03 Sep
2010

This month, you can save money on your bills if you follow these tips:

1) Slash your grocery bill by shopping in your own kitchen. Rather than shopping for lots of new ingredients, check your freezer, pantry and fridge. You may find enough in there to make meals for a week or more.

2) Check out grocery discount stores and farmer’s markets in your area. For grocery items you need, check out grocery wholesalers open to the public (you can find these in your phone book) or grocery discount stores. Most discount stores are linked to a major grocery chain but offer food for less. Bring coupons you find online to save even more. Also, check out farmer’s markets at this time of year to save even more.

3) Shop with a menu and a list. To avoid wasting food, determine your menu for the week and then buy anything you need. You’ll save time as well as money. To save even more, go online to find economical meal ideas. You can often find entire meals for just a few dollars online.

4) Turn off your lights and appliances. When you leave your home, make sure you turn off all appliances and lights. Anytime you are not using your appliances, you should also unplug them to prevent the appliances from leaching energy. The more you save on energy, the more you save.

5) Break the shopping habit. Put off shopping as long as you can. Most of us use shopping as entertainment, so for this month, look for free, fun ways to have fun.