I hang dry clothes on the line all year round. I'm from the Caribbean. Also when it comes to food I am very frugal. I make my own bread, cook from scratch, I get chicken for free from my in-laws (the chickens are reared in the backyard), my father has a huge garden so I can get sweet potatoes, yams, vegetables free, I grow aloe vera in pots and use on my skin and hair as a deep conditioner. I grow a few herbs to use in cooking (I want to grow even more). Turn off all lights at night. Cut tubes of toothpaste, lotion etc to get the last bit out. There's so much I already do to be frugal and intend on learning more.
One of the funniest things I remember from years ago was in regard to shoes. My husband's family does not join our philosophy about money. I'm SO grateful my husband Brian and I are of the same mind. Anyway, Brian's brother was complaining about the fact that he spent so much money on a pair of shoes that didn't last any time at all. Brian said, 'I got these from Walmart and they're holding up good and they only cost .... ( I don't remember now). His brother asked, 'How long have you had those?" Brian unlaced one shoe a bit and showed his brother the date he bought and started wearing them. (written with a Sharpy on the inside touge of the shoe) YOU DATE YOUR SHOES?????? Brian said, 'I'm always courious how long they last.' His family thought we were nuts. We got a big kick out of it. 😂
LOL! I love the idea of finding out how long shoes last. We often label food items with a black Sharpie to see how long they are lasting us. If it's an expensive item the goal becomes to make it last a little longer before we buy it again.
I have been a dumpster diver. I found a bunch of partly used name brand perfume bottles (I assume they were testers). I sold them at a garage sale and made $200! I used that money to fund some fun activities and food for our summer vacation the next week- time spent in a condo at the beach that our friends loaned us for free.😀 I also found a Keurig in a dumpster that we used for 3 years until it died.
That flip flop idea is gold. They always break when you`re out and about. My husband and I lived in a 350sqft home with our 4 children to save up to pay cash for our land and land improvments. We used the land as a downpayment for our mortgage and paid it off in 4 years.
@@UndertheMedian We lived there for 2 years. we paid $400 a month and that included all the utilities. It started getting tight when the 2 youngest started crawling and walking. It was perfect before they became mobile.
I enjoy your tips & frugality. One from me: for gardening addicts. Cant afford regular priced perenials or any garden materials for that matter. When i moved out of state curiosity got me and i would stop at neighbors and eventually total strangers homes where i admired blooms. From the kindness of strangers i. Ended up with a lovely garden full of beauty. People would either give me seeds or yank up a root for me. Ive met wonderful people and learned mote about gardening this way. Also the cemetery is a good place to pick up free planters(pls NOT from graves). Once i was pulling a planter out of the trash when a worker pulled up and pointed me to a utility area out of site where the crew accumulated all old abandoned potted flowers. He said i could take them. Also i have taken flowers from florists floral arrangements that i have received _planted them _ and got them to grow!
I really love both of you. Each of you have a unique sense of humor that I thoroughly enjoy. In fact, I have just recently found your channel, & I’m so glad I did…I also love your “bloopers”, so please keep them coming!!! It’s so good to see such happy couples, as you both truly seem to be…God bless you & your family…❤️🙏🇺🇸
You guys are the only channel I set reminders for. I consider myself to be very frugal, but I always tune in for more tips. Thanks for producing quality content. It is appreciated!
I agree with Jason. Best frugal advice for those of us who have been frugal for years. I don't need to be told AGAIN to skip Starbucks and don't eat out! Hope and Larry have FRESH new tips that even the biggest penny-pinchers can learn from!
Every birthday and every Christmas, I do not throw away the cards. I carefully cut out the best parts of front of the card, to use as gift tags for birthday or Christmas in the upcoming year. I punch a little hole in each tag with some ribbon.
With the recent loss of 3 family members, holidays have changed greatly. We have all scaled back on gift-giving and instead exchange a small gift at a dinner at Cracker Barrel and visit time. I try to make a visit to my Dads’ elderly sister (my aunt and “second mom”), and cousins. To save money, we send Christmas cards instead of gifts. I send a “group gift” to my the aunts’s house with a collection of hot chocolate packets and dish towels for them to disperse for all of them. My aunt and cousins love them.
We live in a tiny home in Colorado but are selling and moving into a traditional home for more room for future kiddos and entertaining. Will want to live this way again when we are retired and empty nesters. And yes I love stasher bags and beeswax wraps. My frugal tip- Water that doesn’t get drank or dropped ice cubes (that dogs don’t snack on) goes into a plant to water. One thing I wanted to mention something about your previous video in regards to reusing plastic bottles and cups. A lot of those are single use plastics that can leach bpa and other toxins into drink and food when used more than once. I love you guys and want to make sure you’re staying healthy! Toss or recycle and get stainless or glass for long term use. If you must keep them check the number at the bottom of the cup inside the recycling symbol. Numbers 2, 4 and 5 are safe. Numbers 1, and 7 use with caution. And numbers 3 and 6 avoid. I even avoid buying ones to use once that aren’t the safe numbers. Thanks for the awesome videos!
Thanks SO much for watching out for us. You were not the only one who mentioned the PBA hazard. However, you were the only one who provided us with the exact numbers to look for. Thanks. That is super helpful.
I totally wash my plastic shower curtain liner in the washing machine. Just wash on a cold and gentle cycle to get off any mold or residue left behind from the shower. Do not dry in dryer just hang back up to drip dry.
Our Washing Machine broke and it was 15 years old so we were having trouble finding the part. I looked on OfferUp and our neighbor happened to be moving that day. We bought a 2 year old stainless steel Maytag washer for...$50!!
One thing I started doing (among many others) in order to save money on my electric bill is to use solar lights inside my house. I bought a few Luci lights from Amazon and set them outside to be charged by the sun..... I now have them inside the house.....and they light up a room pretty darn good. They actually have 4 setting...low med and higher lighting plus one flashing light.... which I suppose is for when you need to be seen..... I was also thinking it would be great for use on a bicycle... Larry could strap it on his bike..(it has built in straps) like say the handle bars in his way to work and it could light his bike up at night... I have charged my lights only once so far and the work perfectly. Great for power outages too. May not be as bright as you might want to read by but they are bright enough to see anything in the room. I only started this last month...can't wait to see my next electric bill to see if all the things I've done helps make it lower..I also have things plugged into power strips and turn the switches off when not in use...
