50 Everyday Costs You're Overlooking That Are Adding Up

Lots of small things add up to a substantial sum over time -- like those soy sauce and duck sauce packets you receive every time you get Chinese take-out food. That's not a very consequential example, though -- at some point you can just toss them out and you won't have suffered much. But many other examples are consequential, as they regularly cost you a little money -- and over time, can end up costing you a lot.

Here are 50 examples of everyday costs you may be overlooking. If a dozen or more apply to you (and they probably do), then you're probably ending each year with several hundred dollars -- or several thousand dollars -- less than necessary.