cutting back and getting by

Here are a few things I have done over the last few months to stretch the dollar...how about you?

*made a meal plan on the Sunday based on the grocery coupons in the Sunday paper, wrote a shopping list after I checked my inventory and stuck to the list.

*starting washing clothes in the off-peak hours and washing more items in the gentle cycle instead of taking everything to the dry cleaners.

*discovered a great Thrift Store (thank you Lynn) and purchased some great basics for work.