237568 48 Business & Finance Personal Finance General Personal Finance true Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:04:09 -0700 /system/videos/6/71/00/24/240071.flv Save, Money, Finance, Budget, Consume, Consumer, Cost, Price How To Save Money By Eliminating 10 Things You Don't Need http://www.howcast.com/videos/237568-How-To-Save-Money-By-Eliminating-10-Things-You-Dont-Need http://www.howcast.com/videos/237568-How-To-Save-Money-By-Eliminating-10-Things-You-Dont-Need/edit approved 142 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=237568"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=237568" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 34 BARKBARK http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/237568/save_money_ten_things_hdstill02_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 6025 false false false 94446 0 16 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/237568/16.jpg Ditch the paper Stop buying unnecessary paper products. Use cloth napkins, mop up spills with dishcloths and rags, write shopping lists on the back of junk-mail envelopes, (and stick your coupons inside).

]]> 94447 1 29 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/237568/29.jpg Give up bottled water Give up bottled water; almost 40 percent of it comes out of the tap anyway. If you don’t like the taste of your local water, use a filter.

]]> 94448 2 37 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/237568/37.jpg Buy less food Buy less food. The average American throws out 25 percent of the food they buy. Start monitoring what you’re trashing so you can make better choices when you shop, and make an effort to eat food before it goes bad.

]]> 94449 3 50 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/237568/50.jpg Cut the phone line Get rid of your home phone if you have a cell phone.

]]> 94450 4 55 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/237568/55.jpg Cancel your gym membership Cancel your gym membership. Jogging, stair-climbing, jump-roping, hula-hooping, and dancing are all free, and that’s just a partial list of what you can do to stay fit.

]]> 94451 5 67 Tip Canned goods and old milk jugs or detergent bottles filled with water all make good hand weights.

]]> 94452 6 73 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/237568/73.jpg Forgo the fast food Forgo the fast food. If you really have a hankering, recreate the meals at home; all those “secret” recipes are online.

]]> 94453 7 81 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/237568/81.jpg Drop cable Drop your cable subscription. More and more television shows are available online, and you can even hook your computer up to your TV set for the ultimate viewing experience.

]]> 94454 8 95 Tip If you’re subscribing to cable TV all year just for one or two premium shows, it’s cheaper to wait and rent the entire season on DVD.

]]> 94455 9 103 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/237568/103.jpg Pass on those jeans Put down the new jeans: If you’re like the average American, you’ve already got about eight pairs and wear only two of them anyway.

]]> 94456 10 112 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/237568/112.jpg Don't buy new jewelry Don’t pay the 100 to 400 percent markup on jewelry. Buy baubles for yourself and gifts for others at pawn shops and estate sales instead.

]]> 94457 11 123 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/237568/123.jpg Cut down on supplements Get rid of unnecessary vitamins, unproven supplements, and worthless cleansing or fasting products. Ask your doctor what you should be taking.

]]> 94458 12 132 Fact The average American drops $6,881 into vending machines during their lifetime.

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