Your Saving $$/Budget tips

I was just wondering what everyone did to save money for their wedding or trim their budget. I think this would be interesting what small things helped.

• no more $4 starbucks daily (sometimes twice daily)..this helped my wallet and my fat starbucks, sitting at a computer all day fat ass.
• went out to lunch once a week only. other days i brought lunch (usually lean cuisine that i bought for a dollar)
• went out to dinner only once a week...other nights i cooked or we would eat leftovers..
• NO SHOPPING except for wedding stuff

i am sure more will pop up.

Boy I wish I had some to add... I really need some tips!

 

I guess what I'm doing is taking home freelance work on the side... 4 more scripts and I can buy my dress! hee hee hee...

 

too bad I am sittin ghere chatting stead of workign on them!

I think I live rather frugally to start with, so since I don't have a lot of budget trimming to do I'm just working all the overtime I can! This also helps me save more money- since I'm at work, I don't have time to go out or spend $$. And, when I'm not at work, I'm on here learning how to arrange this wedding myself (saving myself a coordinator fee!).

Coupons, Grocery Coupons - TheGroceryGame.com saves me around 55% or more every week on groceries.

 

we also try to eat out less and go out less. And we scaled way back for the holidays

We did reduce our budget for Christmas this year too. Instead of buying expensive gifts for eachother, we're getting a digital camera together- it will also be useful in Cabo!

we're doing something similiar...we are gonna buy a new video camera...

hehe...i am such a coupon, bargain shopper too!

if you haven't tried thegrocerygame website before you should check it out. I think it's only a buck for the first four weeks and it's kind of a PITA but we definitely save $. We also love fatwallet.com, and fishingfordeals.com.

I still love me some Nordstrom but I try to stick to the sales these days.

And don't forget to check out google checkout. There are some killer deals on there, too!

reduce the cost on christmas gifts.. no more traveling til the wedding..

 

we were going to go to cancun on a second scouting trip but we decided it was going to be useless since we wouldn't actually arrange anything by new year's eve..

1. OK, the coffee things really going to kill me but I suppose I should add that to my list. NO more starbucks, except on Tues and Thurs morning on the way to school. I need that jolt, as for the rest of the time I will brew my own. YUCK.

2. I do buy unnecasary lunches this will have to stop!

3. We have allready limited our dinners to one per week.

4. NO SHOPPING! I definitly could work on this. Ok, only shop if it is a major sale no buying full price for anything.

5. I told my sister she needs to start paying for her own school lunches. I had been giving her $2 a day, but she is 17 now and has a job. Is this horible of me. I feel kinda bad but thats an extra 40.00 a month right there.

6. This sounds dreadfull, but our house is pretty big and all windows and the oil tank is really expensive in the winter, SO I was going to start trimming down my shower time, making sure the heat is on a lower setting, and washing most cloths with cold water.


Not that I have such a cool job as yourself but I am going to aim to pick up at least 1 extra shift per week that all money earned will go directly into my wedding savings! After school is over.