Cashmonkies Frugal Blog

Did you know, that you can still enjoy some of the things you do for fun, or things you like to buy as long as you swap ways? There are many ways to still enjoy life and just become a little frugal about it.

Organic Food- If you like to purchase organic foods, that’s fine. We all know these are a little more pricey then regular food. So you shouldn’t have to give them up just because you want to become a frugal shopper. Store brands have organic foods which are usually right next to your favorite brands. The store brand and the name brand are not made or grown any different. They still have federal standards to meet. Store brands often cost half the price name brands do. They also throw the store brand on sale more often as well.

Spices- If you love to cook and bake then you probably use a lot of spices. Purchase a spice rack when it’s on sale, the kind that comes with jars. Or you can be real frugal and use empty baby food jars. Then go to the bulk store and purchase all your spices there. They are fresher and you will pay at least 40% less then buying them in a jar at the supermarket.

Books- If you like to read, like me, then you go through a lot of books. And again if you are like me, you only read these one time and then you are done. I never understood why people collect books. Maybe I don’t enjoy reading as much as they do, or something. I love to read though and read almost every night. I’m not one for going to the library for a book though. Although that’s very frugal. Instead I use the online site paperbackswap.com .You list all your books here, and you earn credits. When someone wants a book on your shelf, you mail it to them. You print the forms with their address and everything right from the site. You then use these forms to wrap the book. You pay for shipping, but media mail is less then 2 bucks. When they receive it, they mark received on their end and you earn a credit. You can then use your credit to request a book from someone else. When you request a book, that person pays to ship it to you. It’s a great service. Another thing I do is the used book store. I take a bag full of books to the store, and they give me credits. Half of the posting price. So if I paid 20 bucks for a book, they give me a 10 credit. So this works out great to.

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