10 Shockingly Simple Ways You Can Save HUNDREDS Every Month 🤫 you'll be shocked how easy this is!!
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Borrowing from friends/family also just builds community and forces you to spend time with your people!
I totally agree, yet despite agreeing I always fear doing this because I feel like many people act inconvenienced by sharing. And as a woman I feel like I have been socially conditioned to not want to “bother” anyone.
I wish it wasn’t this way for me
Our library takes donations like board games, cake pans, tennis rackets etc. and you can check them out!
I always make a cart that lasts for weeks and I dont buy in the end. Its my version of window shopping.
Mine lasts for months. I'm pretty sure some things have been in my Amazon cart for years. It serves as my Pinterest board but with links. Lol
I rarely ever buy the things in my cart unless I need it. I guess it's good impulses purchases don't tempt me too much hahah.
I keep stuff in kart hoping it goes on sale.
I put things in my cart, then hit ‘save for later’. If I goes on sale and I still need it, I’ll buy it, but only if I truly NEED it. I also live by the ‘one in, one out’ rule, so if I bring something into the house, that means I have to say goodbye to something I already have.
@MrsThollo yes! I get my dopamine hit just by putting something in my cart. Or making lists (wish list or whatever). I don't like shopping in person or spending money on my wants, so this is my way of having a little fun.
I’ve unfollowed influencers or skip videos of hauls and Amazon purchases bc I’ve noticed I’m more inclined to add things to cart when I watch them!
I work 50-60 hours a week at a high-stress corporate job. Trying to cook, clean, take care of the house and everyone in it was causing me so much stress and exhaustion that I decided to do the opposite: I started looking into convenience services. I hired a cleaning company to come every two weeks - I still do daily and weekly light cleaning, but I leave the deep cleaning to the experts. I also started online grocery shopping and opting for delivery instead of curbside pickup. By doing those two things, I'm saving my sanity. I have more time to actually breathe and sit down with my family every night. I am barely at home as it is, so this way my husband and son get to see me and talk to me, and I get to be with them - not be around them while I do chores, but BE with them. Ohh and meal planning and online grocery shopping are amazing money savers!! Totally worth the $10 delivery fee, and I would say I'm saving enough to even cover the cleaning fee, so it's a win-win!!
American dream, huh😂
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That’s awesome. Your sanity is important!
Liked these ideas for saving money, but you didn't mention Buy Nothing. It's a great way to save money and keep things out of landfills. AND, it doesn't take a lot of time.
I’m the type of person who puts lots of stuff I find interesting in my cart. Only to go through it after a while and take everything off. 😂
My Amazon cart sits for weeks, until I want something else. I look at the total and put half tosave for later. Wait another month..... in the meantime I find an item second hand. Waiting is a good thing😊
I love staying in BUT having a night out with my husband from time to time is such a treat.💝
My community has a Facebook group that has come in really handy. Recently someone needed two 9-inch cake pans, and I was able to lend them to her so she didn't have to buy them. I've borrowed tools from neighbors. It's great.
Ordering groceries online and getting curbside pickup is the best thing ever - and the best convenience as well as cost saving service to come out of the pandemic!! I will never again waste time and extra money (yes, talking about those end-caps and mid-aisle temptations!) and interrupting nap times and my precious free time in the grocery store. Everything is ready when I schedule my pickups, it's loaded into my car, and there's one quick thing off my to-do list. Love it.
The one day a week buying is a good idea. It stops my impulse buying. Thanks for the idea
I’ve been watching your videos since I was about 16. now that I’m 20 and on my own, I feel that I have some of these practices already down thanks to you
Ohhh, I've heard the idea to wait a week, but never to buy all your purchases for the week on one day! That's genius and would definitely be more helpful for me than just waiting a week on each individual purchase on my wishlist because those little things adding up really are what get me!
I love doing grocery pickup! Then on the few occasions when I do go in to shop, it's more less of a drudgery because it's so rare. Grocery day can already be exhausting without having to walk around the store and then carry things inside, meal prep, and put things away!
Our town library has a small appliance section. You can borrow instapots, air fryers, slushy makers, etc!
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What a brilliant idea! I’ve never heard of that before!
Really? That sounds gross to me to be using appliances from someone else whom I know nothing about the state of cleanliness prior to my possibly using said appliances!
@@julielong9440 , I would clean it myself before I used it so that I felt confident about the appliance’s cleanliness.
