Favorite Frugal Tool?

**Darlene** · 11-09-2005, 08:15 PM

My power of choice. I decide what I want/need and how best to go about getting it and making my $$ go futher.

**marianne98** · 11-10-2005, 11:54 AM

My favorite tool is a bread tab. It's great, you can scrap the bottom of a pot, instead of your finger nail. It can seal something up, It has many uses, once you start saving them..

Marianne

**sanderson76** · 11-10-2005, 02:03 PM

I would have to say mine is the money program that I have. It helps me keep track of everything and breaks down items for me. That way i know exactly what I spent, where

**PrairieRose** · 11-10-2005, 03:38 PM

Mine would be vinegar.....
I use it in homemade cleaners, straight to remove hard water stains, ETC.... Using the homemade cleaners has saved me an enormous amount of money.

**peanut** · 11-10-2005, 04:02 PM

I'd have to agree with vinegar, if you want the cheapest most used frugal tool.

But for a more expensive one used almost every day in our home, I'd say the Cuisinart food processor. I make tons of stuff in that thing. It was a gift from my mother. We've replaced everything but the motor at least once. I'm not letting it go without a fight. It's the third food processor we've had in 25 years, and it's lasted the longest of all the others. And it was secondhand.

**kittykatstrong** · 11-02-2008, 04:23 AM

I would have to say my calculator. I use it all the time.

**AspiringToBeFrugal** · 11-03-2008, 10:10 PM

Mine would be my drying racks or my vast assortment of cookbooks. Both save us money--the one by allowing the air in the house to do its job, and the other by giving me ideas of meals that we don't have to pay an arm and a leg for someone else to cook for us! Both also cause me to be more organized--I need to plan ahead if I want to wear something that will require washing and drying. I also need to plan ahead for meals so as to not "fall back on" eating out!

**DonnainME** · 11-04-2008, 06:49 AM

I have to agree with the internet. I use it so often, I don't remember how it was before I had internet. Heck, I've had internet access since AOL was in it's infancy back in the 90's (1993 or so).

**Laurie in Bradenton** · 11-04-2008, 07:32 AM

My funnels! I use them constantly. With cleaning out homes I'm always getting odds and ends. I add them to mine. Cleaners are a huge thing I get alot of. Everyone has them under the kitchen and bath sinks and stored in the garage. I bring them home and fill up my half emtpy bottles. The same goes with shampoo and condiments.

Laurie in Bradenton

**Spikey1341** · 11-04-2008, 07:57 AM

Water from my dehumidifier. Not exactly a tool, but in the warmer months the dehumidifier is a necessary evil in the basement. I use the water to water the plants, use in the iron and fill up the fish pond.

**katybug** · 11-04-2008, 12:19 PM

Originally Posted by PoorRichardsGirl

Our computer, more specifically the internet. Knowledge is power!

Darn it, I wasn't fast enough. I was going to say my mind because then I can think about all the ways to be frugal or where to go to find the knowledge!

KB