Old Fashioned Money Saving Ideas We Need To Bring Back Now!!!!

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  • Old Fashioned Money Saving Ideas We Need To Bring Back Now!!!!
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  • @rev.ruthe.gallot9103
    @rev.ruthe.gallot9103 17 днів тому +56

    My favorite frugal guideline ... Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without

    • @cjhoward409
      @cjhoward409 17 днів тому +3

      Love that. My grandma said that often !

    • @welshstudio9658
      @welshstudio9658 17 днів тому +1

      Grew up that way...one of my mantras, too.

    • @welshstudio9658
      @welshstudio9658 17 днів тому +2

      Already do most of these and cook in big batches to freeze meals for later. You can't grow rhubarb in Texas? It comes back every year by itself!

    • @shirleyparker4969
      @shirleyparker4969 17 днів тому +2

      You and me both!!!

    • @janfromnycsavesmoney8723
      @janfromnycsavesmoney8723 17 днів тому +1

      Yesss!!

  • @sjordan7085
    @sjordan7085 17 днів тому +11

    Mending clothes and everything else that can be done safely is one of the the most fundamental elements of frugality. My mother as well as my sister and I, always darned socks by the fire in the evenings. We also knitted and recycled items. Nothing was ever put away without being properly repaired ironed and properly aired. A stitch in time saves nine! Waste not, want not! My father repaired our shoes and I still have the iron forms he used to repair mine. Polishing my shoes was the first thing I did when I came home from school after changing my clothes, before having dinner and doing homework. Doing chores was expected from a young age, learning good habits was considered part of growing up, not to mention good manners and life long learning.
    More than 85% of our food came from the garden, long before people talked about 'organic', and we always shared our harvests with neighbours and friends. Until I was five years old we never went shopping without our ration books. Nothing was ever wasted, and we ate everything made from scratch, daily salads were always fresh from the garden along with herbs and eggs from our chickens. The very idea of wasting food or throwing away jam- jars never happened, because we never wasted anything. My parents never paid anyone to do anything they could do themselves, they knew how to build anything, repair electrical items, fix, refurbish and recycle everything. They were Preppers, who survived and thrived through two World Wars. We went on picnics, long walks, bike rides and picked wild berries in season. Living simply so that others can simply live, is just as important today, as it was then!

  • @lindsaybezet3517
    @lindsaybezet3517 17 днів тому +10

    I don't know how much people will agree with this, but instead of paying for entertainment, try going outside in the great outdoors and getting fresh air. Build a campfire, and visit with family. Watch the stars, and talk to loved ones. Go for a walk in a park. Just be more present, be in touch with people, and get active outside 🌴🌞🐬🌻😎Love you, Money Mom. God bless you ❤️

  • @user-pz2wc5ks5h
    @user-pz2wc5ks5h 17 днів тому +23

    I still wear an apron. When working around the house. Reduces washing and saves clothes from serious staining.

    • @virginiamaciuleviciene606
      @virginiamaciuleviciene606 17 днів тому +2

      Me too, not all the time, but when I'm ready to meet guests and change into dress clothes, I use an apron to finish up with food prep. Good thing I have some of them left from my mother. It would be a good idea to use an apron to do laundry. I have so many good clothes stained with bleach.

    • @CentsibleLivingWithMoneyMom
      @CentsibleLivingWithMoneyMom  17 днів тому

      Smart idea

    • @rochellethundercloud346
      @rochellethundercloud346 17 днів тому +1

      Another tip,get painters smocks

    • @elizabethlangheim7214
      @elizabethlangheim7214 17 днів тому +1

      I used to not wear an apron. After grease splattered my favorite shirt, I finally started wearing one. Now I wear it all the time when cooking. Saves me from having to change my clothes before eating.

    • @kelleym7623
      @kelleym7623 16 днів тому +1

      That's what I need to invest in. I have ruined so many of my clothes with stains I can't get out.

  • @lynncummings9408
    @lynncummings9408 17 днів тому +15

    I grew up with "Good" Clothes ( Sunday go to meeting ) that became "School" Clothes, that became "Play" Clothes and then "Good for painting/changing the oil .".Everything worked it's way down the ladder.

  • @cjhoward409
    @cjhoward409 17 днів тому +24

    I have my mom’s, grandma’s and my mom in law’s sewing kits. I use them often for making small fixes.
    I save old clothes to work in the garden and around the house.
    My neighbors have a lot of chickens. And a lot of eggs. She doesn’t want to sell them but could use the money. She gives me extra eggs here and there (I have my own hens too but not as many as her ). Today I had to go into town and I also picked up some chicken feed for her. She won’t take money from me but her chickens gladly take food from me. Lol. And they have done so much for us. We’re out in the country and the folks here are very helpful and pull together for one another. I love it !

