Grandma's Frugal Hacks | Frugal Living Tips from the Great Depression

My name is Christine, and welcome to Frugal Fit Mom! Today is a throw back to my grandparents and the frugal living tips they learned by growing up in the great depression.

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00:00 Frugal Tips From Grandma
1:30 Save soap scraps
2:15 Learn to sew
2:55 Learn woodworking
3:15 refinish Furniture
5:00 Invest in Quality
8:30 Modest Housing
8:40 Learn to Fix things
9:00 Modest Car
10:15 Learn to fix your own car
10:25 Take care of your things
11:58 Lower your standards
14:30 Don't eat out
14:45 Find DEALS when eating out
16:00 Save activities for special occasions
16:20 Get the free bread
18:20 Rice with meals
18:41 Bread with meals
19:10 Expensive food for special occasions
20:10 Drink water
20:58 Buy in Bulk
22:10 Camping
22:45 Deals on Trips
25:20 Make regular things exciting
28:52 Memories are people, not things

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[jujube]

My grandma put the slivers of soap in a knee high stocking ( usually with a run) when she got enough she tied a knot... diy soap on a rope!

[ms.ashley]

I love how that puppy just sits there and just enjoys the conversation.

[teresajones]

Your mom is so comfortable in front of the camera. I’m closer to her age and would love to see her on her own channel.

[MomNTraining]

We stopped eating out as much for budget sake. We hardly eat out now. My oldest is 9 and she says eating out now feels so much more special and fun. She’s right! I actually love it!

[lynettehansen]

Laughing about the camping holidays! One trip has stuck with me for almost 50 years! My dad getting up to get the wiener to roast and telling everyone to not touch his hotdog bun, finishes roasting the wiener and is ticked off because someone took his hotdog bun! He stood up to make another one and found his bun completely flat in his chair 😂 I remember him being either stubborn or funny(not sure which) and pealing open this 1/4” bun and eating his hotdog! You can’t buy a memory like that!

[balboathedog]

I promise I am listening, but I can’t help watching that sweet pup!

[sunowl]

When my daughter was under 2, we would ride the bus around for fun. She rode free and loved it. I would doze in the seat while she marvelled at the sights. $2 for an afternoon of fun/rest!

[habits]

This video is just heart warming. It's lovely to see the kind of relationship you two have and your mom is great!

[kaybonette]

If people don't know Wendy's sells frosty tags that cost $2 each. Everytime you go to Wendy's and buy anything (my husband and I get the $5 bag and get the double stack, fries, drink and 4 chicken nuggets) then we get a small frosty for free for the whole year. I love the peppermint and hubby likes chocolate frosty. You attach the tags to your keys and never lose them. Peppermint has been replaced with vanilla for a time but I think they vary the flavors but they always have chocolate.

[nancysmith]

I took a small engine repair class. I’ve saved a lot of money fixing my stuff. Got some funny looks, being the only woman in the class

[coreydavidson]

Oh my goodness, Christine! At the end when your mom said she had done her job as a parent and was proud of you, it made me cry! And you look super pretty today! Thanks for sharing!

[terri]

My mom grew up in the depression
In our neighborhood, everyone said she was the only person who could get $3 worth out of every $1. She taught us well! My kids love the makeshift meals I would make the day before grocery shopping.( makeshift is whatever is left in the cubbards and frudge) Thanks mom and thanks grandmom for teaching me so well!

[susanpumphrey]

Your mom is a national treasure. ♥ I am also the product of Depression-era grandparents, and I found myself nodding along with so many of these tips. Our "fancy restaurant" was Western Sizzlin. A steak, a piece of grilled Texas toast, a foil wrapped baked potato, and salad bar all the way baby! Didn't get any better than that! 😅 I honestly don't know if my dad ever went to any other sit-down restaurant than Western Sizzlin. I was well into my teens before I ever had restaurant Mexican food or Chinese food (two of my favorites now).

[madesimplyathome]

I grew up on a family of 10 kids and in order to stretch tunafish my mom would always buy it in the oil and then she would break up little pieces of the bread into the tuna mixture which would absorb the oils in the tuna and then mix the mayonnaise and the celery and all of that but you never knew you weren’t eating tuna

[susansweat]

You are so right about the memories. I tried to teach my children that while "things" are nice, memories are what matter.. and unlike those "things" they last forever.

[carlaritchie]

I love your emphasis that the key is feeling rich by building relationships and memories, not the amount of money spent. You can't buy love, it's all about the quality time invested. People seem to forget that genuine, lasting happiness does not come from material things. Especially in the disposable lifestyle some follow, things don't last and you can't take them when your time is up. Leave a treasured legacy.

[dw]

Your mom AND Speedy in one video...what a treat!

[rebeccakirk]

I’m British, and Christmas isn’t Christmas without mince pies and cake crammed full of dried fruit ( homemade of course) Love watching you with your Mum x

[susiefloosie]

My daughter in law goes out on bulk trash pickup day and looks for good throw aways from the neighborhood. She cleans them up and resells them. Most of her furniture is used and purchased at garage sales or resale shops.

[andreawinn]

Speedy sitting on your moms lap the whole video is adorable!