With the gas prices finally making a slow decline, it doesn’t feel quite as tight as it did, but we are still watching where every single penny goes and making sure we are living comfortably. I don’t think I ever knew I’d wind up as frugal as I am.
I don’t know what kinds of things your family does to be frugal, but we:
- cook nearly every single meal from scratch.
- keep the heat and/or air conditioner off and open the windows to get cool or layer our clothing to stay warm.
- have all unused appliances unplugged from the walls – do you know that even if something is turned off, it still draws energy? Yeah – unplug it.
- try to make only the necessary doctor and dentist visits and not go overboard or act a bit over protective (which I am know to be sometimes).
- spend loads of family time together rather than worrying about how much money we are spending on fun things, etc.
- purchasing items online we might not otherwise have purchased such as eyeglasses and other products.
The cool thing about ordering eyeglasses online is the quick and efficient way you can do it and they are so much cheaper than going and dropping $100-$200 at an optical shop. Face it, eyeglasses are expensive and if you shop online, you get a much better deal!
So what are you doing to be frugal in this money pinching economy?