I admit that Amazon is way too easy. I will put stuff in my cart but then I don't look at it for a few days. I end up putting at least half if not, 75% of the stuff and take it out of my cart.
I can't do online grocery shopping. I have to pick out my own produce. I don't want to be given something as a replacement for what wasn't available. I don't need an extra person touching my food after who knows how many people already have. I am just very particular and they never seem to verify that all the eggs are unbroken.
You could always just do eggs and produce if that’s important to you. You’d still get a significant money and time savings! I’ve never had a single egg broken and I’ve done grocery pick up for 4 years.
I agree with you. I only use online for box items. I go into the store for eggs, meat and produce before picking up my online order.
Here there's a checkbox for every item if we're okay with substitutes or not.
In my experience they're good with produce, we almost always get nice pieces. Exception can be pre packaged fruits/veggies, they they might miss a bad piece inside a plastic box so we need to exchange... Which is annoying, but hasn't happened very often. And bonus that I can never trust myself with avocado but they seem to know how to choose good ones 😁
I so agree with you! I've watched those folks at Kroger, Walmart,... Filling the pick up orders - I see them just pick what ever is in their reach & not checking for ripeness or freshness.
I prefer getting my own groceries & other shopping. I need to see the items, try on clothes & shoes,... The home shopping & deliveries are what makes it hard to keep brick & mortar stores open! Long live the local stores!
I am there with u,specially with the produce and meats .
I think it's usually a good idea to have a back up plan. If you have a flat tire thursday at 4, you may not be able to take care of that issue and fix dinner. But, instead of hitting the drive thru or opening up uber eats, a less expensive back up plan may be cans of ravioli kept in an out of the way place at home in your kitchen.
Also, i just decided i want a cake stand and it's all your fault. Bht instead of amazpn I'll look at arc which is a thrift store here in the denver area.
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This happened one afternoon after a storm there was widespread blackouts. We were out already and I was like, I need food now. Kfc and Macca's had to close their doors because they had a rush for all the other people that had no power. We ended up waiting over an hour for pizza.
But we had gas at home and literally could have just had Bacon and eggs and pancakes and baked bean for dinner instead, saved time and money
I would beware of subscription purchases. Sometimes you're buying something you don't need anymore and it's cluttering your cupboard while eating away at your budget. I do buy off my daughter's wedding registry because these are gifts she and her husband have chosen, they can be received in a couple of days, and if it's a large, bulky item I can have it shipped to their house because there's 2 of them to move the item.
I've been buying some kid books second hand. My son fell in love with a book we checked out at the library, so I just decided to buy it used for like $4 instead of $17. I've also been loving second hand clothes. Got an amazing jean jacket for $20.
Unscientifically I found that shopping at a dollar store or a thrift store gave me almost the same dopamine feeling as shopping new. Not always, but if I buy a few things I don't totally, absolutely need. I haven't overspent by that much. If I start to feel guilt, I give it back to the thrift store.
Problem with buying cheap is buying too much, at least for me. 😂. I love thrift stores, but easier to overbuy.
I totally agree. When life is irritating and you know shopping will give you a dopamine lift, hitting the thrift store or dollar store gives you a guilt fre cheap thrill, and as you said you can donate it back. And sometimes at the thrift store you find a treasure for pennies that brightens your day.
Once I walked into a thrift store and found a set of 4 made in Italy spaghetti bowls that went with the dishes I had from the same company.
Kallie, I so agree with meal planning. I’m retired and lack of time is not the issue it was, when I worked and had children at home, but knowing what I’m cooking for supper every night is so relaxing and reduces anxiety. I live in a rural area, where I have to drive 45 minutes or more to grocery shop. So I enjoy getting out and schedule all of my other errands for the same day. I make a thorough list and, for the most part, I’m able to stick to it. As far as ordering online, like Amazon, I have a huge Save For Later, that I use to prevent impulse buying. I often go through the list and delete items that I realize are not needed. I guess, for me, it comes down to discipline, it’s hard, but even as a retired couple, money just isn’t going as far, so we have to be smart. Thank you for all,of your suggestions 🙂
I agree with buying used for kid things, they don’t wear out most of their stuff and as for clothing they out grow it first and it can be passed on again. I love thrifting, I get a hit of dopamine every time I use a thrifted item I got for a bargain on. Hooray ! Love your channel ❤❤
I don't think it's an issue that it's hard, rather it has more to do with whether you prioritize saving money or saving time. When you use personalized convenience services, you would have the mindset of prioritizing saving time, whereas preparing your own meals with frugally purchased ingredients means you are prioritizing saving money. I guess it depends on what circumstance you are in, at that point a saving budget becomes more situationally observant. When you have a family like in your circumstance, you would have to compromise by saving money in most instances and saving time in a few instances.