  • @GrannyLinn
    @GrannyLinn 17 днів тому +17

    This was very nostalgic! My mom used to feed a family of 5 on one chicken or a pound of hamburger. Clothes lasted longer before dryers. TV was free! We got our books from the library. Etc., etc. We all grew up just fine!

  • @ceciliaperales8466
    @ceciliaperales8466 17 днів тому +32

    I sewed my clothes on my grandmother's sewing machine. Now , I love to sew it's my favorite hobby.

    • @bunniesandroses499
      @bunniesandroses499 17 днів тому +4

      me too, my grandmother taught me how to sew

    • @cjhoward409
      @cjhoward409 17 днів тому +4

      I never learned how. My grandma was legally blind so she could only sew on buttons and things like that. So she didn’t teach my mom and I didn’t learn. I can do all the basics. Gets me by. Lol.
      What I learned from them was how to cook !

    • @CentsibleLivingWithMoneyMom
      @CentsibleLivingWithMoneyMom  17 днів тому +2

      That is wonderful

    • @CentsibleLivingWithMoneyMom
      @CentsibleLivingWithMoneyMom  17 днів тому +2

      That is awesome!

    • @3TXSisters
      @3TXSisters 17 днів тому +2

      I wish I could use a sewing machine. I can do sewing by hand, though. ❤

  • @virginiamaciuleviciene606
    @virginiamaciuleviciene606 17 днів тому +8

    I recently taught my granddaughter to sew a button and opened my mother's - her great-grandmother's sewing kit. What excitement a 5-year-old girl's eyes looked at that sewing basket. It looked just like yours in today's video

  • @janfromnycsavesmoney8723
    @janfromnycsavesmoney8723 17 днів тому +6

    I do recall neighbors borrowing cups of sugar, or flour etc. Everyone honored their word and helped each other. Amazing! ❤

  • @user-of3qp2dz7g
    @user-of3qp2dz7g 17 днів тому +23

    Sewing is one thing I do. I mend a lot, hem, take clothes in. I do a little sewing for people in my office. It surprises me the simple things that younger people can’t do. In high school I sewed most of my clothes. My sewing machine is 50 years oldand still going strong.

    • @ellenedwards7029
      @ellenedwards7029 17 днів тому +1

      Make quilts and di general sewing . My daughter broke a zipper in her jeans tailor wanted forty two dollars to fix them for heavy material I have my grandmother's her swing machine when she worked at Shop and Shite factory it's from the fifty still works. I taught her how to change the zipper I. About a half hour. I also garden and go herbs, and my husband lives to build and fix things
      Now that we are both retired he have more time. I have my grandmother's mother's and an a aunt sewing kits use and cherish them all

  • @easttexasnomad5981
    @easttexasnomad5981 17 днів тому +17

    In the 1960's we had a neighbor who use to can vegetables and made fresh bread every Wednesday. Everything she made was from scratch.

    • @cjhoward409
      @cjhoward409 17 днів тому +6

      My neighbor still does that. I’m in rural Kentucky and most folks around us have gardens and chickens and can a lot of their garden foods and make jam etc. we have hens and veggie gardens and I freeze extras for the winter

    • @CentsibleLivingWithMoneyMom
      @CentsibleLivingWithMoneyMom  17 днів тому +2

      Yum

  • @beverlysyferd379
    @beverlysyferd379 17 днів тому +9

    Whatever is not in use at the moment . I keep unplugged. Toaster. I use it. Unplug it. The same with coffee pot, can opener. Air fryer. I also hang my laundry on clothes racks. Except for sheets & towels. Saves electricity.

  • @DebBrown931
    @DebBrown931 17 днів тому +8

    If you’re getting tired of leftovers, freeze them. You can make “TV dinners”. I do this. When I’m tired and don’t feel like cooking, voila, there’s a meal in the freezer ready to heat and eat.

  • @datamusic4923
    @datamusic4923 17 днів тому +11

    My Rhubarb is growing like a weed out back, from damp Ireland, it loves it here!

  • @user-gm1kl6xy4m
    @user-gm1kl6xy4m 17 днів тому +5

    My daughter came for a visit and was judging my old couch it's strong and does it job lol

  • @yellowbird5411
    @yellowbird5411 17 днів тому +31

    There are people of low income that are really struggling, yet they will not go to the food pantries. I would encourage anyone who is literally on the verge of having their electric or water turned off to use the food pantries to save up to $400 a month. Food pantries have come a long way in what they offer. It's no longer boxed cheese and dried beans, believe me. What you don't use you can give to someone else who is struggling too. If you don't have a way there, ask someone to take you, and if that doesn't work you can ask if they deliver. Even if you take an Uber or taxi, you will still save a ton of money, depending on how far away it is. See also if someone else can pick up the load if you are ill and cannot go. This is only for those who simply are at a wall and really need help.

