I find myself doing some simple little things to save money throughout the day. I decided to keep a list of them today. I realized that I'm so conditioned to save money that I had to really think about the way I did things today so that I could list them...

Here they are.

1. Wash your laundry in cold water.
2. Do more than one load of laundry at a time. Once the drier is heated up it saves energy to dry the next load.
3. Only do full loads of laundry.
4. Eat at home. I did for all three meals today.
5. Make your own coffee, don't buy it the coffee stand. I did!
6. Run all your errands at the same time to save gas. Post Office, Bank, Pick up the kids, vet, etc.
7. Never pay your bills late. Avoid late fees. I paid mine today.
8. Question any charges that don't seem right. I just took my cat to the vet for a stomach issue. When I picked him up there was a charge for a urinalysis. I asked about this charge and was told it was an error. The test was not needed and not completed. That was a $50 savings. Had it been needed I would have happily paid.
9. I bought spaghetti sauce today for $1. I'm not normally brand specific but when my favorite brand goes on sale for $1 I stock up. I just wish I had coupons for it... it would have been even cheaper!
10. Use coupons in stores and on the internet. I bought Quicken for a friend and used an great coupon to buy it (there's a list of quicken coupons here-http://www.noexcusebudget.com/quickensavings.html

Hope you can use some of these little things to save big! I'd love to hear what you do to save big in a little way! Email me! webmaster@noexcusebudget.com

PS. Just got an email first thing this morning that my website was reviewed at http://www.goreviewit.comHow fun is that? It a new website that reviews actual products and websites, (I liked the dog bone one) with videos and comments from others. I'm going to check it out more later... join me!

PPS. Yes, it was a good review!