Money & Finances

6 Ways To Save Money On Household Items

Some of the things that I spend the most money on are household items like toilet paper, paper towels, shampoo and conditioner, clothes soap, and dishsoap. And I'm sure this is true of most people.

I've thought for a few years that there had to be a better way -- a way that I could save money on my grocery bill when buying these products. And I was right!

Check out these tips for saving on household items and lowering your grocery bill:

• Use up whatever is left in your containers before buying new ones. It's amazing what you can make stretch when you have to. I've often added water to a bit of shampoo, dishsoap, or clothesoap and stretched it to another washing or two. You'll save money by not having to go right away to the store to replace these items.
   
• Buy in bulk when possible. It's not always possible to buy in bulk, but when you can, do so.
   
• Buy your household items at the dollar store. A lot of dollar stores have top quality brands for a dollar that would cost you 4 or 5 dollars at the grocery store. I've been known to buy shampoo and conditioner, clothes soap, and even some food items at the dollar store.
   
• Make your own household products. I use baking soda to scour my tub, and vinegar to clean my toilet and polish my fawcetts. The fact of the matter is our great grandmothers made a lot of their own cleaning products and there's no reason we can't too!
   
• Clip coupons and buy household products when you can buy one and get one free. I'm big on coupons and sales, I don't even go to the grocery store until I've looked at the Sunday circulars.
   
• Purchase the store brand versions of your household products, often you can save a dollar or two when you do this. I buy my store's brand of benedryl and save 2 dollars every time I do, and it works the same.