There is a theater near me that plays movies that have already had a run through the majority of theaters. They may be a little old but the theater only charges $2 and for matinees only $1. If it isn't imparitive for me to see the movie right when it comes out I will wait for it to come out there.

If you want a squeezy bottle for your ketchup/brown sauce whatever, but it annoys you to have to pay more: buy the squeezy bottle once, then always buy the glass bottles and fill the squeezy bottle up

Half a cocktail stick with a blob of nail varnish on the end makes an ideal 'safety match' which your children can play without the risk of setting fire to anything. Take a tip from tumble dryer users. Enjoy a crafty cigarette at your desk by attaching a flexible hose to your face and running it out of the office window.

I think one of the best frugal things I've done this year was to join THE COMPACT. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thecompact/ Although I have pretty much been "green" and fugal for the past 30 years or so....this group has helped me become more aware of HOW and WHY I personally spend money. When you join you are making a promise (and yes, some just cannot "make it" or they "fail" to keep it 100%) to NOT purchase NEW ITEMS/PRODUCTS for ONE FULL YEAR. Now, some go pretty extreme, in my book. I am not limiting my "shampoo" to baking soda, I am not going to sew or roll my own monthly femme products either, not going to happen! However, I have stopped any and all IMPULSE buying...EVEN IF IT IS ON SALE, or at a great price. I'm more aware of what I NEED over what I want. With the exception of two oops purchases that were under $10.00 each. You can buy used, barter, trade, reuse for different purpose than something might have been originally intended...or recycle items. Use the library for books and movie or share with friends collections. I've broken twice and bought 2 books at different times at CostCo since January...not too bad for my huge addiction to reading! Cooking from scratch instead of eating OUT or buying frozen pre-prepared foods...I pretty much already did most of the time...we like to cook and I can't stand eating crap with unnecessary ingredients in it, that just pisses me off personally! Thrift shops instead of Major Department or even Walmart/Target if you need some article of clothing, often gets you a lot more bang for your buck! I found a silk polo shirt for my partner's birthday THAT HAD NEVER BEEN WORN at all...still had the store tags on it. for $4.00! The Compact not only helps me make LESS of a Foot Print on the Planet, it helps keep more money in my bank account AND rid my house of un-needed clutter as I give away things we don't use, haven't used for months or years on FreeCycle!

Use colorful magazine pages to wrap small gifts or flower and seed catalog pages. Comics also make pretty wrapping paper. A great homemade tile cleaner: Mix 3 parts borax & 1 part hydrogen peroxide. Stir into a paste. Apply it with a brush, then scrub. An old favorite one of mine from the Tightwad Gazette: Cereal companies make money on their artificially sweetened prices, most due to advertising costs, so fight back! Get some of your money back by using every bit of their product. The cardboard boxes are useful as project placemats. The plastic cereal liners replace what used to be wax paper. These liners have lots of uses, so always save these liners after the cereal is gone. Carefully pull the seams apart and you'll have a long length of liner paper to use for baking, cooking, lining shelves or any other purposes. When making pastry crust, roll dough between two sheets, pastry pulls-up nice. Liners can be torn into squares and used to cover items placed into the microwave oven. These liner squares don't catch fire and they keep moisture in the food and the splatters off the interior microwave walls. Use coffee mugs as small or single serving containers to heat up things in the microwave. Save your junk mail and using a shredder you can make lots of free packing material for your packages:-) Leftover fruit salad? Put it into a blender and whirl it around. THen add some ice and now you have a smoothie.

Blow your nose on your clothes and save money on Kleenex.

i never buy new clothes - always thrift store - i have saved thousands over the years -

Use real cloth napkins and kitchen towels instead of paper ones. Wrap some presents in brown paper.

Instead of buying meat from the grocery store, we but direct from the butcher (locally raised healthy animals) the meat tastes better and since we buy "Family Packs" we get all sorts of cuts(hamburger, steaks, whole chickens, pork chops, bacon, etc.) and variety of meats (beef, chicken & pork) for $100. The last time we went was in June and I STILL have some meat in the freezer (but, it's about time to go again soon)

I know someone who will place a fine layer of Elmer's glue on postage stamps, so that if he exchanges packages with friends, his friends can simply soak the stamps in water so the postmark ink falls away, leaving a reusable stamp. I don't think it's legal but it's saved him a lot of postage!

i don't buy junk. anything that i go to purchase that's expensive (say, a vacuum cleaner for example) is well-researched and i *know* it's the right product for us before i put my money down. that way, i'm not spending alot of money replacing it in a few months or a year. i also avoid purchasing expensive things at walmart.

