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42 Comments
Nice video. I am fortunate to be able to work remotely so really saving on gas. I used to cut my husband hair.
Front wheel drive needed bags! Not tear wheel
Be careful with homemade dog food. If not done correctly your dog can end up with serious issues from nutrient deficiency. Talk to a professional and make sure what you are feeding is adequate. You may need to add a vitamin supplement.
When we do use garbage bags we use recycled ones that breakdown & decompose. We compose & watch what is used to package items often buying those items packaged in recyclable or composable items.
I love to cook…I gift a meal to many as a present. I'm gifting our minister with a meal a month for Christmas 🎄
The only one I don't agree with is showing once PER WEEK?!?! I teach yoga and I work out a lot and that just would not work for me lol. The sink bath(or whores bath as we call it here) does not work as well.
Speaking of gardening…. what if you ask your viewers for all of their tips! I didn't do to well this year either but I have 6 kids and we really need to master gardening. 🙂
Be bold and step out in faith.
*Try using out of date paper coupons.
*I have found that grocery stores are less strict these days with their rules.
*Trade paper coupons with a friend
*Take baby coupons to the church nursery.
*Leave coupons that you can't use at the store, so others can be blessed.
Be creative when throwing a party.
*Baby shower or kids party have kids and adults compete in:
*Bubble gum blowing contest
*Fastest or most balloon blowing
*Jump rope or hula hoop
Be fun and cheap.
Hang laundry if you can, if you can't:
*In the house you can hang on door knobs
*Drape on furniture
*If you don't have a cloth line, ask a neighbor if you can borrow theirs.
*Broom handle in your shower stall
*Hang socks on the sides of a hamper or tote and set out in the sun or even in the house by a sunny spot.
Leftover food:
*Cranberry jelly on toast, p & j, pancakes, etc.
*Applesauce, sliced bananas on pancakes.
*Save the juice from canned fruit and maybe veggie. Drink the fruit juice or mix with Sprite, veg liquids for soups, liquid for cooking other things.
(also pickle juice)
Make homemade donuts by cutting up tube biscuits, roll in a ball, cook, add different toppings.
Top a baked potato with a variety of toppings, leftovers, canned chile, baked beans, etc.
Ask other thrifty people for advice,. Grandparents are an excellent source for (old time) ideas.
Make a jar or paper chain of fun, cheap ideas for fun or something to do.
Roll your own coins. Banks give the rolling papers for free. A great project for the whole family. CoinStar charges a percentage for the service.
Diluted leftover coffee to water plants (inside or out)
I never pre-heat the oven, food prep always takes longer than expected.
Just add an additional 5 minutes to the cooking time.
re: Huck towels – When I was a wildlife rehabber, one of my friends, a scrub nurse (who had brought orphaned baby squirrels to me one year) put big boxes outside the surgical ward with a sign "Support local wildlife rehab – any unused sterile supplies welcome" and about once a week, she'd come to my home/facility and bring a huge garbage-type bag full of things. Surgical cloth and non-woven drapes, bandages, small surgical tools like clamps and even syringes without the needles became a lifeline for the animals so I could spend my money on their food. Those blue towels are still part of my stash even now, 25 years later and I use them for everything.
For thoughs that have animals use your empty bags for trash bags. I empty feed into big black trash cans. Then use them. Saves a ton of money. I use them for yard waste to.
Butter prices are insane, but if you have powdered milk and cooking oil you can make your own! Just put milk powder, water,oil and a pinch of salt in a Mason jar and shake. Would make a great project for kids.
There are several recipes online and YouTube videos also.
This is awesome
My kids grew up on watered down juice and low sugar koolaid drinks.
Great tips thank you both for sharing them with us , would you mind telling the name of the towels ? We’re they husks ?
Use spatulas to get the stuff at the bottom of the cans and mayonnaise. Get the BBQ sauce at the bottom by adding water and using it in a meatloaf recipe for example. Dont leave stuff at the bottom! Second if the person you send to the grocery store doesn't stick to the list, do ti yourself.
Rabbits love banana 🍌 peels
The newspaper office in town offers newspaper end rolls according to size. $2 or $3 well spent for paper used as Christmas or gift wrapping. The beige paper can be dressed up with ribbons or stickers. It can be used for packing paper or kids drawing paper. So many uses.
