Thrifty Thursday

Exchange old DVDs, CDs, Games, and Books for new ones (or store credit) at places like GameStop or Bookmans (my local game and thrifty bookstore).

Don't keep buying water bottles. Have 4 or 5 of each Gallon water jugs and 20 oz bottles. Refill them at Water dispensers in front of stores or better yet, you can save more by buying a filter to attach to your sink (saves on the gas you'll put out going to the water stations).

Save your change. Get yourself or your kids a "Piggy Bank" and add all loose change you find to it. Take it to a Coinstar to cash out, or put it in your savings account to get even more money!

Utilize communities like Craigslist and Freecycle. You can always find what you want for super cheap, or even FREE.

Check out local yard sales on the weekends. I am always finding things I need. And sometimes you can find things to re-sell for a profit!

If you still have some of those plastic grocery bags hanging around, you can use them as your liners for your little bathroom/bedroom garbage cans instead of buying the small garbage bags.

Be creative! Make your own Piggy Bank from a used coffee can and decorate it. Make binoculars with your kids from old toilet paper rolls (hopefully you will use clean ones). There are even recipes to make Bubbles and Clay from household items just laying around your house.


Clip/Print/Load coupons. Do all three to maximize your savings. Print Free Coupons from Coupons.com and subscribe to your local Sunday paper. Shortcuts.com is a site where you can load coupons to your local store discount card (like Fry's or Kroger).

Got any other Frugal/Thrifty tips to share? Let me know in a comment. :)