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BE AN AMAZON WARRIOR

Danielle Leonard, thefrugalnavywife.com Hometown: Harrisburg, PA Danielle, a stay-at-home mom of four, discovered she could save up to $250 a month with Amazon Prime Pantry, a service that lets you buy a big box of groceries for a $6 delivery fee. The box

your musthave items first,” she

can be either 45 lbs or 4 cubic feet of stuff (there’s a graphic showing you how much room you have left). “To get the most out of it, look for

advises. Then, if the box isn’t full, pad your purchase with long-lasting staples like dried dog food and nonperishable sale items. “A lot of times you can get a deal, like free shipping, if you buy five items from a single company,” she says.

WASTE NOT

Jackie Lam, cheapsters.org Hometown: Los Angeles Jackie’s “rollover method” challenges her to use leftover ingredients—that lone carrot, dollop of tomato sauce and getting-stale

soup, for example, starting with those three.) “You’ll be amazed at what kind of tasty salads you’ll come up with!” she says. If you

how long your leftover food will last, and alert you to use it before you lose it.

bread—before they die a moldy death. (You can make Italian bread

can’t use perishables right away, punch them into the USDA’s Foodkeeper app. It’ll calculate

On sites like Swagbucks, Viggle, Gift Hulk or Insta Gift Card, you earn points for taking surveys or collecting coupons, and trade them for Amazon gift cards, says Danielle. “Then I use the cards on household items, which allows me to put more money into savings.”

VISIT DR. DISCOUNT

Anita Fowler, livelikeyouarerich.com Hometown: Salt Lake City “Always ask for a discount on medical, dental, hospital and orthodontic bills,” says Anita. While pregnant, Anita learned she could save $300 by paying her hospital bill before checking out with her newborn. “I also had two ER bills reduced by 20%. In fact, about 7 out of 10 times, I get discounts. In the last 10 months, I’ve saved about $3,000!”

GO UNDER COVER

Kelli Brink, foodwineandpoopydiapers.com Hometown: Cedar Rapids, IA

Thrift stores are great for kids’ clothes and things like skiwear, but Kelli finds other cold-weather deals: pj’s, Christmas sweaters and “high-quality wool plaid blankets, like Faribault Woolen

Mill blankets from Minnesota,” says Kelli. “They can cost several hundred dollars new, but I can find

in antique milk crates in rooms throughout her

them for around $3 a pop!” Kelli places a few

home to add coziness. “Then my family can cuddle up with them on a cold night.”

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