Saving Non-food Dollars 

1.	Purchase clothes at a resale shop.
2.	Make gifts.
3.	Paint rocks or shells for gifts.
4.	Make your own birthday cards.
5.	Use dish towels instead of paper towels.
6.	Be thrifty in use of toilet paper.
7.	For spot remover, use two parts water to one part rubbing alcohol.
8.	Use hair shampoo on soiled clothes before laundering.
9.	Apply a paste of vinegar and baking soda on stains.
10.	Clean your iron with toothpaste.
11.	Shine appliances in your kitchen with rubbing alcohol or club soda.
12.	Buy next year's clothes at the end of this season.
13.	Go to garage sales.
14.	Buy dish and laundry soap in large containers.
15.	Wrap gifts in brown paper from bages; color with crayons.
16.	Reuse jars, cartons, and bottles for storage.
17.	Shop at discount stores.
18.	Walk or ride bikes instead of driving.
19.	Get movies and music from the library.
20.	Turn of the lights.
21.	Hang up your towel to use again.
22.	Turn down the heat.
23.	Trade or barter for services and goods.
24.	Wash only full loads in the washing machine and dish washer.
25.	Use cloth diapers instead of disposable diapers.
26.	Replace buttons; repair clothing to make it last longer.
27.	Avoid clothing that must by dry-cleaned.
28.	Instead of throwing something out, try to repair it even if your don't think you know how.
29.	Shop through the classified in the nedspaper for furniture and appliances.
30.	Seel your good used clothing in consignment stores.
31.	Fill an old spray bottle with white vinegar and water for a glass, countertop, tub, and tile cleaner.
32.	Grow your own flowers to decorate your house.

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