Ways to save money

• give up alcohol
• give up fizzy water
• call around to check rates on insurance
• give up landline
• buy less stuff
• make more soups/be more strategic about meal planning
• make a real budget and stick to it. In other words, don't ignore the basics!
• have a plan for what to do with the money saved from implementing tactics. This should give incentive to do more saving.
• inventory what we have (clothes, food in freezer, etc) to eliminate duplicate/unneeded purchases.
• turn off one click buying on Amazon.
• check the library/amazon prime library before purchasing any books.
• review investments, 501k, etc. for unreasonable fees
• garden before farmer's market
• for clothes and shoes especially: shop, make a list of what you need and which items will work best, then wait for a sale before purchase.
• reprogram the thermostat so it gets a couple degrees hotter during the day.