the won't buy list

[Sara Noel]

Let's make a list of items we no longer buy or buy seldomly since we have an alternative.

Examples: I don't buy a cup of coffee at the store because I make it at home all the time now. I don't buy plastic containers because I use margarine tubs for leftovers or have glass storage containers, etc.

[homesteadmamma]

I don't purchase paper towels - I make my own.

I don't purchase Kleenex, I make our hankies.

I don't purchase plastic containers either, I use containers other foods come in.

I don't purchase garbage bags, I use bags we get our groceries in. I have cloth bags for when we go into the city because the plastic grocery bags at Superstore costs 4¢ a piece. Here they are free and make perfect garbage bags.

Just a few I can think of right now.

[Missy]

Won't buy:

Paper towels- we use kitchen towels for all our cleaning

Tissues -we use hankerchiefs, softer on our noses

Name brand laundry soap .

cups/ bottles of drinks. I bring bottled water from home along with us, and we aren't tempted to buy a drink at the store

[rebecca]

paper towels, magazines, newspaper.

[DaisyLady]

Newspapers - DH gets them free when people leave them on the bus or other drivers leave them in the driver's lounge.

Yogourt - especially in small containers. I make my own

Pudding - I make my own

Cold Cereal - we don't eat it anymore

soap - I make my own

[captclearance]

Paper towels, I use a sanitized towel .......
plastic containers..... I use marg bowls or buy them at yard sales for a dime or so...... newspaper ..... read the paper online ......
fabric softner, I use baking soda.......
Toilet paper................... We now use................... Just kidding, haven't found an alternative yet ................ lol

[pita1213]

magazines, i borrow old ones from my mom. i'll buy a counrtyside magazine once every 6 months or so as a treat
paper towels, use cloth kitchen towels
dryer sheets, spray diluted fabric softener on one wash cloth.

[slowtypinwoman]

~ Soup in a can- Ick tastes like tin
~ microwave popcorn- I happen to be one of the few who love stovetop
~ most prepared foods- I like the home made alternatives the best


That is all I can think of right now.

[MommyBliss]

Plastic containers, I'd rather have glass.

Kleenex, we use toilet paper.

Plastic glasses, only glass, I'm kind of anti plastic nowadays.

[The Muse]

Paper Towels - I cut up and hemmed old bath towels and they work great!

Trash Bags - I use grocery bags; I usually bring cloth bags, but when I'm low on trash bags, I leave mine home.

Yogurt - I make my own.

Laundry Detergent - I make my own.

Bottled Beverages (water, soda, juice, etc.) - We drink water or ice tea that I make from Lipton tea bags, sugar, and lemon.

Baking or Pancake Mixes - I make my own from scratch.

Canned Soup - I make a whole pot from scratch for about the cost of a single can.

Enchilada Sauce - I make my own.

Drain Cleaner - I use borax, baking soda & vinegar.

Windex - I make my own with vinegar, lavender oil, and water.

Plastic Containers - We use Mason Jars instead.

Vitamin C Serum and Toner - I make my own.

Microwave Popcorn - I air pop it instead.

BBQ & Teriyaki Sauces - I make my own.

Salad Dressing & Croutons - I make my own.

Bagged Salad - A whole head of lettuce is cheaper and yields more.

I'm pretty sure there are a few more, but that's all I can think of at the moment.

[frugalwarrior]

Bottled water

Gas and ins,oil change for 1 car because we share one for about 5 mo. now.

newspaper-read online or get neighbors

retail 80-85% of everything we get is from garage sales,estate sales or resale stores of some sort

Baked goods-diet/life style change

We rarely dry clean shirts

Jet dry,window cleaner,as many garbage bags,pre made juices,pop

[blitzen]

Most cleaning products--baking soda and vinegar usually is what we use.

Foodstuff that I now make: enchilada sauce, granola bars, pizza sauce, bread, pizza dough, pancake mix, I make waffles and freeze them vs. buying Eggo waffles,

[mamamia]

You girls are awesome! I have to go back and think of any changes I made. Alot I've always done already, but I think for me it's that I've learned to re-purpose things more.

Let me give it some thought, and I'll be back. I just had to take a minute 1st to say how impressed I am. I guess that's the results of FV for ya though! Very nice!

Theresa

[frugalfranny]

Newspaper, the one in my town is cruddy anyway. There is a website I use that has most of the store ads online that I want to see.
Plastic containers...reuse others that stuff has come in. Jam jars..same story, use ones that other food has come in.
Hair styling products...only use shampoo and rinse..keep it simple and easy.
Dryer sheets...don't need them and they clog the dryer filter.
Garbage bags...use grocery store bags and for 'dog poop' bags I use anything that has had other things in it IE: coffee bags, produce bags, etc. (good thing I only have two SMALL dogs...small dogs = small poop)

[spyzvixxen]

Bottled water & coffee from the convenience store. That is a rare treat nowadays.

Herbs in the spring/summer, I grow my own on my balcony & dry for use throughout the year.