June 8, 2011
Things I can do right now to save money
1) Cut my Netflix subscription from 2 movies out to 1 at a time. We barely have time to watch these movies anyways, and have been having really good success with getting movies at the library. Estimated savings: $5 a month.
2) Drop my cell phone insurance. It is about to go up. I have 6 months left on my contract and then I plan to get a Cricket phone. My phone has already broken and been replaced under this insurance, so it’s a bit of a gamble. Estimated savings: $8 a month.
3) Stop buying bottles of tea to take to work, and brew my own ice tea instead. This is really wasteful. I would save anywhere from $3-$6 a week if I made my own tea at home and brought it to work with me.
4) Buy tinted moisturizer with sunscreen at the drugstore instead of at the department store, when I use up my current tube. Estimated savings: $15.
5) Grow my own basil, mint, and Italian parsley. Estimated savings: $2 a week.
