then just read the prices off as the cashier gets to that item. Walmart does not require that you have the ads with you so it is easy and efficient. If there is a question about a sale the cashier has the ads at the register.
As a working mother of four I have tried just about every grocery-saving strategy out there and this is by far the best way to save the most time and money.
Exactly, she must have mixed it up her cheap window cleaner recipe.
Shop the sales, buy in bulk when it's on sake.
Stacking manufacture and store coupons to maximize savings
Great list. I am well on my way with 7/10. I have many friends and colleagues who haven't even started more than 2 of these. I need to focus on insurance and updating my will.
I've got really sensitive skin, and finally found a lip balm that won't cause breakouts or further drying of my lips: Yes to Coconut Naturally Smooth Lip Balm
I make my list using the grocery stores online sales ad. It's more comprehensive and helps me find items on sale that I might not notice/look for while shopping. I also note on my list the items for which I have store and/or manufacturers coupons. This method helps me save money and gets me in and out of the store in less time.
I make a meal plan for the week before I go to the grocery store - knowing which days we will need to pack lunches as well as dinners - always take a list. Keeping a freezer and buying (especially meats) when things are a good price has helped to costs down too.
fordejewellery.com is pretty great too! the prices are in new zealand dollars bc that's where they're from, so don't get scared :) they also do customized pieces and they work only with real materials, not plastic and glass ...
I like to plan my meals around what's at sale at the market.
What kind of drain did it fall in?
For what? Please explain.
If the toilet is continuosly clogging you might have to take it off the seal and look inside. If the plunger, snake and bucket of water do not solve the problem and it is repetitive you likely had something fall into the toilet. It maybe a hairbrush, toothbrush, kids toy, that got lodged in the curve of the pipe that is making the clog reappear. That is what the guy at the hardware store told me was common and sure enough when we took it apart, there was a cleaning brush that had gotten in there somehow. Just remember if you take it apart you must have a new wax seal to put it back together. You can find instructions to take it apart on youtube. This is about a $2 cure with a little elbow grease, some mopping thrown in.
Before I go shopping I always load up my store card with digital discount coupons and usually save quite a bit of money, often $25 or $30. I also write out my shopping list in Spanish as a way of practicing learning a second language. Since it's in Spanish, I tend to pay more attention to studying my list so I don't go home hungry. It works.
I recommend shopping mainly the edges, which means you'll avoid a lot of processed and snack foods, resulting in healthier meals and savings. Also, if your grocery store does weekly sales and allows overlap, shop on the one day when both sales are in effect.
All so true...I am on a mission to avoid Made in China products as much as possible. Now that almost everything seems to be made there, quality products are impossible to find. I would rather buy a used product not made in China than a new piece of junk made in China.
Perhaps this does not work very often because no one tells people to block the overflow/air holes. It makes sense why it would not work otherwise. Does this work for clogs in the trap or down the line or both? Does this work in both the sinks and the tubs? If I understand correctly the clog in question last time was just past the 25 foot augers reach to get the whole thing.
Stock up on sale items so you won't need to make another purchase until the item goes on sale in another six to eight weeks depending upon the way your favorite grocer rotates their sales.
Meal planning! I try to make similar recipes so I can buy the ingredients in bulk and save. Aldis is always my first stop and then anything additional they don't carry I make a second stop.
Im not big on couponing because a lot of items we just don't buy anymore since my husbands bypass surgery. I have bought items to get free items and shared them with other people. I also by fresh vegetables on sale and dry them in my dehydrators, then grind them up into vege powder. Usually make enough to lasts 3-6 months, my husband loves to make his own vege broth or just add the powder to stir fry's, soups, bean dishes, whatever you cook.
We have a list of staples that we budget to buy at full price, but always grab them whenever we see them on special -- brown rice, tinned beans, olive oil and kitty litter. Then calculate the difference between their full price and the discounted price, and put aside that money into our savings or paying off debt. For items like brown rice, it's sometimes only $0.50, but for big items like olive oil it can be up to $10 -- it doesn't sound like much, but we all know a little goes a long way.
My biggest money saver is doing my main grocery shopping once a month. I then do another small trip later in the month for fresh fruits/veggies, milk, bread, etc.
I start by going over our monthly menu plan. I have several I have created that I just rotate.
My husband created a master list of items we use, I check this list before my trip and write down what we need. I then check for sales at various stores and add those items if we use them. I also might check for online coupons if I have the extra time.
I then pick a day and shop several stores to get the lowest price. I do keep a low price list that I check to compare prices.
In the long run this saves us time and money.
That hair removal cream sounds genius. What kind of clog were they dealing with? Was it just for a sink clog or was it a clean out pipe or where was the clog? I used to have the drain stopper in my tub hooked up to this big metal thing that went down into the drain. It made it hard to plug the drain to take a bath so I finally removed it. Before I removed it I had to take it out from time to time and clean it off when the tub started draining slow. It would be full of hair that it caught when I pulled the plug to drain the tub. My hair sheds a lot, there would be so much hair I would have to cut it off. Ever since I took the stopper off that big metal piece inside the tub there is nothing catching the hair and the drain gets really clogged. So I started buying things to catch the hair to no avail. Nothing seems to work, we snaked the pipe from the roof and it worked for about a month and it is back to taking hours to drain. Seeing that the clog in pretty far down the pipes do you thing that the Nair would work?