If you have stamps you can decorate that brown wrapping paper that she was using for gifts. Not sure if anyone has said this, but you can cut tubes (like toothpaste) in half so that you can get the remnants out. I also have a long, skinny little spatula that is for scraping out the rest of lotion, etc.
I use the brown wrapping paper for gifts and have my kids color them. It's a pretty sweet deal - kids get to be creative and busy, and it's personalized, plus it saves money and it's recyclable so I don't feel as guilty about basically throwing away money.
Further to your viewer’s soap grating tip to make body wash....I take the little ends of bar soap that are so hard to use and soak them in water until they are mush. Then i stir in a little more water until they are the consistency of the soft soap you buy in a dispenser. I pour it into an old dispenser bottle and use it on my kitchen counter to wash my hands. Works like a charm with no wastage of bits of soap.
I have two teenagers live with me every second week. I bought a dehydrator and clean out the fridge after they go. Zero waste and I’ve built a good stock pile of veggie preps. No longer worried about trying to get the right amount of food for which weeks.
At Christmas, my brother and I would rip apart our presents and there would be mom, off to the side watching... And collecting. I thought she had a bit of mild OCD with cleaning and this was another example, but I think this was more frugal. She'd collect the bows,bags, and good pieces of wrapping paper and neatly fold it to the side. Then it would get used again for the next event. I do this too. I have 3-4 gift bags I bought from the dollar store and that's what we use for gifts in our family, just keep reusing them. My cousin used to wrap with newspaper. He would get teased but he didn't care! I think it's a great idea.
I found a glass cabinet on the kerb, turned out it was a collectible mid century piece that had been painted a couple of times, I lovingly stripped all the paint off and then sealed it with clear varnish. It needs a new shelf in the top but I am so in love with this piece and will never part with it.
I love to reuse stuff. Therefore, I loved the bread wrapper closer tab idea for repairing flip flops. I could never think of a good use for those before :) Also good, the old sock idea for extending the length of mittens and freezing stuff using a cereal box so that your frozen stuff is stackable!
The first tip sort of reminded me of something I did....but I doubt I scored like she did ! Many years ago we'd gone over to see a friend & I noticed a rolled up rug out at her curb for pick-up. I asked her if I could have it. She said sure. So, we took it home. I thought surely it would have a hole in it or some big honkin' stain...but it was in perfect condition ! This nice, wool rug! Well, I put it in our back bedroom & it's been there ever since. Love that rug. Oh, washing shower curtain liners....I've always done that. Kate is right...just toss it in w/some towels. Love the ideas from you & your viewers !
LOVE bees wax wrappers! And when they're too old to use, cut them into little peices and use as fire starters :) Another fire starter tip: I always save the end of candles. I make new candles out of them but also: Pick dry pine cones, dip them 1-2 times in melted candles. They're nice as gifts too. :)
I’ve always washed plastic baggies, turned them upside down over a glass to dry and reuse them except if they had raw meat in them…those I threw away for safety reasons!
Newspaper as gift wrap: when my husband was courting me, the first gift he ever gave me was wrapped in newspaper. It was the first real clue I had about exactly how frugal he was. It’s a good thing and I wouldn’t have my husband any other way!
I've always washed my plastic shower liner with a couple of towels. Hang back in the shower-never put in dryer. I've always reused gift bags and tissue paper if still good. No sense in throwing something out that is still usable. I've also in the past taken white tissue paper and used card/scrapbooking stamps with ink to "design" by own paper or tissue paper which turned out so cute! Love to hear all the tips.
Thanks for all these great tips! Ooh, I just became internet famous 😆😉. I recommend using the grated union, garlic, carrot and celery frozen. Straight from the freezer into a hot pan. I have bought plastic gift bags to reuse every birthday in our home. They don't wrinkle like the paper gift bags and you can even clean them with a wet cloth should need be. When someone in our house has their birthday, the gift bags are used and put back in storage until the next birthday. December gifts that will be opened in our house are wrapped in red tablecloth. I cut rectangles from a paper tablecloth around Chris and bought nice thread that I also reuse. Gift tags are also reused. I do this 99% to be eco friendly. I don't like newspaper as gift wrapping 😄🤭.
@@UndertheMedian Thanks, hope you will like it too. I have a tiny freezer for a family of four, which makes the options to meal prep limited My hands and energy level do not always like cutting up a lot vegetables to make dinner. That's how this started. That the kitchen machine parts take up so much space in the dishwasher was a factor too. Plus, I don't have to throw carrots and/ or celery stalks out. I hate wasting good food.
My husband and I just bought our first pairs of eyeglasses from Zenni and we will definitely continue to do so. I typically had to spend $400 on my glasses. I have progressive lenses and they were always so expensive! I got my glasses this time from Zenni and my progressive lenses with the same style that I got from the other place only cost me $40! My husband bought two pair, one of them had all the bells and whistles and both of his pair came to about $40 as well
When we go camping,we camp in a drivable micro mini winnebago. It is 21 foot by 7 foot wide and 11 ft. Tall. We used to tent camp when we homeschooled our 2 children. Tiny home idea! Works great when hooked up to full hook ups electric,water&sewer!
Turn your mattress every 2 weeks and it will last longer. If the design stops you turning it right over, just move it top to bottom. Learn to sew (UA-cam videos or library book) then make clothing and soft furnishings. Grow herbs in washed yoghurt pots and dessert containers on your sunny window ledges. Get a washed our jar with lid and shake up a mixture of olive oil and lemon juice. Use this on wooden furniture instead of spray polish. Clean kitchen and bathroom surfaces with a paste of lemon juice and bicarbonate of soda. Dye your hair yourself.
