The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 3, 2023

I re-explained the history, and the guy double-checked it with a higher PSI. And if you don’t have a Midas near you, Lisey says that Sam’s Club offers this service (she used to work in their tire department), so that’s another idea to try. You can use a single sock, but I prefer to use two to make it more sturdy.

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Frugal Mice Sewing Sewing Machines 130

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 11, 2020

Pre-coronavirus, we didn’t think twice about shaking a stranger’s hand, using the ATM keypad, or going to the grocery store without donning a hazmat suit. Also, about the time everything shut down, my coffee machine decided to as well. My first reaction was to hop on Amazon to order another machine but I stopped myself.

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Budgeting Budget Family Debt 246

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 31, 2020

They’re so easy. We each eat a half of potato for dinner and then I have 2-4 baked potatoes left over to use in other ways during the week, such as mashed or in quesadillas. Shred the chicken and use immediately or freeze. ALSO, I also strained the liquid that was left in the slow cooker to use in recipes.

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January Frugal Green And Frugal Homemade 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

A handy reference should have many clear pictures and easy-to-follow instructions in order to be of use to you. That way you can watch for patterns and materials that you find appealing, and you’ll be able to focus on just a few items while you’re first starting out. Use Recycled Fabrics. Learn How to Sew.

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Clothes Clothing Making Sewing 216

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Highly rated, easy to use, and it sits gathering dust. Child did not like it, so we don’t use it. The hard part of being frugal is waiting – when you’re trying to do things yourself, you need time, energy, and money to align. We’re not good gardeners but we planted a lot of trees for the shade and beauty.

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Kids and Family Money Home and Garden Frugal 189

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 10, 2023

This Month’s Frugal Shenanigans: 1 – We sold stuff online and made $800 My husband has been a selling machine on Facebook Marketplace. My plan is to use this cash first as it will come to term around the same time we will need to make the first college payment. This update includes how we frugal-ed in April, May, and June.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 3, 2013

Clean your washing machine and dryer. Hang your spring clothing outside to freshen or re-wash to remove that 'been in a closet to long' smell. Our king comforter is too big for my machine, so I have to take it to a laundry mat.) Let us know in the comments. The windows were filthy after a long winter. So I washed windows.

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Cleaning Home Vacuums Furniture 235

Saving In Akron

MAY 26, 2011

The next time you're in CVS, make sure to scan your Extra Care Card at the coupon machine, and keep an eye out for a a coupon for a FREE Green Bag Tag. When you use your bag tag, you get $1 ECB for every 4 trips to CVS when you use your own shopping bags.

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Green Scanners Giant Eagle CVS 127

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 24, 2013

On Sundays, we’ll meet here to catch our breath, and let everyone know how we’re finding our $1000. Once it’s full, I take it to our bank where there is a free change machine. I dump the change into the machine and the bank gives me back dollars. Do you save your change or do you use change regularly?

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Finds October Bank Banking 100

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

This list of thoughtful, but FREE Christmas gift ideas is proof that you don’t need to spend a lot of money on the people you gift to if you use your time, resources, and creativity. Browse the entire list and let us know in the comments which ideas you’re going to give and what free gift ideas you have. Pet Sitting.

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Christmas Gifts Home and Garden Flowers and Gifts 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 28, 2014

We live in the city, so we’re not allowed to hang our laundry outside. We’ve used this for about 6 weeks now, and we’ve been pleasantly surprised with how economical it is as well as how good it works. Don’t wash clothes until they’re truly dirty. Use mason jar containers. Conserve utilities.

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Saving Money Simple Money Friends And Family Sale 191

Shereen Travels Cheap

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

We used it on our trip back from France and we were able to use the Global Entry monitors and skipped the long customs line and ended up going straight to an agent while everyone else was waiting. Go Left Most people get to the security lines and head right to go through the x-ray machines. This takes up much less room too.

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Travel Holiday Flights Airline 198

Saving In Akron

APRIL 25, 2012

These are personalized labels and tags that you can use to keep track of your kids’ clothes, supplies, backpacks, lunch boxes and more. These labels/tags won't peel off in the dishwasher, microwave or washing machine and you can customize them with your child's name, favorite colors and icons.

