Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 29, 2020
Five dollars divided by 180 times = 3 cents per dishwasher use AND I have a lot leftover in the box. Thrifty Finds in February: I try to hit up my favorite thrift store at least once a month. I have saved so much over the years by looking at thrift stores or yard sales first before trying a regular retail store for our needs.
The Frugal Girl
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Sewing holes in clothes, using up leftovers before they go bad, finding free activities for my little on the weekends, checking buy nothing or marketplace before purchasing- I am always just looking for ways to spend money. What’s the easiest/hardest part of being frugal? The easiest part – it comes naturally to me at this point.
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Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 6, 2016
Use reusable containers with lids rather than plastic wrap and aluminum foil to store leftovers. Use reusable grocery bags, rather than the plastic bags to cart your groceries home from the store. Eat those leftovers! I have a good friend who hates leftovers and throws any away after a meal. That’s crazy!
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
DECEMBER 16, 2013
Do you have some leftover wall paper you won’t be using? Shop garage sales and thrift stores and estate sales. Christmas decorations, wrap, bows and ribbon all are continuous offerings at pretty much every garage sale, thrift store or estate sale I’ve ever shopped. Be unusual. And, yes, save your paper.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 17, 2013
Don’t limit yourself to the thrift stores, either. We usually send him home with the leftovers. They appreciate the clothes — and the fact that they don’t have to buy them. If you have goods in usable condition, you can donate them to charity, or to others who might need them.
Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 16, 2016
Not enough time in the morning to make breakfast AND pack a lunch, one word: leftovers! I’m always amazed by the amount store tags I see on clothing and household item at thrift stores. Research the store’s return policy for unused purchases without a receipt if you don’t have it.
Couponing 101
JANUARY 15, 2015
Eat Leftovers Leftovers will become our close friends. We always *intend* to use our leftovers but they usually end up in the back of the fridge, to be discovered only when it’s too late. Repurpose Leftovers My husband is very skilled at repurposing leftovers. This way the food doesn’t “feel” like leftovers!
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