My mom used to clean the house with vinegar and water. Worked well but I think the memory of coming home from school to a house that smells like vinegar is stronger lol. I've made my own laundry soap while in college, but grating a bar of soap hurts my hands too much so I allow myself the luxury of Tide pods in my 30's haha. We save elastic bands from veggies or wherever, as well as bread tags. You mentioned bread tags for flip flops, but I use it as a scraper for the dough bowl. I make homemade bread and the bowl is always a floury mess that can be a pain to clean. The bread tag is a perfect scraper. Makes it so much easier to clean!
OMG $16,500!!! Zenni Optical is the least expensive. I’m going to do the potting thing on eBay. Like the brown paper idea! Prepper Princess is great! I follow her, too. Love the grated veggies idea! Veggies don’t spoil if you don’t use them-they’re frozen.
I love you guys! I have made so many changes , I made my first batch of free broth in my crockpot (because you explained how inexpensive it is compared to the stove top), looked online for my electric company's off peak hours and changed when I run my washer and dryer and dishwasher, I also started unplugging things when not in use and changed my lightbulbs to LED!
I needed to paint a couple rooms in my house. I didn’t want to ruin any of my clothes and I didn’t happen to have anything stained or ripped. I decided to sacrifice my pjs. I didn’t do too bad but there were a couple splotches. I’m still wearing the pjs at night two years later. At first my husband playfully poked fun, but the family is used to my specially spotted jammies now.
Make a list of items you purchase every money add to list where is cheapest place to buy items plus cheapest way to obtain items coupons barter b one get one free use up what you have grow your own ask on some items do I really need or do I want to manage this much stuff in this phase of my life how can I make life more simple and minimal
I have old clothes that are too big. Or go to goodwill and get something really cheap. My husband and I now call them our work clothes and we save them for any time we do any project.
Yes! You can get FREE fridge boxes and I give it to the kids to decorate and draw on and it is their fort or their own club! Provides free entertainment and a creative outlet. BTW, I LOVE your bloopers at the end-makes me laugh along with you!
Years ago, when people got news paper regularly my parents used the funnies section to wrap gifts. And I have used brown paper and brown bags for gifts for a few years now, using different color ribbons for decorations.
Love the kiddo in the flannel robe 😆 seems like something our kids would do! Wonderful video... You guys are the reason why I decided to put up clothes lines recently to help save money on drying since our dryer takes FOREVER! Thanks for all the great tips and I'm looking forward to many more videos in the future! 🥰
I took about two hundred paper grocery bags rolled them up tight and tied them with jute string From dollar tree and use them as kindling in my wood stove during the winter. I also roll up old magazines and tie them and burn them. Also cut pallet boards that be I do not have a use for, cut them into size appropriate to fit in my wood stove. We live in the foothills of the mountains in the Pacific Northwest and frequently lose power during wind and snow storms. Works like a charm. Free heating.
I lived in a tiny house for 7 years of 350 sq ft. I loved it. I am now in a 1000 sq ft house that I bought and it’s too big and costs too much. I’m getting ready to move into my Prius and save my house payment.
During the Vietnam War they made flip flops out of used tires, kind of neat looking. We made & used inner tubes for gloves at the brick yards when I was a 17 year old.
I would add to the tip on washing the shower liners. I pop mine in the dryer with the towels for 2 minutes on the lowest heat setting. I set a timer and do NOT leave so there is no chance of forgetting. This gets the wrinkles out, and you can rehang immediately. One of mine is very thin and clingy when I take it out but I just pull it apart while warm and it is fine.
You have no idea how psyched I am to wash the shower curtain liner now. I would never have ever considered washing it in the washing machine. I am so happy to have learned this tip from our viewers.
WOW!!! Absolutely loved this video!!! Keep doing these videos! So many great ideas everyone could really learn from these ideas. I never miss your videos! Love love love y’all
I’m late to the Frugal Tips party, but we live in Berlin and save money by doing a lot of things your viewers have mentioned. My husband tends to collect change and use bills. I have a change purse with 2 compartments that I put the cent, 2 cent, 5 cent, 10 and 20 cent pieces into. I make sure 1 Euro is in one side and 9 Euros is in the other. We pay cash for groceries and use the change purse to make sure the change gets used. We walk, bike ride or take public transportation since we live in a city where that is all normal. When we declutter, we put things in a box in our building and mark it as gifts. If no one in the building wants it, the box goes outside and passers by can help themselves. We reuse Amazon boxes for that!
Thanks for mentioning my suggestions. It was interesting to note a couple of women have put their shower liners in the dryer. I am going to have to try that.
I save egg shells in the container until I have used all the dozen eggs. Then I put the egg shells in the blender and make "egg shell" tea and throw it on my garden to feed the worms! I also put scraps in the blender with water and put it in the compost and it is already ground and decomposes faster.
I love the bit where you talk about the dandelion leaves! 🤣 I have learnt about local plants and I pick leaves inc bramble leaves and dandelion for my animals. Saves me tons on salad etc
Take Dollar Tree socks, fill with either dried rice or dried beans, tie off & microwave for three minutes to apply for pain or use like a hot water bottle in bed.
I live in Southern Calif. and shop at Aldi's, Trader Joe's and Ralph's (Kroger). I have not seen price increases at Aldi's or Trader Joe's yet but definitely at Kroger
I had a 12“ x 16‘ bare earth strip along the side of my house that I wanted to fill in with small pebbles. But I really didn’t want to spend my money on pebbles / stones. So it got put on the back burner. Then one day while I was walking my hounds I noticed that there were pebbles and small rocks just laying around. Lightbulb moment. I started picking them up & putting them in my pocket. When we got home I would throw them in that area. It took many many many walks but finally it was filled in. Many beautiful odd size little pebbles and small rocks to boot. Granted, I probably only saved about $15 but it was $15 saved. And no,I did not take from landscape areas.
Just wow!!!! I loveeeee these tips. I learned sooo much watching this vlog. Thank you so much Larry & Hope. The best part: Daniel coming out at the end with his robe on🤣🤣🤣🤣, hilarious. Such a beautiful family! Love you guys🤗.
