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00:00 Frugal Living Tips and ideas
00:26 Extra Freezer/Fridge
2:45 Excess Food
5:40 Helix
7:55 Sourdough
9:59 Drying Rack
11:07 Smartphone
12:49 Library Card
13:47 Coolers

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[LoveleeinNY]

When I lived in a 4-unit apartment building in my esrly thirties, i had a B.J.s membership. My other neighbors were all eighty + year old women. Monthly i went shopping with their lists, and we'd split a 50 roll pack of bath tissue, 4 packs of dish detergent, twenty pounds of ground beef, ten pounds of potatoes, etc. We'd also split the membership cost (I never charged for gas). I felt good helping these ladies, three of whom didn't have family.❤

[cathyphillips]

Last month I had a very unanticipated and expensive car repair. I paid for it out of my emergency fund. Because of my fully stocked pantry, I am able to not spend any money in October on groceries! That money is going right back into my emergency fund.

[williamwilkinson]

ok so when kiddos are all in sports after school and weekend we would “tailgate” dinners… we drive an old suv and i wuld fix food put it in the cooler and pack the kids in the back with pillows and picnic baskets and we all wuld eat dinner right there at the fields. thermos full of soup and sandwich plates, i have even put a roast in a crockpot at home unpluged it and put in in the car, i bought a cheap adapter for a plug and put it on warm
This has become popular with kids friends and we end up with xtra kids eating all the time. my kids love it we arent too tired after late night and figuring out what to eat when we get home

[AGee]

The library is such an underrated tool. They even have info on all the things happening in the community, job search, resume writing…the list is endless.

[patriciabernard]

I am 77 and live alone---yes, a second freezer saves me money. Having a well-stocked freezer helps when maybe you are just not up to going food shopping. For years a good hair clipper has saved me thousands. I do my own yard maintenance so having the best equipment to help me enjoy the work is a plus. I have riding mower and battery operated chain saws, blowers, power sprayers, and trimmers. I keep my cars for about 15 years on average. Basic sewing machine skills saves money also.

[ellendunn]

My college kids came home for spring break in 2020 and then were stuck at home during lockdown. Older son’s school was 1100 miles away, and five months later, he and my husband did a road trip to retrieve his stuff from his dorm room. I packed two coolers full of food to sustain them for four days so they wouldn’t have to go to restaurants or stop for snacks. It worked, and neither of them got COVID!

[marywatkins]

My favorite top tip: buy pre-owned whenever and wherever you can. Clothes, cars, home decor, appliances, sports equipment, etc. Saves thousands.

[Nicole-zvee]

I can't imagine life without the only has it saved me thousands, but it's also what I do for "fun".

[UpstateGrammy]

My vegetable garden saves me substantial money. I am amazed at how much produce comes from one inexpensive pack of seeds.

[darcyjane]

Im a senior living in a tiny studio apt with little space. I put my bed frame up on cinder blocks (use cardboard underneath and buy the inexpensive top cap pieces to support the legs of the bed frame ) and now have a ton of storage space under my bed.
I keep large plastic totes ( free from neighbors ) of dry goods.spices, canned stuff, along with luggage, potting soil, extra cat litter, ART supplies.seasonal clothing., holiday items., my hand tools. The amount of SPACE is amazing and so helpful in my situation. This saves me money because I have SPACE to store stocked up items.

[colettelongo]

I'd love to hear more for apartment dwellers...no garden...no garage...no storage space for bulk purchases.

[SlyTurtle]

I bring my lunch bag to work every day. Even while working at a convenience store where I get a discount. Most days I only eat what I bring but in the days I buy food instead I use extra cash instead of our checking account. Sometimes lunch is just a sandwich, string cheese and fruit but it’s always cheaper than buying single serve food every day.

[bethpeck]

I've been the same size for the last 40 years (excepting three pregnancies), so I just keep wearing the same clothes until they fail. I still wear clothes my long-dead grandmother made for me in high school!

[suziebuckingham]

When we first got married, my MIL bought us a deep freeze. I was stupid then, and bought a chest freezer, at Montgomery Ward. Always regretted. Nonetheless, we kept it. Moved it twice. Last year we had to downsize and gave it to one of our kids as we didn’t have the room. 48 years later, it’s still working. Keeping frig or freezer on concrete ie; basement or garage makes them last forever. Also, I don’t think they make that kind of quality anymore either.

[jillianevincent]

Definitely amen to the library card and coolers! We just packed all our food for two weeks vacation in two coolers and didn’t eat out at all except for ice cream! We got got audiobooks and even tablets for our kids from the library to keep them entertained on the way. We saved so much by driving, using the library, and packing our own food. It makes life and travel much more accessible for us. We even had the same old green hand me down cooler from my parents!

[olderandwiser]

When we purchased our one and only home in 1971 ( one acre of property) we planted a huge vegetable garden and then purchased a large freezer for the garage. I purposely purchased one that is not frost free. That way food can be in there for 2 years without freezer burn. I defrost it every other year which takes about 2 hours. I do this in the summer before new produce comes in. At one time we would purchase 1/4 of a steer to stock in it. It was a friend that raised the steer and our only cost was for animal feed and slaughter. Not only that but it was Prime beef. In the 53 years I have had only 2 freezers with the last one purchased in 1995. The brand was Woods made in Canada. I have always had a large pantry in the lower level. Outside of milk, eggs, and fresh produce I could live for 3 months or more off my stock. My son has chickens and last year he gave me a 2.5 gal bucket of water glassed eggs to use in the winter. These are perfect for scrambled eggs and baking. Otherwise he provides me with fresh eggs and honey from his hives. My father made me a drying rack that I still use. My mother never had an dryer. The basement was always warm from the hot water furnace and she hung clothes down there. My first phone had no dial and we had to ask the operator to connect a number. I never buy fast food, so no money spent there. When traveling I always have a cooler and when in a hotel I get a room with a fridge and microwave, plus free breakfast. Otherwise I stay in condos with full kitchens. I still have an old Thermaster cooler that my parents used when traveling in the 1950s.

[MissMolly]

I buy organic loose leaf tea on-line. I will only do organic since I drink about 3 cups a day and tea is one of the highest pesticide laden, and unregulated, foods. However, I was needing to save money and was considering buying cheap grocery store tea bags. Then I sat down and wrote out the math to figure out how much various teas cost per cup of tea. Well, my organic loose leaf was the cheapest! I was amazed and quite happy, LOL. But doing these price comparisons is a great thing to do now and again for various products just to see where your current products stand in the price line-up!

[marilyns]

Windows that open. This might not work for all climates - but where I live I love the ‘shoulder season’ …a few months of mild temps when I can shut down the HVAC system completely and roll with the temps and breezes that the heavens provide. Fresh air. Great sleeping weather. And lower electric / gas bills!

[nehashroff-marfatia]

Christine you look so fit and toned, please do a video on what you do to stay so fit, your exercise routine

[evershade.after.dark.]

Super simple tip--I only buy miniature chocolate chips for baking chocolate chip cookies. Half a bag or one-third a bag will work splendidly. Since they are small, they spread throughout the cookie dough easily and make it so one bag can last for 2-3 batches of cookies.