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From Mary Reed: I clean house, prepare meals, and complete chores during the daylight hours this saves on using electric utilities. Everything is completed by 8:00. Only the TV is on.Candles in the bathroom, and dinning room at night. Candles are put out at bedtime.Candles purchased last year on sale for 70% off.Lots of salad meals,cooking time is cut to a minimum and less utilities used and you have provided yourself with a healthy and clean meal.
Green bags to prolong the life of vegetables and produce.Eat at home, no eating out. I keep nuts or fruits with me should I get hungry when I'm out.Traveling in the car is now at a minimum.Keep an all in one ongoing list on the refrigerator things to do, groceries, errands, to be completed in one trip.Ignore the sales add, if item is not absolutely needed, I do not purchase.Fingernail polish thinner is good for the old bottles of fingernail polish, saves on buying nail polish.No vacation.Lost weight walking, no new clothes needed. I can fit into the smaller size in the closet.Cash for gifts, no driving and using gas and paying more for the gift.Saves on time.Bought 2 wigs, which saves on those expensive Salon prices and tips and gas for the trip to the salon. Hair is now healthier without all the chemicals. Here I have saved 200.00 per month.Cold water wash, except for the towels with warm. Laundry completed on the weekend and at night. I read that utilities are less costly, when used during off peak hours.Coupons used with grocery purchase.Rain checks for advertised sales that have sold out, you can request one or more purchases at the sales price.No movie theaters,DVD rentals. I look at TV.No purchases at the mall, I used it for getting in 7-8 miles of walking and I am not using my air-conditioning at home.There is the possibility of discontinuing Cable and the Weekend paper if further cutbacks are needed.Credit Cards used for extreme emergency,only. No more fun shopping.
From Deane Gilmore: I wash my dishes once every other day in less than one sink full of water. Start with HOT water just covering the bottom of the sink, turn the tap on very slow, just a bit motre than a drip. Wash dishes with clean cloth and hot soapy water then rinse with the slow running water that is going into to wash water. At the end, your dishes are clean, rinsed and you have only used a total of maybe 3 1/2 gallons for the whole procedure. Plus if you are old like me, your atheritis is now calmed down from all the hot water soaking. Let the dish water cool then use it on your outdoor plants or veggies the next morning. As an old codger, I have cut my water usage to less than 800 gallons per month, including showers (Marine shipboard type), toilet, garden an all NECESSITIES. My water bill is barely more than the usual service fees, federal and state fees, and other taxes and "fees".
From Christine Sainato: 2 months ago my husband and I sold 1 of our suv's and parked the other. Now we ride Our bikes to work, walk to the grocery store, dinner and movies. We live in midtown. My husband rides his bike 5 days a week to his job which is across the street from dobbins air force base in Marietta ( approx. 16 miles ). I ride my bike 5 days a week to the Marta station in midtown, take the subway to dunwoody, then ride my bike 1 1/2 miles to work, then do the same in the afternoon. We save over 700 dollars a month by not driving.
From Richard Kenyada: I live in Smyrna, work in northern Marietta. I used to drive to work taking Interstate 75 - a 13-mile trip. Recently, however, I changed my route, using the side streets (Atlanta Road) instead. I found that the alternate route is 2 miles shorter and, by being limited to 45 miles per hour (instead of 70 highway). The trip is only a few minutes longer.
From PJ Michaels: Before you trade your truck or SUV do the math. Not only will you get less than you think for the trade but you may pay more for a fuel efficient new car. Add higher tax and insurance too. Not only that but your gas savings may not be what you think.If your SUV now gets 17 mpg and your new small car or Hybrid SUV gets 27 mpg you will only save $25/week at $3.99/gal.Gas may be $3 next year and the difference would be only $19/week. Even if it's $5 it will still only save you $31/week. Far less than the cost of a new car.My advice once you do the math is to wait till the shock of gas prices subsides and the election is over before making the move. Business reports suggest car dealers may be lowering prices in a few months too.
From MeMe: Normally I purchase 19 oz name brand cereal at my favorite grocery store for $4.49. Wal-Mart has the same brand and size for $2.58. This really helps if you have a lot of kids in the house.
From Philip Michaels: We stopped our trash collection and recycle everything possible leaving just two 32 lb. bags that cost us 25 cents each at the recycle center. We go every 2-3 weeks. If the center took more items we could cut trash even more. This saves the huge trash truck driving by every week too!
