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Darlin Beauxs · 10-07-2008, 11:19 AM

I try to limit my trips to town to 1 or 2 per week.

I avoid stores where I tend to impulse buy/overspend, like Target.

I stock up on the things we use the most at Sams...like sodas (I can't give up, sorry) bread, chips, dried chicken breasts for the pups, and laundry supplies. The bread we eat (nature's own) is 2.50 for a loaf at wal-mart, 3.36 for 2 loaves at Sam's!

I stopped buying large amounts of treats for the dogs, and instead just buy the ones they enjoy the most (dried chicken, tiny t-bones, and Doggie Wishbones from Merrick).

I buy my shipping materials and ribbon online, in bulk. Much cheaper than anywhere locally!

I also wanted to add I find it interesting that some companies are now advertising concentrated cleaning products that you dilute in water, and re-use the bottle as a means of being "green", and saving the environment. I have been using spray bottles of lysol, or pine sol as an all-purpose cleaner, for years. I limit my cleaning supplies to something like lysol, or odoban, windex, and an enzyme cleaner for doggie mistakes.

I'll be checking this thread out too. I don't want to live a bare-bones life, but it is amazing how you can trim back in little ways, and not even notice!

10-07-2008, 11:19 AM	#29
Darlin Beauxs Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Monroe, La, Us Posts: 1,326 Blog Entries: 1	I try to limit my trips to town to 1 or 2 per week. I avoid stores where I tend to impulse buy/overspend, like Target. I stock up on the things we use the most at Sams...like sodas (I can't give up, sorry) bread, chips, dried chicken breasts for the pups, and laundry supplies. The bread we eat (nature's own) is 2.50 for a loaf at wal-mart, 3.36 for 2 loaves at Sam's! I stopped buying large amounts of treats for the dogs, and instead just buy the ones they enjoy the most (dried chicken, tiny t-bones, and Doggie Wishbones from Merrick). I buy my shipping materials and ribbon online, in bulk. Much cheaper than anywhere locally! I also wanted to add I find it interesting that some companies are now advertising concentrated cleaning products that you dilute in water, and re-use the bottle as a means of being "green", and saving the environment. I have been using spray bottles of lysol, or pine sol as an all-purpose cleaner, for years. I limit my cleaning supplies to something like lysol, or odoban, windex, and an enzyme cleaner for doggie mistakes. I'll be checking this thread out too. I don't want to live a bare-bones life, but it is amazing how you can trim back in little ways, and not even notice!