Lets revisit some of our tips

[piney]

The rags i use to dry my hands on and for cleaning goes in with towels and cloth napkins goes in with dish towels so no extra loads of laundry or no extra detergent used.

[Incognito]

I regularly pour milk (from a gallon of 2% milk) into several small sterile jam jars and freeze them. Then I thaw them as needed, in the fridge; the cream melts first, and I pour it off into a fresh sterile jar for coffee cream; the rest of the jar thaws as skim or 1 % milk, which I use on my cereal, or for baking. Haven't bought coffee cream in years, and never been sick from this little money-saver either.

[oheoh's momma]

Thanxs Sophiasmom for the tip about dish liquid and vinegar going to have to try that one....
I also use vinegar as fabric softner and use rags a lot...

once u do something it is natural and u don't think about it....

[bumplett]

~ use cloth napkins instead of paper
~ use rags instead of paper towels
~ use cloth diapers, at least while at home
~ use vinegar and baking soda to clean almost everything!
~ trim you dogs nails yourself - if you don't know how, ask someone to teach you, or ask the vet's office to teach you.
~ bathe your dog at home
~ you can buy dog/cat vaccines at your local feed store. Have someone teach you how to administer - you can do everything EXCEPT Rabies, a licensed vet has to administer Rabies vaccs. (a 3 year Rabies vacc is many times less expensive)
~ when I had an older style washer, I could recycle my little one's bath water into the wash basin. Saved water.
~ use a rain barrel - even if it's just buckets, catch that rain water to use for houseplants or gardens
~ don't toss your coffee or tea down the drain, feed it to the plants instead.
~ reuse all scrap paper for lists, doodles, etc.
~ Keep your car as empty as possible for better gas mileage.


That's all I can think of off the top of my head.

I'm horrible at hanging my clothes on the line because I live in a HOA neighborhood that doesn't "allow" clotheslines. I have to hide it. Since new neighbors moved in next door, I can't hang outside - The old neighbors were never home, or never outside and didn't care.

[lisaflex]

ok. i see now. i wont put the rags that are used for cleaning sinks and the shark steam mop covers in withmy sheets and towels...maybe thats just me...so, to me, it is anothe rload of hot water wash and high temp dry for disinfecting...

[oheoh's momma]

Lisaflex I have a load of what I call Bad whites this is things that can be washed in chlorine bleach..I wash my shark mop thingy and my rags that are light colored...

Bumplette forgot also use coffee and tea for plants and a bucket for rain water....

[Megareader]

1. Use old rags for cleaning. Jus toss them in with a load of towels when you are done.
2. If you have old worn-out clothes that are not even donate worthy, be sure to harvest buttons and zippers before you cut them into rags.
3. Check the markdown meats at the grocery store. You never know what you might find.
4. Use that sewing machine! If you can mend something do so...it's way cheaper than buying a new item.
5. Coupon! Combine those coupons with sales to save even more. But remember it's only a good deal if it is something you will use. $1.00 off peanut butter is a nice coupon but if you hate peanut butter, just pass that coupon to someone else.
6. Be as miserly as you are comfortable with regarding utilities.
7. Use the library!
8. Vinegar is a great cleaner and fabric softener, give it a try.

[Spirit Deer]

Camp when you travel instead of staying in hotels.

Have a good quality five-day cooler to use to bring along your food when you travel instead of eating in restaurants, even for day trips.

Buy stainless steel reusable water bottles to avoid buying bottled water when you travel.

[Hamada]

Each year I either buy or receive a couple rolls of paper towels. Rarely use them because I like using rags. Anytime I use a paper towel I think it is a special moment. Seriously. lol

Make sure to label your food that you are freezing. It is amazing how frozen food starts to look the same. A permanent marker and some masking tape from the dollar store will fix that. Any reuseable container gets a piece of masking tape and name put on the container. If you need to add the date you packed it.

[known2him5]

DO NOT waste food - so many $$$ down the drain when you toss food. Make soups, make casseroles, use left overs for pizza toppings. . . anything but throw it away.