Consolidate errands and shopping trips. Think carefully before purchasing anything. If you live close to where you shop try walking instead of driving. Turn off lights in the areas of your home that are unoccupied. Prepare food at home instead of going out to eat. Burn wood. Car pool. Use natural light to read instead of watching TV or playing video games. Use less water for bathing, showering, and cleaning dishes. Buy cheaper food for pets. Start saving your pocket change. Buy items with cash, if you must use a credit card use one and pay it off every month. Make your lunch for work at home instead of buying it. Make your coffee at home instead buying it daily at Starbucks. These are a few. I'm sure there are several others.

It's not uncommon or unusual, but most things we absolutely will not buy unless it is "on sale" AND we have a coupon for it, (a lot of stores double or triple those coupons)! Many times, my wife has bought $250 worth of groceries for $100 or less! It's hard, and takes a lot of planning, but it can be done!

I've been making my own laundry soap for a few months now :)

When you're not working one job, work a second job, but that's because I don't have time to work when I'm at school, seriously though, I drive as fuel efficiently as possible, no hard stops, light acceleration, I always drive in overdrive gear, and I use the freeway as much as possible.

Yeah, it's called staying home. . (Sorry, but I'm out of points for you, so... next time!)

The easiest way I save tons of money is planning a week's meals according to the sales circulars. Only buy what's on sale (especially meat or buy one get one offers) and even then only buy what you need. Another idea: live only on cash. We've been doing this since the holidays and have reduced our monthly household spending by more than 50%. And no, that's not a typo. It doesn't include fixed cost spending for things like our mortgage, insurance, and cars, but just about everything else. It's really tough. The hardest thing is only buying what you need and to stop buying when you're out of cash. If you have to put it on a credit card (that you can't pay off), you aren't getting a great deal buying in bulk.

Laundry Soap: 1/2 bar plain Ivory soap 1/2 bar lavendary Ivory soap 1/2 cup 10 Mule Team Borax 1/2 cup Washing soda Lots of water 2 to 3 gallon bucket Chop soap and melt in 6 cups water. Add soda and Borax and stir to dissolve. Remove from heat. Pour 4 cups HOT water into big bucket. Add soap mixture and stir. Add 1 gallon plus 6 cups water to bucket and stir. Let sit for 24 hours. Use 1/2 cup per load. TIPS 1. I have no idea if this will work in a new high efficiency washing machine. 2. Measure everything ahead of time. The melting takes forever, but then it goes fast. 3. Use the best water you can find. I am lucky and have a water purifier in my house, so it's right at my tap. If I didn't have that, I would buy a couple gallons of pure water from the store. Or borrow from a neighbor. 4. This can end up separating/looking like egg drop soup. That's okay. If you find it bothersome, you can take the beaters to it like I did and put it in an old pump bottle. I just give it a good shake before I use it. 5. You don't have to use the same soap I did. There are other similar recipes all over the web. 6. If you cannot find washing soda, baking soda will work. However, DO NOT USE WASHING SODA IN YOUR COOKIES!! Good luck :)

I try to consolidate trips and I have eliminated eating out at lunch. It saves gas from driving somewhere to buy something, and my food is better. Plus, I have the added advantage of being able to surf the 'net while eating lunch! We tend to eat meals prepared with things that on sale. For instance, if chicken breasts are on sale, we eat a meal with chicken. Same with pork or beef or bacon. I try to use seasonal veggies and we eat out only a few times a month.

change to energy saving bulbs, cut the heat down even 1 degree, cut the hot water tank down a degree, put window covers over windows, put rugs on floors to hold heat in, do not eat out much, cook more than one meal at a time and just have to heat up and not use too much to cook, etc.

~Tear paper towels in half. I find most times half is more than enough. ~Buy cloth diapers and wash them yourself. We did and saved a boatload of money. Only used disposables on trips. ~Can your own vegetables. ~Buy meat on the hoof and have it butchered. Of course you need to have storage capacity for it and figure out how much meat you will consume in a given period. For instance, we used to split a hog with another family. ~Car pool shopping trips ~When building something consider if recycling old lumber will do it for you ~Drive slower. ~Cook from scratch as much as possible. It is cheaper. ~If you are comfortable at a certain temperature, set it down two degrees and then adapt. Repeat. We live with the temeprature at 60'F. Have for years. Now if it gets above 62'F I am wanting to open a window. That's it for now. I am sure I can think of more but the well needs to refill I guess.

Cut coupons!!! Never pay full price for anything-always shop on sale!!!