Thanks, Judith. When he walked across the camera with his robe on it was too good not to tease him and he was so good natured about it! He loves that robe!
I take the water from my dehumidifier in my basement and put it in my washing machine it’s about 3 gallons every load which saves me about 21 gallons of water a week
I shop quarterly at the food outlets nearby. I am fortunate to be near Hanover Foods for canned and frozen vegetables, then Utz and Snyder’s for snacks
Bought two pair of glasses for my husband from zenni. His glasses are usually 850$/pc. Zenni cost 125$ total and for the significant prescription and customizations that was a total win!
Have done the foaming hand soap for over a year, pl'arn is great for mats. My apartment is on the third floor facing north. Have not had to use my furnace all winter. I am going to attempt growing greens on my balcony, though I only receive the morning sun. I do extend my onions by regrowing in water. Thanks for the frugal info!
I save the liners from boxes from things like cereal and crackers. They are larger so good for storing large portions of leftovers and they are excellent for marinating meat. When done, toss the bags or you can easily wash them.
My guy and I re-purpose everything. We live in West Texas and bought an old Pumper House for $5,000 - my boyfriend and I are wrapping it with insulation and then metal on top of that which is another $5K - because it is an oil field housing building it is VERY sturdy house and because it is on a SKID - it keeps property taxes down as it is not a "permanent improvement" - win, win. It isn't technically a tiny house at 14x48 it is perfect for me - with one living area, a good sized kitchen, 3/4 bath and a bedroom. I used to live in a huge house (72 squares) and have decided in my golden years I don't want to spend time housekeeping rooms that don't get used now that the kids are on their own. We also did all the work ourselves which saved us a TON of constructions costs.
I like the water it down one. I always used 1c milk , 1c water in pudding. Saves money and my kids said it didn't taste different. I don't like milk so I prefer it that way.
Beeswax wraps are popular in Australia. Place square of cotton material on a sheet of brown paper. Grate beeswax onto the material and distribute evenly. Place 2nd sheet of brown paper on top. Iron on hot setting until beeswax melts, and allow to cool until cold. Voila! Use to cover dishes, wrap sandwiches etc, anything you would use foil or cling wrap for. Wrapped foods can be left out on the bench or refrigerated. Re-iron every now and again to refresh.
Frugal tip: use wool dryer balls instead of fabric sheets. They are reusable, they don’t coat your clothes in chemical residue and you can put essential oils on them to get a fabric scent boost. Also to reduce static cling, put a safety pin through them.
Keep a clean, dry towel by the dryer, add the towel to dryer with wet clothes. Cuts down dryer time. When the clothes are dry, I take the towel and fold it up until I use the dryer next. I use vinegar in my washer instead of softener. Vinegar works great and keeps the washing machine smelling fresh.
Thanks for sharing my tip of propagating and selling plants. Now I am teaching myself to macrame plant hangers. What I found in stores are expensive and substand.
Take old candles and melt the wax and pour them into an empty clean old candle container with a new wick. This makes new candles. I put lint inside paper toilet rolls and when filled with lint I use them to start fires for bbq and outdoor fires. Also don’t be too proud to ask if something on the curb is free and/or dumpster dive.
My hubby and I lived in our rv that was 8 x 26 for 5+ months while we did house renovations one time and we lived in a 10 x 20 storage building another time for 17 weeks when I had 3 foot surgeries as I couldn’t get in and out of our mobile home we had or get to the bathroom at the time.
I have an outdoor wood boiler and in floor heat for heat. We also installed heat exchanger on our hot water heater off our boiler which heats our water from our boiler. So our electric hot water heater only runs in the summer.
I hang dry clothes on the line all year round. I'm from the Caribbean. Also when it comes to food I am very frugal. I make my own bread, cook from scratch, I get chicken for free from my in-laws (the chickens are reared in the backyard), my father has a huge garden so I can get sweet potatoes, yams, vegetables free, I grow aloe vera in pots and use on my skin and hair as a deep conditioner. I grow a few herbs to use in cooking (I want to grow even more). Turn off all lights at night. Cut tubes of toothpaste, lotion etc to get the last bit out. There's so much I already do to be frugal and intend on learning more.
One of the funniest things I remember from years ago was in regard to shoes.
My husband's family does not join our philosophy about money.
I'm SO grateful my husband Brian and I are of the same mind.
Anyway, Brian's brother was complaining about the fact that he spent so much money on a pair of shoes that didn't last any time at all.
Brian said, 'I got these from Walmart and they're holding up good and they only cost .... ( I don't remember now).
His brother asked, 'How long have you had those?"
Brian unlaced one shoe a bit and showed his brother the date he bought and started wearing them. (written with a Sharpy on the inside touge of the shoe)
YOU DATE YOUR SHOES??????
Brian said, 'I'm always courious how long they last.'
His family thought we were nuts.
We got a big kick out of it. 😂
LOL! I love the idea of finding out how long shoes last. We often label food items with a black Sharpie to see how long they are lasting us. If it's an expensive item the goal becomes to make it last a little longer before we buy it again.
I date a lot of things so I know how long a bottle of shampoo lasts etc.
That is hilarious!
Today is my 49th Birthday! This video is a fantastic gift 💝 😂 Love you guys!!!!!!!!
Happy jennifer day
Happy birthday, Jennifer!
May you have the happiest of birthdays, Jennifer!
Happy Birthday Jennifer 😊
It’s my 44th birthday and I am a Jennifer too! 😃🥳 Happy Birthday 🎂🎉
I have been a dumpster diver. I found a bunch of partly used name brand perfume bottles (I assume they were testers). I sold them at a garage sale and made $200! I used that money to fund some fun activities and food for our summer vacation the next week- time spent in a condo at the beach that our friends loaned us for free.😀 I also found a Keurig in a dumpster that we used for 3 years until it died.
