Saving Tips

What are some good tips for saving money? Ways other than savings accounts or IRA's. These are good ways to start. What about DRIP accounts? Is this a good investment? One way I have found to be good is to get a certain amount of money automatically taken from my checking account and put into a savings. Does this actually work when you subscribe to online banking and you can see both accounts, so you see your savings wealth building. Talk about temptation when some just transfer the money back into checking when they need something that may not be that important. So overall is this a good saving tip?