What are the best ways to really save money?

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Here are 12 ways to save money this month just by changing what you are doing.

1. Get some coupons and USE them.
2. Get one book out of the library instead of buying it.
3. Check the back of your closet for something you have not worn in a while to spruce up your wardrobe, rather than buy something new.
4. Put socks and a sweater on rather than turning up the heat.
5. Buy nothing on line or by telephone for a week.
6. Evaluate cleaning and repairing a pair of shoes rather than buying new. 
7. Eat out once less this week.
8. Write a heartfelt note rather than buying an impersonal greeting card.
9. Drink a glass of tap water rather than soda. 
10. Change the air filter in your furnace.
11. Try using 2/3 of your normal laundry detergent amount.
12. Close your blinds and drapes to keep the warmth inside in the evening.

Just a few changes could put a little more cash in your pocket. Be sure to take the cash you would be spending and put it aside so you can see the savings add up.