That flip flop idea is gold. They always break when you`re out and about. My husband and I lived in a 350sqft home with our 4 children to save up to pay cash for our land and land improvments. We used the land as a downpayment for our mortgage and paid it off in 4 years.
Good for you for living in a small space to save for a great, big goal. I love it!
@@UndertheMedian We lived there for 2 years. we paid $400 a month and that included all the utilities. It started getting tight when the 2 youngest started crawling and walking. It was perfect before they became mobile.
Excellent way to save money! We would do this again in a heartbeat.
Maybe I'm dumb, but how do you use land as a downpayment if you're building on it? Or was your mortgage for Home on a different parcel of land?
I enjoy your tips & frugality. One from me: for gardening addicts. Cant afford regular priced perenials or any garden materials for that matter. When i moved out of state curiosity got me and i would stop at neighbors and eventually total strangers homes where i admired blooms. From the kindness of strangers i. Ended up with a lovely garden full of beauty. People would either give me seeds or yank up a root for me. Ive met wonderful people and learned mote about gardening this way. Also the cemetery is a good place to pick up free planters(pls NOT from graves). Once i was pulling a planter out of the trash when a worker pulled up and pointed me to a utility area out of site where the crew accumulated all old abandoned potted flowers. He said i could take them. Also i have taken flowers from florists floral arrangements that i have received _planted them _ and got them to grow!
I really love both of you. Each of you have a unique sense of humor that I thoroughly enjoy. In fact, I have just recently found your channel, & I’m so glad I did…I also love your “bloopers”, so please keep them coming!!! It’s so good to see such happy couples, as you both truly seem to be…God bless you & your family…❤️🙏🇺🇸
I reuse old socks that have holes in them and convert them into rags for cleaning and oven mitts.
You guys are the only channel I set reminders for. I consider myself to be very frugal, but I always tune in for more tips. Thanks for producing quality content. It is appreciated!
Wonderful, Jason. So glad you are enjoying the videos.
Awww... thanks, Jason. We so appreciate you tuning in and hanging out with us!
I agree with Jason. Best frugal advice for those of us who have been frugal for years. I don't need to be told AGAIN to skip Starbucks and don't eat out! Hope and Larry have FRESH new tips that even the biggest penny-pinchers can learn from!
@@cherirowden , awww.... thanks! We so appreciate our viewers sharing their wisdom with us. We learn new ideas from all of you every week.
@@cherirowden - awe, thank you!
Every birthday and every Christmas, I do not throw away the cards. I carefully cut out the best parts of front of the card, to use as gift tags for birthday or Christmas in the upcoming year. I punch a little hole in each tag with some ribbon.
Great idea! I do the same! 🇦🇺💜❤️
With the recent loss of 3 family members, holidays have changed greatly. We have all scaled back on gift-giving and instead exchange a small gift at a dinner at Cracker Barrel and visit time.
I try to make a visit to my Dads’ elderly sister (my aunt
and “second mom”), and cousins. To save money, we send Christmas cards instead of gifts. I send a “group gift” to my the aunts’s house with a collection of hot chocolate packets and dish towels for them to disperse for all of them. My aunt and cousins love them.
We live in a tiny home in Colorado but are selling and moving into a traditional home for more room for future kiddos and entertaining. Will want to live this way again when we are retired and empty nesters.
And yes I love stasher bags and beeswax wraps.
My frugal tip- Water that doesn’t get drank or dropped ice cubes (that dogs don’t snack on) goes into a plant to water.
One thing I wanted to mention something about your previous video in regards to reusing plastic bottles and cups. A lot of those are single use plastics that can leach bpa and other toxins into drink and food when used more than once. I love you guys and want to make sure you’re staying healthy! Toss or recycle and get stainless or glass for long term use. If you must keep them check the number at the bottom of the cup inside the recycling symbol. Numbers 2, 4 and 5 are safe. Numbers 1, and 7 use with caution. And numbers 3 and 6 avoid. I even avoid buying ones to use once that aren’t the safe numbers. Thanks for the awesome videos!
Thanks SO much for watching out for us. You were not the only one who mentioned the PBA hazard. However, you were the only one who provided us with the exact numbers to look for. Thanks. That is super helpful.
I totally wash my plastic shower curtain liner in the washing machine. Just wash on a cold and gentle cycle to get off any mold or residue left behind from the shower. Do not dry in dryer just hang back up to drip dry.
Same. Just makes sense.
Me too!
I hand wash them in a wide bucket with antibacterial liquid. Soak first to make it easier to wash. Then lie it flat on the shower and scrub.
I'm moving into a tiny home this saturday!
I'm yealous! Congratulations on the new home.
Let us know how you like it. Maybe we can do a segment of tiny houses.
Awesome !!!!!!
I collect pumpkin after Halloween for my chickens. Also apples falling from a tree feed chickens saves on chicken food and great for them.
I adore the rug story. I am glad she kept it in the family
Me, too! It was an amazing curbside find, for sure!
The tip of putting a shower curtain liner into the washer is priceless!
I do this.
I generally use a five gallon bucket and bleach and then after it’s soaked I use the leftovers to scrub the toilets
I’ve heard this but been afraid to try it
Our Washing Machine broke and it was 15 years old so we were having trouble finding the part. I looked on OfferUp and our neighbor happened to be moving that day. We bought a 2 year old stainless steel Maytag washer for...$50!!
One thing I started doing (among many others) in order to save money on my electric bill is to use solar lights inside my house.
I bought a few Luci lights from Amazon and set them outside to be charged by the sun.....
I now have them inside the house.....and they light up a room pretty darn good. They actually have 4 setting...low med and higher lighting plus one flashing light.... which I suppose is for when you need to be seen.....
I was also thinking it would be great for use on a bicycle...
Larry could strap it on his bike..(it has built in straps) like say the handle bars in his way to work and it could light his bike up at night...
I have charged my lights only once so far and the work perfectly.
Great for power outages too.
May not be as bright as you might want to read by but they are bright enough to see anything in the room.
I only started this last month...can't wait to see my next electric bill to see if all the things I've done helps make it lower..I also have things plugged into power strips and turn the switches off when not in use...
