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Cat litter waste bags. I don't buy. I not only save my own shopping bags  but i use some of the ones that are placed in recycle bins at certain grocery  outlets. 

Two tips.

Do all your errands on the same day to conserve on gas.

Also as much as possible buy generic.  Sometimes generic brands are actually made by name brands with generic labels.

I asked the manager of my locally owned health food store for tips and tricks on eating healthy and discovered many ways to save on healthier options such as the day they begin to discount fresh produce.

I use a calendar to track all income and expenses and it helps with income tax time.  I also search for free events to attend; health fairs, craft festivals, etc Everything is marked on the same calendar.

Now that we’re empty nests when I make a soup stew meatloaf I make double and then freeze it in four person sizes. also when they have two or four person meals at Trader Joe’s for under six and seven dollars I try to stock up one will make two meals for my husband, and I and we don’t have to call DoorDash as often. I also try to keep homemade meal kits in the pantry, a box of tuna, helper, canna, tuna, and a side, vegetable canned also pasta, jar of Alfredo sauce, and a container of shelfstable, bacon bits. It’s our backup for when we can’t think of what to cook and don’t wanna go or call DoorDash

  I CUT THE MIDDLE OF A TOOTHPASTE TUBE . YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED HOW MUCH TOOTHPASTE YOU GET. I SAVE BOTH ENDS AND PUT THEM IN A PLASTIC BAGGIE TIL THE TOOTHPASTE IS ALL GONE

we like to travel so we sign up for loyalty programs and the associated credit cards, especially for hotels.  We also choose value brands like Holiday Inn Express - decent rooms, good locations, breakfast is included.  But we still shop around - often, you're better off booking at the hotel brand website because you get better rates and amenities; but if closer to check in time, you can manage a non-refundable room it's sometimes cheaper at places like booking.com or hotels.com .... esp with hotels.com, there are a lot of discounted gift card opportunities .... and check if your credit card gives cashback on gift card purchases ! (for example, check to see if your credit card allows gift card purchases at staples to be considered as a Staples purchase)

"I'm replying to this post and sharing that in grocery stores I unit-price but I combine that with checking the ingredients first to last to see if the cheaper generic is as high quality as the name brand.

 I don't buy anything online until I have checked Rakuten, RetailMeNot, Honey, and Capitol One Shopping to see if I can find a discount code and/or cash back. Likewise, if I am shopping at a store, I check ibotta for cash back and Shopkick for points toward a gift card. I also activate Rakuten, if I am at a restaurant that is on their cashback list.

 I download attachments like the AARP Member Benefits one which automatically search online for available sales/coupons when I visit retail websites. It's easy to compare prices when the results pop up on screen, & to activate available coupons or enter promo codes.