Don't speed

Driving slower rather than speeding uses less gas. This can help with some money saved on gas. Don't floor the gas pedal.

Use cheaper gas

Using low octane gas is just as good for most cars. The higher octane gas is usually never needed and cost much more money.

Credit card rates

Look for credit cards with cheaper interest rates. Also, pay off the balances as soon as you buy something. Some credit cards have rates near 20%, others have rates near 10%. The money you can save is big.

Rent books

Renting books at the library is free. If you read a lot of books over the year, this is the best option sometimes instead of buying them all. Good tip if you have a lot of kids or big readers in the family.

Wash your own car

Saving money over the lifetime of owning your car amounts to a lot if you wash your own car yourself. If you live in a warm climate all year the savings is huge. In the winter of course it is best to not do it on your own if you have below freezing weather.

Movies

You can save a fortune over your lifetime if you go during the day rather than at night. The tickets are a few dollars cheaper during the daytime. If you have a large family you will save a lot of money by going in the daytime instead of at night.

Senior discounts

You can save money if your older and ask for a senior discount at movie theaters, usually $0.50 a ticket in savings. They also have senior discounts at many places besides movies that you may visit. Always ask.

Magazines

If you buy a magazine all the time, subscribe to them instead. Some magazines are $5.00 per issue, but only cost $20 per year to subscribe to.

Fix car repairs early

Most of the time car repairs not fixed early can lead to bigger repairs later on. Maintenance is important for cars to avoid large repairs.

Wait for sales

Usually most things are on sale for the holidays in almost every store. Online stores have a lot of sales for the holidays so look into them also. You can save a lot of money this way if you have a big family and buy a lot of gifts.

Do away with appliances you do not need

In place of a dishwasher, wash dishes yourself, or even use paper plates and cups. Most of the time when I put something in the microwave oven, I reuse the paper dish several times before I throw them away.

Buy used textbooks for college

You can get a good discout if you buy them used from stores. College campuses should have some used book stores where you can buy them. This is a great way of saving money on textbooks.

Cut back on smoking

You can save a lot of money each year by cutting back depending on how much you smoke. You can save even more money if you give it up.

Print out cards

If you already have a computer, you can print out family cards. This can save you a lot of money. Most computers have software where you can design your own cards. Birthday, Christmas, and all occasion cards.

Use grocery bags

If you use those plastic grocery bags for shopping, you can save money by using them at home. When you get home and take the food out of them, you can use them as garbage bags or for the small trash can in the bathroom. You never have to buy bags again.

Save money on fast food

If you go to any fast food restaurants, look for specials during certain days of the week. Usually they reduce the prices on some food if you go on that day.

Shop for cheaper gas

Shop around for cheaper gas prices at gas stations in your area. If you do a lot of driving, a few pennies here and there can add up to some big saving over the year.

Keep thermostat a bit lower

You can save on on fuel bills if you turn it down a little in the winter. With the price of oil high, you can save some money in winter months.

Buy energy saving light bulbs

These can save you money in the long run on electricity cost. If you use a lot of light bulbs in your house, it can add up to a big savings over time.

Don't run shower water long

Watching TV and running the shower water before you go in will waste a lot of water. You can save some of Earth's water and money at the same time. Don't run the shower water until you go in it.

Fix it yourself

Changing a washer in a sink is not that hard and you can save yourself a lot of money. A small plumbing book can show you how to fix simple problems with sinks and toilets.

Drink water

If you are short on money when you go to the supermarket, cut back on the soda and other fruit drinks. They usually cost more even if you buy bottled water.

Borrow items

If you are only going to use a tool one time, try to borrow it from a friend instead. It will save you a lot of money since you don't have to buy it.

Avoid late fees

You can save money if make sure that you don't pay any fees for bounced checks or not maintaining the minimum amount in your checking or savings account. I know bounced check fees can be near $25.00

Carpool if you can

Carpooling can save you a lot of money with high gas prices latley. Going with friends shopping or to work can save you money. One less car on the road and less gas used.

Use shopping list

It is best if you shop with a list. If you don't have a shopping list, you will wind up buying more. You will spend more money if you don't use one.

Ask for older toys

If you know someone in your family or friends who has kids who have gotten older, you can ask them for toys if they no longer want them. If you have your own kids, you can pass down the toys and games. This works well with clothing also.

Maintain your weight

You can save some money on clothes no matter what age you are if you maintain your weight. How many times did you buy new clothes because the old ones did not fit? You can save money on clothes and your health at the same time.

Buy clothes a little bigger for kids

This is a good way to save some money on clothes. If you buy them a little bigger at first, they can get some extra years out of them.

Budget your gas money

You can set aside a certain amount of money for gas each week. Never go over this amount. With high gas prices, you can save a lot of money this way.

Budget when you eat out

Set aside a certain amount of money you will spend when you do eat out. Do not go over that amount ever. If you eat out once a week and you go over you budget by only $1.00, after 30 years you wasted $1,560 in extra money.

Save on maps

Streets on maps change, but usually not the major roads, at least that often. Minor streets may change, but usually you can still find you way in most cases. If you don't buy a new map each year, you can save a lot of money over time.

Saving picture frames

If you have old pictures you no longer want in picture frames on your wall, or pictures that are just worn out, keep the frames. The picture frames should last forever and you can just keep putting in new pictures all the time.

Don't throw away posters

If you paint a room with posters on the wall, all you have to do is take the posters off the wall and lay them flat down on the side with no tape. They should go back on the wall with no problems.

Save the old computer monitor

Usually if you buy a new computer, the old monitor still works. Rather than buy a new monitor with the new computer, just hook up the old one.

Save those pennies

When you go out shopping, you usually come home with a lot of change. Most people put the change at home and forget about it. If you keep saving the coins, you will have some extra money after some time.

Save old toys and games

You can save money if you have kids by saving the old toys and games they used when they were younger any use them for any new kids that you have now. The old toys and games can also be sold at any garage sale.

Save the old TV set

If you are buying a new TV set in order to get a bigger screen size or the latest LCD or Plasma, save the old TV if it still works. You can use it in another room in the house. The set is also good as a backup set in case anything ever happens to your new TV.

Don't print out every page online

You can bookmark Internet pages and just go back to it when you like. Or you can copy and paste what you want and save it in a notepad file.

Save money with greatest hits CDs

Most songs you want to own may be on their greatest hits collections. You can save a lot of money this way if you buy music all the time.