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Frugal Plant And Garden Markers 
After adjusting the length of mini-blinds, save any leftover slats. These can be cut to desired length with one pointed end.

Use permanent markers ...

Tips for storing and buying vegetables 
Being a vegetarian means I great a lot of vegetables but these tips will help any one even eats the odd carrot :)

Try to buy loose vegetables so that ...

CHEAP TRAVEL  
Desperate for a vacation on a sandy beach with palm trees.

We took our van , took out the back seats, put our double mattress in the back from the bedroom,...

Water Bill Saving 
Place a normal size brick in your toilet tank. By doing this, when you flush you dont use as much water as you normally would.

More Energy Saving Tips ...

Homemade Liquid Laundry Soap 
4 cups hot tap water
1 Fels-Naptha soap bar (can be purchased online at amazon.com and a number of online soapmaking suppliers)
1 cup washing soda
1/...

Homemade Deodorant 
A friend of mine gave me this recipe for making your own stick deodorant. I thought it was worth a go and am so glad I did. It is so simple to do and there ...

Don't Buy Another Zip Lock Bag! 
Years ago I was on retreat at a monastery, and the monks would reuse their left over bread wrappers as storage bags for any number of uses. They kept them ...

cut your meat costs 
Where I live in Nebraska, the Game and Fish Department has a deer exchange program where the local hunters hunt for deer and then they give it to people ...

Homemade Baby Wipes 
1 roll of Bounty paper towels (it has to be Bounty, other paper towels
will disintegrate)
1 gallon size ice cream bucket, clean of course

2 ...

4 meals out of 1 pizza pie! 
I'm a bachelor on a one income budget.
I love pizza, but cant always "order out".
I also cant eat a whole pie at one sitting, so...

I find a good ...

Smart price vinegar uses   Not rated yet
Use a capfull of smartprice white vinegar instead of dishwasher rinse aid, put it in water to wash your windows with, stick a bottle ( 13p worth) in your ...

I reuse the swiffer dusters  Not rated yet
I reuse the swiffer dusters by hand washing, let air dry. Still picks up dust just like new.

Making chilled water  Not rated yet
I live in Portugal where the summer temperatures reach 110F in the shade so chilled water is vital. Take a 5 litre bottle of water almost full and freeze ...

Get Free Items on Amazon and Ebay  Not rated yet
Completely trustworthy, all you do is sign up, complete a few surveys and offers, and you'll be redeeming free items in no time!

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Laundry detergent is TWICE as good!   Not rated yet
No way around it - laundry detergent can be costly. I buy mine at a wholesale club and divide it up into 2 detergent containers (having saved the prior ...

Homemade Spice Rack/Cabinet organizer  Not rated yet
Sometimes to save money, you just have to be creative and think outside the box. Repurposing and recycling items for things other than their intended ...

Cash in on your used books & discs  Not rated yet
Save by getting your money back on your books, DVDs, CDs and Video Games that you are done using.

If you do not have time to sell your stuff on your ...

Frugal Tip - Fruit Tea Bag Room Scenter  Not rated yet
I love drinking fruit teas but I have always thought it a bit of a waste just to throw the tea bag away after brewing my cup. So i decided to dry them ...

Smart Tips to Make Fashion Economic  Not rated yet
Are you a complete fashion freak? Do you just love to be at your fashionable best even if it costs you bomb every month?

Now, if you sincerely feel ...

Don't buy fertilizer for your garden  Not rated yet
I make my own fertilizer by composting yard waste and veggie scraps from the kitchen (as long as there is no grease or salt in it, it goes in the compost ...

Can or Freeze fruits and vegetables when in season  Not rated yet
Every year we can and freeze fresh fruits and vegetables. Last year alone I canned about 500 jars of vegetables. We also made homemade pizza and spaghetti ...

Not using your car to get to work  Not rated yet
I have 2 beat up bikes that I leave at 2 different railroads. One from my house and then 1 at the town where I work. Its too far for me to ride the whole ...

Eco-tip: Reduce use of paint thinner   Not rated yet
First of all, get the smallest container of paint thinner you can, for those jobs where you absolutely need to use a solvent base finish- such as transparent ...

Use freecycle and Save Big Time  Not rated yet
If you have a online freecycle or freegle group in your area it really is worth signing up and keeping an eye on it regularly. Just do a search online ...

No Fat Added Cooked Chicken Fast  Not rated yet
If I don't need to bake chicken, I cut up skinless, boneless chicken and cook it in boiling water. It comes out tender and moist, and without any added ...