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Office Supplies Garage Office Microwaveable 113

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Today we’re meeting a reader who’s been here since 2009 (!!) Tell us a little about yourself. I don’t use it much, but I have run background checks for divorced friends who are dating again through online apps. Me personally, I waste WAY less potato by using a peeler. Here’s Beth: 1.

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Daughter Green And Frugal Money Grandmother 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

First I looked online to see what the average cost of re-upholstery services were. After poking around on You Tube, looking at how-to videos on re-upholstery, I decided that, hey, I could do this. I also sanded down the wood parts and re-stained and lacquered them while the chair was bare. Re-upholstering a chair takes time.

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Sewing Machines Furniture Re-use Arm and Hammer 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Even though we live in the desert, we’re finding ways to conserve water and keep our monthly water bill low. Strategies We’re Using to Conserve Water. Rather than rinsing veggies under running water to clean them as we used to do, we instead fill a bowl with water and rinse the veggies in there.

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Saving Money Tucson Home and Garden Money 165

For the Mommas

DECEMBER 16, 2014

99. If you’re stockpile of detergent is running a little low, hurry over to CVS and scan your CVS card. The Red Machine is printing $1.00/1 Use (1) $1.00/1 1 Xtra Laundry Detergent from the Red Machine. Use (1) $1.00/1 1 Xtra Laundry Detergent from the Red Machine. See more Drugstore Deals here.

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Laundry CVS Machines Re-use 55

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 7, 2013

Even re-organizing the garage can leave you with a chill. Many households take spring cleaning as an opportunity to repaint, hang photographs and picture frames, and re-organize art. I write down how much of it I have, and then find recipes so that I can use up the ingredients that were just sitting there. Wipe Down the Walls.

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Cleaning Appliances Donation Organic 221

For the Mommas

DECEMBER 10, 2014

If you’re looking for an Espresso Maker check out the Nespresso Inissia Espresso Maker, Red for only $87.63. Tiny foot print, compact, lightweight and equipped with an ergonomic handle, the new Inissia machine fits perfectly into any interior design. 2 Programmable buttons for Espresso and lungo preparation.

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Amazon Re-use Machines Coffee 75

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Or maybe, you’re wondering what exactly is everyone talking about? . It is a large machine, especially for my small kitchen. Not ideal, but it has encouraged me to use it regularly. When Amazon had their Prime Day in July, I bought the 8 Qt 7-in-1 Multi-Use Programmable Instant Pot at a lower price. Slow Cooker.

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Buy Buying Cooking Appliances 150

Saving With Shellie

DECEMBER 1, 2016

The Silhouette CAMEO is an electronic cutting machine for personal use. However, instead of printing it uses a small blade to cut paper, cardstock, vinyl, fabric and more up to 12″ wide and 10 feet long. Like a home printer, it plugs into your PC or Mac with a simple USB cable.

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Gift Cards Gifts Electronics Software 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 3, 2013

Type in ‘sewing’ into your search engine and you will get a tremendous number of results, all the way from companies selling sewing machines, patterns, and material, to blogs, class offerings, books, magazines, videos and events! I got 160,000,000 results today using Google Chrome. As a business marketing scheme.

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Sewing Sewing Machines Machines Saving Money 201

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

If you’re following along with the Grocery Budget Challenge , this month’s action step is to organize our pantry to help make meal planning easier. Where will you use the food? Place the coffee by the machine. Disorder equals disaster…at least in my kitchen. Place the food back in your pantry by category.

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Organic Organization Kitchen Equal 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 29, 2011

Exploitation and use of natural resources including mineral deposits, forest and land use are the major issues here. Greater production in turn entails the use of more advanced machines and procedures and use of a greater portion of natural resources. Pollution and use of Non-renewable Energy Sources.

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Machines ReNew Plants Communications 216

For the Mommas

JANUARY 26, 2012

Use $3/1 Triaminic Fever Reducer Pain Reliever Product, exp. and Use $4/1 Fever Reducer coupon from the red CVS coupon machine. off Theraflu coupon from the magic coupon machine too. If you’re heading out to CVS, don’t forget about the U by Kotex freebie that’s available this week.

