Yahoo-Finance. Sept 14 2010

-Things to buy generic-
http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/110637/7-things-you-should-always-buy-generic?mod=family-love_money

Okay. So you're interested in saving some money to put in the bank and increase your private saving. Touché. All of the generic things listed in this article are commodities, so obviously I think there is no argument that buying a regular my-neighbor-john-made-it bar of butter is literally the same as buying that of a brand-name. The thing that surprises me a lot is the 342% price difference between a name- and a store-name bottle of spices.

So you see, knowing some principles of economics helps you fiance your family budget better.