If you have stamps you can decorate that brown wrapping paper that she was using for gifts. Not sure if anyone has said this, but you can cut tubes (like toothpaste) in half so that you can get the remnants out. I also have a long, skinny little spatula that is for scraping out the rest of lotion, etc.
I use the brown wrapping paper for gifts and have my kids color them. It's a pretty sweet deal - kids get to be creative and busy, and it's personalized, plus it saves money and it's recyclable so I don't feel as guilty about basically throwing away money.
Love it! That's what I call Kid Art.
Yes I cut all tubes of toothpaste lotion etc. My husband thinks it's crazy but I genuinely enjoy doing it.
Further to your viewer’s soap grating tip to make body wash....I take the little ends of bar soap that are so hard to use and soak them in water until they are mush. Then i stir in a little more water until they are the consistency of the soft soap you buy in a dispenser. I pour it into an old dispenser bottle and use it on my kitchen counter to wash my hands. Works like a charm with no wastage of bits of soap.
We'll have to try that!
I have two teenagers live with me every second week. I bought a dehydrator and clean out the fridge after they go. Zero waste and I’ve built a good stock pile of veggie preps. No longer worried about trying to get the right amount of food for which weeks.
At Christmas, my brother and I would rip apart our presents and there would be mom, off to the side watching... And collecting. I thought she had a bit of mild OCD with cleaning and this was another example, but I think this was more frugal. She'd collect the bows,bags, and good pieces of wrapping paper and neatly fold it to the side. Then it would get used again for the next event. I do this too. I have 3-4 gift bags I bought from the dollar store and that's what we use for gifts in our family, just keep reusing them.
My cousin used to wrap with newspaper. He would get teased but he didn't care! I think it's a great idea.
I found a glass cabinet on the kerb, turned out it was a collectible mid century piece that had been painted a couple of times, I lovingly stripped all the paint off and then sealed it with clear varnish. It needs a new shelf in the top but I am so in love with this piece and will never part with it.
I love to reuse stuff. Therefore, I loved the bread wrapper closer tab idea for repairing flip flops. I could never think of a good use for those before :) Also good, the old sock idea for extending the length of mittens and freezing stuff using a cereal box so that your frozen stuff is stackable!
The first tip sort of reminded me of something I did....but I doubt I scored like she did ! Many years ago we'd gone over to see a friend & I noticed a rolled up rug out at her curb for pick-up. I asked her if I could have it. She said sure. So, we took it home. I thought surely it would have a hole in it or some big honkin' stain...but it was in perfect condition ! This nice, wool rug! Well, I put it in our back bedroom & it's been there ever since. Love that rug.
Oh, washing shower curtain liners....I've always done that. Kate is right...just toss it in w/some towels.
Love the ideas from you & your viewers !
LOVE bees wax wrappers! And when they're too old to use, cut them into little peices and use as fire starters :) Another fire starter tip: I always save the end of candles. I make new candles out of them but also: Pick dry pine cones, dip them 1-2 times in melted candles. They're nice as gifts too. :)
I’ve always washed plastic baggies, turned them upside down over a glass to dry and reuse them except if they had raw meat in them…those I threw away for safety reasons!
Newspaper as gift wrap: when my husband was courting me, the first gift he ever gave me was wrapped in newspaper. It was the first real clue I had about exactly how frugal he was. It’s a good thing and I wouldn’t have my husband any other way!
We always saved the funnies and they made it colorful. Ads also work.
That was the perfect litmus test, HawkStrong.
Such a brilliant idea.
I've always washed my plastic shower liner with a couple of towels. Hang back in the shower-never put in dryer. I've always reused gift bags and tissue paper if still good. No sense in throwing something out that is still usable. I've also in the past taken white tissue paper and used card/scrapbooking stamps with ink to "design" by own paper or tissue paper which turned out so cute! Love to hear all the tips.
Thanks for all these great tips!
Ooh, I just became internet famous 😆😉. I recommend using the grated union, garlic, carrot and celery frozen. Straight from the freezer into a hot pan.
I have bought plastic gift bags to reuse every birthday in our home. They don't wrinkle like the paper gift bags and you can even clean them with a wet cloth should need be.
When someone in our house has their birthday, the gift bags are used and put back in storage until the next birthday.
December gifts that will be opened in our house are wrapped in red tablecloth. I cut rectangles from a paper tablecloth around Chris and bought nice thread that I also reuse. Gift tags are also reused.
I do this 99% to be eco friendly. I don't like newspaper as gift wrapping 😄🤭.
I adored your tip on the grated onion, garlic, carrot, and celery. I am absolutely going to start doing this!
@@UndertheMedian Thanks, hope you will like it too.
I have a tiny freezer for a family of four, which makes the options to meal prep limited My hands and energy level do not always like cutting up a lot vegetables to make dinner. That's how this started. That the kitchen machine parts take up so much space in the dishwasher was a factor too. Plus, I don't have to throw carrots and/ or celery stalks out. I hate wasting good food.
My husband and I just bought our first pairs of eyeglasses from Zenni and we will definitely continue to do so. I typically had to spend $400 on my glasses. I have progressive lenses and they were always so expensive! I got my glasses this time from Zenni and my progressive lenses with the same style that I got from the other place only cost me $40! My husband bought two pair, one of them had all the bells and whistles and both of his pair came to about $40 as well
Wow. That's amazing! I may give them a try 😊
When we go camping,we camp in a drivable micro mini winnebago. It is 21 foot by 7 foot wide and 11 ft. Tall. We used to tent camp when we homeschooled our 2 children. Tiny home idea! Works great when hooked up to full hook ups electric,water&sewer!
We had to go down to one car three years ago. We bought a child’s cart that attaches to the back, to bring groceries home.
Turn your mattress every 2 weeks and it will last longer. If the design stops you turning it right over, just move it top to bottom. Learn to sew (UA-cam videos or library book) then make clothing and soft furnishings. Grow herbs in washed yoghurt pots and dessert containers on your sunny window ledges. Get a washed our jar with lid and shake up a mixture of olive oil and lemon juice. Use this on wooden furniture instead of spray polish. Clean kitchen and bathroom surfaces with a paste of lemon juice and bicarbonate of soda. Dye your hair yourself.