    • @tammymerrick3760
      @tammymerrick3760 17 днів тому +5

      Wow, raxis and U ers are way outta my budget. I use my foid bank regularly. I cud even walk when weather is good. Feeling blessed.

    • @johnnynbk
      @johnnynbk 17 днів тому +4

      Its a racket. People do food pantry haul videos. Its disgusting. I'd rather eat mustard packets.

    • @CentsibleLivingWithMoneyMom
      @CentsibleLivingWithMoneyMom  17 днів тому +6

      If someone needs help, why not use the food bank. There is so much wasted food. I would like to see the food go to good use.

    • @oldegoatee8450
      @oldegoatee8450 17 днів тому +4

      My food pantry pre-boxes items, so I give some of it to a neighborhood kid who only drives a motorcycle.

    • @johnnynbk
      @johnnynbk 17 днів тому +4

      @@CentsibleLivingWithMoneyMom some people don't want to be subject to an institution and their employees. if you've got kids to feed and no money though, it helps in an emergency.

  • @SusieHill-hy7xq
    @SusieHill-hy7xq 17 днів тому +12

    As my daddy would say, "if it ain't broke don't fix it".

  • @mysticmeadowshomestead6209
    @mysticmeadowshomestead6209 17 днів тому +10

    This was an important video. Home Ec(onomics) classes need to be brought back into middle school curriculums.
    To live on a shoestring budget means that you really have to nail leftovers by knowing how to change them from the original meal into a totally different meal. And I'd like to say that each family needs to give cute names to the new meal that was made from those leftovers. For example, Dawn mentioned making a lot of different meals from the original Roast Ham. The person's Last name and "supreme," say Anderson Sandwich Supreme, for ham sandwiches. Or the first name and "Delight," Dawn's Delight, for ham salad. Or Dawn's Garden of Delight for a garden salad with the aforementioned ham salad on top. Or something funny like "Bubble and Squeak." A Key To Making This Strategy Work: Arrange ahead of time with your spouse/partner that they will talk good about it in order to 'sell it' to the children.
    REMEMBER: That most beloved childhood memories involve the kitchen stove. Acquire a vintage stove, especially if poor or on a tight budget. This is a whole lot better than a modern stove. That's because of the powerful memories that are generated from old stoves, especially wood burning cook stoves. Modern stoves have no beloved childhood memories connected to them. (No flames, no warmth, nothing fascinating to look at).
    * I removed an anecdote that I thought would sound good in one of my stories.
    * I don't know Dawn's last name, I made up Anderson.

  • @BudgetGirl
    @BudgetGirl 17 днів тому +8

    Mending is great and I absolutely do it for simple tears, buttons, etc! I'm not a great sewer so often my fix is adding a cute patch to a hole, but I think it makes it more unique! great video!

  • @SmilingBeaver-ou7nc
    @SmilingBeaver-ou7nc 17 днів тому +15

    Excellent tips Dawn. Enjoy Your Day Everyone ❤

  • @leisure057blank3
    @leisure057blank3 17 днів тому +11

    I will wear my stained clothing in the winter when I have a sweat jacket over it, or turn it into a pj top. You can just buy a new band for your watch.

  • @annkrull9894
    @annkrull9894 17 днів тому +13

    I do odd jobs for other local seniors. Most things only take 1-2 hours weekly.

  • @gmh56
    @gmh56 17 днів тому +4

    Many times, the old ways are the best ways, imho. Mending, ironing, hand-me-downs, from-scratch cooking, using up leftovers, and neighborly bartering are so familiar to me as I was born in 1956. It was a different time, for sure. What I miss the most is the neighborly feeling and helping one another out. I still do a lot the old way and am happy with it. Thanks for the interesting video!

  • @olderandwiser78
    @olderandwiser78 7 днів тому +1

    I started making my own clothes when I was in high school and continued for years. It came to a point with all of the imports that it was cheaper to purchase ready made so I stopped sewing. I have a whole box of mending to do some day. My mom darned socks and I still have her wooden darning egg and the thread. I do cook large pots of soup, stew, chili, etc. and freeze it in small portions that make easy microwave meals. I used to bake all of the bread for the family, but haven't done that for awhile. My grandson for his 11th birthday wanted a hand operated pasta maker. He got one and now makes the noodles and linguini for the family dinner. My other grandson wanted an old typewriter. I had one in the garage and gave it to him. The latest trend is called Grandma Core. Now I am right in style.