Hang on to those seeds  Not rated yet
Every year when my marigolds etc.. dry to seed I save them. I have put them in jars and labeled them for the next year. I haven't bought seed for quite ...

Make use of meat bones  Not rated yet
No matter what meat I buy, I trim the fat & bones off , and I boil with leftover carrots ,celery and make broth with it. Same with the bones from turkey,...

You Only Need Tomato Paste  Not rated yet
You don't have to buy Tomato puree, sauce, or even juice. Just buy Tomato Paste
and make the other products yourself, just by adding an appropriate amount ...

home phone savings  Not rated yet
Jan 13, 2010

I found myself with a cell phone and land line. Now my cell phone is also used for a part time business and I did not want to give that ...

Cable and Internet can be much cheaper!  Not rated yet
January 13, 2010

Cable bills are going higher and higher with more frustration about all those channels, yet nothing to watch. The cable companies ...

Steam vegetables and save money  Not rated yet
Steaming vegetables is a healthy way to cook your vegetables, they taste better and retain their colour and all their vitamins etc.

To say energy too ...

Frugal Xmas shopping Tips  Not rated yet
1) If you buy a newspaper, sometimes you get free toys such as Lego and things like that.
save them up for Christmas and you've got yourself some perfect ...

Frugal Christmas Presents  Not rated yet
I have been scouring flea markets and used furniture places for a couple of weeks now and have managed to buy quite a few really unique presents for my ...

A Bachelor Perspective on Cutting Costs without Cutting Quality or Comfort  Not rated yet
I use cleaning supplies from Dollar stores now to assure my residence is kept
maintained. Since I used a formulation of 1 cup bleach to two gallons hot ...

Save on your prescription costs  Not rated yet
Hi all -

I Just wanted to share a new website called 'Medtipster' that can save you and your family money on medical/prescription expenses. Free of ...

Frugal Cooking idea - Crockpot meals  Not rated yet
There are a lot of things we do to save money. I am disabled so it is rather tough to do many things. My family is great though. I plan and supervise ...

Little bits can go a long way  Not rated yet
Ever got down to that last little bit of cereal or chips and couldn't figure out what to do with them? Not enough to enjoy by themselves, these little ...

Stuff For Free  Not rated yet
Sign up with your local Freecycle on the internet. You can request things, and give things away. This could be anything that people want to get rid of....

Save Money on Rail fares in the UK  Not rated yet
Travelling around the UK can be quite expensive, especially if you are on holiday and want to see as much of the country as you can. Here are a few tips ...

Frugal Graduation Gifts  Not rated yet
It's that time of the year when graduation invites start to drop through the door and you start to worry about what gifts you should buy and more importantly ...

Daily Frugal Tip - Precycle as well as recycle  Not rated yet
Why not precycle as well as recycle?

But what does precycling mean? Well if you precycle it means that when you go shopping you only choose products ...

Consignment-Consign and buy Children's items. There is no better sale than resale.  Not rated yet
I own Patty Cakes Boutique a children's consignment shop in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Especially in this economy I think consignment for children is ...

Saving money buy shopping at consignment stores  Not rated yet
Consignment shops also known as second-hand stores offer used goods at a much greater bargain than had you purchased it brand new.

Many consignments ...

More Saving tips  Not rated yet
Buy your clothing at the Thrift stores. I bought a couple of nice Aloha shirts at Goodwill.

Use a clothes line to dry your clothes.

Run a full ...

Make your own laundry detergent- Seriously easy  Not rated yet
I had been thinking about making my own laundry detergent, mainly because of the cost, but seriously sensitive skin, and my store stopped stocking 'my ...

Saving tips  Not rated yet
Drive slower. The faster you drive the more gas your car uses.

Save used soap for your laundry room.

Buy cleaning supplies at the dollar store....

Shop at a yard sale  Not rated yet
If your into saving money than what better way than to shop at a local yard sale. On just about any given weekend you can find a local sale with kitchen ...

Saving tips  Not rated yet
Get your fruits and vegetables from the dollar store.

Use the library instead of subscribing to newspapers and magazines.

Buy used cds or dvds ...

Salad dressing saver  Not rated yet
When you put salad dressing on your salad, actually measure the dressing and see how much you really USE. I have found I need a lot less dressing than ...

Smart Dollar Store Savings   Not rated yet
I shop at dollar stores with coupons and get everything mainly under a dollar doing this. You can even get green cleaning supplies at Dollar General.
Paper ...