time but they re too busy to cook. how much time are you spending grocery shopping? probably a good two, three hours a week, by the time you put all the different trips together. reporter: this is where erin comes in. she s about to give the kings a much-needed food makeover. one shopping trip, five family dinners. but can she do it on a shoe string budget? the makeover starts with a kitchen audit. first, i m impressed. it s nice and organized. reporter: tip one, know what you have. i love that you have these red peppers. what i especially love about them is you can dice them up small and sneak them into a sauce and your kids will never know. they re getting a serving of veggies. reporter: tip number two, don t waste food. americans throw away nearly half of the food they buy, costing a staggering $165 billion a year. that s over $2,000 per family.
is it possible to obtain a sexy voice if you don t have one? i think it is about attitude. it is about what you deem as sexy. reporter: here s how you can do it. tip one, sustain sound. think about sustaining that sound. reporter: by sustaining the sound right now. you are but not fully from here. reporter: eye contact. the way that we make eye contact with each other. this is all part of sexiness and the way we communicate. reporter: eye contact. tip number three, vocal warm ups. singing and speaking are related to each other. when you start to feel the sensuality of singing carries through your voice. reporter: you almost treat your speech as a songs. before you hire a vocal coach take your voice with the help of a voice appeal app. i m getting it down. paula faris, abc news, new york. the voice appeal app. so sing, eye contact i think that s big. what was the other one? be sexy, i think. do not try. you have to try. you have the power. . you hav
we ll get four tonight. but this honor has been more of a curse recently. so i m here to give my friends on the other side some help. tip one, do not awkwardly walk up to the camera. there is no need for random stroll up. governor bobby jindal perfected this totally random saunter. and what followed was a rambling performance. so when that camera goes on, just be in place. let s get tip number two. it s basic. look straight at the camera. good evening. my name is congresswoman michele bachmann from minnesota s sixth district. we believe in lower taxes. we believe in a limited view of government and exceptionalism in america. and i believe that america is the indispensable nation of the world.
reporter: they are paying nearly $2500 a year, for cable, phone and internet. our technology contributor joanna stern says their bill doesn t have to go as sky high as their channels. they are paying a lot. they are paying a lot. reporter: tip one, shop around every year for plans. using websites like yahoo s digital quote. you can put in your zip code. reporter: we instantly find four in their boston area. at $80. look at the competition and see what they offer and come back to them and say i can get this here. what can you do for me? reporter: sure enough, one quick call by dad. looking to try to save money. reporter: and slashes $420 off of their bill. and we keep going. tip two, did you know you could tip two, did you know you get charged monthly to rent dvrs, modems and routers. you are paying to lease a cable modem from this company. you can buy it for less. reporter: we find this one
fees. oh, my goodness look at all these walkers! reporter: new moms jessica and farrah are trying to get their bodies back after baby. still trying to lose all that baby weight. i have no stomach muscles whatsoever. reporter: with expensive gym memberships and costly classes they say it is all cutting too deep into the family budget. it s a lot. reporter: how do you justify that? working on it. reporter: our insider michelle katz says we should be sweating the workout not the price tag. tip one, before you buy, check out sites like gymticket.com, livingsocial and groupon, too. they offer fitness deals. free classes and a free month right in your area. tip two, when you are ready to buy a membership, timing is everything. don t sign up until the end of the month. because they re trying to hit their numbers at the end of the