What is the cheapest thing you do?
#161
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Originally Posted by Mimmis57
How do you make hair conditioner?
#162
Originally Posted by Fancy Nancy
Originally Posted by valinwa
this is a bad one, my DH puts holes in sox faster than I can buy them, so I put them on turned around so the hole is on top of my foot, and I wear them around the house like slippers, they're kinda big so I turn the cuff down. Needless to say I am looking for ways to use old worn sox, any ideas? I have bags full. They're all white short crew sox.
#163
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Originally Posted by ptquilts
OK, I guess a lot of us are pretty frugal folks, we're all semi-anonymous here, so fess up- what is the cheapest thing you do?
I will start off - when i can't squeeze any more toothpaste out of the tube, I cut it into pieces and get at least 6 more times out of it by running my brush inside the tube (no I do not share my bathroom or toothpaste with any one else, so it's sanitary!)
OK, your turn!
I will start off - when i can't squeeze any more toothpaste out of the tube, I cut it into pieces and get at least 6 more times out of it by running my brush inside the tube (no I do not share my bathroom or toothpaste with any one else, so it's sanitary!)
OK, your turn!
#165
Originally Posted by MaryStoaks
I cut and color my own hair. I can't stand anybody to do it for me, too expensive and if I make a mistake I have nobody to blame but myself. I also cut my husband's hair for 30 years and our kids hair too.
#166
I have to add my 2 bits to the conversation! It tickled me to see the old milk trick I used to do too- adding one half a jug dry milk to the regular, and kids never noticed!
I don't go quite that far anymore, but do a lot of the same things you do. One thing that for us saves a bit of money is that we compost food scraps (vegetarians), recycle anything that is recyclable, and take our own garbage to the dump. It isn't that far, and for 7.50 2 times a year, it is so much cheaper than service. Without the nasty food scraps in it, it just sits in our shed in bags until we are ready to make the little journey to the dump.
My quilting strategies are much the same value system- reuse, and recycle, enjoy creating with what I have and donate, donate, donate, so it doesn't fill up the house!!
I don't go quite that far anymore, but do a lot of the same things you do. One thing that for us saves a bit of money is that we compost food scraps (vegetarians), recycle anything that is recyclable, and take our own garbage to the dump. It isn't that far, and for 7.50 2 times a year, it is so much cheaper than service. Without the nasty food scraps in it, it just sits in our shed in bags until we are ready to make the little journey to the dump.
My quilting strategies are much the same value system- reuse, and recycle, enjoy creating with what I have and donate, donate, donate, so it doesn't fill up the house!!
#167
Originally Posted by DJ
Originally Posted by no1jan
Another pet peeve of mine is hand soap. When the soap starts getting small, he digs out a new one. I can continue with the same bar until there is hardly anything there.
#168
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Originally Posted by valinwa
this is a bad one, my DH puts holes in sox faster than I can buy them, so I put them on turned around so the hole is on top of my foot, and I wear them around the house like slippers, they're kinda big so I turn the cuff down. Needless to say I am looking for ways to use old worn sox, any ideas? I have bags full. They're all white short crew sox.
#169
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Location: Once an Iowan, always an Iowan, but now suburban Chicagoland
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I darn sox...very relaxing activity...VERY LITTLE paper towel use...very little prepared foods...bar soap..powdered milk for cooking/baking...reuse plastic baggies/zip locks (better for the environment too)...little bits of left overs go into soup pot or similar...make my crouton out of older bread..cook oatmeal for breakfast instead of packaged cereal or instant oatmeal (good for cholesterol LOL)..buy in bulk WHEN IT PAYS TO DO SO) etc. etc. etc. I am a frugalista!!
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