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By: christina

christina — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 03:55:42 +0000

I Breast feed my babies! -I also have a thing for cloth diapering!
I cook almost all of our meals from scratch, don’t have cable, and consolidate my trips, swap babysitting with friends
I substitute half the ground beef with cooked lentils in tacos, curries,etc
I cook alot of beans and lentils, and vegetable soups
If using the dryer, I dry 2 loads at once (as long as they are not too dissimilar)
Mostly don’t use boxed breakfast cereal (except for crazy times like now with a newborn and homeschooling 4 others! but i only buy boxes under $2)
also, I do this because I LOVE it, I think I was born cheap!
Having said that, I do have nice things and don’t feel deprived in life
I just like to spend what I like to spend on (cute clothes on clearance, fresh farm milk in glass bottles and eggs from the local dairy!)
and don’t like to spend on ‘dumb stuff’ – a $10 drink at a restaurant that I can make better at home! or an overpriced meal there!
we’re working on the garden, but moving with the military makes it a little hard to establish a good one
we enjoy games, singing, walks , camping, beaches, etc as family entertainment
also- love my cloth napkins!
hope this encourages someone today

By: Homesteadmom

Homesteadmom — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 03:17:32 +0000

Making my own laundry soap, laundry softner & oxy-clean saves my family a lot of money too. Stay home, homeschool, can, freeze or dehydrate produce from my garden or a great deal from bountiful baskets or the store. No need to turn on the hot water to shower here in the summer as you never get cold water from the cold faucet anyway.

By: cristy

cristy — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 15:35:47 +0000

Oh I forgot if you Knitt or Crochett try making your own DishRags & washrags and scratchers.
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By: cristy

cristy — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 15:34:35 +0000

I do alot of those things myself and I do agree Little Things Add Up & Saves Alot. Keep up the good work.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:10:34 +0000

Thanks for the ideas! I do some of these, too, and the cloth napkin one is my favorite! Not only is it cheaper (I can’t bring myself to buy paper napkins that I will just throw away when it’s just as easy to throw a cloth one in the wash), but they are so cute and fun! Some friends of ours laughed (lovingly) at me when they found out I wasn’t joking about all of our napkins being in the laundry – I’m so used to using the cloth ones that I forget other people think it’s odd:)
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By: Mama Laundry

Mama Laundry — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:20:11 +0000

Wow – this is a great list.

You’re right – being frugal does get easier the more you practice it. I needed a reminder today.

-Lauren
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By: Lola

Lola — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:08:55 +0000

I don’t leave the water heater all day on. I turn it on only during the night. In this way the heater doesn’t have to work to keep a constant water temperature all day long. We are only three me, my husband and a 10 month old baby girl so the hot water demands in the summer are very low. We also have a 500 gallon water tank on the roof which gets heated by the sun (not solar powered) and with these high temperatures the water temperature is fine.

By: Britt

Britt — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:16:22 +0000

We just got back from vacation…LOTS of laundry to do..and I was tempted…but I still used the line
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