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When I wash my clothes I throw them in dryer only a few  minutes and then I have lines in my basement I hang every thing.  they dry with the heat from the furnace. also I dont need to run the dryer all the time keeps the clothes   color brighter and last longer all around I save money in so many ways,   I have done this for years its the best. !!!!!

 I started a savings with my cashapp account. I also use their "round-ups" which rounds up your purchases then puts the change into your savings account. I've recently used my savings, but it's helped me to send each daughter a $100 birthday gift as well as send them $ to help out during hard times ($100 and $225). Hoping to "pay myself back" that $ over the next couple of months- I enjoyed seeing that cushion available! 

Buy a vacuum sealer (often on special together with the material to make bags online) and start batch cooking meals.  This is an especially important tip for 1-2 person households.  

Every year I buy myself a gift card at 20 % off at my favorite clothing store. So every time I shop I save an additional 20% plus the 10% off for Seniors on Thursdays. That's in addition to their discounted prices. I recently paid about $3 for an item with an MSRP of $82 in perfect condition with the original price tag.

Joanne Delahanty 

I carefully review the grocery store ads for each week.  I plan my weekly menu based on what is on sale.  I add all online coupons to increase savings.  I often stock up on sale products.  All of this helps me save money on groceries and feeding my family.

Make tea from garden herbs like mint, tulsi basil and red raspberry leaves. Dry clothes on an outdoor cloths line. Drink coffee and wine at home.

Local grocery store, Giant, has weekly deals on certain gift cards, it varies week to week. While the gift card is sold at face value, they offer 8x-20x in bonus points. For example: a Lowes gift card for 10x points. Buy a $100 (or whatever amount you think will be spent in a reasonable timeframe) and that is 1000 points which equals $1 off a gallon of gas. I fill the truck up and use a gas container, so I get the maximum of 25 gallons. That's a $25 saving for just buying a gift card that I plan to use. They sell the Zillions gift card on occasion which can then be converted to many popular retailers. It like getting free money!

I have stopped buying prepared foods at the grocery store and going to the coffee house. I make my own food and coffee at home now.

Set up CDs so that you have at least one maturing each month, then, as each one matures, open a new one with the base amount and put the interest into your checking or savings account for current spending.  That way you always have some income coming in, while earning much higher interest than a savings account would pay.

Plan your daily trips & look at the week ahead so that you combine errands near each other to save gas & time. If you have run out of bread, milk, etc. & you have a doctor's appointment, haircut, etc. in the next day or two, & the locations are not to far apart, make one trip.