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25 Solid-Gold Ways to Save

Some of the best things in life can be free—or blissfully under budget. (Don't miss our updated 2010 guide for more!)
By Anne Kadet
O, The Oprah Magazine  |  From the March 2008 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
Save paper

Ditch the paper products.

Cloth napkins over paper is a no-brainer (cloth instead of paper for a family of four adds up to $12 savings per year), but you can also swap your paper coffee filters for a metal mesh filter (saving $8 this year after paying for the new filter, and about $18 annually thereafter), paper towels for dish rags (annual savings: $40), and memo pads for a mini chalkboard ($15 this year). Total savings: $75 (plus a lot of trees).

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