A great way to save money on a television is to go for a smaller screen. Saving money on buying a used car that gets great gas mileage. If you are a person that loves to buy shoes try to purchase shoes from a store that has a deal on buy one pair and get the other pair for free. You also can to pretend to pay a bill , for example put about 25 - 50 dollars away into a shoe box as a personal expense or a bill but don't go into to it. While the money is low in your income in your house hold it is always good to shop for winter items in the summer and summer items in the winter it proves to be a great way to save a lot money and discover a lot of discounts. It is good also to keep track of your credit report on a regular bases when paying off loans , or purchasing goods with a credit card. Try to also when shopping for groceries find stores that have dollar items and buy on get one on your favorite items or your families favorite items. This holiday season until your finances are in order try to buy gifts from the dollar store or order them out of convenient shopping catalogs that offer monthly payment arrangements. You can also as a student go to libraries and checkout books or just simply copy pages you need for your homework or term papers. Try to clip every coupon you can get your hands on you can either used them or swap with friends to help them with finding items they need also. Try to find out if the store you do shop at has a discount card most don't require any payments they provide free membership.Instead of shopping for treats try to go on line and find simple or not so simple recipes that you can use for the normal junk food cravings for your family like home made cookies and other baking goods, you can even find ice cream recipes . If you are a smoker try to find your brand that you can roll up instead of purchasing a pack of cigarettes. For entertainment you can rent movies or games from your local movie rental place or on line movie rental options. Purchase energy saving light bulbs they could pay off in the long run and to help turn off lights in your house that you or your family is not using. For your lawn you just might have to get out their yourself or this could become a great moment for family time together by cleaning and cutting or trimming your yard.