  • @user-tp6co9rl3q
    @user-tp6co9rl3q 17 днів тому +7

    Love you to pieces Dawn, I just took off a top I purchased at Walmart Canada about 10 yrs ago. I paid 20 dollars plus tax so maybe 15 total us dollars. It needs mending has a few holes, we live on a farm and no one sees me it has a hood and is long like a dress with sleeves . It keeps me worm with the drafts in our old farm house. I just mentioned I needed to mend it so I could keep it going. My hubby laughed at me. I figured It has cost me aprox 2 dollars a yr to keep it going, Am I cheap or frugal. A new one will probably cost about 30 dollars plus tax or more and add to the dump because no one would want it not even some one homeless. .
    A bit of fabric to to patch the air holes will cost me nothing as I have lots and lots of fabric.
    I will do this while watching your program, So a win win .

    • @3TXSisters
      @3TXSisters 17 днів тому +2

      I'd say you're clever!

    • @nancywells5626
      @nancywells5626 17 днів тому +2

      You love it so it has value.

    • @CentsibleLivingWithMoneyMom
      @CentsibleLivingWithMoneyMom  17 днів тому +1

      I adore you too. Your hubby sounds fun

    • @chichita9202
      @chichita9202 17 днів тому +1

      I have started embroydering flowers to patch holes. I have seen it on the internet. You can keep clothes going forever if they were made with quality materials which you would not be able to get anymore.

    • @cinderellalady9447
      @cinderellalady9447 17 днів тому

      I think it’s important to dress nice for ourselves and our families. Why do we care more about looking presentable to strangers than those who matter?

  • @susancarroll6686
    @susancarroll6686 17 днів тому +9

    All the neighbors helped each other. They gathered together at night some days. My neighbors wont even look at you in this age

    • @Sheryl777
      @Sheryl777 17 днів тому +3

      @susancarroll6686 When I was growing up, the neighbors around us helped each other too. I think one thing today that may be stopping some of that between neighbors is that there is so much crime going on in neighborhoods (even good neighborhoods) that people are just a lot more wary of getting involved with others as much as they used to. That's not always the case of course, but that's why so many neighbors around me (including us) have things such as Ring doorbell cameras now. People can't always use their garages to park their cars in, and so there are a lot of kids going around in the middle of the night breaking into cars, and stealing delivered packages off of front porches in the daytime, which is really sad.

    • @p.sherman3158
      @p.sherman3158 17 днів тому +5

      We’ve lived here almost 30 years. Only talk to a few neighbors. The rest are trash and don’t care about the neighborhood

    • @Sheryl777
      @Sheryl777 17 днів тому +2

      @@p.sherman3158 Yes that happens a lot too. I think we only talk, sometimes, to a small handful of neighbors who live right around us, but otherwise don't even really know who else lives on the street.

    • @gmh56
      @gmh56 17 днів тому +5

      We've lived in this city neighborhood for almost 4 years. I only know the name of one neighbor and this is only because we received some of their mail and walked over to give it to them. That leaves 12 other houses of folks we've never met. Most do nod or wave if we cross paths when walking the dog but nobody wants to interact beyond that. Times have certainly changed since the 60s!

    • @Sheryl777
      @Sheryl777 17 днів тому +1

      @@gmh56 👍

  • @bethlectic7532
    @bethlectic7532 17 днів тому +22

    Cooking from scratch is so, so worth it. You just cant get that good of a taste from storebought, and its usually healthier. Mending is worth it too. Got my all time favorite dress at a thrift store with damage discount. Bought it at $3 because the back was ripped open; it was so easy to sew up.

  • @prettycountrygal2367
    @prettycountrygal2367 17 днів тому +6

    I only use 2 or 3 lamps on my house. I have a small light on the kitchen and and sometimes I have a light on in another room for safety and security that can be seen from the street at night.

    • @CentsibleLivingWithMoneyMom
      @CentsibleLivingWithMoneyMom  17 днів тому

      Fantastic

    • @user-tp6co9rl3q
      @user-tp6co9rl3q 17 днів тому

      I walk around the house and turn off lights when others leave a room,
      No lights on in the house unless it is a rainy day. and at nite, I need one while cooking, we also have dimmers in some rooms uses less electricity.

  • @MaggieBacha-rk1ro
    @MaggieBacha-rk1ro 11 днів тому +1

    I'm 65 and remember when shopping was an event you planned for, like school shopping.

