Easy Money Saving Tips For Busy People

I think it would be safe to say, I really love saving money. Greens a good color you know? It looks amazing IN the wallet not in the till. I've figured out some fun and savvy ways of saving more cash, and stress free. I am not going to fib and say I've always been good at it, hell, I'm still not always good at it. But I  try, and I've found some REALLY easy things to change that saved a ton of money so far.

1. Cold water washing, makes little to no difference in how clean your clothing gets. Plus you don't have to sort lights and darks (I'm lazy laundry do-er) If you use dry detergent add it BEFORE you add the clothes, other wise it does seem to clump up a bit more. 
2. Cutting Cable. Seriously probably the biggest savings. It DOES take some getting used to, and has its sucky moments when their is a big game on that we want to watch. But overall the 120$ a month we're no longer shelling out on trashy tv and commercials is worth it. We have 35$ High speed internet, Hulu+ ($8) and Netflix instant ($8) So for about 50$ we get most of what we enjoy. We have the cable to watch from our computers too on our TV, it allows us to watch football on the normal TV when games are cast over ESPN3 its free!
3. Coupons. Seriously I used to hate people that would coupon. I would see someone with a wad of them, I would actually repack all my crap into my cart and back out of the line. I've figured out a pretty decent system that works for me though and doesn't leave me feeling like that asshole digging through my purse for that "I know I have one more" coupon person. As I walk through the store, I figure out what I have as far as coupons goes. I usually make a list and give my couponed food items a * that way I KNOW what I have a coupon for. As I grab the food I take the coupons our of my baggy and put them in my wallet (so I don't forget, I'm pregnant remember?) Most of the time the checker is really fast with the coupons. But if it takes time, its not because I don't have a stream lined system. 
4. Freezer meals, probably the weirdest and easiest. I've made so many awesome meals and frozen them. I also enjoy making a ton of food and freezing it in discs and tossing them in freezer bags. Its nice to have something fast and easy to toss in the crock pot (or thaw and microwave) Breakfast burritos are my favorite so far, I made about 40 of them for less than 15$ and we still have tons of them left. Way cheaper than going out to eat and getting a breakfast burrito. Huge savings is to make your favorite out to eat or random grabs at home. In the morning I just toss a burrito in the microwave and go. 
5. Hanging clothes to dry, this kind of goes with washing in cold. But its seriously so easy and laundry dries over night. Plus, its already hung up, which feels like less of a step. Not sure why. But it cuts dry time to about 15-20 minutes a regular load, as apposed to 45-60 minutes normally. I'd like to figure out a better system besides just hanging as much up in my bathroom as I can. I'd like to put in 2 or 3 tension rods by the linen cabinet that are removable. Maybe a retractable clothes line.
6. Change Collection, Not really a money saving tip. But come on, how many people have change rattling around the bottom of their purse? and never use it. I have one of those change saver/counter things and when ever its full I take it to coinstar and get it turned into cash/giftcards. So simple

This is really just a short easy list of things to do to save yourself some cash, I'm not a hoarder, I don't feel the need to have 9 thousand bottles of relish. These ideas are so easy, and so simple that anyone can do it. It also makes life easier, saves money, and doesn't take any extra effort. 

After my bottles of detergent are gone, I'm going to attempt to make my own laundry soap. I've wanted to, but have been getting such good deals on detergent recently. Granted I have 1 bottle left and a little bit left in the bottle I'm using right now. I'm excited to try it!