From Andrew Hinkle: I wanted to write and alert CBS 46 to a website that can help Atlanta consumers recapture some value for yesterday's cell phone, while also helping tomorrow's environment!CellForCash.com is an online cell phone buy-back website. Its mission is to return value to consumers and businesses while providing a safe and responsible wireless industry waste solution. Since it launched in 2002, CellForCash.com has captured and prevented hundreds of thousands of phones from finding their way to landfills and possibly polluting everyone’s environment. Currently, the site purchases over 700 different models of phones and pays up to $250 per phone, and also offers free recycling for obsolete or non-functional phones.Using this website is quite simple and takes only a few minutes, but can do a world of good for the environment. I will walk you through the steps of a transaction:
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From Christine Burton: Be cautious when shopping with cents off coupons. Use them if the brand name is something you really prefer over all others BUT, many years of shopping have proven to me that I almost always can find a similar product that I like just as well that is cheaper, even with no cents off. Store labels are products, often produced on the same assembly lines as the brand name. The only difference is the label on the can or package. I invariably end up with the store brand and the coupon goes in the trash.I do not sacrifice quality, nor taste by comparing labels and choosing the cheaper store brands. I am considered by family and friends to be a gourmet cook. The time some people spend coupon shopping could be spent reading labels and comparing prices of things without cents off coupons with things with the coupons. There will be some things (very few) that we like that have no comparable store brand. By all means use the coupons for them. BUT, don't assume that, because we have a cents off coupon for something that it is a bargain! Most often it isn't.
From Amanda: I was just watching your news brodcast, I have a recomendation.. I think if everyone stopped buying gas for 2 weeks, they will lower the price.. Walk to work if you can, If we all ban together, something will hopefully change.. Something has got to give.. I'm sick of working to pay for gas to get there.
From Rick: Unplug all appliances—radio, coffee pot, microwave, clock radio, etc.—with LED lights when not in use. These little electric machines use a lot of electricity. I save about seven dollars a month by unplugging these devices when not in use. Check your spare bedrooms for clock radios!
From Stacy: With rising prices of gas, food and even child care I was paying to work. I decided to be a stay at home mom and let my husband have the only income. I have learned to cook and clean (eating out and house cleaning services saved us 740$ a month) We no longer need child care ($540 a month) And my fuel usage went from $300 a month to $50 a month. Instead of flipping on the air when it gets warm we open the doors and windows, and pile on the layers when it gets cold. We cut most of our 'extras' on our home and cell phone with a savings of over a 100$ a month. And last but not least, sales and bulk! I buy things on sale and when they are buy one get one free, I also buy in bulk from Costco or B.J's. it saves a ton of money!
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From Deane Gilmore: I wash my dishes once every other day in less than one sink full of water. Start with HOT water just covering the bottom of the sink, turn the tap on very slow, just a bit motre than a drip. Wash dishes with clean cloth and hot soapy water then rinse with the slow running water that is going into to wash water. At the end, your dishes are clean, rinsed and you have only used a total of maybe 3 1/2 gallons for the whole procedure. Plus if you are old like me, your atheritis is now calmed down from all the hot water soaking. Let the dish water cool then use it on your outdoor plants or veggies the next morning. As an old codger, I have cut my water usage to less than 800 gallons per month, including showers (Marine shipboard type), toilet, garden an all NECESSITIES. My water bill is barely more than the usual service fees, federal and state fees, and other taxes and "fees".
From Christine Sainato: 2 months ago my husband and I sold 1 of our suv's and parked the other. Now we ride Our bikes to work, walk to the grocery store, dinner and movies. We live in midtown. My husband rides his bike 5 days a week to his job which is across the street from dobbins air force base in Marietta ( approx. 16 miles ). I ride my bike 5 days a week to the Marta station in midtown, take the subway to dunwoody, then ride my bike 1 1/2 miles to work, then do the same in the afternoon. We save over 700 dollars a month by not driving.
From Richard Kenyada: I live in Smyrna, work in northern Marietta. I used to drive to work taking Interstate 75 - a 13-mile trip. Recently, however, I changed my route, using the side streets (Atlanta Road) instead. I found that the alternate route is 2 miles shorter and, by being limited to 45 miles per hour (instead of 70 highway). The trip is only a few minutes longer.
From PJ Michaels: Before you trade your truck or SUV do the math. Not only will you get less than you think for the trade but you may pay more for a fuel efficient new car. Add higher tax and insurance too. Not only that but your gas savings may not be what you think.If your SUV now gets 17 mpg and your new small car or Hybrid SUV gets 27 mpg you will only save $25/week at $3.99/gal.Gas may be $3 next year and the difference would be only $19/week. Even if it's $5 it will still only save you $31/week. Far less than the cost of a new car.My advice once you do the math is to wait till the shock of gas prices subsides and the election is over before making the move. Business reports suggest car dealers may be lowering prices in a few months too.