  • @laurie6644
    @laurie6644 17 днів тому +6

    In the 70's, my mom used to make rhubarb pie, strawberry- rhubarb sauce and jam. So Delicious.😋
    We lived in New Hampshire where rhubarb grew wild around the yard.

  • @janetstraw191
    @janetstraw191 16 днів тому +2

    My Dad always used to say, “Sis! Shut those lights off! The electric company has a lot more money than we do!” 😅

  • @partinsheritagehomestead4981
    @partinsheritagehomestead4981 17 днів тому +11

    I love your points of view. Good video

  • @Linda-jt4zr
    @Linda-jt4zr 17 днів тому +8

    I have a sewing kit much like yours! Belonged to my MIL. I like you did not get the sewing gene at all! My granddaughter keeps her doll accessories in it! Mine opens up to three sections! Great for her!

  • @pattycake8272
    @pattycake8272 17 днів тому +6

    I think just helping one another, back in the old days they didn't have all kinds of deliveries brought in town, so if you had a skill you would help your neighbor and vice-versa.

  • @stevehartman1730
    @stevehartman1730 17 днів тому +3

    Sewing, odd jobs, repairing, leftovers, garden, take care of what u have , shut off lights, cook from scratch

  • @sjbutler2330
    @sjbutler2330 17 днів тому +5

    As a girl, I would raid the niebors rhubarb patch. And would dip the ends in sugar, then eat it. Yum!

  • @deborahlewis656
    @deborahlewis656 16 днів тому +1

    Love your realness, last time I sewed was in 8th grade, if buttons fell off, I'd buy new shirt( im 63, but at least I'm hell of a cook😂)❤

  • @sherrylyons4358
    @sherrylyons4358 17 днів тому +4

    Dawn I have the extra length band that I have from my fitbit as an extra band. I will mail it to you if you would like it. If I can send you a screenshot to see if it is what you need for your watch.

  • @3TXSisters
    @3TXSisters 17 днів тому +3

    I have a sewing box similar to your mom's. I won it when I was in TOPS. I still use it. Cooking from scratch is so much more economical. I know baking your own quick breads, like banana and pumpkin, are so much cheaper. It just seems to take so much time to do it. Great frugal advice! Love to all, Linda 💕

  • @NefariaAdventures
    @NefariaAdventures 16 днів тому +1

    Love Rhubarb! My mom and grandma used to make pies out of it, but we lived in the woods.

  • @ShettikkaWoods-jl8iq
    @ShettikkaWoods-jl8iq 15 днів тому +2

    My grandma had a sewing 🧵🪡 basket 🧺 like that.. thank goodness I know how to mend and make clothes 😄 crochet 🧶 and knit.

  • @erikamendelson5108
    @erikamendelson5108 16 днів тому +2

    My husband is very hard on socks, I re-sew the toe. We also have "yard clothes" . We live in rural E TN and bartering is big here. I trade eggs for milk and cream. We have a large garden and do a lot of canning and use as gifts. Dandilion, wild violet, red bud and pepper jelly are always appreciated and even requested!

  • @TheThriftyGma
    @TheThriftyGma 17 днів тому +1

    I use a clothesline right through till winter weather comes. I will mend something for hubby if needed. I package up leftovers into small containers that hubby can pop into the micro for his lunch. I buy in bulk, use my food sealer to make smaller packages. We love Mexican and Chinese food, so I make it at home. I make my own iced coffees, as it's so much cheaper. I grow rhubarb as we love it stewed with custard, or I add it into bran muffins. I live by mom's saying... buy used, save the difference.

  • @arthurmantzouris4413
    @arthurmantzouris4413 17 днів тому +3

    I remember when I use to get clothes for Christmas and I use to be like OH NO!! I don't want them...
    But it was nice to have them bc clothes back them weren't expensive but I didn't really appreciate it very much....But I would get money n that would be gratefully execpted but Dawn my mom would sew buttons and other things she would do for us....and my Mom would pass down my clothes to my brother even tho he was alot younger then me....and She would pass down from my cousins as well....to my Brother....
    I'm not sure what she would do for my sister...since she was the only Girl in our family....but she would go shopping and pick out many outfits for her self....would be pretty nice since my sister would work n use her money to buy what she wanted.....😊😊😊

  • @desertfish6239
    @desertfish6239 17 днів тому +2

    I have old t-shirts my employer bought everyone for casual Friday. Some are 15 years old and spotted or slightly frayed. Those are my work around the house shirts. When they get too bad for that they become rags. I have a garden. I cook 3 nights in a row and then we have clean out the refrigerator night. I will sew buttons and hems. During Covid I could not find cotton socks anywhere so I took out grandma's darning ball.

