Talk Thrifty

This thrifty tip is simple enough. Rather than eating out pack your lunch. Taking your lunch to work can save you tons of money. You can save most times item for item 50% or more by bringing your own food from home. Not only that who needs to leave their workplace just to get aggrivated waiting in line at a resteraunt to get a russian rullet experience at the quality of food. This is also a great way to use up those leftovers in the fridge. Frozen meals have come a long way in taste and variety making for a great inexpensive alternative for a lunch on the fly.

Buying groceries is a great place to save money just by changing a few habbits. One great way to save money when making your rounds through the grocery store is to shop seasonally. Learn what time of year the perishable food items you like are grown and save lots of money when shopping. For example tomatoes are much more expensive in winter than in summer, normally twice the cost! Fortunantly we have the luxury of being able to get most things year round which is important for a well rounded diet, however, learn to buy just what you need of out of season items and bring added variety and flavor into your diet by shopping seasonally. Don't know whats growing? Local farmers markets are a great opportunity for you to learn what grows in your neck of the woods plus a chance to meet and support local farmers. Farmers markets are great places to get fresh goods at a great cost from your area. You can find all sorts of things from veggies to eggs and honey!

Ok, sounds simple enough right? But if you think about it you probably do something quite different. Most people will look at ads not necessarily for something they have been wanting to get at a reduced price but instead to see what the company is offering at a good price. Let me clarify, when I open up the ads I tend to just look at what deals their offering, often times disregarding the fact that I don't always need them, it just seems like a good deal and shouldn't be passed up. All to often I find myself buying "stuff" because it was on sale. If I simply changed my buying habbits to look for items I actually need or want to buy and write them down then opened up the ads to find those items I believe money could be saved and clutter around the house reduced. Now don't get me wrong when you see consumables that you do use for an exeptional price like at a grocery store that is the time to buy, but I found myself several times this year, for instance, ready to go buy a new tv, not that I needed one, but just because it was a great deal. Thank God I am to lazy to get up and shop right away most times :)