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CVS Machines Re-use At&T 70

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 3, 2014

There’s outside pressure during Christmas to spend lavishly only to have the recipient not really like the gift or even use it. Are you a knitter, crafter or do you know how to use a sewing machine? If you’re crafty or artistic, this is your chance to shine. Are you really good at a sport? Homemade Crafts.

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Christmas Gifts Grandmother Wedding 245

Saving With Shellie

MARCH 23, 2018

From tents to camping showers, outdoor appliances to outdoor seating, camp cooking to brewing coffee hundreds of miles away from the nearest coffee machine; Ozark Trail Outdoor Equipment has you covered whether you’re in the backyard or in the middle of the wilderness. appeared first on Saving with Shellie™.

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Camping Equipment Outdoors Backyard Appliances 40

Nicoles Nickels

DECEMBER 25, 2014

The seat is forward and rear facing from 5-40 pounds, has side impact protection and machine washable fabric. The harness features five heights and three buckle locations so you can be sure you’re giving the best fit to your growing child. Certified for use on aircraft, it gives your child a familiar seat during the flight.

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Car Seats Giveaway Cars Car 111

Saving With Shellie

OCTOBER 18, 2017

With these adorable, plush personalized mermaid tail blankets, you’re on you way to becoming one! Or use with a nap mat for nap time in preschool. Silver foil “scales” Machine wash. We advise to NOT use softner and to hang to dry due to the glitter personalization.

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Couch Cars Car Re-use 45

Saving With Shellie

OCTOBER 12, 2016

The Silhouette CAMEO is an electronic cutting machine for personal use. However, instead of printing it uses a small blade to cut paper, cardstock, vinyl, fabric and more up to 12″ wide and 10 feet long. Like a home printer, it plugs into your PC or Mac with a simple USB cable.

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Electronics Machines Software Printers 40

Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 21, 2012

In short, they are everything a Dyson machine should be- they work properly and don’t lose suction. Dyson refurbishes vacuums that are returned to us by retailers or consumers. Refurbishing these machines, rather than disposing of them, means that the parts and materials are re-used instead of wasted.

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Vacuums Free Shipping Telescopes Machines 63

Nicoles Nickels

AUGUST 7, 2013

Washing at home with a garden hose can use more than 60 gallons in as little as five minutes, but most professional car washes treat and recycle water, virtually eliminating waste. WaterSavers professional car washes use only 40 gallons or less of fresh water per car wash – that’s less than the typical home washing machine uses per load.

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Giveaway Cars Car Home and Garden 111

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 14, 2018

I batch cooked 4 bone-in chicken breasts in the slow cooker and used some of the chicken and the stock that the chicken made during the cooking. Smashed Skillet Potatoes – my favorite way to cook potatoes and it uses my cast iron skillet ! I use garlic powder, onion powder, and Paprika. SEE MY METHOD BELOW.

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Budgeting Budget Food Waste Kids and Family 100

Nicoles Nickels

APRIL 25, 2013

WaterSavers is committed to promoting the importance of using eco-friendly car washes that use less fresh water and return clean water back into the environment. Professional car washes also responsibly dispose of — and in many cases recycle and re-use — the water runoff. Here are 3 Simple Tips for Conserving Water: 1.

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Giveaway Cars Car Home and Garden 107

For the Mommas

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

To get your FREE Bag, use code 59969 if you’re shopping online and 355530 for in-store. You will need to print this coupon to score this deal. Not valid on in-store kiosk orders.

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Mobile Phone Phone Service Copiers Fitness 58

Nicoles Nickels

MARCH 15, 2013

I don’t love to clean but I do love to use natural green products that are effective! Our cleaning, septic system, and drain products are guaranteed to work or you get your money back, but we’re pretty confident you’ll love them! It can be used in carpet cleaning machines or as a spot remover.

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Cleaning Giveaway Green Wine 111

For the Mommas

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

If you’re looking for a FoodSaver for a gift or just to store all those holiday leftovers, then head over the FoodSaver Website and score a FoodSaver® V3461 Vacuum Sealing System- Cinnamon Red for only $74.99. Features innovative new SmartSeal™ Technology – simply insert a FoodSaver® Bag and the machine does the rest- hands free.

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Foodsaver Fridays Food and Wine Vacuums 55