Exactly.
Buying second hand is great, but it can take a lot of time to find what you need for a good price and good quality. (I can't do second hand stores, I get completely overwhelmed). One could use that time to work over instead and spend the extra money on convenience.
Howdy! Some great ideas. I'd like to suggest you cut the background music entirely. It's hard to focus on what you're saying. I cut the volume to the lowest level and it's still audible and distracting, while you are nearly inaudible. Thanks for considering!
Yeah, and it's not even good music. The sped-up singing style of songs is horrible to listen to and I don't know why it's so popular.
Good point about Date Night. It's not where you go or what you spend...it's taking time out to really be together :-)
Ordering groceries online is one of my favorite things. It is a great concept. Always notice the sizes/prices. I've been "dinged" on dry dog food and potato chips by failing to notice sizes v prices. Sometimes there are pallet sizes of certain items too. Taking the time to notice the details makes a big difference.
Date nights in just do not work for me as a mother, if I’m in the house I am seeing laundry that needs to be done, floors that need to be washed, thinking of the dishes and clean up from the food we’re having on this date night in, a kid wakes up and now you have to deal with that. To me the cost of leaving my “office” (the home) to rest that part of my mind and actually be with my husband mentally too is priceless, it happens less because of the logistics of planning it but boy is it so much more fruitful and quality time
Thank you for sharing ❤
One of the things that has helped me to slow down on my spending is to window shop. Go look at things that I would like to have, even put them in my cart. When I’m done shopping, I go around and put them back! I remind myself why I’m not buying this item and I feel so much better. This may not work for you but it has really helped me to declutter 😊
Thanks for your tips!
I love grocery shopping online. Saves time, money and energy. Plus it curbs my impulse shopping tremendously! Periodically a random item will find its way in, but a lot less than when I’m in store.
Same here. You get to see your total go up as you add to your cart, so it helps me think about if I really need something or not. I hardly ever go into like Walmart anymore, I order curbside, pick my substitutions, then head to the store to pick it up
Yesss I love Thredup, thank you for supporting sustainability and shopping secondhand first! ♻️
Love this!
Thank you once again😊
Great advice and tips. As always. Look forward to seeing more videos.🎉
Spot on with ordering groceries on line. I can compare prices, look for sales and saves me time and energy. And, best of all I do not have to schlep big heavy grocery bags up to my apartment.
Gina - with what app do order groceries online where you can look for sales and compare prices? Are you talking about comparing the same exact item at different stores or generically comparing the same item at the same store (like canned chopped tomatoes)? Just curious because I’m looking for the best way to shop for groceries online. TIA
@@nancyadise3521 Nancy, After “shopping around” and finding a store I felt comfortable with, I chose it. After a few deliveries I decided to use that store, and I also signed up for a year of deliveries, no matter how many times I ordered. I no longer have to fret about how many times I order, and it costs about 8.00 a month for one delivery, but now when paid for the year I can order at least twice a month. Within the online shopping list are all the options for what ever I type in. It will give you the cost and the breakdown per oz or what ever unit of measurement so you can compare and contrast. It will also tell you what is on sale at a reduced price or if you buy more than one. It will also give you nutritional information including calories. With groupon I found a great coupon for BJ’s the big box store. It is too costly for me. I live alone so most stuff is just too big or two many. So with that deal I can use it now and then. If you have any other questions feel free to ask away.
Not only do I use the cart once a week but I also put things I want but probably don’t need in my wish list. Almost all online stores have them!
I will use the “one-week cart rule”; good suggestion, thanks!
Great ideas! As for online shopping I take a screenshot of the item I’m looking for, I don’t add it to my cart. I think carefully about that purchase and then sometimes later looking through photos I can decide if I still want or need to get that item. 😊
I hate when people say " you have to try harder". perhaps we are doing our BEST!
What a great video thank you ❤
Hey Kallie. Great ideas. Just borrowed luggage from brother for family trip. Saved me loads. Wait a week for shopping great idea. Definately get a rush when you do right away. Great tips. Thank so much. ❤😊
You're definitely not being lazy but doing your grocery shopping online! I 100% agree It saves you money!