Many retailers offer discounts for active duty military and retired veterans. You can save on everything from eye glasses, automobile care, sporting goods, online classes etc. We frequently use discounts at Home Depot .
Before you make ANY purchase be sure to check for participating stores and their requirements. Usually you need a military ID and driver's license.
I cut my dryer sheets in thirds. A third of a sheet works just fine. I cut the whole box at once so they are ready when I need them.
Hope Our electric company ( Ver ) just raised my power up another $35.00 per month .
Everything rises up in Prices $$$$$$ Except for our Wages$
I’m not sure if you all have answered this question before but, do you agree with the financial teachings of Dave Ramsey? My husband and I love your channel and were just curious! Happy holiday season to your family 😊
I have used huck towels! It is what we dried dishes with back in the ‘50’s & ‘60’s. I
My daughter works at an in patient unit for our local Hospice. She frantically texted me saying they had no lapghans for the patients. As I crochet, I went to my yarn stash and had enough yarn to make three. It’s a good way to use up leftover yarn, and a nice gesture to Hospice. The lapghans can also be given to nursing homes.
Yes, the banana peel soaking really works! 🙂 Dawn @ Rich & Dawn in MN 🙂
Growing up my mother would put all egg shells in a gallon of water and she would water her house plants. She swears by it, it's a great fertilizer
To save on toilet paper I buy the reusable baby wipes, I just use them for urine. It's surprising how much it cuts down on tp costs and it saves paper. For a dinner I might make Hamburger Helper, but I only use half the amount of beef and mix in corn and green beans to fill it out. It's tasty and cheaper
I use my husband's old white wife beaters t shirts for family cloths. I cut them into squares. So soft.
I rarely buy new clothes anymore—-I frequent thrift shops and think of it as a treasure hunt….😊
I bulk cook beans, rice, vegetables and meat to freeze… When I make food not to freeze, I make plenty of it and keep it i
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Can't depend on carpooling bc people NEVER come out, and ready to go in time.
You are hilarious! 👍😊
Love all videos always something great
Yup we don't use paper towels either. We have a basket of cheap washcloths we use for everything.
I saved my kids clothing one yr then made a "Grand Parents" quilt for the Grand parents for Christmas. Another tip is my neighbor, friend n I have the same taste so when we tire of something for the house we just exchange with each other. I have exchanged my outside bistro set for a sofa bed my neighbor was getting rid of, we also do this with clothes n shoes.
Reuse the plastic bread bags for trash or picking up pet waste.
We took spit baths too.
Hey Larry if you find a tandem e-bike you can bike pool lol. Family cloths have been around for a long time, lots of people use them. I trim all my dogs nails, I hear people pay 25 per dog. If you are reusing the candles you should be using the wicks too. Also rags for quilts can also be turned into rag rugs. I agree about the pallets as well as tires in regards to leaching.
I’ll add two tips.
If you have chickens and raise eggs, a typical bread bag is the perfect size for slipping a carton of a dozen eggs into. This keeps the carton from opening and the eggs from falling out.
The finials on old lamps might be worth a lot, so unscrew them (to sell) when you take the light bulb.
When any of my electronics, microwaves, anything that would have nuts,bolts, screws, washer in them dies , I will open it up, unscrew and harvest them and than if you need a screw, nut, bolt or washer you have it! Don’t be afraid to take apart a dead appliance and salvage the inners! Keep saving!
Recently I saw that our electric/gas company offered a energy savings program….they come to the house and make recommendations AND replaced all our lightbulbs with LEDS!!! We do monthly averaging and our amount went down $5/mo since then (while everyone is complaining about increased energy costs!). Also the company sends an occasional energy comparison to other homes like ours….we are now always in the category that is using less energy than average. I’m happy about that! 😊
I always get sick at Xmas every single year with a stomach virus.
Instead of not taking a shower for a week and using the sink, maybe the better idea is to soap up your armpits and all the other places where you might stink. Then turn the water on and rinse off. Same thing with your hair. You can soap that up with the water off then rinse it off with the shower nozzle .You can do that everyday.
LUME makes a special deodorant you can put in all your private places and it will help you not smell in between showers If you want to go a little longer but I wouldn't go more than every other day. ( They have an unscented Lume too)
Also under the armpits if you use a face scrub with salisylic acid Your armpits won't stink and it lasts a while to keep killing the bacteria.