Is there anything that you have purchased that helps you save money or keep on the frugal path?

I bought clippers (Wahl) and I give my husband haircuts. I started doing this about 7 years ago. I can't do my two boys hair though. It is a different texture and I do not know how to do it.

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It may sound dumb, but I bought a small coupon organizer. Before I would clip coupons, but I would forget them at home or get flustered at the store because I couldn't find on that I wanted to use. It's just a small purple little collapsible thing, but I love it. Just today I used 19 coupons with a total value of $19.50, before I never would have been able to save money with coupons.

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Mom to a beautiful boy, 22 month old Rhojan and trying to build my emergency fund so we can stop using credit cards.

I cut my boys hair, but not my DH, he won't let me near him! I figure I save at least $10 a kid (just the 2 right now) every six weeks ago! FOR SURE worth the $25 investment!!!

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Stay at home mom to my 3 boys... ages 5, 3 & 1!

I can do all things through CHRIST who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

My extra "pantry" was my best investment, it gives me a lot of extra space to store my stockpiles!

Small plastic containers with lids - I can take lunch to work every day and that saves me beaucoup bucks.

Larger plastic containers with lids for leftovers.

My bread machine and my pantry came to mind first.

the little things that I have gotten that have helped me save money are a simple notebook, a calendar/organizer, and a dry erase board.

I use the notebook to make a weekly menu - I decide what we will eat in accordance with what is going on with the family that week - I write the menu on the back of the page (the left side) - then I use the right side to make the grocery shopping list, so as I look at each meal, I write down what ingredients I will need to pick up.
I use the organizer to keep track of how often I was going to the store - I REALLY REALLY want to only go once a week - (I'm getting closer to that goal :D )
I use the dry erase board - hung on the fridge - to write down the other stuff I will need to pick up at the grocery store as I run out of stuff - this kinda prevents me from running out to get stuff at the store so frequently - I also write the weeks new menu on the board as well, so my family knows what is for dinner every night

I would say the freezer

My Kitchen Aid. I'm much more motivated to bake from scratch since I started using it.