  • @laurie6644
    @laurie6644 17 днів тому +3

    Hi. Heads up: YT put up your old short (from the year TX had power outage). Since there's no date I couldn't be sure if you were going through something now.)

  • @gssandlin
    @gssandlin 17 днів тому +2

    My mom always hung the laundry on the clothesline weather permitting. Another thing that stands out in my mind was that we only grocery shopped once a week, no matter what. If we were having pancakes for breakfast and the syrup bottle was empty, she made it from scratch, etc.

  • @noreenp.9858
    @noreenp.9858 17 днів тому +2

    I love rhubarb too! My mom grew a patch in the yard. Yes…I ate it raw too! I have a recipe for rhubarb crisp that my son just loves. I can get some from a coworker who grows it in her yard. I don’t can but my mom did. That’s a great saving.

    • @janetreindl1711
      @janetreindl1711 15 днів тому

      I would love to see that recipe for rhubarb crisp -- my husband loves rhubarb pie and this would be a wonderful surprise for him! 💜

  • @Saturn57
    @Saturn57 17 днів тому +5

    Love this video. I recently went back to mending my family's clothes, household items, accessories, toys. I used to mend and alter my clothes as a pre teen until 22 out of necessity. I also went back to being handy and fixing furniture, plumbing, etc. Also, I have work clothes for cooking and cleaning and house clothes. This way I don't have to wash my house clothes as much and I don't wear them out or ruin them (work clothes are basically old or worn out house clothes, lol). I'm also planning to experiment with painting walls.

  • @donnarakitzis2719
    @donnarakitzis2719 17 днів тому +1

    Oldies but goodies!

  • @peggylancour5628
    @peggylancour5628 17 днів тому +2

    I love rhubarb! We grew it in Michigan where I grew up. I would put sugar in my pocket and dip the rhubarb stalk in! Your talk today was a wonderful trip down memory lane.

  • @TheLongRunwithJoelandChristy
    @TheLongRunwithJoelandChristy 16 днів тому +2

    Great share, Dawn. I have a sewing kit like that. I primarily use it for replacing buttons or repairing seams. I don’t have a sewing machine though. I don’t know how your watch bands work but Apple Watch bands can be replaced. Though they’re pretty sturdy. I’ve never replaced mine, but some people have multiple bands to wear with different outfits. I have a set on my wish list, but I would never just buy them for myself. 😂

  • @jennifershaw4756
    @jennifershaw4756 17 днів тому +1

    We cut up old t-shirts, facecloths and towels to use as rags to clean our Standard Poodles bottom. LOL But first the t-shirts are used as house clothes or p.j. tops.

  • @marthaC495
    @marthaC495 17 днів тому +11

    Learn to sew a simple dress, skirt or shirt. A sewing machine will pay for itself in a short time, if you use it. Also, plant a fruit tree! Think long-term.

    • @gmh56
      @gmh56 17 днів тому +3

      A friend of mine hits the VOA Store here and gleans fabrics to use from the linens there. She has made some awesome costume shirts using sheets with eyelet or similar edging. Also, a few summer skirts and a dress. She is a professional seamstress--one would never guess these clothing items are made from 2nd hand sheets.

    • @marthaC495
      @marthaC495 17 днів тому

      @@gmh56 Fantastic! That's so smart. Anyone can do it... just practice.

  • @shirleyjones6081
    @shirleyjones6081 17 днів тому +5

    We had rhubarb in our backyard. I would pull it out of the dirt and eat it. Loved it still do.

    • @catholicfaithofmine2664
      @catholicfaithofmine2664 17 днів тому +4

      My grandmother had rubarb. I loved eating it straight from the garden! Original sour heads 😂

    • @cjhoward409
      @cjhoward409 17 днів тому +3

      That was my mom’s favorite. And my least favorite garden food. Lol

  • @rachelekelly2872
    @rachelekelly2872 17 днів тому +3

    One of my goals is to learn to sew myself some simple shirts. I have a “fancy” sewing machine and already do machine embroidery on it but want to expand my skills.

    • @rachelekelly2872
      @rachelekelly2872 17 днів тому +2

      Repurposing clothes is also a frugal tip. I want to make a long cute skirt out of some
      Old jeans that I have. It also keeps me home and not use shipping as my hobby.

    • @rachelekelly2872
      @rachelekelly2872 17 днів тому +3

      Taking a walk when I am stressed is a way I get out of the house without spending any money.😊

    • @CentsibleLivingWithMoneyMom
      @CentsibleLivingWithMoneyMom  17 днів тому +1

      Sounds great!

