I was wondering if any of you had hobbies that you enjoy...but also saves you money in someway?
~Michele~

/phpbb/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif My frugal hobbies include dumpster diving and shopping at the curbside mall. I am doing laundry right now and can visably see that I have trashed enough summer clothes for the kids and husband and now, it is time I look for winter clothes. I look in my living room and suddenly realize that the couch, the lazy boy, the ET center, the rug all came free from the curbside mall. I didn't have buy any of it and it is all very nice. I look in the backyard at the kids play toys and realize that if it wasn't for people throwing away wonderful stuff, I wouldn't have any of it- because I couldn't afford to buy ANY of it.

This is my Frugal hobby and I am proud of it.
Taffy

I love going to yard sales and thrift stores even if I don't have the money to spend I like looking around. Also, I love reading how-to-save-money books and my favorite the Bible.

I love going to yard sales and flea markets.One of our local thrift stores is open till eight on Friday evenings and I love to look around in there. I spend most of my free time either cutting coupons or online finding freebies. I just love a full mailbox! /phpbb/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif

/phpbb/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif My favorite frugal hobby is surfing the coupon boards and getting freebies. I've gotten tons of stuff I would have never been able too. Remmeber the good ole days when every store had a $10 off no min. I have a whole Barney video collectiion for around $2 per video. /phpbb/images/smiles/icon_cry.gif I miss those days!!! lol. Oh well, bye the way....my favorite book is the Bible too. The only thing in life that we are garanteed is that we all will die a one point.

My favorite hobby is quilting and although it isn't frugal, I've made money on it and have given them as gifts.

I also enjoy painting crafts dh makes with free wood. Now that is frugal.

I like to do crafting.... I make many of the gifts I give ...There are alot of them listed in "The Country Sampler Forum", it's a quite and inexpensive hobby.... I love to do recycling crafts...Make things from jars, yard sale finds, scraps ect...... Cooking is another frugal hobby, lots of really great recipes here too !!! I use the community cookbook and the "Country Kettle Forum" You are in the company of FRUGAL PEOPLE ! If it's here it is no doubt a frugal recipe or idea.....

Garage sales and couponing are my hobbies and they save our family tons of money!

mine would be yard sales, going through my mothers closets, (she has 3 so she doesn't miss what i take) and freebies.

My hobbies are garage sales, bargain bin shopping, thrift stores, watching and scouting for the best deals available on everything. I also love to make bracelets - the stretchy ones- from garage sale jewelry. Has anyone here ever tried scherenschnitte? I may have misspelled it but it's the German paper cutting craft from days of old. It is sooooooooo cheap and you can make some beautiful gifts from paper. I like to put mine in garage sale frames for gifts. :D

I would LOVE to see that craft !!! I have heard of it and it takes some real talent to do it...... I would love to see a picture of your work or maybe you could post a link and we could see similar work..... :D

yes i would love to see how it is done too i don't know if i have enough talent for it but i could use some extras for gifts, (next year of course).

My frugal hobbies are yard saling,making hm candles from old used up candles,making hm gift baskets.All pays off big time.I make the candles for gifts and for around the house.I just love making them it makes my house smell so good.

Couponing, bargain shopping, and does working out at home count ;) saves me money not going to the gym...and it's something I love to do..

Mine would have to be yard saling and thrift store shopping. I get most gifts this way, and decorate my house, and clothe my family and...well the list goes on.

I also like to help friends organize their homes. I get a great sense of satisfaction when their house is all neat and clean...AND I ALWAYS get a whole bunch of cool stuff!

Definitely yard saling (I'm sooo addicted!), couponing and clearance rack shopping. DH and I buy things at yard sales to resell on eBay. Couponing definitely saves us money. Clearance rack shopping benefits the DD's. :)

couponing, searching online for freebies, going to FREDS to get FREEBIE products on double coupon Saturday, yard sales and flea markets, pretty much anything to save money i love to do........have a great day, vickie:D