Stuffed Animal to Hold Plastic Bags
Another use I find for plastic bags that saves me a lot of time and money. I hang 4 on a cup hook by my dryer. Around my house unmatched socks seem to crawl out of the woodwork and rather than dump them all in a drawer somewhere, I sort black, white colors...
Storing Plastic Bags?
You can get them at almost any department store with cute designs but they are super easy to make. Take the sleeve of any long sleeved shirt. Cut a 16 length of the sleeve and turn under a 1 inch hem either sewing, with liquid fabric glue, or iron on hemming...
Inexpensive K-cup Holder
Great idea for those who use K-Cups. I do have to say though that the idea of using inexpensive and K-cup in the same paragraph has to be the ultimate oxymoron. There is nothing vaguely thrifty about k-cup coffee or kuerig brewers.
Homemade Cat Scratching Tower or Post?
I really dont have room for a regular cat condo so what I did was take a 8in x 6ft cedar tree trunk cut locally by the county right a way clearing crew , trimmed the limbs so there are only a few about 8 in long, left the bark on and sprayed it lightly with...
A Simple Way To Conserve Water
Great idea. I rarely use my dishwasher more than once a day. I keep a plastic dishpan in the sink and have the kids put their glasses and snack or cereal bowls in the pan and during the day run that water that we let run to get hot into the dishpan. At night...
Use Plastic Tub Under Dish Strainer
Another thing that works well when you dont have a tray is to use the top off of one of those plastic storage bins and cut a small notch on the side facing the sink for the water to drain out or use a yard sale aluminum cookie pan. You can glue a 2 or 3 soda...
Clearing Up a Long Neglected Yard?
As Several have suggested, a weedeater and lopping shears are going to be your best friend for a while! Start at the gate or door and start cutting you an opening and some paths through the mess then expand the area every day until the mess is gone. As for...
Clearing Up a Long Neglected Yard?
Another thought on the garbage, get you an empty garbage can with a heavy duty bag liner and pour 1/2 into the bag then tie it up and put a fresh bag in and repeat until you have it all bagged for pick up. That way you dont even have to touch it.
How Do I Budget For a Used Car on a Low Income?
If you can put aside the ego thing about having a nice car you will be a lot better off to use that $2000 down payment to buy an older, small. car in decent condition from an individual outright. When I retired I bought a 1994 toyota tercel for $2000. In the...
What Factors Contribute to Your Weekly Grocery Budget?
I am semi-retired, I have a 19y/o and a 44y/o both males all of the time and a 17 y/o male approx 1/2 the time. My monthly grocery budget is 250.00. I cook almost everything from scratch, bake my own bread, and have a small garden. It is not as hard as it may...
Can I Roll a 401K into a Bank Account Without Penalties?
In a word no you cant do it that way. If you are 59 1/2 yrs or older you will immediately have to pay income tax on it. If you are not 59 1/2 you will pay income tax plus a 10% penalty for early withdrawal.
Advice for Paying Off a Payday Loan on a Tight Budget?
Sell a piece of furniture if you have to to pay that sucker off. You are paying about 200% interest on it and it is killing you. If there is absolutely no other way pay a little extra each month till it is paid off and in the future beg on a street corner before...
Cleaning Burnt Pans?
Lots of good suggestions on here in archive but method I use that works really well and is super easy is to fill the pot above the burn line with water. Add approximately 1/4 cup baking soda and 1/4 cup of salt. Bring it to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes...
Spray Can Cap Clogging Toilet?
Good news/ bad news if you cant get it out from above just going to have to unbolt toilet and push it back out from below. Just as well stop at the hardware store and get you a new wax ring because when you pull the bowl up is going to destroy the present one...
Cleaning Coffee Thermos Carafe?
Wash it with Dawn dishwashing liquid using a bottle brush or dish sponge and hot water to remove the oils, be sure to include the threaded top. Rinse well then fill with baking soda in water to the brim so it will cover the screw threads and let sit overnight...
My Frugal Life: Resolutions for 2011
Like others here I have found the easiest way to keep track of any new gadget/appliance is I have a couple of large loose leaf notebooks with those clear plastic pocket pages in them. As soon as something comes in be it bought or gifted, I put the user manual...
Suggestions for Sewing Curtains Using a Stretchy Fabric?
I would never use stretchy fabric for curtains, not only will it stretch out of shape when sewing but is going to be constantly stretching while hanging. If you must use that fabric then I would consider adding an iron on stabilizer to the back to minimize...
Living During the Great Depression?
My Mother made it through the depression very well, compared to a lot of people, with 3 small children and a husband that had been crippled by polio at the beginning of the depression, They lived on a farm and survived almost exclusively on the barter system...
Removing Sharpie from Plasma TV Screen?
If your TV has a glass screen as most plasma TVs do, you can clean the marks off with alcohol. If it has a soft plastic screen then you need to contact the manufacturer and see if you can clean it with anything other than a damp cloth. You may end up having...
Strep Throat?
I am going to second and third the suggestions about going to the doctor. There is a big difference in an ordinary viral sore throat and strep throat. Im not sure how you know it is strep if you havent been to the doctor but if it really is then streptococcus...
Threading a Sewing Machine Needle?
Take a small piece of scotch tape and lay it sticky side up, pull your thread taunt across it and fold it over with the thread as near the fold as possible. Now, using your scissors, cut off the excess tape leaving a small sliver of the fold. Cut the end off...
Mom's Money Jar
I also keep a money jar and empty all my loose change in it every day. It fills up surprisingly fast. When we started remodeling on this house over a year ago I told my kids what I wanted for Christmas, Mothers Day, and Birthdays etc until further notice is...
Dollar Store Freezer Bags vs the Name Brand?
For long term freezer storage the heavy duty freezer bags are definitely worth the additional money. I buy bulk meats when they are on sale and divide them into 1 meal portions and freeze them. A trick for avoiding freezer burn is to fill a stock pot with warm...
5 Quick Frugal Tips For Keeping Warm
Drink, Drink, Drink! Keeping well hydrated increases your circulation and tolerance to cold. Substitute warm drinks for cold. They will warm you from the inside out. If you are on a calorie restricted diet use sugar free or artificially sweetened drinks and...
Backsplash Without Using Ceramic Tiles?
I used one of the embossed metal ceiling panels behind my stove, a coat of poly and a frame of aluminum molding and the metal stays bright and washable and fire retardant.
Keeping My Dog Warm at Night?
I bought a bunch of those swim noodles that went on sale at the end of summer. I split them in half and cut them to length and used constuction glue to mount them to the floor and walls of the dogs insulated house, then mounted one of those clip on metal lamps...
Hydrangea Rooting?
The easiest way to root hydrangea plants is to scrape a small section of bark off a lower branch, bury that section in the ground with it still attached to the parent plant and weight it down with a small rock. The next spring you will have a rooted plant and...