    • @CentsibleLivingWithMoneyMom
      @CentsibleLivingWithMoneyMom  17 днів тому +1

      Fantastic

  • @Lorreyla
    @Lorreyla 17 днів тому +1

    I guess I am lucky. I've always liked doing those things no matter what my financial situation was at the time. Baking bread in particular is so worth it. Much cheaper to make and so delicious. Even finding a used bread machine at a thrift store could be a help if someone doesn't feel they have the baking skills. For the leftovers that never end I suggest to anyone that can afford it, look for a freezer. Even the smallest size can be a help when on the third night of chili you just aren't feeling it. Freeze the leftovers and some time in the summer when you don't want to cook you can pull it out and have dinner. Yes, we would pick the Rhubarb and dip the ends in sugar...better than Sweet Tarts. I live in New England you can still find it wild and most local small farms grow it.

  • @NefariaAdventures
    @NefariaAdventures 16 днів тому +1

    I do mending when I can with my sewing machine or sometimes hand-stitching. If it's beyond my skills, I take it to my dry cleaner to sew if he can do the repairs (he does some mending). I also have "upcycled" or changed up clothing I've bought thrifted (i.e. had the zipper replaced, patched a hole, removed shoulder pads, added straps, etc.).

  • @marylynch2510
    @marylynch2510 17 днів тому +2

    Beautiful sewing basket,I picked up one similar, love it❤❤❤❤❤

  • @janinedekoker9405
    @janinedekoker9405 17 днів тому +1

    I fix clothes as much as I can. Yesterday I realized I was wearing a dress that I'd been wearing for 8 years and I wear it all seasons. I try to make my kids clothes last as long as possible as well. If something isn't suitable for daytime wear anymore they sleep in it. We also do all our cooking and baking at home. We also don't shop for fun anymore. We're using less electricity now compared to last year because we only heat our water when needed and we do not tumble dry our clothes all the time.

  • @mamma8786
    @mamma8786 17 днів тому +4

    We have a lot of Pie Plant. It is not quite ready up here will be next week then I will start the Rhubarb dishes.
    Also I agree with the clothes if you saw the shirt I had on you would see the stains!! I have a few sets of clothes, work , go out, go to Church and a few super nice dresses for the really need to have good clothes. Also I have clothes on the clothesline ( it is 30 degrees here).

  • @LadyCatherine538
    @LadyCatherine538 17 днів тому +4

    Weeding? The local teen wants $18 per hour yet doesn’t know the weeds have long roots ( or tap root). I paid two kids the rate they wanted but weeds were back in two weeks. Never again.
    My orthopedist told me, “No more weeding if you want your shoulders to last a few more years”. I now dig down around the weeds, separating them from the dirt and dispose of them. Twenty minutes of sunshine and weeding per day. Then ibuprofen.

    • @nancywells5626
      @nancywells5626 17 днів тому +1

      I am a gardener professionally. I love weeding as an activity and get paid for my effort.. It helps a lot when you use the right tools, less stress on the hands, shoulders, and back.

  • @tammymerrick3760
    @tammymerrick3760 17 днів тому +4

    Hellooo feom Niagara Falls Ontario Canada. I really enjoyed rhis episode. You reming me of my Grandmas. They were aleays thrifty. Plus I practice alot of these things. Niw teaching my girls to be the same. Have a Blessed Day.

  • @user-gm1kl6xy4m
    @user-gm1kl6xy4m 17 днів тому +2

    I don't iron clothes but I like to take good care of what I owe

  • @rochellethundercloud346
    @rochellethundercloud346 17 днів тому +3

    Grow your own produce,or join a community garden.
    Look at free resources in your area
    Learn to diy as much as you can.
    Learn a trade.
    Learn to take care of your vehicle on your own, because mechanics will overcharge, especially if it's a woman alone,who maybe doesn't know different.
    Cook from scratch.
    Make simple meals.
    Freeze leftovers.
    Shop loss leaders.
    Those,if you don't know,are items on the front of the sales flyer.
    Only buy what you know will be used.
    Substitute items.

  • @rubykins02
    @rubykins02 17 днів тому +1

    Regarding leftovers, I have had to learn how to downsize the meals I make. Also learn to utilize leftovers for something different. Make it a make over meal instead of just a leftover meal.

  • @nancywells5626
    @nancywells5626 17 днів тому +2

    Hello Dawn,
    Our electric company charges less for electric use during non peak hours. I am trying to do my laundry during non peak hours when possible. Hopefully this idea helps.

  • @user-je2lp2iz7e
    @user-je2lp2iz7e 17 днів тому +1

    I’ve been married 55 years and in all that time I’ve sewn 2 buttons on a shirt.lol.

