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25 tips, tricks, and hacks from people who have mastered the art of saving

A big list of frugal living tips that will help you cut down your spending

25 tips, tricks, and hacks from people who have mastered the art of saving
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Editor's note: This article was originally published on April 14, 2023. It has since been updated.

As inflation continues to drive up the cost of groceries and everyday items, being frugal has become essential. While there is much debate about the causes of high inflation—ranging from the pandemic to supply chain issues and government policies—the result is the same: rising prices put pressure on everyone. To help ease the burden, we’ve compiled a list of 25 money-saving tips, tricks, and hacks shared by savvy online users.

1. I’m an avid reader and have saved over $8k using the library this year

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Image Source: Reddit / u/More_Ice_8092

 

2.  Some of our harvests were saved for winter. What started as a hobby has become a necessity.

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Image Source: Reddit / u/spiraloutkeepgoing42

 

3. The perks of having a connection to a local egg farm.

 

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Image Source: Reddit / u/Dandan419

 

4. Mom always said “Don’t waste your money on stupid books!” so here’s my collection of fully thrifted/donated stupid books

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Image Source: Reddit /u/SanguineStars

 

5. I needed something to hold my shampoo/conditioner bars, so I made this with chopsticks and leftovers.

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Image Source: Reddit / u/dorkass-loser

 

6. My lesson for today: check prices carefully! We found these in the regular meat section today and the price was honored!

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Image Source: Reddit / u/moonshot214

 

7. We get our kids to design labels for homemade preserves to give away as gifts at Christmas

 

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Image Source: Reddit / u/spiraloutkeepgoing42

 

8. Replaced luggage wheels for 13 bucks

 

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Image Source: Reddit /u/pingpingmoe

 

9. 30 pounds of bananas

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Image Source: Reddit / u/bethany_katherine

 

10. I had so much fun making these Cartoon gift wrapping! Inspired by the Borderlands videogame

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Image Source: Reddit / u/jijiopas

 

11. $8 worth of food at my local discount grocery yesterday

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Image Source: Reddit /u/bugzrcool

 

12. Made my own Swiffer pads with my brother's old sweatpants

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Image Source: Reddit / u/UnderproofedBaguette

 

13. “Empty” lotion bottles clam-shelled produced 36oz that would normally be tossed. I can’t be the only one out there, right?

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Image Source: Reddit / u/ArmyVetRN

 

14. Cutting open the makeup tube to use it all. Had about 10 days' worth left.

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Image Source: Reddit /u/Skipping_Shadow

 

15. Neighbor threw this awesome chair to the curb. One screw fixed the tilt problem!

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Image Source: Reddit / u/38DDs_Please

 

16. My dryer has been doing laundry flawlessly since it was made in 1976.

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Image Source: Reddit / u/Justinschmustin

 

17. Just an example of the right place right time (…) they had just switched to new packaging and marked the old label down to 99 cents at my local Kroger.

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Image Source: Reddit / u/sometimes-its-edwind

 

18. $30 total thanks to the “too good to go” app. Plenty of baked goods for the whole family and the rest will be frozen

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Image Source: Reddit / u/XpensivPasta

 

19. 4 months ago, I planted some sprouted potatoes in a small pot on my balcony. Here's my first harvest!

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Image Source: Reddit / u/aeline136

 

20. I love the library most because it saves money

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Image Source: Reddit / u/_Phantom_Queen

 

21. Put those butter wrappers to good use and grease your baking dishes with the butter left stuck to the wrapper. You might be surprised how little can go a long way.

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Image Source: Reddit / u/katydidkat

 

22. Made professional-looking candles from babybel wax and old tuna cans

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Image Source: Reddit / u/deathwishdave

 

23. I don’t know who needs to hear this but mason jars will perfectly preserve your berries for several weeks

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Image Source: Reddit /u/ip_address_freely

 

24.  My freebie fire pit! Made from bricks I got on FB marketplace.

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Image Source: Reddit / u/dobsco

 

25. U-pick farms are a great way to get very inexpensive produce! 22lbs for $22 and we'll make enough jam for a couple of years.

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Image Source: Reddit /u/dsuff

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