Tips for Saving Money, Cutting Expenses, etc.

[ThetaPrincess24]

[QUOTE=Jen;1816416
- Generic or store brand over name brand. Wal-Mart sells Equate brand ibuprofen for like 2 bucks. Advil is 6 bucks. It's the same damn stuff in the bottle! Sometimes I find the store brand or generic is actually better than the name brand stuff.[/QUOTE]

So true! Walmart's Equate brand makes a very good triple antibiotic first aid ointment and is so much cheaper than Neosporin. We only buy Equate ibuprofen, acetaminophen, and multivitamins. YOu just cant beat the price difference!

[minDyG]

Originally Posted by ThetaPrincess24

So true! Walmart's Equate brand makes a very good triple antibiotic first aid ointment and is so much cheaper than Neosporin. We only buy Equate ibuprofen, acetaminophen, and multivitamins. YOu just cant beat the price difference!

Equate brand Claritin is only $4 for a 30-day supply. Can't beat that.

[Educatingblue]

Here are some things that I do to save money:

1. Shop for groceries at the store with the best sale that week
2. We live on the border of North and South Carolina, so we drive across to S.Carolina for cheaper gas and other items that may be cheaper
3. Hang out more at home
4. Avoid going to places uptown that we have to pay for parking
5. Top shelf liquor at home rather that watered down drinks out
6. Shop at Aldi, Fred's, Family Dollar etc. for household items/supplies
7. Stopped going to get my toes done
8. Do my hair at home unless I want a cut or highlights
9. Buy less groceries (we still try to get healthy smaller meals)
10. Utilize things we already have home instead of buying new stuff...You would be surprised what the seamstress can do to an old outfit in good condition !!!