Business to Business : 10 Ways to Save Money Living on a Tight Budget

Title: Business to Business : 10 Ways to Save Money Living on a Tight Budget Category: ROOT Clicks: 0 Listing added: Dec 13, 2010 PageRank: 0/10

The more people find it difficult to get a job and keep a job, people are wanting to find ways to save money and still have the ability to live their normal lives.

Here are 10 tips for saving money while living on a tight budget and still get what you
want.

Grocery shop more often with a list

One of the best ways to save money is to make a grocery list for a one time trip to the store every week.

We live on a tight budget about thirty miles away from a big city. Because of this, most would say we should travel to the city once or twice a month. There are several reasons we don't take their advice. One, I've got to get out and do something once in a while to keep my sanity. Two, we've been saving more money by doing our grocery shopping once a week.

I hate lists - really really hate them. I don't like to follow them and I don't like to make them - but there came a point when I just had to do it. I had a very limited budget and still do plus I like to buy other things besides just food. In order to make the transition from making unlimited money to a fixed budget, I had to adjust.

Here's what I did:

I looked online for a list to fit my budget of $100. I didn't want just a bunch of suggestions, I wanted a list with figures! So I just searched the internet for a few minutes, found a list that worked for me with a few adjustments and there it was. I tried it once and now I use it all the time. I spend between $75 and $100 every week on groceries now and have the rest of the money for other things.

I don't normally use coupons because the store brands tend to be cheaper even with the coupon. You'll have to know your store and only buy when things are on sale. Some great ways to save money on groceries are to check out the day old baked goods and the discounted meat. We've also substituted ground turkey for hamburger and at $1.18 per pound, it is a much better option. Sometimes you an save money on coffee by buying it in the brick. I just bought a brick of Folgers for $3 compared to the same amount in a can for $6. That was half off at WalMart SuperCenter. There's also a 5 lb. ham under $8 which is cheaper than getting a beef roast.