Cashing in my penny jar a while back (which did have it’s share of silver change in it too) made me almost a hundred dollars.

The book Tightwad Gazette made a huge difference in the way I spend money.

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I’m a fan of saving pennies in the jar (and I read Tightwad Gazette years ago…found some helpful suggestions, but some that were over the top!). I’d make my own bread, but no one would be able to eat it. My attempts have created lethal weapons, because the bread is so hard . I envy those who can make a decent homemade bread. There is nothing finer!

All the change in our pockets go into a can in our bedroom at the end of the day. It definitely adds up. Going to be a lot of penny pinching going on here!

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Planning ahead is where I fall down on the job, but you are right that eating at home is much better. You can feed six for the price of one fancy meal…if you think about it! Penny pinching will be going on everywhere for awhile, I’m afraid.

For helpful hints, we have a small freezer, so I buy meat on sale such as roasts and divide it up into freezer bags.

Check for a buying group in your area or form one. That allows you to buy in bulk at farmers’ markets or places like Costco and then divide up the spoils at lower prices.

Go online and print coupons for things you use regularly. Clipping coupons doesn’t help if you don’t use the product.

Everyone should have a market card. My Safeway has a new store promotion going that is giving me 10% on all purchases and the extra savings on store brands or promotions.

We have three of those tall plastic storage cupboards in the garage where I put extras I pick up such as when the store has a 10 for $10 sale on things such as Hamburger Helper.

Don’t go near fast food places. There is little they make that you couldn’t make at home for half the price.

For clothes and household products, don’t turn your nose up at consignment stores and thrift shops. You might have to hunt, but there are lots of good bargains.

Look for helpful hints on line. You can do away with a lot of expensive cleaners and other products simply by using household products … i.e. vinegar and salt can take the grime off almost everything.

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Excellent suggestions, all! I’m with you on the thrift shops as a great place to find clothing buys. The only problem I have with them is that I’m not one to enjoy sifting and sorting!

And it’s goes especially lucky if it’s on heads. When I see a penny, if it’s on heads, I ALWAY pick it up, AND check the year AND say that little saying above, yes everytime. What year it is will decide what pocket I put the penny in. I seriously have lucky pennies all over the place in all sorts of purses and jackets and sitting on desks and taped to stuff.

If the penny is on tails, I kick it and hope that it’ll flip to heads for the next person to find – it’s my way of spreading the good karma

Wow, now I’m wondering if I should hit submit, I may have just revealed way more about my OCDness than I usually would… :-0

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I don’t know “Aidi’s”, but I can guess it’s like our Brookshire’s. It’s not as pleasant a shopping experience, because it doesn’t have all the fun stuff I like to buy…but then that saves me money, doesn’t it? I’m not sure I have the patience to cut coupons, nor am I organized enough to find them when I need them.

Personally I haven’t been pinching too hard, but I think that in general I’m not a spendthrift at all anyways.

However, I don’t usually stoop for a penny. 2 or 3 maybe. A nickel, for sure. Of course, I also don’t find pennies as often as once a day so it would take me YEARS to get enough for a gallon of gas!

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I’ll have to take a look at your post. I can’t believe you wouldn’t stoop for a penny! It’s good exercise. Yep, it takes years to save up enough of them to buy gasoline, but it has to start somewhere. WAIT! I know how to save money: I’ll quit buying lottery tickets!!

I like your style, Metta. Could I get you to walk ahead of me and flip pennies for me?