Lindsay's Tips for Economic Savings

Some people really seem to be concerned about the "troubled economy" these days. So I thought I would offer a few of my own suggestions of some things that you can do to save some extra moola. (these may not work exactly for everyone, but you can amend them to fit your own circumstances.)

1- Sleep as long as possible. Think about it. The longer you sleep in the morning and the earlier you go to bed at night = less time during the day that you have to think about eating! With the rising prices of groceries, this will save you so much. You'll definitely be cutting back on how much you eat throughout the day, because your day is so much shorter! Think of the dollars that will knock off your grocery bill!

2- Shower only 2 or 3 times a week. Pick a few of the most important days for you to look and smell your best and shower those times. The rest? Who cares! Your body adapts after a while and before long, no one would even guess that you haven't showered for the past 3 days. Think back to the days when people used to shower like once a month! And that was even before deodarant was invented! How does this save you money? Well, think of that utility bill... you'll be cutting your current water usage at least in half! What helps even more is if you have a very small (like 14 gallon) hot water tank in your house. That way, those showers will be nice and short because the hot water runs out at about 10 minutes.

3- Stay in your pajamas or underwear during the day. (Obviously this tip only applies to those who have the luxury of staying home during the days.) This way you aren't dirtying a pair of clothes just for the sake of wearing clothes. Likely no one will stop by unexpectedly anyway, so who are you trying to impress? If you only get dressed for the times you know someone will be visiting and when you have to run out and do some errands, you'll still be eliminating at least three outfits a week that would have to be cleaned! Better yet, as soon as you get home from your errands, take your clothes off again and you should be able to get a few more wears out of it before it has to be washed! This is a super saver since it will help you conserve more laundry soap and also save on your utitlity bill for your electricity or gas and all the water you would use to do the laundry more often. And here's even another savings that you may not have considered. The less you're wearing your clothes, the longer it takes for you to tire of them! Instead of going to your wardrobe and thinking, "I'm so sick of these old clothes... time to go shopping!" you'll open it up and think, "Wow! Look at all these clothes that have hardly been worn! What a great selection!" Thus saving a boatload on new clothing.

and my last tip for the day...
4- Just don't worry about checking the mail. Then you won't see all those bills and what you can't see can't hurt you, right!?