What about….

… using a charge card for your gas – we save 5c/litres and get points

… buying herbal tea for the office in stead of going out

… bringing a lunch/snack to work so when we hang out at lunch time we don’t need to buy lunch

… use the discounts at http://www.staff.younglife.org

… remove the extras from your phone package (saved me $60 but then I got the iPhone!)

… drop to the lowest speed of internet at home if your office has high speed

… call your cable company and see if they can reduce your bill Just some of things I thought of really quickly.  

Eating and Starbucks was killing me and the area budget so now I just get regular brewed coffee when I’m out with kids (or a Misto which is half the price of a latte but just as good).  I also offer to drive kids to lunch  but then get them to make sure they bring their own money for lunch.

We also have a deal here where I share a corporate copier in our leased office and it has saved us so much!  I get all m copying and b&w prints for free as the businesses love what we do with kids.