SAVING MONEY, something we all want to do!! heres tips on how to.

Helping you save money, My family started doing a few things differently 4 years back to save money.  As of now we are no millionaires but we are not tied to any bills either and have saved a lot. 

#1- shop wisely- when you are shopping for groceries take the time to find the deals.  Its even better if you use coupons.  There has been several, several times I go to the store and get 100.00 dollars worth of groceries for about 5.00 dollars.  This wont always happen.  Start saving those coupons, and there is many sites that will give you a list of match ups and how much the product will be after the coupon.  You can also contact companies through email or call them and ask if they can send you coupons and they might even send a free product coupon. 

#2-  cook, don't eat out.  It is so much cheaper to cook than to eat out.  A lot of people say that they don't have time to cook. That's fine you can do what I do. I make meals ahead of time and freeze them.  When I want to cook it I will lay out the night before and in morning just dump it in the crock pot and forget about it. When you get home supper is ready.  Its the greatest thing ever!  here is a site with a few recipes on doing this. All you need to do really is search make ahead crockpot meals. 
http://thedailysouth.southernliving.com/2012/09/17/freezer-cooking-make-ahead-slow-cooker-dinners/

#3- cut back on buying things that are not needed.  I only buy a lot a few times a year.  After Christmas is my favorite.  I will wait till stores go 90% off and then go buy Christmas presents for next year.  This year I got 800 dollars worth of stuff for 60 dollars.  This includes crockpots, décor, toys, electronics.  This is really the only time I will go to store and buy stuff that I don't need right then. 

#4-  Recycle your clothes and your kids. Go to a resell store or thrift store and see if they will buy clothing. Such as Once Upon A child.  I do this a few times a year, I sell the older clothes so that I can get my kids new clothes for the new season.  This works great and saves a lot of money. 

#5 repurpose things- If you are needing something but really don't want to spend money on it you can make some great stuff with things that you throw away.  Such as coffee cans for storage, formula, or any kind of cans.  Wooden pallets are a big one, you can just about make anything with these.