My mom used to clean the house with vinegar and water. Worked well but I think the memory of coming home from school to a house that smells like vinegar is stronger lol.
I've made my own laundry soap while in college, but grating a bar of soap hurts my hands too much so I allow myself the luxury of Tide pods in my 30's haha.
We save elastic bands from veggies or wherever, as well as bread tags. You mentioned bread tags for flip flops, but I use it as a scraper for the dough bowl. I make homemade bread and the bowl is always a floury mess that can be a pain to clean. The bread tag is a perfect scraper. Makes it so much easier to clean!
You also have to find the dandelion leaves where nobody walks their dog !!! Lol.
LOL! Great point! I got a chuckle out of that!
OMG $16,500!!! Zenni Optical is the least expensive. I’m going to do the potting thing on eBay. Like the brown paper idea! Prepper Princess is great! I follow her, too. Love the grated veggies idea! Veggies don’t spoil if you don’t use them-they’re frozen.
I have a saying that helps me save money: "Use it up. Wear it out. Make it do or do without.
Great tips thanks
I've never thrown away my shower liner. I do buy a heavier weight one (not from the dollar store) and I wash with towels and vinegar.
You should collect all these amazing tips in a book! :D
I love you guys! I have made so many changes , I made my first batch of free broth in my crockpot (because you explained how inexpensive it is compared to the stove top), looked online for my electric company's off peak hours and changed when I run my washer and dryer and dishwasher, I also started unplugging things when not in use and changed my lightbulbs to LED!
I needed to paint a couple rooms in my house. I didn’t want to ruin any of my clothes and I didn’t happen to have anything stained or ripped. I decided to sacrifice my pjs. I didn’t do too bad but there were a couple splotches. I’m still wearing the pjs at night two years later. At first my husband playfully poked fun, but the family is used to my specially spotted jammies now.
Make a list of items you purchase every money add to list where is cheapest place to buy items plus cheapest way to obtain items coupons barter b one get one free use up what you have grow your own ask on some items do I really need or do I want to manage this much stuff in this phase of my life how can I make life more simple and minimal
Save all clothes and paint naked...or just wear underwear.
I turn shirts inside out to paint.
I have old clothes that are too big. Or go to goodwill and get something really cheap. My husband and I now call them our work clothes and we save them for any time we do any project.
I love it! I would do this, too.
You don’t need to leave your oven door open to recover the energy. It goes into the room anyway:) I’m an engineer and have studied thermodynamics.
Thanks! Good to know from an authority on the subject.
Yes! You can get FREE fridge boxes and I give it to the kids to decorate and draw on and it is their fort or their own club! Provides free entertainment and a creative outlet. BTW, I LOVE your bloopers at the end-makes me laugh along with you!
Years ago, when people got news paper regularly my parents used the funnies section to wrap gifts. And I have used brown paper and brown bags for gifts for a few years now, using different color ribbons for decorations.
Love the kiddo in the flannel robe 😆 seems like something our kids would do! Wonderful video... You guys are the reason why I decided to put up clothes lines recently to help save money on drying since our dryer takes FOREVER! Thanks for all the great tips and I'm looking forward to many more videos in the future! 🥰
I took about two hundred paper grocery bags rolled them up tight and tied them with jute string From dollar tree and use them as kindling in my wood stove during the winter. I also roll up old magazines and tie them and burn them. Also cut pallet boards that be I do not have a use for, cut them into size appropriate to fit in my wood stove. We live in the foothills of the mountains in the Pacific Northwest and frequently lose power during wind and snow storms. Works like a charm. Free heating.
I lived in a tiny house for 7 years of 350 sq ft. I loved it. I am now in a 1000 sq ft house that I bought and it’s too big and costs too much. I’m getting ready to move into my Prius and save my house payment.
Yea I got the Galloping Gourmet's autograph too. I used pickle juice or vinegar with pasta sauce jars to pickle cucumbers & other veggies.
Thank you again so very much. You are appreciated!!!
During the Vietnam War they made flip flops out of used tires, kind of neat looking. We made & used inner tubes for gloves at the brick yards when I was a 17 year old.
I would add to the tip on washing the shower liners. I pop mine in the dryer with the towels for 2 minutes on the lowest heat setting. I set a timer and do NOT leave so there is no chance of forgetting. This gets the wrinkles out, and you can rehang immediately. One of mine is very thin and clingy when I take it out but I just pull it apart while warm and it is fine.
You have no idea how psyched I am to wash the shower curtain liner now. I would never have ever considered washing it in the washing machine. I am so happy to have learned this tip from our viewers.
Yep....I've washed and dried shower curtain's.
The old sock gap is a Great Depression era tip. Grew up with this along with bread bags in the boots.
WOW!!! Absolutely loved this video!!! Keep doing these videos! So many great ideas everyone could really learn from these ideas. I never miss your videos! Love love love y’all
Hi, Jackie. Thanks so much for hanging out with us. We love how much we learn from our viewers.
I’m late to the Frugal Tips party, but we live in Berlin and save money by doing a lot of things your viewers have mentioned. My husband tends to collect change and use bills. I have a change purse with 2 compartments that I put the cent, 2 cent, 5 cent, 10 and 20 cent pieces into. I make sure 1 Euro is in one side and 9 Euros is in the other. We pay cash for groceries and use the change purse to make sure the change gets used. We walk, bike ride or take public transportation since we live in a city where that is all normal. When we declutter, we put things in a box in our building and mark it as gifts. If no one in the building wants it, the box goes outside and passers by can help themselves. We reuse Amazon boxes for that!
Good morning everyone
Good morning, Lisa. Thanks for joining us.
WOOT,you guys read my tip, awesome
Thanks for mentioning my suggestions. It was interesting to note a couple of women have put their shower liners in the dryer. I am going to have to try that.
