I reuse the envelopes that come in the mail... u know the ones that come to return ur bill in ( pay it in person) or to send a " donation" in .... I just black out and write my address on the other side or just cover over the address.
I make my own "TV Dinners"... ther is always a dab of this or a little of that left over...(I obught plastic divided trays with covers at the dollar store) and I pop a top.. in goes the left over veggie, or mashed protato or that one lonely pork chop .... sometimes it takes a week or so but I eventually get the tray filled with enough left overs to have an entire plate ( there is just me and DH so we only need 2 plates)
I found a HUGE wedding aisle runner at Goodwill store and it makes the perfect interfacing/stablizer!( for $2.00
I rarely by anything if it is not on sale, I freq the Goodwill/Thrift stores, and love to grow my own food.
I was a single mom for a number of years.... learned to be frugal during those years of having 3 teenagers in the house and only having a income of $12k.... and that was only a few years ago!! ( no fed assistnace, foodstamps, housing allotment or anything)
We still buy meat in bulk and portion it out before freezing . Left over broth goes into ice cube trays, great for adding just little flavor to one pan meals/soups/etc.
I pack up all the free lotions.shampoo,etc when I stay at a hotel. ( the small sizes are are great for little kids just learning to " bathe/shampoo themselves" they dont over soap and waste alot .. and they are tickled to get their " own" bottle!