Great video as always.
Love the one week rule! Thank you! ❤
I love your idea of creating your grocery cart over time and ordering it once. I will do that starting now!
Great suggestions! 👍
I've got my Amazon shopping down to 1 day a month 😂 Use to do it way more often, but it really does help!!! 😊
I do a Wishlist for non essentials and shop my Wishlist on the 11th of the month, using my “saving for renovations” account. Really hurts to take it out for extra purchases!!
I will be implementing the online shopping rule!! Love this idea! Have a great day!!❤
Kallie, I think you are SMART to shop online. It saves me time, money, and stress. You are doing great! ❤
Hi Kallie! I haven’t heard this yet, but one of my most favorite things is when I download my bank transactions into a spreadsheet. You can generally download as a CSV file, resave as Excel, and then resort by where you made the purchase! Easy to track spending.
I’ve been doing grocery pickup for years and it definitely saves me money. It’s similar to the one week cart idea.
You rock girl!!!🌸😎
You are very smart on how you shop and I rarely eat out but keeping a ledger is the best,❤❤❤❤❤
I love grocery delivery. But would advise getting them Wednesday through Saturday when grocery stores are getting big deliveries. By Monday stuff is more likely to be out of stock or picked over. Kroger ads here come out on Wednesday. So like Thursday to shop. Worth it to get big bulky heavy items delivered. Problem is my Medicare Advantage debit card won't let me get delivery, only groceries from Walmart or Kroger in store 😢. One thing you hinted at but missed- you eat healthier when you don't buy junk food in store shopping 😂. TFS
I need that Excel spreadsheet for budgeting!
Yes! I nearly always leave products in the cart. If I think I still need/want them later in the month. Then I feel good about buying it. I also am not shy about returning the item if it is not what I hoped. The UPS store is next to my grocery store. Very convenient! Thanks for your tips! PS: another thing in meal planning that I do is to write "CK" on my list if I am unsure if I may already have the item. Sounds basic, but I tell you I have saved so much money and items going out of code. I'm a faithful viewer of yours. You give great content! 😊
I add stuff to my cart ALL the time and then just wait. I find I do not need all the things and sometimes I cannot even figure out why I thought I wanted it to begin with.
Hey Kallie🤗
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Great ideas. I'm going to try the once a week cart idea. I think that will help. Thank you.
Walgreens online pickup saves me so much money. I redeem my rewards, add manufacture coupons and Walgreens coupons. I saved $34 this week.
Haven’t tried the delivery service yet.
Living in the country fixes a lot of those problems, also having no money ever also helps.
Just gave Threads a try! Thanks for the discount code!
Love your content so much! As a legit cheapskate I do several of these things. I usually go to my Facebook community if I need something super simple or even something more expensive. I went to my friends list and asked if someone had a treadmill they wanted to sell or get rid of since mine had recently broke. Within a few hours I had two options, one was brand new and free. You would be surprised at how quickly people offer up options to borrow or even just take.
Thank you.
Yes the little purchases do add up
Great video! Would love one on date night in ideas!
Please consider doing a makeup walkthrough video. I love your vibe.
Meal planning?! You’re good!
You are so right. When you look at the stats about clothes going into landfill when it does not take much effort to take things into charity shops to support good causes and to prolong the life of garments why do people throw away perfectly good clothes or household items?
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Great job thank you
What app do you grocery shop on ? Cheers !!
I often add to my Amazon cart to before purchasing. I mostly end up deleting the items and maybe only buy one of the items. It really does work.
Love secondhand. Don't forget Habitat for Humanity!😁😁😁
Habitat for Humanity has great stuff. Contractors will donate leftover items from jobs. I saw a guy get all new cabinets for his kitchen remodel. They also have furniture and appliances. I got a brand new dishwasher and two bathroom sinks still in the box.
I put things in my Amazon cart and usually get to actually ordering it a month or two later, saves me a lot of money. 😂 my husband does most of the grocery shopping, and he's a minimalist. Saves most of the money right there lol.
I haven't bought new jeans in years. I find great deals at thrift stores (NYDJ for $8). Keeping stuff out of landfills and getting to wear great-fitting jeans for the win!
