Hello Friend,

Is it possible to save money when you have no time available? I am in the process of learning this and will share what I know.

I am a happily married stay at home mom with 6 of my kids living at home - who runs 7 side hustles (blogger / influencer, Etsy shop, ebay store, TPT store, author, auction resale, and Young Living oils), homeschools 4 children, does homemaking, loves to make crafts and is a pet owner.

My income in all of these little income streams only earned 25% of what we were spending before my husband lost his full time job at the end of September. So saving money is an absolute MUST. We were already running on one vehicle between us, so "selling the car" is not an option.

No Time, But Saving Money Anyways - Tips

1. Buy in bulk when possible - see this email for tips.
2. Buy Clearance food to plan meals around - see tip number 5 in this email.
3. Repair and Reuse Clothing - Save clothes and shoes to pass down to the next child. Repair what you can. Sew rips, add patches, get shoe glue for soles that are coming apart.
4. Find cheap entertainment - go to free local events, see if your public library is offering anything to do or prizes to earn through a reading program, walk on a new trail, play at a new playground. Go fishing, bike riding, etc.
5. Get "Old School" Toys as kids' gifts - Get a jax set or jump rope and teach the children how to use them.
6. Be more organized - This saves money as well as time. Some examples: If you know you will need new tires in the next 6 months, carefully watch for good sale. If you can keep a price notebook of which store has what item on sale, you will know where to go and save money AND time. If you keep a place in your home for gifts, you can buy them as you see items for an amazing sale price.
7. Save all your empty containers - for foaming hand soap, laundry detergent, window cleaners and more.
8. Make your own when possible - Now get out those containers mentioned in tip #7 and make foaming hand soap in bulk one day, make laundry detergent and other cleaners on other days. Keep all these full and empty containers in an organized fashion where everyone in the house can find them. With several on hand, no one is tempted to run and buy expensive brands.
9. Do the time-consuming "thrifty" things first in your daily tasks - you could even record the hours spent on this activity and the savings return, so you can determine the most profitable way for you to spend your time. In making foaming hand soap, it takes me 20 minutes from start (getting everything out) to finish (putting everything away). I now make 12 bottles at one time, which lasts us one month. I don't have to write that I need it on my grocery list or pick it up at the store, pay for it, bring it home, unpack it from the grocery bag, put it away, take the recyclables out to the curb, etc. 20 minutes once a month. 12 bottles. See what I mean?
10. Quality time with family - my love language is quality time, quality conversation. I don't want my frugal activities to make me too busy to spend time with my loved ones. So I like to have the kids "help me" do the frugal things like gardening, canning, dehydrating, and baking. Or, I will multi-task on a home movie night and hand-sew or crochet for my Etsy shop at the same time. I will play board games or card games with the kids while bread is baking.

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Do you have any tips that could help us out in saving both time and money? Hit reply and tell me.

Have a joy filled day!

~Amy at NeededInTheHome - Website - Faith Testimony ​

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