Here are some effective strategies, tips, and tricks to save on AWS S3 storage:

1. Enable S3 Intelligent-Tiering: S3 Intelligent-Tiering automatically moves objects between access tiers based on usage patterns, optimizing storage costs.

2. Use lifecycle policies: Set up lifecycle policies to automatically transition objects to lower-cost storage classes (e.g., S3 Standard-IA, S3 One Zone-IA, or S3 Glacier) after a specified period.

3. Compress and optimize files: Compress files before uploading them to S3 to reduce storage size and costs. Optimize images and videos to minimize their size without compromising quality.

4. Enable versioning judiciously: While versioning is useful for data protection, it can increase storage costs. Enable versioning only for critical buckets and consider using lifecycle policies to clean up old versions.

5. Use S3 Storage Lens: S3 Storage Lens provides visibility into storage usage and activity trends. Analyze this data to identify opportunities for optimization and cost savings.

6. Delete unnecessary data: Regularly review and delete unnecessary or redundant data to free up storage space and reduce costs.

7. Use S3 Requester Pays: For buckets that store data shared with other accounts, enable Requester Pays. This ensures that the requester pays for the data transfer and request costs.

8. Leverage S3 Select and Glacier Select: Use S3 Select and Glacier Select to retrieve specific subsets of data instead of entire objects, reducing data transfer and request costs.

9. Use S3 Batch Operations: S3 Batch Operations allows you to perform actions on billions of objects with a single request, reducing operational costs.

10. Monitor and set alerts: Use AWS Cost Explorer and set up billing alerts to monitor your S3 storage costs and receive notifications when costs exceed predefined thresholds.

11. Use AWS Organizations: Consolidate multiple AWS accounts under AWS Organizations to benefit from volume discounts on S3 storage and data transfer.

12. Choose the right storage class: Select the appropriate S3 storage class based on your data access patterns and retention requirements to optimize costs.

Regularly monitoring your S3 usage, analyzing patterns, and implementing these strategies can help you significantly reduce your AWS S3 storage costs.