I learned how to only buy groceries 2-3 times a month by using fresh veggies first then frozen, canned or some kind of leftovers (like soup) on week 2. I always spend more than I expect when I do go to the store so limiting the amount of times I go per month really helps me stay in budget(:
Kallie, I have to agree with ordering groceries online. This month I challenged myself to see if i could bring our grocery's down $200 by ordering online. However yesterday we went into the store and ended up spending an additional $100 vs what i would have ordered online due to impulse purchases/ last minute wants. Still cut our grocery's from previous months however my husband and i agree online ordering is the way to go.
I rarely buy clothes. I have more than enough skin care products. I am setting up a new business...muffins. So I'm trying different recipes. My husband loves this. We bought my husband's truck secondhand along with our camping.
How do I get the meal planning printable? Question for everyone - when planning your "grocery" budget, do you add things like toilet paper, paper towels, washing detergent, etc., or just budget for food? It seems I always go over my weekly grocery budget, however, a portion of that is for things like pet food, laundry detergent, TP, etc. I'm just trying to figure out if I should only be looking at what I spend on actual food or if I need to readjust my budget to include all of those "other" things as well. I LOVE buying my groceries online. 1 byproduct of covid that I'm glad stayed. The time it saves me (not even counting the $ I save) is priceless to me.
I shop for all my paper goods, cleaning supplies, and beverages at Sam's Club. Those are non-perishable and easily stored. Meats, produce, frozen foods, bakery/bread, etc., I get at WM. That's how I keep my food budget separate. I also make my list with Alexa so I have it on my phone. Before I order, I look at my list to see what I've missed or what I really don't need.
Oh, I like the one cart a week rule! 😮👍💖
I make my own hummus and peanutbutter and cook alot from scratch.
Kelly you are a wealth of information get it wealth
Thank you for all your great tips.
When you order online for curbside pickup, how much do you give as a tip?
There are no links to alot of what's in the description box, like the checklists and meal planning info. I'll check back😊
Was that a specific excel doc you have/ would release for budgeting?
I don't order eveyday things from places - I'm a kind of person who loves seeing people, talking with them, getting fresh air while out. I help support the local brick & mortar stores - because i have to try on clothes/shoes to make sure they fit right before I spend my hard earned $$. I prefer getting in our local grocery store - I know when the freshest meats & produce is put out (& when the best days are for clearance shelves!) and I've made friends with the produce manager (who is very kind & helpful), and other dept mgrs -- they make my day by greeting me with a friendly smile & I like being able to pass that on to those I meet in the store or elsewhere. We are missing out on making contact with people which is a sad commentary on our society - too many say they are lonely, sad depressed,...
Do you have a video of buying groceries online? I always feel like I miss items that might be on sale when I buy online.
P.S….. I also had a family of 5 and meal planned when my kids were growing up… saved so much money!
Is that your own budget planner you showed on your computer or is that something I can download? Love your videos!!
To save money I keep a money ledger I write every purchase in it I start my day with a cup of coffee my ledger and my bank book.
My biggest purchase is book any suggestions to get them cheaper
You can always buy the cake stand and return it afterwards.
How impossible it must have been for our mothers to live without all of these modern-day conveniences that exist today my mother didn't even drive she had to walk everywhere 😮
I'm from Europe and we do walk to many places like grocery stores or the pharmacy. Even though we have a car. But yeah we have it so good nowadays!
If i buy from amazon i put the item in the basket and leave it 24 hrs. I have the buy now button switched off, i go through the basket and checkout the 'long way', that way it gives thinking time before i commit. We have bought very little online this year. I tried getting supermarket deliveries and got fed up with wrong items or the subs were not what we asked for, also i prefer to pick my own items.
Shopper high is peak in the store when you see the item in the store or online.
I do the add to cart and then click off. It is so gratifying and I pretty much don't really need anything in the cart 😂😊
Not sure what Goodwill you're shopping at, but around here, their prices have been ridiculous! Yes, it's probably cheaper than what you would pay for new, but some are almost just as expensive as new.
I’ve shopped Thread Up several times and found that items ordered have rarely matched the descriptions…. As in….I didn’t expect ‘excellent condition’ items to have stains. I did get a great purse. Just beware.
I've shopped Thred Up once and bought 4 blouses. Two fit, 3 were final sale. So it's a gamble for sure. I got all 4 for around $55 because of final sale. Otherwise I think it's a little expensive for used clothing. Any if someone is sensitive to fragrance, beware. It's like they tumbled the clothes with scent beads, which I won't use myself. While they do give fiber content in the description, they don't give care instructions. Just somethings to be aware.
Can you provide some of your actual meal plans? That would help.