1. Read: 'Your money or your life'- Joe Dominguez. It's such a motivational book for financial independence.
2. Follow your expenses for 3 months writing down everything you spend except for your weekly allowance - mad money. Is there any money left at the end of the month?
3. Automate your savings -- Pay yourself first. Take all money left over at end of month and have bank automatically move it to savings. Some employers with direct deposit will offer a split deposit on paydays too. For a while, you may find yourself dipping into the money without an emergency but you will eventually be able to make enough savings changes to manage without dipping into it unless you have emergency bill, car repair, sick pet... When you get pay raises, increase amount of money going into savings automatically. Same goes with gifts and tax refunds.
4. You only control yourself but you also influence significant others. Managing to save some money for emergencies, even if you are using your own mad money, and covering some of your spouse's car breakdowns, etc with this savings can convert someone into a saver. If he starts to ask questions after you cover a bill, share some of the ways you have cut your own spending. Ask if he would like to add some money to the emergency fund too.
5. Most successful frugal people who do not go into super miser mode, do have a specific hobby/activity where they allow themselves to spend more money as a splurge. This helps frugal burnout too.
6. Give up recreational shopping - except for checking some cheap sources for your splurge hobby. If you mall walk, never take your wallet into the mall. It's best to put wallet into trunk at home then drive to mall -- purses placed in trunk at mall are stollen frequently. If you find yourself window shopping and buying, consider a gym membership as it could be cheaper than mall walking. Always shop with a list. It's best to keep grocery runs to weekly -- going more often just yields more splurge buys. Allow yourself $1-2 in splurge buys and nothing more.
7. Explore your local stores for best deals. Aldi's is a good one for food/paper products even for just a monthly stop. Dollar Tree is best place for toiletries, paper products, cleaning stuff, misc... Find reject stores for home improvement if you own a home. Learn to do your own repairs too -- old Reader's Digest Home Repair books are the best -- new books have too much missing to be successfully used. Check out clothing sources...reject stores, TJMaxx, Marshalls, Name Brand Clothing, Burlington, Kohl's clearance racks, Sears/Penny's racks...Do check out the second hand clothing market - best deals are found in nicest neighborhoods.
8. Learn to cook, even if you need to start with convenience foods. PBS has a nice list of cooking programs, watch, browse internet and library magazines for recipes, then strike out on your own with basic ingredients. Dollar stores have best prices on spices, seasonings and vinegars. Scratch cooking is a major money saver as you can use generic ingredients without any difference in taste.
9. Check ebay for miscellaneous gadgets and electronics. It's by far the cheapest way to get car chargers, camera batteries, accessories for laptop/cameras, etc. I've had no complaints at all about the quality - even with used rechargable batteries.
10. If you like a product that is no longer available in your local store, check Amazon. When my local grocery got rid of the health food section and I was unable to get my favorite bran muffin mix, I found it on Amazon for the usual 'sale' prices. If I selected a regular delivery of this product, I even got a discount. I'm now having a crate of my favorite bran muffin mix delivered twice a year...frequency of delivery is totally adjustable and can be canceled without notice.