25 Money Saving Ideas

If you want or need to spend less and save more than these 25 money saving ideas can help you do just that, save money.

Saving money is often associated with giving up things or cutting back. But what if you could save money by making a few small changes? Would you be interested?

Below you’ll find 25 small changes to help you save money by using up leftovers, instead of letting them go to waste.

You’ll find ideas to make items yourself to help you save money and spend less on store-bought items that can easily to be made at home and more.

The list below is organized in a way to start with the most popular ones first. These are easy ideas that others have found really helpful so they are the best place to start.

But that doesn’t mean that the 25th blog post isn’t helpful, it may be just what you need. Read through the list, pick an item to try, then come back and pick another. Be sure to save this post for later by pinning it or adding it to your reading list.

Now let’s get to the money saving ideas and the table of contents to jump quickly an idea you want to read more about…

Top 25 Frugal Living Posts to Help You Save Money

1. Make Your Own Fire Starters

Make Your Own Fire Starters, this was a hugely popular post. Little did I know that such a simple idea would spread so far. If you have a fireplace or a wood stove, you need to make these fire starters. They are made from things we normally throw away. They also work great for starting campfires when camping too.

2. 8 Simple Living Tips

This was part of them 31 days of Frugal Simple Living series and it was the most popular post of them all. It’s a definite must read post.

3. How to Freeze Apples

This way to save apples is a very popular post. It’s a great way to save apples for later use without them turning brown. If you have apples you want to keep longer give this a try. It can help you save money on food waste.

4. Why the Dollar Store is Keeping You Broke

The dollar stores are great when you use them to purchase items that are a good deal. But used in the wrong way it could end up costing you more. This posts shares a few reasons why the dollar store might not be the best place to shop and save money.

5. DIY Honey Lip Balm

A great lip balm to make at home using only a few ingredients. I love the little tins I found to store this balm in. This recipe is perfect for making your own lip balm for yourself or to give as gifts.

6. Dishwasher Tablets

My experiment at making my own dishwasher tablets at home. They work really well for us. Best to all they are easy to make and can save your money or the store bought products.

7. Foaming Hand Soap

Did you know you can make your own foaming hand soap refills with two inexpensive ingredients? This post with video will show you how to make your own foaming hand soap with liquid soap. You can really save money with this one.

8. How to Make Ginger Last Longer

I use ginger in many of my recipes because fresh ginger is so yummy. But at $4 a pound I want to make sure it doesn’t go bad. This video shows you how to keep ginger from going bad so you can use all of it.

9. Rebuilding Raised Garden Beds

In this post, I shared my tips and tricks for how to replace your raised beds even while you have a garden already growing. Although I’d recommend doing this before you plant. But it doesn’t always work out that way.

10. DIY Lotion Bars

My kids need to constantly use lotion on their hands and these cute little lotion bars help them to get that job done. For some reason, they like the bars better than the liquid and I like that I can make these myself with no weird ingredients.

11. DIY Single Serve Soup

Are you tired of us having little drips and drabs of soup leftovers going bad? I devised a way to make your own single-serve soups for the freezer with those leftovers. Once you see what I did, you’ll wonder why you didn’t think of it.

12. Frugal Snacks

A super list of snacks your kids will love. Kids can be hungry all the time, but you want them to eat good. I came up with 25 frugal snacks that won’t break your budget, but your kids are sure to love.

13. 35 Recipes to Make at Home and Save

my collection of recipe that I make at home to help save me money all year long.

14. Excel Budget Sheet

This budget sheet is a product in my store but I have a blog post to help you get started using it. It ended up being one of the most popular posts. If you need a new way to track your money you might want to give this one a try. Once purchased it can be used over and over again.

15. Ten Minute Decluttering Session

How to get your home decluttered in 10-minute sessions. After all, your home didn’t get cluttered in a day, the clutter builds up over time. Here’s how to use little bits of time to get the clutter out. So you can finally move out that clutter and maybe sell it for cash.

16. DIY Cord Keepers

This is an easy sewing project to make keepers for all those charging cords and ear buds that can get tangled up. It’s a cheap and easy solution to make over buying something at the store. Great project for a beginner.

17. Gardening Guide for Sugar Snap Peas

Growing your own food is a great way to combat rising food prices. Peas are easy to grow in your backyard garden or even in a pot with support. See the full guide on how to grow them.

18. Setting Up a Budget Series

This popular budgeting series can help you go from no budget to a realistic budget in no time.

19. Chicken at the Ready

Combat eating out with having meal starts in the freezer. This is how I make cooked chicken for the freezer. Having cooked chicken ready in the freezer helps me to get dinner done quickly on busy days.

20. 31 Days of Frugal Simple Living Series

A whole 31 days for frugal simple living tips. This is the main page where you can find topics about simple living that can also save you money too.

21. DIY Vanilla Coffee Soap

An easy melt and pour soap recipe that has been super popular and it makes a great gift too.

22. DIY Garden Trellis

Learn an easy and inexpensive way to grow vertically in your backyard garden. See the full tutorial.

23. You Might be a Frugal Homemaker if…

Come on over and see if you can add more ideas to mine. This was a fun post of mine that has really taken off. Be sure to read the comments too for even more frugal living advice from fellow readers.

24. Teaching the Seasons Printable Pack

This printable pack has cards and games to help teach your child the seasons and months of the year. If you teach your kids at home this free resource is a popular one to use.

25. Ripening Tomatoes Indoor

Tips for saving those green tomatoes in the garden from frost and ripening them indoors. It’s easy to do and it has a high success rate of ripening over other methods.

That’s the top 25 posts that can help you save money. I hope you found something interesting to read and new tips to help you save money.

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