From MeMe: Normally I purchase 19 oz name brand cereal at my favorite grocery store for $4.49. Wal-Mart has the same brand and size for $2.58. This really helps if you have a lot of kids in the house.
From Philip Michaels: We stopped our trash collection and recycle everything possible leaving just two 32 lb. bags that cost us 25 cents each at the recycle center. We go every 2-3 weeks. If the center took more items we could cut trash even more. This saves the huge trash truck driving by every week too!
From Andrew Hinkle: I wanted to write and alert CBS 46 to a website that can help Atlanta consumers recapture some value for yesterday's cell phone, while also helping tomorrow's environment!CellForCash.com is an online cell phone buy-back website. Its mission is to return value to consumers and businesses while providing a safe and responsible wireless industry waste solution. Since it launched in 2002, CellForCash.com has captured and prevented hundreds of thousands of phones from finding their way to landfills and possibly polluting everyone’s environment. Currently, the site purchases over 700 different models of phones and pays up to $250 per phone, and also offers free recycling for obsolete or non-functional phones.Using this website is quite simple and takes only a few minutes, but can do a world of good for the environment. I will walk you through the steps of a transaction:
- Customer visits CellForCash.com. They find their specific model phone and can view the price paid for it.
- Agrees to sell the phone and enter their mailing information.
- A box and pre-paid mailing label are sent directly to the customer.
- They place their phone in the box, attach the mailing label, and return to their mail carrier.
- CellForCash.com issues and mails a check within 30 days of receipt and verification of the order.
From Jeannette:
- Save a dollar a day. Get a jar. Put a dollar bill in the jar each day. That’s an easy way to save 30 bucks a month/365 for the year.
- Family Fun Day Fund: Pick one or two days a week when each member of the family empties all the coins from purse or pockets into the family fun jar. At the end of a month or two weeks – do something fun [like bowling, roller skating party, trip to the zoo, etc. ] It’s a chance for the entire family to save together for fun time and everyone plays a part.
- Stock up: walmart.com and sharebuilder.com both offer accounts where you can have small amounts deducted from your checking or savings account each month. You can say as little as $50 a month. They will take that month and buy as many shares of stock as possible with the $50. You build a portfolio a little at a time. You can also buy mutual funds this way too.
From Christine Burton: Be cautious when shopping with cents off coupons. Use them if the brand name is something you really prefer over all others BUT, many years of shopping have proven to me that I almost always can find a similar product that I like just as well that is cheaper, even with no cents off. Store labels are products, often produced on the same assembly lines as the brand name. The only difference is the label on the can or package. I invariably end up with the store brand and the coupon goes in the trash.I do not sacrifice quality, nor taste by comparing labels and choosing the cheaper store brands. I am considered by family and friends to be a gourmet cook. The time some people spend coupon shopping could be spent reading labels and comparing prices of things without cents off coupons with things with the coupons. There will be some things (very few) that we like that have no comparable store brand. By all means use the coupons for them. BUT, don't assume that, because we have a cents off coupon for something that it is a bargain! Most often it isn't.
From Amanda: I was just watching your news brodcast, I have a recomendation.. I think if everyone stopped buying gas for 2 weeks, they will lower the price.. Walk to work if you can, If we all ban together, something will hopefully change.. Something has got to give.. I'm sick of working to pay for gas to get there.
From Rick: Unplug all appliances—radio, coffee pot, microwave, clock radio, etc.—with LED lights when not in use. These little electric machines use a lot of electricity. I save about seven dollars a month by unplugging these devices when not in use. Check your spare bedrooms for clock radios!
From Stacy: With rising prices of gas, food and even child care I was paying to work. I decided to be a stay at home mom and let my husband have the only income. I have learned to cook and clean (eating out and house cleaning services saved us 740$ a month) We no longer need child care ($540 a month) And my fuel usage went from $300 a month to $50 a month. Instead of flipping on the air when it gets warm we open the doors and windows, and pile on the layers when it gets cold. We cut most of our 'extras' on our home and cell phone with a savings of over a 100$ a month. And last but not least, sales and bulk! I buy things on sale and when they are buy one get one free, I also buy in bulk from Costco or B.J's. it saves a ton of money!
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