Posts belonging to Category 'frugal living'
August 31, 2010 | Posted by Mark Z
We’ve noticed lately that we go through a lot of shoe and boot laces around here. We see a couple of reasons for this: Mass manufactured eyes are more commonly made without attention to quality, leading to rough or sharp edges. Cheaper, softer metals used in eyes damage more easily, creating rough edges where none [...]
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Tags: how to make your own boot laces, how to make your own shoelaces, self reliance | 
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August 29, 2010 | Posted by Annie Jean
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about several different options available for those in search of Frugal Phone Service. Since I wrote that post it has come to my attention that there is a new method that enables users to make phone calls to any number in the United States and Canada completely for [...]
Categories: communicating, frugal living | Tags: frugality, google voice, magicJack, phone service, skype, vonage | No Comments »
August 22, 2010 | Posted by Annie Jean
Walk into the soap section of your local store and brace yourself. The price of everything–including liquid soap–is going up. To make your money go farther you can make your own liquid soap for pennies instead of shelling out several dollars at the store. With a minimum of ingredients you can make your next batch [...]
Categories: frugal living, make it yourself | Tags: frugality, how to, liquid soap, save money, self reliance | 2 Comments »
August 15, 2010 | Posted by Annie Jean
The traditional land line phone has been a staple in America for decades. While not too far in the past phone booths were commonly available, this has changed due to a proliferation of home and cell phones. If you have lost your job or otherwise have to live on a low income, the absence of [...]
Categories: communicating, frugal living | Tags: communication, frugality, self reliance, telephone | 6 Comments »
August 8, 2010 | Posted by Annie Jean
Ladies have one expense that men never will: Sanitary pads. Not only are they yucky and gross but they can be expensive. There are devices out there that are supposed to save money on that time of the month but let’s be honest—do you really want to stick a rubber cup in your privates? Even [...]
Categories: frugal living | Tags: frugality, menstrual cloths, self reliance, simple living | 1 Comment »
August 1, 2010 | Posted by Annie Jean
Family Cloths are a private way to save money at home and if handled right, no one will be the wiser. By using cloth to wipe yourself after using the bathroom you can avoid purchasing toilet paper and stay cleaner as well because you will no longer focus on how much paper you are using—if [...]
Categories: frugal living, hints and tips | Tags: family cloth, frugal living, personal hygiene, saving money, self reliance | No Comments »
July 15, 2010 | Posted by Clair Schwan
Here are two tips to help you save propane when you use a gas grill. If you’re saving propane, then you’re practicing energy conservation and saving money as well. First, let the grill “coast” by shutting it down before cooking is completed. With lava rocks or ceramic briquettes on the bottom of the grill near [...]
Categories: energy conservation, frugal living | Tags: energy conservation, gas grill, save propane, saving money, self reliance | No Comments »
July 1, 2010 | Posted by Glory Lennon
If you quit smoking, you’ll save money, enough to make quite a difference in your lifestyle. We’re not even talking health benefits. But if you care about how much money you have to spend on the necessities of life, or the fact that you don’t have enough of it, quitting the smoking habit would be [...]
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April 25, 2010 | Posted by Clair Schwan
The idea of multiple applications can get us more bang for the buck. It requires that we think “outside the box” and that means we start thinking about things from a different perspective – without limitations or constraints that we might otherwise take for granted. If we can get multiple uses from a single item, [...]
Categories: frugal living | Tags: bang for the buck, multiple applications, self reliance | 1 Comment »
April 24, 2010 | Posted by Clair Schwan
It used to be that movies were a special thing in America. They had a message and they were something to look forward to like birthdays, holidays and summer at the lake. Those were the days of large theaters where the “picture show” played for weeks at a time, and there was only one offering [...]
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