If you check your Sunday paper you can usually find coupons for great household items you would normally buy. Usually soups, snacks, and cleaning products are in the ads.
If you check around Thanksgiving and Christmas time there are a lot of coupons for baking products like flour, baking soda, corn starch, etc. Clip as many as possible and stock up- you will use these products throughout the year! Sign up for the "in store" coupons. A lot of stores have them. Plus figure out which stores in your shopping area allow for doubleing and tripling your coupons.
Get rid of the Asshole ten dollar bill
Yes you read that right. My husband and I found that ten dollar bills are assholes. This is because when you have one in your wallet you see something that isn't quite $5 but less than $15 or $20 so you think it is a "good deal". Usually this is bullshit. One item being $10 or less most of the time is junk you really didn't need or it is just something you break a ten dollar bill on so you have a five dollar bill some ones and change. Ones and Fives are really easy to spend. A twenty dollar bill is harder to spend but a ten is right in the middle. So what do you do with it? As soon as you get a ten dollar bill do one of two things 1) put it in a savings account or savings jar 2) spend it wisely. I mean really think about it before you spend it on that $2 cheese burger which you know you shouldn't be eating because it is clogging your arteries just thinking about it.
Think Big :)
Buy in bulk. I buy items like flour in bulk. If you buy a 5 lb bag of whole wheat flour- it is much cheaper than buying a 1 lb bag.
Get a Pinterest account :)
There are lots of really cool ideas for meals and crafts on Pinterest. I have found so many good meal ideas- along with many crafts that I use in my household daily.
Learn how to Can
There are 2 good ways to do this. Pressuring canning and water bath canning. Learn how to do both. You can save money by canning pickles, carrots, corn, soups, applesauce, juices, broths, jams, jellies, nut butters, etc.--- plus you will know exactly what is in it!
Trade :)
Find other people who are willing to trade items with you rather than sell your own items. I traded some dvds, a book, and like $10 for a dehydrator that would have costed me about $80 in store. So if you are looking for something and find someone who has it, offer to trade for a valuable item that you are willing to get rid of.
Go back to school
I know what you are thinking "I don't have money to go back to school". Try Financial aid. Chances are if you didn't come from a wealthy family and you don't have a job or make much money on your own, you can get grants and scholarships to go to college. It is always good to have experience under your belt. You never know what type of job oppurtunities are out there!
Get to know your local farmers
Get to know your local farmers and buy produce or offer to help them for produce. Nothing is better than completely fresh produce. Everyone likes fresh corn on the cob! You never know that farmer could really need some extra help and wouldn't mind tossing a few carrots, heads of lettuce, pounds of beans etc.
Orchards
Go to the orchards often. Also go towards the end of the season when apples and other foods are on sale. You can make awesome apple pies, applesauce, and other great things that you can preserve.
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