These 26 People Found The Best Big And Little Ways To Save Their Money, And Their Photos Will Inspire You

The "little" things can make a world of difference.

1. This person meal prepped 115 meals using only $131 worth of groceries:

115 meals for $131 - details in comments from povertyfinance

2. This person found the best Starbucks hack:

If you're going to order something from Starbucks, get the barebones version and then add the syrups separately. It will save you money. from povertyfinance

3. This person found the steal of a lifetime with this $800 car:

I know it’s not much but I finally saved 800$ to pay cash for a car. from povertyfinance

4. This person not only paid off their credit cards, but has over $10,000 in savings:

Busted my ass working 2 jobs, 6 nights a week, this year.... Both credit cards paid off / have stayed that way, and I put $10,000 into savings. from povertyfinance

5. And this person saved up enough to buy their own washer and dryer! We love to see it:

I'm running laundry in my home for the first time in over a year. It feels surreal to finally have had the chance buget out a set after a very difficult year. Im so thankful i won't ever have to go to the laundromat ever again. from povertyfinance

6. This person invested in a portable washer, which was a total game-changer for them:

Don’t pay for public laundry. Look up “portable washer”. It pays for itself eventually from povertyfinance

7. This person downloaded Too Good To Go (a food saving app) and got all of these amazing pastries for only $5:

Jumped on the Too Good Too Go train. All this for 5 bucks! Thanks 😊 from povertyfinance

8. This person found a job with some super fresh perks:

Poverty Win: Got a new job with free weekly produce at my local farmer’s market! from povertyfinance

9. This person hit the jackpot (also known as the dumpster):

What $0 gets you at your local grocery dumpster. (Cat not from dumpster) from povertyfinance

10. This person clued us in on an amazing secret:

Join your local “Buy Nothing” group on Facebook, if you’re able! I joined mine and just received a kitchen island for free! I was waiting until December to buy one with the way my finances are, but now I can cook more comfortably in my small kitchen! from povertyfinance

11. This person's saved spare change really paid off:

Gas money from povertyfinance

12. Same with this person:

Ten years of saved change. from mildlyinteresting

13. And this person:

Saved all my $1's and $5's for five years. from povertyfinance

14. This person was in the market for some wall art, so they made it themselves:

Couldn't afford something to hang to my walls, just painted these and hanged them. 4 x 35x50cm canvas from povertyfinance

15. This person was able to make themselves three well-rounded meals for less than $7:

Eating broke doesn’t mean eating poorly. $1.90lb of beef on manager special, $2 bag of edamame and and $3 box of seltzer water have lasted me three big meals. from povertyfinance

16. This person broke 800 on their credit score — enough said:

No one in my family has ever had a credit score better than 650... I'm so proud of myself, I almost cried. from povertyfinance

17. This person came up with a super affordable solution for people who don't feel like spending $100 on a Christmas tree:

For anyone who needs some affordable holiday cheer, Target has 3ft tall artificial trees for $5 in their bargain area! One of these babies, some dollar tree tinsel and home made ornaments, and you’ve got Holiday cheer! from povertyfinance

18. This person discovered the best time to buy meat:

PSA: After Thanksgiving is the perfect time to stock up on meat. from povertyfinance

19. This person wins "world's most functional belt":

My belt broke at work several months ago when I only had $4 in my account. Shortened a ratchet strap to improvise. Best belt I’ve ever had. Unlimited adjustment options. from povertyfinance

20. This person saved nearly $2,000 by using the library:

My public library tells you how much money you’ve saved by checking things out instead of buying them. from mildlyinteresting

21. This person thought of a funky way to mend the holes in their clothes:

Cheeky and practical? Anyone have a success story with this sort of thing? from Frugal

22. This person showed us all the light:

Watch out for Amazon's incorrect prices per unit! from Frugal

23. This person went above and beyond to give their child a makeshift backyard:

Can't afford a home or yard for my kid, so I built one with a pool and a sandbox on our tiny patio :). from Frugal

24. And these parents put on a "stadium" experience for their children that was better than any real ballgame:

Love this frugal alternative! Anyone done anything similar? from Frugal

25. This person decided they were gonna stop wasting the fruit their kids didn't eat:

Probably an obvious one, but I save the fruit my kids don’t eat in a ziplock in the freezer and use it for my weekend smoothies. from Frugal

26. And finally, this person came up with a key-carrying solution that was right in front of our faces all along:

I was looking online for a product that would safely hold my house key while jogging. Then I remembered I had such a product already. from Frugal