DAILY SAVINGS

EXAMPLES OF MY WEEKLY SAVINGS AND EARNINGS.......WE SHOP MONTHLY AND COMPARE ADS WITH COUPONS. WE MAKE A PRICE LIST NOTEBOOK TO SEE WHAT STORE HAS THE BEST PRICE. WE HAVE FOUND THAT SOMETIMES IT IS JUST A BETTER DEAL TO BUY STORE BRANDS INSTEAD OF USING COUPONS. (UNLESS THE ITEM ENDS UP BEING FREE) WE DO NOT EAT OUT MUCH AT ALL, MAYBE ONE FAST FOOD MEAL AND ONE NICE PLACE TO EAT (IF IT IS IN THE BUDGET)

DAY 1
MY FRIEND AND I HAD A YARD SALE.
WE MADE $200.00

TODAY I GOT RID OF 2 BOTTLES OF BODY LOTION AND COMBINED THEM INTO A LARGER BOTTLE. INSTEAD OF THROWING THEM AWAY. (WE HAD GOTTEN SO MANY BABY PRODUCTS FROM A BABY SHOWER 3 YEARS AGO.....)
I SAVED $6.00.

I MIXED 2 BOTTLES OF FOUNDATION WITH A LIGHTER SHADE THAT I WAS NOT USING. INSTEAD OF THROWING THEM AWAY I SAVED $24.00. * NOTE THIS ALSO GOT RID OF SOME CLUTTER.


I FIXED A SHIRT THAT I WAS NOT WEARING BECAUSE IT WAS TOO BIG. INSTEAD OF THROWING IT AWAY, I SAVED16.00.


DAY 2
I WENT TO DO LAUNDRY AND REALIZED HALF OF THE CLOTHES WERE NOT EVEN DIRTY AT ALL….. THIS SAVED ME $.37 CENTS.


TODAY I PURCHASED CLOTH DIAPERS AND PLASTIC TRAINING PANTS FROM THE INTERNET.


DAY 3
I DID NOT TURN ON THE COMPUTER TODAY BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY HOT IN THE ROOM. I SAVED $.73 BECAUSE IT IS USUALLY LEFT ON ALL DAY.


I MADE HOMEMADE BREAD IN MY BREAD MAKER INSTEAD OF HEATING UP THE KITCHEN. SAVINGS OF $.80 CENTS.

I CLEANED OUT SOME BABY CLOTHES FOR A YARD SALE AND MADE $12.00.


I DID NOT DRIVE ANYWHERE AND SAVED $3.65. WE DECIDED TO GO TO THE PLAY ROOM AT OUR APARTMENT COMPLEX.


I TURNED OFF THE FAN IN A ROOM THAT WAS NOT BEING USED. SAVINGS $.06 (FOR 8 HOURS)


I DID NOT TAKE A SHOWER TODAY BECAUSE I DID NOT GO OUT FOR LONG. SAVINGS $.65 CENTS.


DAY 4
I USED 4 CLOTH DIAPERS ON THE BABY TODAY INSTEAD OF DISPOSABLE ONES. (THAT I BOUGHT IN A GREAT DEAL FROM THE INTERNET.) SAVINGS $.80 CENTS


MY HUSBAND GOT FREE LUNCH FROM WORK TODAY. SAVINGS $3.60.


MY PARENTS BOUGHT LUNCH FOR MY DAUGHTER AND I . SAVINGS $7.50.


I PURCHASED FABRIC FROM AN ANTIQUE STORE. SAVINGS $3.00 A YARD X 9 = $18.00
MY PARENTS ALSO PURCHASED PIZZA FOR DINNER TONIGHT. IT WAS BUY ONE GET ONE FREE. SAVINGS $3.00.

　
　
DAY 5
I COMBINED 3 UNUSED BLUSHES AND TURNED THEM INTO A POWDER FORM. I PLACED THEM ALL INTO AN EMPTY LOOSE POWDER CONTAINER. I MIXED THEM UP AND I WILL USE THEM NOW BECAUSE IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE PERFECT SHADE! SAVINGS $30.00



I WASHED ONE LOAD OF LAUNDRY. I HUNG A FEW OF THEM UP ON HANGERS AND SOME ON THE DRYING RACK. BECAUSE THEY ARE A LIGHTER WEIGHT FABRIC....THEY WILL BE DRY THE MORNING.  THE REST OF THE HEAVY WEIGHT ITEMS LIKE TOWELS AND JEANS I PUT IN THE CLOTHES DRYER ON THE ENERGY SAVING SETTING JUST TO GET THE DAMPNESS OUT OF THEM. SAVINGS $ .25 CENTS


