Comments on: 25 ways I save money: part 3 of 5

By: Gabriel@ make cash on the internet

Gabriel@ make cash on the internet — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:57:24 +0000

While I will admit that riding the bus can be cost effective, I don’t think that will be an option for everyone depending on where you are riding the bus (I live in a kind of ghetto area) and it’s a well known scientific fact that the bus is the preferred method of transport for schizophrenics…just kidding heh.

Cooking for multiple days is a great way to save money and time but sometimes I find myself getting sick of eating the same kind of food throughout the week though. After all variety is the spice of life. Also something else to consider is how well the food stores (i.e how many days can it be refrigerated) I know things like fruits and vegetables have never stored well for me.

Overall I’d have to say there are some great ways to save money in this part of your list.

By: alicia heba

alicia heba — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:38:09 +0000

as a kid, how can i save money

By: textbook rentals

textbook rentals — Thu, 06 May 2010 12:46:22 +0000

Good Ideas! Regarding #15 cooking for multiple days….Do you have recipes that you make from an original dish to turn them into new ones? If so I would love to know of a couple. I try to so the same thing myself.

Sorry about the double post I had the wrong email in the first and a spelling mistake.

By: textbook rentals

textbook rentals — Thu, 06 May 2010 12:44:56 +0000

Good Ideas! Regarding #15 cooking for multiple days….Do you have recipies that you make from an original dish to turn them into new ones? If so I would love to know of a couple. I try to so the same thing myself.

By: Christy

Christy — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:13:02 +0000

I realize that I stumbled upon this a long time after you wrote it, but another way to cook less is to freeze foods! I make a lot of casseroles and crock-pot meals and I find that if I can double the recipe and freeze one portion, it makes for ready-made meals later, which saves money for 2 reasons—if I can score a key ingredient(s), on sale, I can go ahead and make double (or more) of the recipe AND we are not running for take-out when we are staring at each other saying, “What do you want to eat tonight” “I don’t know. It’s too late to start cooking anything now and I’m tired of (or we are out of) frozen pizza.” Instead I say, “When I got home from work today, I realized that we didn’t have anything planned for dinner tonight or we got off our plan for some reason or your work schedule changed (you get the pic) so I went ahead and took the frozen ____________ out of the freezer and put it in the oven to thaw.” Casseroles are great for this because you often have all the food groups covered and don’t even have to worry about the sides.

I saw in one of your other posts that you live alone. When I lived alone, I would sometimes make something I liked and then freeze indiviudal portions—makes for much cheaper, healthier, and tastier frozen dinners!

By: SaveMoneyHound

SaveMoneyHound — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:44:04 +0000

Some more great tips on how to save money. Setting up a direct debit facility from your cheque or savings account to pay your bills can also save you a lot of time as well.

By: lulugal

lulugal — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 02:37:48 +0000

True that.

By: Credit-Security

Credit-Security — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:14:15 +0000

These are all very good ways to incrementally save money. Number 12 “Pay bills online” and #13 “Reduce interest rates” on your list not only will save people money, but will also help improve one’s credit report and score, or at the very least prevent negative impacts on one’s credit. Keeping one’s credit file in good shape is one of the best ways to save big money in the long run!

By: tanyetta

tanyetta — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 23:23:09 +0000

i’m not a fan of cooking but….i LOVE to eat.