  • @lateshachurney5965
    @lateshachurney5965 9 днів тому +1

    I love my sewing box. Found it at Joanne Fabrics years ago. You should share your bread recipe.

  • @cynthiajudkins2250
    @cynthiajudkins2250 17 днів тому +2

    My daughter, my neighbor and I always switch out leftovers with each other if we get tired of eating them

  • @elizabethlangheim7214
    @elizabethlangheim7214 17 днів тому +1

    Went through my wardrobe. I can wear everything but 4 too small but really close items. I’m actively losing weight so it shouldn’t be much longer. Anyway, I had 8 items needing hemmed, mended, modified, or ironed. Knocked those jobs out two days ago. I’m not the best seamstress but I know how to do what was needed. That is 8 things I don’t have to replace.

  • @ShettikkaWoods-jl8iq
    @ShettikkaWoods-jl8iq 15 днів тому +1

    Rhubarb and cubed beef pie

  • @Diane-nr3sf
    @Diane-nr3sf 9 днів тому +1

    Also learn to knit and crochet I've been doing that since I was nine years old and I'm now 69 also learn to do tatting you can make beautiful lace like that

  • @ShettikkaWoods-jl8iq
    @ShettikkaWoods-jl8iq 15 днів тому +1

    Ham hash ❤

  • @mscathyaz
    @mscathyaz 17 днів тому +3

    Love the video. These are real frugal tips.

  • @bethbeckermeyer1732
    @bethbeckermeyer1732 17 днів тому +4

    Saving money! We don’t teach young people to save

  • @ShettikkaWoods-jl8iq
    @ShettikkaWoods-jl8iq 15 днів тому +1

    I barter with neighbors😊 side hustles❤

  • @ShettikkaWoods742
    @ShettikkaWoods742 17 днів тому +5

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @user-gm1kl6xy4m
    @user-gm1kl6xy4m 17 днів тому +1

    Victory garden use it up wear it out make do do without live of a written budget needs verses wants charity begins at home tithe bless God appreciation respect honesty hard work

  • @user-gm1kl6xy4m
    @user-gm1kl6xy4m 17 днів тому +1

    Home baked bread is so yummy

  • @yadymoncayo294
    @yadymoncayo294 17 днів тому +1

    Thanks ❤

  • @ShettikkaWoods-jl8iq
    @ShettikkaWoods-jl8iq 15 днів тому +1

    Homemade bread 🍞❤

  • @user-gm1kl6xy4m
    @user-gm1kl6xy4m 17 днів тому +1

    Good morning

  • @Duke_of_Prunes
    @Duke_of_Prunes 17 днів тому +2

    I don't remember the last time I saw any Rhubarb for sale, and now I am hungry for rhubarb pie 😂.

  • @user-gm1kl6xy4m
    @user-gm1kl6xy4m 17 днів тому +1

    I don't have a clothes dryer

  • @annamaria7417
    @annamaria7417 13 днів тому +1

    We live in a really wasteful society. If people woild just be mindful of that and do some or all of these things it would help a lot.

  • @user-gm1kl6xy4m
    @user-gm1kl6xy4m 17 днів тому +1

    Smaller portions and small amount of meat

  • @user-gm1kl6xy4m
    @user-gm1kl6xy4m 17 днів тому +1

    I have clued shoes mended brae

  • @user-gm1kl6xy4m
    @user-gm1kl6xy4m 17 днів тому +1

    I don't mend clothes

  • @user-gm1kl6xy4m
    @user-gm1kl6xy4m 17 днів тому +1

    I use things untile they die

  • @pajamamama5965
    @pajamamama5965 17 днів тому +5

    Love it! Smash that like button everyone 😊

  • @valkelly3054
    @valkelly3054 11 днів тому

    You said you don’t do most of these things, even though you know it saves money.
    Why do you think you didn’t carry-on the same habits your parents did? Such as gardening, mending clothes etc?

  • @bonnieingram5916
    @bonnieingram5916 17 днів тому +1

    i never stopped xoxxoxo

  • @ChristmasCarol923
    @ChristmasCarol923 17 днів тому +2

    I sure miss when back when in the 70s in my area churches had rummage sales you got so,much nice used clothes other household items too. You got to go to 3 on Saturdays , Still have my cast iron skillet. Small radio . On my block Neighbors stay to themselves not friendly at all sad 😢I miss them years when you knew your neighbors and helped each other.

  • @ShettikkaWoods-jl8iq
    @ShettikkaWoods-jl8iq 15 днів тому +1

    Ham hash ❤