MY DAUGHTER AND I ATE LEFTOVER PIZZA FOR LUNCH. SAVINGS $2.00


MY HUSBAND BROUGHT HOME 2 FREE RICE AND CHICKEN DINNERS. THEY WERE LARGE HELPINGS SO IT WAS ENOUGH TO FEED 3 OF US. SAVINGS $7.20


MY 2 YEAR OLD AND I READ THE CHICKEN AND THE WORM. THIS BOOK WAS ONE OF OUT FREE ONES FROM A SET OF 5 FROM THE INTERNET. SAVINGS $16.00 X 5 = $80.00 (NOT LIKE I WOULD EVER PAY $80.00 FOR CHILDRENS BOOKS BECAUSE I USUALLY GET THEM FROM THE INTERNET, YARD SALES AND THRIFT STORES. ) BUT THEY WERE FREE. I DID NOT EVEN HAVE TO PAY SHIPPING! I GOT THEM FROM THE HEIFER WEBSITE. ( I AM NOT SURE IF THEY ARE STILL FREE OR NOT)

TODAY WE USED 2 REAL DIAPERS AND 4 CLOTH DIAPERS. SAVINGS $.80 (REAL DIAPERS ARE $.22- .44 CENTS PER DIAPER DEPENDING ON THE BRAND)


I CUT OUT COUPONS TODAY AND COMPARED THEM TO THE SALES ADS IN THE SUNDAY NEWSPAPER.


I FILLED OUT INVITATIONS FOR MY STEP SON’S GRADUATION PARTY. I WAS GOING TO MAKE PICTURE CARDS BUT DECIDED NOT TO. SAVINGS $50.00 (MY MOM PURCHASED THE INVITATIONS FOR US SO THEY WERE FREE..)


DAY 6
THIS MORNING I DID MY DAILY WALK THROUGH AFTER MY HUSBAND AND STEP SON LEFT FOR THE DAY. I TURNED OFF A KITCHEN NIGHT LIGHT, A RADIO, A FAN, A BATTERY OPERATED NIGHT LIGHT AND A CEILING FAN. SAVINGS $.28 CENTS.


(I HAVE NOTICED EACH DAY I SEEM TO WRITE MORE. I AM SAVING MORE THAN I REALIZED.)


THE BOYS WERE GOING TO GET RID OF DOMINOS DURING OUR MOVE. I SAVED THEM FOR OUR 2 YEAR OLD INSTEAD. SAVINGS $ PRICELESS!!! ENDLESS HOURS OF ENTERTAINMENT.


I FOUND A DIME IN THE DRYER (I LOVE THE LAUNDRY LOTTERY!) AND .25 CENTS ON THE COUNTER. J


CLOTH DIAPER SAVINGS $.80 CENTS.


DAY 7
TODAY WE DECIDED TO DO OUR YEARLY SPECIAL OUT TO DINNER TREAT. WE WENT TO A JAPANESE STEAK HOUSE. MY MEAL WAS $9.99. (THIS PLACE HAS VERY LARGE SERVINGS.) I WAS ABLE TO EAT MY LEFTOVERS FOR 5 OTHER TIMES BRINGING THE COST DOWN TO $1.99


I SOLD MORE ITEMS AT A YARDSALE $2.00


DAILY DIAPER SAVINGS $ 1.20. ( I WAS ABLE TO SEW 2 CLOTH DIAPERS AND AN INSERT TOGETHER. I SEWED VELCRO AT THE WAISTBAND.) I PUT A PAIR OF PLASTIC TRAINING PANTS OVER THEM AND THEY WORK GREAT.


