34 Extreme Frugal Tips We use to save 60% of our income

Here are 34 of my extreme frugal tips that my husband and I use to save 60% of our income. We live on just $30,000 a year and save the rest.

In only 3 and a half years (2017-2020) we saved $110,000.00 (on an average income of $60000) proving these tips really work.

I guarantee once you start implementing these tips you will save yourself a ton of money.

[RowenaMarie]

I would love to hear from you guys what frugal things you do to help make the most of your money 🌸

[sblong]

One the best advices I was ever given was to make sure that your partner feels the same way about being frugal. For 18 years, we worked very hard for our money but we kept living paycheck to paycheck and we could never get our heads above water. Now, my electric bill went down 50% and I’m saving 20% of my salary. All I had to do is get a divorce 🤣🤣🤣
Also, Saving in water, electricity and gas is not only good for your wallet but also for the environment.

[kathryncooper]

I generally live the way you do, but have some additional ideas. After I lost my career, health insurance, and retirement investments in The Crash of 2008, I started researching ways to live better on less money. First thing I did was start making my own laundry detergent, which is better than any of the market brands and only costs $1.11 (USD) a gallon. Cold water wash, line-dried, of course. Then I started making all of my cleaning solutions, floor cleaner, carpet shampoo, furniture polish, etc. For environmental reasons, I quit buying toilet paper, facial tissue, and paper towels; instead, we use handkerchiefs and 8" flannel squares for bathroom and kitchen cleanups. They come out perfectly clean & sweet-smelling in my homemade laundry soap. Then I gave up meat and started making my own granola, yogurt, and marinara sauce. Tried home-grown fruits and vegetables, but couldn't keep the deer out. Clothes, gift items, and household products come from a local upscale thrift store. I live quite comfortably on only half of my poverty-level Social Security income, and find that I rarely do without anything at all. It takes hardly any effort, only thought. I had to learn to ask, "How might I do this more economically?" The internet is a game-changer for those of us looking for new ways to do things.

[melissamartin]

I appreciate the tips in this video; there is just one thing I'd like to say. I am a Licensed Massage Therapist and I highly, highly suggest that if there is one item that you invest in, as far as purchasing- is great supportive footwear. I speak from personal experience when I say I have had bilateral foot issues (Plantar Fasciitis) and one of the most important thing that I did to give my feet support and time to heal was buy very good shoes. Please, please invest in good, supportive footwear! If you follow frugality tips in other areas of your life, you will not struggle financially because you spend more on shoes. Trust me.

[JohnDoe-wbiv]

I got solar lights for outdoors at dollar tree use them inside at night very bright no electric use

[Undercoverbooks]

The only thing I'd caution against is using flat-box found bookshelves as planters. A lot of cheap furniture is made of particle board which has urea-formaldehyde glue in it. That can get into your soil/plants.

[alanbirkner]

We live in the US. We live frugally. We took early retirement. Our kids are in their 40's. I have always been careful with money. Tina

[lorraineemmans]

I bought a bidet for 30.00 dollars. It Works great. A lot more sanitary than Cloths and it saves money on toilet paper.

[mariareyescalzada]

I mend everything. I even darn socks. But my daughter is not this frugal. I love reusing and upcycling. At this very moment, while I watch the video I'm sewing a dress from a used bed sheet and It is becoming lovely. I learnt this trick from an Australian youtuber.

[judythompson]

If you have shampoo that you don't use or like, rather than throw it out, use it for cleaning. Shampoo has much the same ingredients as car polish, and it's totally easy to make a bathtub or shower stall gleam with just a bit of this on a damp cloth. works on counter tops and cars, too.

[lucy]

An old Slovenian neighbour taught me to store potatoes, onions and garlic in the fridge. I've been doing this for years and they keep for ages. I keep the potatoes and onions in the fridge drawer lined with a couple of Chux wipes which absorb the moisture and prevents veges going off. I keep the garlic uncovered on a door shelf. Bonus - no more tears when cutting up onions! (I also wash and reuse the Chux wipes.)

[jennibennecke]

Hang dry clothes....the smell afterwards is unreal. Love it!

[loripatterson]

Great content, wish voice was louder and music lower. A little tricky for me to hear. 👵

[katehenry]

Before you buy 30 of something make sure it will still be good by the time you get to using it.

[ShirasongMusic]

I save the broth from canned chicken and freeze it for later use in making rice or soup. Also if I buy a rotisserie chicken... after we eat a good bit of it, I simmer the rest until tender. Debone and skin it. Lots of good meat left. Then boil the bones and skin a second time to get more broth. Really just simmering it for a good while. I rarely if ever have to buy chicken broth. I combine canned white meat chicken and chunk light tuna very well and make tunicken salad. Tastes as good I think as white albacore..

[Afifemermaid]

So happy to find this video! I already live like this and it is nice to know, that i m not the only one

[toniecat]

Sadly, the people who need to be frugal THE MOST are people who are poor. I'm not talking about the homeless . . . (although, actually I AM, somewhat ...) but middle-income retired people (who've NEVER had much money) simply can't go out & buy 20 boxes of this & 18 jars of that - they've never really had anything new and I am using t-shirts and nightgowns that are 35 & 40 yrs old. Forget about vacations, getaways, dinners in restaurants . . . I'm lucky if I get a new pairs of shoes every 5 years. Still wearing the coat I got 25 years ago. It's a good thing I don't care about "fashion". 😼 Your cat is gorgeous!! 💙

[muwgrad]

Green onion tip: When using a green onion, cut only to about 1 1/2 inch from the roots. Place in water, and the green onion will grow back. In about a week, replant in the garden. I have used and reused the same green onions for about two years!

[peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo]

I just found your channel. I'm 71 and gardening for over 50 years. We had solar-powered installed 4 1/2 years ago👍and I have 2 water barrel that I water porch plants with and my Can-O-Worms. I've been a Vermiculturalist since 2009.
We live in a development so we have to abide with HOA rules. But we live frugally without ever feeling it.
Nice channel 👍
My "Garden What You've Got" is a lifetime Mantra.
I wish you success with your channel 👍

[danihesslinger]

All of them are common sense, and being 72 and a fairly poor retiree I have observed them for ages (except the car, never owned one 😃) I could add quite some more; e.g. over here in Germany heating costs in winter are quite exorbitant, so better invest in a nice cashmere or alpaca jacket and a pair of warm leggings - I have stopped heating my flat a long time ago.
Switch off all your electronic devices at night - did you know, that even a charging cable for computer, if disconnected but left in the socket, draws electricity and thus generates costs? Get a cable with a general switch-off button.
Also on electricity: it is cheaper to produce boiling water in a water cooker than on a stove, e.g. for boiling potatoes or cooking spaghetti etc. Also, microwaves are more energy efficient than ovens, and induction stoves consume less electricity than normal electric ones.
Books: if, like me, you own an e-book, with a kindle you can return the book within 14 days and get refunded. Don't do this too often or there might be repercussions from amazon, but I do it with the most expensive ones 😃 Of course you have to read fairly fast😃 Also, you can lend them out electronically to friends for 14 days.
Food: over here supermarkets sell meat and other products for 30% off, if they are close to their sell-by date; I buy them and either deep-freeze them raw or as a prepared meal for a later date. Many items also are much longer viable than their sell-by date - inform yourself on the Net. And, when there is a farmer's market, usually towards the last half hour before closing time, they sell their products for half the price, especially on Saturdays.

I'll stop here for now 😃