Money Saving Tips 2017

1. MagicJack, 5 years $100 plus unit $50= $30 annual for a home phone. Plus can retrieve messages on computer.

2. Shop second hand and local online auctions & local estate sales. All of the local estate sales have pics online to view to see if you want of the items for sale.

3. Find craftsman that will work on your car at my home with OEM(Original Equipment Manufacture) parts ordered from internet in advance. I found two people who work for the dealerships, one is engine work & the other is body work.

4. Find a good Farm & Feed store. You can find many items considerably less expensive. Fill propane tanks (4.4 gallons) for $9. Pest control items like rodent bait boxes $5, rodent bait $35, pantry moth traps, 35% peroxide & many other items.

5. Do your own home maintenance & pool maintenance. I use pool calculator.com
I get all the pool chemicals for cheap often household products baking soda, borax, washing soda & de-icer.

6. I have a prepaid cell phone through TracFone. If you order your year plus minutes online often a pop up offer will come. In 2015, I was offered a second year for $50. So 2 years & 1000 minutes was $150. That is $6.25 a month.

7. No cable TV, is a waste of my earthly allotted time to sit and watch TV.

8. Fast internet for $39 plus taxes.

9. Stock your pantry with closeouts and sales. When an item is on a great sale, buy cases & ask for a case discount as well.

10. Shop at the end of the season. What is 90% off now is what you want to buy.

11. Drink at home & invite your friends over to party. Since saving on going out, can afford to have friends over. Liquor is so inexpensive compared to buying drinks out at clubs & restaurants.

12. Cook at home, it is better quality and better for you. You never know what they are serving at a restaurant, they could have a vat of Crisco in the kitchen.

13. Find a bank that gives you free checks & no monthly service charges.