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Yeah, I have to second the consignment shops tip. The only clothes I ever had growing up (until I got a job) were either from consignment shops of hand me downs. Nothing like getting an entire outfit for a few bucks.
Other than that, the only thing I can think of is that buying food for an entire week is much cheaper than eating out. Buying meat in bulk is pretty cheap, and much cheaper in the long run than buying food like frozen dinners or something. Also, some pasta is like 50 cents per box, and two boxes used to last me for a week. And don't buy drinks from the store.. Tap water (if it's drinkable where you live) is a helluva lot cheaper than buying soda from the store. Plus, avoid brand names; Wal-Mart or Publix brand is usually cheaper. I suppose ramen noodles is still cheaper than anything else, but I ate ramen noodles every days for months last year and I wished I hadn't. I lost about 25 pounds and gained a burning hatred for the taste and smell ramen noodles.
My family was pretty poor when I was growing up, and I still remember the meals consisting of mayonaise on bread, and water.. Last year was like that for me again, I could only afford to eat ramen noodles and peanut butter on bread.
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