I dehydrate left over bits of veggies and make my own soup starter. Potato peels become cheesy appetizer lunches, fruits beginning to be overripe become fruit leathers, smoothies, jams. . .

[angelhair]

If you work outside of the house pack your lunch.

Use half the laundry soap or make your own soap.

Unplug all items that are not being used. (charger not being used at that time) I saved $20.00 on my month bill the first month I did this.

Use half the amount of shampoo and conditioner.

Use half the amount of tooth paste.

This is just a few items that I do that has saved me $$$

[brenda67]

These tips are what I do to save money..all random thoughts!

line dry clothes

myo dawn dishsoap foam

myo laundry detergent

myo corn syrup/

power strips in everyroom

pay my bills online

have coffee pot ready for morning including cup,spoon & sugar bowl..saves time!
put work clothes out the night before..save's time!

put key's ,pocketbook,wallet by front door..saves time!

shut the hot water off saves money plus fuel in my case.

myo condiment's.

stock up on sale meat's and make several meal's out of them and freeze.

myo bread,roll's.bagel's,cookies,cakes,frostings.

myo crocheted dishclothes..they will last forever not including the pride you feel from making your own thing's,


keep a written list on the fridge when you are low/out of something.

stock more then one item that you use so you never have to go to the convience store to pay FULL PRICE for it!

buy powdered milk so you can sub using it inany recipe that requires milk..

or I wait till tll my gallon of milk get's doen to half then I use the powdered to make a full gallon when I know I'm not going shopping for awhile.

use the same shower towel for a few week's as we all know that our bodies are clean after we shower..I bought cheapo hook's for my boy's that i put on theitr wall's to hang their towel's on.

ALL flourencent bulb's.

keep your freezer full or if not full use empty containers like a 2-liter bottled filled w/water and freeze..will keep your freezer from running non stop..

or use as a ice pack to keep your cold/freezer items cold when you go shopping.

Alway's eat before you go grocery shopping..I ALWAY"S bring a couple of drink's with me where ever I go.

keep some money hidden in your car "just in case" you never know when you might need it.

do the speed limit..will save you lot's of $$$$$$ on gas and a speeding ticket along with not increasing your insurance.

combine your house & car insurance saves $$..also check different insurance companies every year to see if you can get a better rate.

make sure that you call your insurance company to see if your freezer food is covered just in casw you lost due to a whatever reason.

try to make sure you have a variety of OTC meds..ie..my youngest son broke out in hives .. ot was a really bad reaction like I've never seen before..thank goodness I had benedry..now i never use to have that in my med closet..I've bought a HUGE variety from the dollar store to cover a wide variety of ailment's.

when out of a anti acid rememdy I fill a 8ounce glass with water and mix in a teaspoon of baking soda..instant relief!

I cut up fresh herb's put into a ice cube tray,add just enough water to cover and freeze..once frozen pop into a freezer bag and you have frsh herb's whenever you need them.

keep a cheap container of wipes in your car for sanitation reasons..

when the power goes out I have a container of baby wipes in the cabinet to clean my hand's with.

I buy 2-liter's bottles of my favorite soda on sale and refill into a 20oz recycled soda bottle for when I leave the house.

myo pancake mix...measure out and put into plastic baggies,write the recipe on the bag..

myo maple syrup.

myo Kahlua.

if a bad weather is coming I make sure all laundry is done,dishes are done,if everyone is home we all take showers,extra drink's & food is made..candles/flaslight's are ready to go..recycled -liter bottles of filled water are put into the bathroom,sink is filled w/water,paper plates,plastic utensil's,plastic cups & bowl's are brought up from the basement.

we have 7-5gallon gas containers filled at all times for our generator..have stabil to keep the gas from going bad.nothing feel's better than knowing you have everything you need in a power outaged..also your family will be safe if they are they don't need to leave the house during the storm..

get direct deposit..save money & time!

buy or go to library and get the Tightwad Gazzette book.




I'm sure I have more to add to th elist of thing's I do in my everyday life to safe us money or make our lives a little more comfortable.