I’ve been watching people begin to make their own laundry soap with interest. It sounded like a good money saver, but I didn’t like the idea of a gel. That’s why I was excited to find these instructions that makes a powder I’ve started using it with my plunger washer and think it works quite [...]
Archive for the ‘Frugal’ Category
10 Dec
Frugal Friday
The hardest frugal habit for me thus far has been learning to use the shut-off valve on my shower. When I first bought the house a little over two years ago, one of the first things I did was put a low flow shower head and valve in the shower. My intention was to start [...]
12 Mar
Frugal Friday – Meal Planning
One thing I’ve started doing now that I’m watching my grocery budget more closely, is meal plan. I’ve been sketching out my meals on a google calendar and filling in leftovers through the week to make sure it all gets used. That makes my menu a bit boring, since many recipes make 4 servings. I [...]
26 Feb
Repurposing
I’ve been keeping an eye out for useful items to scavenge, and trying to think of creative ways to reuse things. When I saw this message board lying by the dumpers I got my chance. I thought of the tangled mess of cheap jewelry I’ve collected through the years and how nice it would be [...]
12 Feb
Frugal Friday – Jars
I’m learning to be more green and frugal by saving food jars to use as storage. This will make it easier to keep hardware and etc for reuse that I’d normally throw away. And being better organized is never a bad thing. Luckily one of my first finds was an asparagus jar wide enough to [...]
29 Jan
Frugal Friday – Buying in Bulk
I’ve been working hard trying to get closer to the point where I can live off my garden and a few items bought in bulk. I was lucky to find that my co-op would order an extra bag for me of anything they normally sell in their bulk bins. I’ve started taking advantage of this [...]
15 Jan
Frugal Friday – Thrifted Clothing
I really hate spending money on clothes. I’ve always had a very small and functional wardrobe for that reason. So thrifting is one frugal thing I took to very easily. I’ve found some lovely things over the last couple years, some still with tags on, reselling for $1-4 dollars each. Now that my well worn [...]
1 Jan
Frugal Friday – Craigslist
The only place I’ve ever been on craigslist is the local freebies section. I’ve recycled moving boxes on there and weeded out my excessive craft supplies by giving away boxes of goodies. Someone really made out when I gave up trying to figure out the Sweater Machine and gave that away. I’ve also picked up [...]
18 Dec
Frugal Friday – Hot Chocolate Mix
On my old blog I had made an annual post about the joys of homemade hot chocolate, so I’m going to continue the tradition. This is a great way to save money and warm up at the same time. I like to make up a mix of the dry ingredients so I don’t have to [...]
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