Guess it's a gene passed on from my grandmother to my mother and to me, but I'm sure we all can be frugal in some ways or try to be (whether it works or not or even actually saves $)
So, share your best or favorite and think of some more to share next week. Maybe we can all learn something.... or at least have a laugh at our frugalselves.
Here are a couple of mine to begin with.
- Facial wipes. In trying to teach good hygiene to my punks early, they are to wash their faces morning and night. And, while facial wipes may not sound frugal, they are easier for them to use, and I buy the generic ones, of course, and cut them in half. Then, they use the same one to "shine" the sink and counter before they toss 'em. So, two punks' faces washed and sink/counter shined to boot -- all with one face wipe.
- Nylons. Oh, the many wonders of these. I don't even like to wear them much, but got to have them around just in case. My favorite use for these is the waist bands. They make such wonderful "rubber bands," but they don't gouge in a box so much. Great on a shoe box to hold it shut. Soft and supple, strong and sturdy. And, yes, they are kept in a box next to my string box. Don't you all have one of these?! There are a few small balls of string in my string box, but most are wonderful shoestrings or strings from worn out shorts. I really can't tell you when I used these last, but they are always saved. The kids, however, have used them many of times for fences strung across the furniture or floor, cat toys, etc. Ooo, and bonus, so
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What are your frugal favorites?
Well, recently I've been saving my used coffee filters to make flowers for my Junkle Bells project to decorate my tree next year. This is even almost TOO frugal even for me though--washing out coffee grounds!
ReplyDeleteMy other favorite is the idea or mantra, "I can use half as much"--with shampoo, conditioner, and cleaning supplies, paper towels, etc. You can almost get the same job done with half as much as you have normally been using. (Of course this only works once or twice or then you'd be using 1/16 as much....) A cleaning book I read once pointed out that generally people use too much ajax, etc. and I realized that I did, you spend so much time rinsing off that you were wasting money and time.
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