Thrifty Is The New Norm

The economic downturn has made some people think about how they spend money for the very first time

. With the job market, the stock market and the food markets the way they are, people have to be smart in the spending of their money.

The job market is slow. New jobs are at a premium and present jobs aren't offering big incentives, raises, benefits, or bonuses. You have to conserve, save your money and be careful with expenditures. These are not bad things; in fact, most of the country would be in a much better situation if they had been doing this all along. Make do or do without doesn't hurt anyone. It is especially good for children to learn. Teaching children to earn things they want and work towards them is great training for adulthood. There are many ways children and adults alike can be more careful with their money.

People are finding new ways to save money with grocery outlets for food, charity stores for clothes and aftermarket truck parts for their automobiles. Buying the same things for less money just makes sense.

Ask around to locate a grocery outlet. They carry damaged good and close to expiration date food. Expiration dates are to be guidelines and are printed to protect both manufacture of foods and consumers. The majority of food is still nutritious and good to eat well after the date printed on the carton. This is especially true of canned foods and most dairy foods. Substantial savings are found at grocery outlets.

Charity stores are the perfect place for shopping for children. Young children only wear clothes for one or more season before outgrowing them. They still have plenty of wear. Stretch your family clothing budget by purchasing second hand clothes. Often you can afford name brands second hand that you could never afford in the malls. Most charity stores, Good Wills or thrift stores also carry household wares, furniture, and home dcor. With a little ingenuity, you can turn someone's cast offs into stunning home decorations. There are many websites, blogs and post to help you make the transformation from junk to chic.

Aftermarket truck parts just make sense. At well below dealer prices, aftermarket parts are engineered and manufactured to work as well as the original parts. The aftermarket is a $257 billion market in the United States and employees 4.45 million people.

The economic downturn is causing people to be more careful with their expenditures. Make do or do without never hurt anyone and everyone benefits!

by: Art Gib

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