I WAS CLEANING THE HOUSE TODAY AND FOUND A BRAND NEW MEN’S RAZOR ON THE KITCHEN COUNTER. (THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN OUT OF THE BABY’S REACH) THE GUYS WOULD NOT CLAIM IT, SO I WAS GLAD TO ADD IT TO MY COLLECTION! (OF COURSE THE BEST TIME TO ASK ABOUT THINGS LIKE THIS IS WHEN THEY ARE GLUED TO THE TV OR VIDEO GAME.:P) .25 SAVINGS

DAY 8
I PURCHASED A LOAF OF BREAD FOR $.90 CENTS. I SLICED IT UP AND PUT THE OTHER HALF IN THE FREEZER.
MY MOM GAVE ME 3 TUBES OF VERY NICE CONDITIONER LEFTOVER FROM HER HAIR COLOR. I MIXED THIS WITH THE HALF BOTTLE THAT I ALREADY HAD. SAVINGS $5.00


MY HUSBAND BROUGHT HOME 36 HOTDOGS. 36 HOTDOG BUNS, 2 UNOPENED BOTTLES OF CATCHUP, 2 UNOPENED BOTTLES OF RELISH AND 2 UNOPENED BOTTLES OF MUSTARD. (ALL LARGE /BULK SIZE) WE FROZE ALL HOTDOGS AND BUNS BUT 5 FOR DINNER. SAVINGS $ 36.00

DAY 9
WE GOT OUR SECOND MONTH ELECTRIC BILL AT OUR NEW APARTMENT. ($120.00) AT OUR HOUSE IT WAS $395 ++ SAVINGS $275.00


DINNER TONIGHT: STEAK , RICE AND GREEN PEPPER IN SANDWICH MAKER. $1.00 A SERVING.

WE GOT RID OF OUR CELL PHONE FOR 4 MONTHS. $ 200 SO FAR IN SAVINGS. BUT MY HUSBAND IS GOING TO NEED ONE FOR HIS JOB. WE WILL SHOP AROUND AND GET A GOOD DEAL.


DAY 10
WE PURCHASED 2 NEWSPAPERS TO GET THE ADS AND COUPONS. COST $1.75


I FILLED OUT A BABY FORMULA SURVEY AND I AM HOPING TO GET BACK $12.00


OUR 2 YEAR OLD ……….WELL....IS A 2 YEAR OLD AND HAD GOTTEN FINGERPRINTS ON MOST OF THE WALLS IN THE APARTMENT. I ASKED THE OFFICE IF THEY HAD ANY TOUCH UP PAINT…..THEY ASKED ME TO BRING IN SOME CONTAINERS AND THEY WILL FILL THEM UP.
　
　
COUPONS USED AT PUBLIX
KELLOGG'S POPTARTS SALE  (6PKG) .65  x 4 = $ 2.60
KELLOGG'S FIBER POPTARTS (6PKG) .57 x 2 =  $1.14
TOTAL $3.74
SAVINGS $20.20
ONLINE SALES COSMETICS $14.00

DAY 13
WINN-DIXIE SAVINGS WITH AD AND COUPONS
FREE SAUSAGE
FREE FOLGERS
FREE MUFFINS
FREE TANGELOS
FREE LG EGGS
FREE TACO DINNER
TOTAL SAVINGS $27.85

ONLINE SALES  (CLOTHING THAT NO LONGER FIT )$47.00


DAY 14

AMAZON SALES $12.90

MAKING COFFEE INSTEAD OF BUYING SAVINGS $14.49

WEEKLY DIAPER SAVINGS $ 10.80

5 BROWN BAG LEFTOVER LUNCH SAVINGS $19.95  =$5.97 OR LESS
PS. WATER IS FREE TO DRINK AT WORK IF YOU BRING AN EMPTY BOTTLE : )


WEEKLY SAVINGS TOTAL ABT $ 475.55


OTHER SAVINGS.......

WALGREENS AD AND COUPONS
COLOR SILK HAIR COLOR GLOSS(BUY ONE GET ONE SALE )
3.00
3.00
=$6.00
-$3.00
-$1.00
=$2.00
TAX .98
=$2.98

I WENT TO COSMETOLOGY SCHOOL AND I CUT AND STYLE MY OWN HAIR INSTEAD OF GOING TO THE SALON. A HAIR CUT AND COLOR GLOSS =$60.00 X EVERY OTHER MONTH YEARLY WOULD COST $300.00
SO I WOULD BE SAVING $297.02

A HAIR CUT FOR MY HUSBAND WOULD COST $12.00 X 12 SAVINGS  =$144.00


MY SIDE JOBS AND WAYS I SAVE MONEY:
EBAY SALES
AMAZON SALES
HAIR CUTS TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY
MAKING CLOTHING FOR MY DAUGHTER INSTEAD OF BUYING (FROM DISCOUNT FABRIC)
MAKING CRAFTS/CLOTHING TO SELL
BUY FROM THRIFT STORES
BUY FROM EBAY
BUY FROM CLOSEOUT STORES