Top ways to save money during a failing economy
Please note: this is a work in progress, further details coming soon.

At Home:

1.  Try to save money at the grocery store.

• lower, lower/middle class households revert to buying groceries from local convenient stores in lieu of going to a Grocery super center chain, because of transportation problems etc. Families will often pay 200% and more at the corner store for the same goods at Walmart. If you cannot make it to the grocery store too often. Get food that has a long shelf life so that you don't have to spend too many trips at the convenient store.
  
• Instead of buying cerials by big brands such as: Kellogs, try grocery store brands i.e: Malt-o-Meal.You get a lot more cerial with an easy to close zip-lock bag. You will notice a substantial difference in your pricing bill.
•  Avoid going to Gas-Stations for any food/drinks etc. as it is almost always cheaper to go to Thrift stores such as Walmart, Sam's Club, Albertsons etc. They are the same quality stuff I guarantee it and easier to store.
• Superstores such as Walmart should be one of your first picks when you decide to buy virtually anything.
• Save coupons, you never know when you may need them.
  

2. Go to eBay and hunt for prices. But remember ebay and paypal are increasing a lot of the fees so things are getting more expensive.

• Look at Sam's Club and see how eBay has bulk items: Shaving cream, soap, toiletries etc. These are items you will need forever so it doesn't hurt to get them at wholesale.
  
• At the grocery store they usually have nice little double packs for deodorant and whatnot.
• Please compare prices, you can't possibly get everything you need on ebay, but you would me more than surprised to know that you can get good quality products from reputable sellers at a great price. A seller with a good rating is practically just as good as a retail store for I'd like to say, "all intents and purposes."
•  Buy some energy saving fluorescent light bulbs.
• Obtain a gas dryer instead of electric, or just "hang your clothes on a clothesline"
  

3. You can find good deals on electronics.

• There are various computers and other electronics sold on eBay, TigerDirect, NewEgg with good warantees. But please, only buy what you need.
  

4. H20

• I know this has been said a lot lately on the internet. But as recent news keeps appearing on yahoo I thought I might as well mention it.
• DO NOT BUY BOTTLED WATER. It starts with you, bottled water apparently sells for 3x as much as gas. The research is showing that municipal water in the US is under heavy regulation that bottled water companies just do not have. Notice how there are no ingredients listed for bottled water companies, however municipal water standards can be found all of the internet. It's amazing, you can get it for free, and society provides it to us... as though it was our right as humans to have clean water HAHA all of you people that drink bottled water. I've been right my whole life

5. Take Advantage of big sales day events such as Black Friday, and other Holiday sales, and take advantage. Usually so many people want the items that all of the good stuff is usually out by noon.

At the Tank:

   1.  Try to get a decent fuel efficient brand from a reliable motor company i.e: Volkswagon, Toyota, Honda and other Japanese and German brands. Let's face it these are the 2 countries bringing out some of the most reliable cars.
   2. Check the gasoline prices nearby from websites such as Gasbuddy Don't go out of your way to fill up gas. But if your car can take any 87 oct gas, then it doesn't really matter where you get it from.
   3. ebay member miick: "Always pay cash. Even for a car. Never buy a new car." Consider carpooling and manage your gas spent throughout the month and try to budget around.

At School:

   1. Buy your books from eBay or another popular book competitor. Usually your local campus will charge much more than what you could get it for one on ebay.
   2. Go for a used book with little damage, Just clean it before you start reading it, you never know what kind of germs are on a student seller may have.
   3. Feel free to get an international edition of a book if you so please.