What did you do to save $ today?

[Boogity]

Well fooie! We use cloth bags but none of our stores offer anything for using them.

 

[Wannabefree]

Well fooie! We use cloth bags but none of our stores offer anything for using them.

Same here boogity. :/

 

[Hinotori]

Yeah, that's how it is here as well.

 

[Denim Deb]

I went shopping and got a whole 6 cents back for the bags. Plus, I actually had a couple of coupons I could use. Don't know when the last time was that that happened!

 

[Wannabefree]

I used $16 in coupons. I got some free milk

 

[tortoise]

I am packing lunch for a car trip tomorrow. I can do 2 meals, saving about $40.

 

[tortoise]

This could get redundant very quickly, but I'm proud of my baby steps. I am visiting a friend in my hometown this weekend. We usually go out to eat together, but I'm PLANNING AHEAD (gasp) and will bring lunch with. That will save anywhere from $10 - $30.

 

[Denim Deb]

Baby steps are important.

 

[Boogity]

This could get redundant very quickly, but I'm proud of my baby steps. I am visiting a friend in my hometown this weekend. We usually go out to eat together, but I'm PLANNING AHEAD (gasp) and will bring lunch with. That will save anywhere from $10 - $30.

I think that's an excellent idea . . .
First - it's supposed to be a visit between two friends and the actual meal and the actual place should be secondary.
Second - most of the time, nowadays, the restaurant meal is of questionable quality and terribly expensive.
Good for you tortoise.

 

[so lucky]

This could get redundant very quickly, but I'm proud of my baby steps. I am visiting a friend in my hometown this weekend. We usually go out to eat together, but I'm PLANNING AHEAD (gasp) and will bring lunch with. That will save anywhere from $10 - $30.

I think that's an excellent idea . . .
First - it's supposed to be a visit between two friends and the actual meal and the actual place should be secondary.
Second - most of the time, nowadays, the restaurant meal is of questionable quality and terribly expensive.
Good for you tortoise.

I and DH went to a "family" dinner last night at a popular restaurant. Just for the three I paid for, with no drinks, it was $45. My DH just had a salad. There were 13 people there, and some were drinking wine, so I imagine the total bill was around $200. I was just thinking about what a wonderful dinner I could have cooked for half that, or even 1/4 that. My DH and I almost never eat out, and I am reminded why, every time we do.