I've seen a few of these tips posted before, but it looks like there are some newer ideas; at least I haven't seen them before
Frugal Substitutions and Tips
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<B>Lip gloss</B> - Add three parts of petroleum jelly to one part paraffin and heat slowly until they will mix. Add a drop of food coloring if desired, and honey to color and flavor it. Alternatively, simply use petroleum jelly or any oil, including vegetable oil. Some lasts longer than others, so experiment.
<B>Moisturizer</B> - Olive oil is the best; better than most special face moisturizers. Smooth it on over freshly washed skin.
<B>Napkins</B> - This may not be real uptown, but you can use rags for napkins. If you can find paper napkins very, <I>very</I> cheaply, use them; otherwise, make your own cloth napkins from just about any material. Old shirts, dresses, sheets, and so on, all work. Cut in squares or rectangles and hem.
<B>Oven Cleaner</B> - Put a half inch or so of ammonia in a shallow container and leave it in a cold oven overnight. Fumes from ammonia is what does the job, so if you have grungy pots and pans, put them in there, too. The whole mess will clean up with soap and water and just a little elbow grease in the morning.
<B>Plastic wrap</B> - Set lidless bowls and pans inside plastic bags or slit breadsacks down one side to fit over plates and platters. Make (or buy, if you can find them) reusable elastic edged plastic lids in various sizes. They look like shower caps and used to be common. Or use shower caps. Wash them with the dishes.
<B>Pot scrubber</B> - Use vegetable net bags by simply folding them inside themselves, and tying in strategic places with dental floss or strong string. Or use a piece of used, crumpled aluminum foil.
<B>Rolling pin</B> - A wine bottle; a tall jar; a smooth glass.
<B>Rubber spatula</B> - Trim a plastic coffee can or margarine tub lid to shape, leaving a wide 'handle' to get a good grip.
<B>Shampoo</B> - You can use dish detergent to shampoo normal hair. It won't hurt it at all.
<B>Shampoo</B> - Lather, rinse and don't repeat. Once is enough. Mix shampoo half and half with water in the bottle. It cleans just as well and costs half as much.
<B>Starch</B> - You can make your own fabric starch by boiling a couple of tablespoons of rice in a quart of water for a half hour or so, then strain the rice out. Use it warm as it gels when it cools. Pour it into a glass jar to store and just warm it a little when you want to use it again. You'll need to rinse the nozzle of a spray bottle after using it.
<B>Tablecloth</B> - Bedsheets (check the second hand stores) or sometimes drapes or curtains can be made to fit a table. If you use a sheet, you might have enough to make matching napkins.
<B>Toothpaste</B> - Use baking soda, baking soda and hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and salt, or plain hand soap - it doesn't taste as bad as you think, and it will clean your teeth.
<B>Warm innersoles</B> - Draw around your foot on newspaper and use it as a pattern to cut insoles from old wool sweaters or blankets. Use a double thickness if your shoes or boots allow. If you don't have wool, use any thick cloth, or several thicknesses of newspaper covered top and bottom with any cloth.
<B>Window Cleaner</B> - Use a quarter of a cup of vinegar in a quart of plain water. Dip a rag in it and clean the windows, or use in a spray bottle.
<B>Windshield washer fluid</B> - Add a pint of rubbing alcohol to a gallon of water. Good for winter, as it won't freeze.
Yep. Some of them are... um. Extreme. They work quite well, thank you.