Brown Bagging

One money saving thing I've been doing for a couple of years now and not noticing is bringing my own lunch to work. Let's face it, going out to lunch every day is expensive. Even if you go to McDonald's. Let's just say you spend $7 at a fast food restaurant. That's $35 a week, $140 a month! That ends up totaling $1,680 a year! A lot of people I know end up spending more.

Making a sandwich, putting in a zip lock bag of chips, and some fruit would only costs me about $2 a day. Its even cheaper when I take leftovers from dinner. It only takes me a few minutes to pack my lunch when I get ready for work in the morning.

This is a really good tip, because not only does it save a lot of cash, but you no longer have to deal with the hassle of going to the drive through and worrying about making it back to your desk on time. Also, it is so much healthier to brown bag, because fast food is extremely unhealthy and full of calories!

Less calories, more money, and also more time, this money saving tip gets an A+++.

Going to Aldi

My money saving trick I tried today was going to Aldi. Now, I usually go to Wal-Mart and buy generic. That does save cash. However, at Aldi it did shave $20 off my grocery bill. Its not the highest class place to shop, but hey it works.

One thing I can't do without is my take and bake pizzas. I know, its more expensive and my hubby complains that I just don't like the frozen ones. However, they do have them at Aldis for $5.99 and Wal-Mart has them for $8.99.

Milk was half the price!! That's one thing that I through a lot of! I can go on and on, but if you don't mind generic items (and seriously, you are just paying for advertising!) you can save a lot of $$$. If I can save at least $20 a week, I really will have a Merry Christmas.

Yes, having to bring my own tote bags and paying the quarter for the shopping cart was a pain in the butt, but this really will help me save money in the future.