Get a free notebook and pen

Here is a great way to stay organized. You can use your Free notebook and pen to keep track of how much you are spending and saving as well as making a list of what you need to buy and what coupons you are going to use. Another great use for your notebook is making a menu for the week. I look through my calendar and see what is going on over the next week and then plan out meals for the week. I may not make the dinner planned on the specific day but I at least make it during the week. I am less likely to think "we have nothing to make lets just go out to dinner" and I don't end up getting things that I have to throw away because they went bad.