How do you save money?

I am obsessed with finding easy ways to save money. What do you do to save money?

It's called 'never spend a dollar' - you always pay with a larger bill - say it's $2.37, pay with a $5 because at the end of the day you're going to put all your ones and put them aside - accumulates fast...Merry Christmas !!

I collect my change

I have a savings account connected to my checking account so that every month a bit of my checking transfers over to my savings - so I am automatically saving.

I try hard never to eat out - because even the dollar menu can add up

I shop at Goodwill or other consignment shops sometimes because if you look hard enough you can find some great clothes (sometimes Walmart has great stuff too)

I buy generic brands of food - often they are made by bigger companies anyway! Like I think Heinz makes generic ketchup for some stores

Just some of the things I do!

Collect any lose change and you can go get a savings account. All you have to do is go to the bank, send a bank slip with your money and it goes directly into your savings!!!

1st make a promise - you will only pull out the money that you invest (capital) to make another investment. 2nd invest 10% of your weekly/monthly income (on the day you receive it) into whatever you like I.e. long term deposits, gold, shares, funds, insurance, commodities, property (safer instruments are better if you dont have time to follow-up with the investment). The investment must be a 3rd party (not someone you know). Quite frankly the only way to save money is by working everyday for that day. The day you stop working, you're savings stop.