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Hey! We like saving a buck and we know that you do too, especially in These Economic Times. That's why we're dedicating a whole week to doing things on the cheap. From September 14 to 18, Lemondrop will be covering how to keep your wallet -- and your belly and your closet and your mind -- full without sacrificing your fab lifestyle.We want to tailor Cheap Week to you! Tell us: What do you want to know about living the inexpensive life? Some ideas we've been throwing around include:
-- How to eat (healthy) on $20 a week
-- Weird ways to earn money on the side that actually work
-- How do I get paid to do _________?
-- Is Freeganism worth it?
Any of these strike your fancy? Leave us feedback in the comments so we can make Cheap Week as useful to you as possible. Thanks!
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Thursday 03 September
By Amy
I would love to learn more about the job opportunities
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Thursday 03 September
By Donna D.
I work 5 days a week in a designer suit. I never pay more than half price for a new suit. I shop off season for next season. My favorite 2nd hand store is Savers. I never pay more than than 10.00 for any suit designer only. Every week a certain color tag is half off. Thats all I buy. I have apprx 75 suits and more than 50 blouses to match. Matching shoe from DSW ,more than 80, all new, never for than 20.00 thats the rule. Look at all the sales in the mall stick to the limit. Its all out there for the price you want to spend.
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Thursday 03 September
By Vanessa
#1 growing a garden is great if you can, some things can be growned inside as well , some come in pots already.
#2 Buy your meats by the case
#3 The 99 cents store they are it, they have eveything, they get a high traffic of customers so the items are not on the shelf that long,they are always stocking out
#4 Shop for sales and stock up
#5 Freeze almost anything can be frozen, and it is still quite freash when it thoughs out
#6 Buy in bulk , instead of little can foods buy 6lb. cans even if it is just you,you freeze what you do not use at that moment
buy your ketchup , mustard, manonaise, sugar,flower,hotsause,vinegar,etc. buy as much as you can in bulk it saves you money , for 6 months to a year you will not have to buy these things or 3 months if you have a big family
#7 You must stock up your food supply there are shortages on food in serval states right now because of the draught and in Detroit for what every reason they do not have a major grocery store so they are waiting for people to bring them in food on a truck and they can get only what they are allowed to get
the economy is getting better but it will still take a while to get back to where it needs to be from 9 years when things were much better
#8 Coupons are always good
#9 Flea market , buy what ever you can buy there first because they are cheaper than the grocery store and cheaper than shopping at the mall
#10 Make ice tea and lemonade at home
#11 Buy a exercise bike, a power rope and a trampalin, do your workoput at home for free instead a costy membership, put on a good movie and you would be surprise how you ride the exersise bike for 30 minutes to an hour too two hours long, or just work out outside
#12 Have a cookout at home or set a dinner for two , make it look like a restaraunt , or you and other family or friends can cook together or take turns cooking at each others house
#13 You can be very rich without working to hard, its about working smart
Save on things here and there and you can have more and have more fun
#14 In stead of buying a new house, buy a old raggedy one, my husband and I just did that , so now we are home owners with no house note, we are going to gut it out and redo it and when we are done we will have a faboulous new Italian stile house, we bought a single mobile for 200.00 so we can add on 2-3,000 feet with out breaking the bank , you must have or get a vision, Live as though you have a million dollars in your pocket!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
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Sunday 06 September
By Nan
Thank u for sharing how to live cheaply. I just got laid off my job. I really had to cut back. Also preparing foods ahead of time saves money. Bring your own drinks.
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Sunday 06 September
By Andrew
As a chef there are SO many ways I know that you can make delicious food on the cheap.
1-Whole roasted chicken. 1 chicken with italian salad dressing as a marinade. You can buy the cheapest salad dressing (1.00 store) use 1/2 the bottle, you will love it.. You can get bruised veggies from your grocer and throw them in the roasting pan....done.
2-Old bread, NEVER throw it out, french toast, bread crumbs, use old bread soaked in milk use it in meatloaf. Keeps the meat supermoist and streches that all important meat out to serve more.
3-Makes your own cookies, IF you have to buy cookie dough use 1/2 the recommended amount and double the portions, cookies will cook faster so watch.
4-Bring leftovers for lunch, a-it saves time for your break. b-5 times cheaper than eating out.
5-Meat is ALWAYS cheaper with the skin and bones on it. Buy in bulk and save.
6-Stay away from canned fruits and veggies, the only vegetable that actually holds VERY well from cans or being frozen is GREEN peas. Remember the ONLY thing they add to canned stuff is sugar or salt and you are paying double for that.
7-Buy your proteins on SALE...they are usually 35-50-% off the regular price.FREEZE and SAVE.
8-When making the family favorites ALWAYS make double, you save on the time and the cost as well...
9-You have to shop around my local grocer is a SUPER THIEF but he does have bills just like us to pay and the cost of running a supermarket in Manhattan's upper westside is NOT cheap.thank God I get my stuff at trade price.
10-LEARN how to cook, watch TV shows, learn on the internet, read books, have your mom or dad or grandmom teach you.......
Saving money can be a fun and bonding learning experience...HAVE FUN
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Thursday 10 September
By Arianna
Open bars / free and/or cheap drinks!
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Thursday 10 September
By kathgogbatch
you can eat cheaply and healthfully with brown rice and beans.
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Thursday 10 September
By m
I dumpster dive. I find food and things like detergent, kleenex, fabric softener for example. I do not eat spoiled food. and I check all the recall lists so I know what is recalled (like the poison pet food). I can find things like potatoes, onions, fruits and other vegetables that are just fine. I share with the homeless shelter and friends. And I never buy flower pots.
I also like to find things and repurpose them, like a changing table becomes a potting table. An old wicker chair looks terrific with a plant on it in the flower bed.
I watch for things other people are looking for (Freecycle) and am always giving something good to someone. The last thing was a couple of birdcages (sanitized of course) to someone who does bird rescue.
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Saturday 12 September
By Robynne Price
I know of a way you can live cheap and save a lot on your healthcare costs.
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Also there is a way you can make a lot more income working from home.
www.earnmoneyorsave.com
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Saturday 12 September
By Robynne Price
And if you watch the video you will get a free gift (valued at $100).
www.earnmoneyorsave.com
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Sunday 13 September
By keishbryan
I'Mm a mother of 4 (2 girls 8 and 5 and 2 boys 14 and 13). I live off of an income of 1500.00 a month. I basic shop for bargains if only go to stores the have best bargains I try to remember the prices of items from the grocery stores that i go to and I never take my kids to the school with me and i never go to the store hunger i download coupons trade and i make a dinner list before i go so basically know the things ithat i need i scan my cabinets to make sure that i dont items i dont need. i dont shop at the mall i trade clothes with my family. if i know someone is going were im going we do a carpool split the cost or we barter. im always thinking of ways to save a penny here and a penny there.
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Sunday 13 September
By FloridaCrab
I would love to know how to feed my family HEALTHY meals for less $. Unfortunately, It's so much cheaper to eat fast junk food. The other thing that I would like to learn about (if anyone out there knows, please reply) is how to earn $ from home so I can take care of my baby and be home for my older three children when they get home from school. I always see these GREAT advertisements that turn out to be scams. I can type as fast as the wind and am pretty good on the computer. Thank You and Good Luck to all of us during "Cheap Week"!
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