20 Ways to Save Money This Month



Saving money isn't always easy. Lots of unforeseen stuff pops up on a monthly basis, but here are some fairly painless ways to save a little more money starting this month.

Toilet Paper Math


Lately I've been coming across blog posts on the best toilet paper deals, in which bloggers explain their math in terms of how much money "per roll" they saved. It's weird, I know, talking about toilet paper. But the truth is, it's not a reusable consumable, so OF COURSE we're constantly spending money on it.

When I did the math I realized we were spending (easily) $32 a month to keep ourselves flush in our t.p. of choice. That's $384+ a year that literally went down the toilet. I didn't think much about it really. I mean we needed toilet paper, so I bought toilet paper. I didn't think that this might be an area where we could save money.

Money Saving List: July




[Total savings: $476]

July—was hot and dry. Our water and electric bills were up, but in general we tried not to make any big purchases to keep spending down.

Our healthier eating is becoming the norm, so we're watching the grocery spending (which is not easy). We still do binge every once in awhile. This month it's been ice cream & one dinner out.