So I was reading a post and it got me thinking what are some things you do that may seem extreme to others in order to be frugal?
Mine are:
Rinse and reuse sandwhich bags, flatten out aluminum foil and re use it, in winter time everyone goes to bed in long pants and a sweat shirt so I can keep the heating bill down. There are plenty of other things just cant think of all of them at the moment.
mama cloth
family cloth for me only
homemade cleaners
hang dry our clothes
sure there's more can't think of anymore right now
I was just going to ask the very same question.
Quoting arkansasmama08:
What is family and mama cloth?
I grow our vegetables
I can using a pressure canner or water bath canner
make our own cleaning supplies
our heat gets turned down to 60degrees at night in winter, we only keep it at 65-67degrees during the day...you can always add more clothes
We have thermal curtains that keep the heat and cold out.
I turn off the a.c. in the morning and keep it off most the day. i keep the windows and curtains closed and it stays nice and cool in here.
I make our bread. I usually make two loaves on Monday and that gets us thru most of the week. I sometimes have to make more
thats all i can think of now...im sure there is more
Ive always wondered about these thermal curtains and if they really work or not?
Quoting Mandahoney:
I grow our vegetables
I can using a pressure canner or water bath canner
make our own cleaning supplies
our heat gets turned down to 60degrees at night in winter, we only keep it at 65-67degrees during the day...you can always add more clothes
We have thermal curtains that keep the heat and cold out.
I turn off the a.c. in the morning and keep it off most the day. i keep the windows and curtains closed and it stays nice and cool in here.
I make our bread. I usually make two loaves on Monday and that gets us thru most of the week. I sometimes have to make more
thats all i can think of now...im sure there is more
homemade menstrual pads and toilet paper I do believe. not in that order LOL
Quoting laurag8707:I was just going to ask the very same question.
Quoting arkansasmama08:
What is family and mama cloth?
They do work, my parents used them many years ago....I am getting them for us in September for my front curtains.
Quoting laurag8707:Ive always wondered about these thermal curtains and if they really work or not?
Quoting Mandahoney:
I grow our vegetables
I can using a pressure canner or water bath canner
make our own cleaning supplies
our heat gets turned down to 60degrees at night in winter, we only keep it at 65-67degrees during the day...you can always add more clothes
We have thermal curtains that keep the heat and cold out.
I turn off the a.c. in the morning and keep it off most the day. i keep the windows and curtains closed and it stays nice and cool in here.
I make our bread. I usually make two loaves on Monday and that gets us thru most of the week. I sometimes have to make more
thats all i can think of now...im sure there is more
Shari, wife to bestfriend John (4/88), mom to Heather(1/77),Nyssa(4/89),Michaela (8/94) and four fur babies (cats)
Quoting Mandahoney:I grow our vegetables
I can using a pressure canner or water bath canner
make our own cleaning supplies
our heat gets turned down to 60degrees at night in winter, we only keep it at 65-67degrees during the day...you can always add more clothes
We have thermal curtains that keep the heat and cold out.
I turn off the a.c. in the morning and keep it off most the day. i keep the windows and curtains closed and it stays nice and cool in here.
I make our bread. I usually make two loaves on Monday and that gets us thru most of the week. I sometimes have to make more
thats all i can think of now...im sure there is more
Mama cloth/diva cup
Make my own cleaners
Cook from scratch
Reusable wipes
Bargain shop
Portion control
Meal plan
I just use a basic white or wheat bread recipe. I do it from scratch. I dont have a bread machine so I knead it and let it raise...etc.
Water bath canning is just boiling the jars for the allotted amount of time. Its basically a large enamel kettle.
I use it for tomatoes and pickles.
I made homemade spaghetti sauce today. It was the first time I used this certain recipe and it called for a pressure canner. Usually you can can tomatoes without one because they are acidic but this had lots of veggies in it. I am assuming that was the reason for the pressure canner.
Quoting MrsWhite101610:
How do you make your bread? And what's water bath canning?
Quoting Mandahoney:
I grow our vegetables
I can using a pressure canner or water bath canner
make our own cleaning supplies
our heat gets turned down to 60degrees at night in winter, we only keep it at 65-67degrees during the day...you can always add more clothes
We have thermal curtains that keep the heat and cold out.
I turn off the a.c. in the morning and keep it off most the day. i keep the windows and curtains closed and it stays nice and cool in here.
I make our bread. I usually make two loaves on Monday and that gets us thru most of the week. I sometimes have to make more
thats all i can think of now...im sure there is more
Just Crazy
- laurag8707
on Aug. 28, 2012 at 8:10 PM