Thanks both! Hilarious bloopers as always 🤣
Thanks, BEX438! I love putting them on the ends.
Thanks, bex. Larry loves putting the bloopers together every week.
Very excited to get a mention! Thanks! Love this channel xx
We appreciate you taking the time to send in your great suggestion.
Hi Hope and Larry re cleaning copper bases on pots. Wet the base sprinkle with salt and pour on a little vinegar and scrub. Cheap and effective. 😃
I save egg shells in the container until I have used all the dozen eggs. Then I put the egg shells in the blender and make "egg shell" tea and throw it on my garden to feed the worms! I also put scraps in the blender with water and put it in the compost and it is already ground and decomposes faster.
Love all the suggestions because they are all so doable!!
Love this video! Thank you!
I love the bit where you talk about the dandelion leaves! 🤣 I have learnt about local plants and I pick leaves inc bramble leaves and dandelion for my animals. Saves me tons on salad etc
Take Dollar Tree socks, fill with either dried rice or dried beans, tie off & microwave for three minutes to apply for pain or use like a hot water bottle in bed.
Ribbon strips make ties for a shower curtain. Dollar stores and other clearances at numerous stores. Solid colors and or mix colors.
I live in Southern Calif. and shop at Aldi's, Trader Joe's and Ralph's (Kroger). I have not seen price increases at Aldi's or Trader Joe's yet but definitely at Kroger
Here in Ireland Starbucks leave packets of coffee grinds out for patrons to take away which I use in my flower beds and compost site.
Hi Hope & Larry 🙋♀️
Thank you for sharing these tons of brilliant ideas, 🍒❤
You are so welcome. Thanks for sending your tips our way. We love learning from our viewers!
I had a 12“ x 16‘ bare earth strip along the side of my house that I wanted to fill in with small pebbles. But I really didn’t want to spend my money on pebbles / stones. So it got put on the back burner. Then one day while I was walking my hounds I noticed that there were pebbles and small rocks just laying around. Lightbulb moment. I started picking them up & putting them in my pocket. When we got home I would throw them in that area. It took many many many walks but finally it was filled in. Many beautiful odd size little pebbles and small rocks to boot. Granted, I probably only saved about $15 but it was $15 saved. And no,I did not take from landscape areas.
Every little bit saved adds up. Great idea, Natalie!
Tiny home concept! I agree with Larry,I am intrigued with the notion!
Just wow!!!!
I loveeeee these tips. I learned sooo much watching this vlog. Thank you so much Larry & Hope. The best part: Daniel coming out at the end with his robe on🤣🤣🤣🤣, hilarious. Such a beautiful family! Love you guys🤗.
Thanks, Judith. When he walked across the camera with his robe on it was too good not to tease him and he was so good natured about it! He loves that robe!
I take the water from my dehumidifier in my basement and put it in my washing machine it’s about 3 gallons every load which saves me about 21 gallons of water a week
I water my plants outside with it.
WHATTTTT How? How can we do that? Where do you put the water??
Thanks for all the tips!! I love your channel!❤️🤗
I buy my glasses with zenni three pairs now over the past 15 years love the glasses.
Love this...keep it coming!!
I have been using the same liner for the shower for over a year!
I shop quarterly at the food outlets nearby. I am fortunate to be near Hanover Foods for canned and frozen vegetables, then Utz and Snyder’s for snacks
Bought two pair of glasses for my husband from zenni. His glasses are usually 850$/pc. Zenni cost 125$ total and for the significant prescription and customizations that was a total win!
Have done the foaming hand soap for over a year, pl'arn is great for mats. My apartment is on the third floor facing north. Have not had to use my furnace all winter. I am going to attempt growing greens on my balcony, though I only receive the morning sun. I do extend my onions by regrowing in water. Thanks for the frugal info!
Nicely done, Sandra! Glad to have you along for the journey.
If you only have morning sun, you can grow veggies that don´t need so much light. And herbs like chives, parsely, rucola and violets
Love your channel. Always get great frugal tips.
I save the liners from boxes from things like cereal and crackers. They are larger so good for storing large portions of leftovers and they are excellent for marinating meat. When done, toss the bags or you can easily wash them.
Guys, you are the best !
Thanks, Monique! We love it that you hang out with us.
These are sooo helpful - thanks for the great video. Can’t wait for the next video!
Thanks for mentioning me. Tina
You're welcome, Tina!
I love tiny homes. Would love to live in one.
My guy and I re-purpose everything. We live in West Texas and bought an old Pumper House for $5,000 - my boyfriend and I are wrapping it with insulation and then metal on top of that which is another $5K - because it is an oil field housing building it is VERY sturdy house and because it is on a SKID - it keeps property taxes down as it is not a "permanent improvement" - win, win. It isn't technically a tiny house at 14x48 it is perfect for me - with one living area, a good sized kitchen, 3/4 bath and a bedroom. I used to live in a huge house (72 squares) and have decided in my golden years I don't want to spend time housekeeping rooms that don't get used now that the kids are on their own. We also did all the work ourselves which saved us a TON of constructions costs.
Wow! You are very adventurous. Good for you!
I like the water it down one. I always used 1c milk , 1c water in pudding. Saves money and my kids said it didn't taste different. I don't like milk so I prefer it that way.
Beeswax wraps are popular in Australia. Place square of cotton material on a sheet of brown paper. Grate beeswax onto the material and distribute evenly. Place 2nd sheet of brown paper on top. Iron on hot setting until beeswax melts, and allow to cool until cold. Voila! Use to cover dishes, wrap sandwiches etc, anything you would use foil or cling wrap for. Wrapped foods can be left out on the bench or refrigerated. Re-iron every now and again to refresh.
Super!
Frugal tip: use wool dryer balls instead of fabric sheets. They are reusable, they don’t coat your clothes in chemical residue and you can put essential oils on them to get a fabric scent boost. Also to reduce static cling, put a safety pin through them.
Keep a clean, dry towel by the dryer, add the towel to dryer with wet clothes. Cuts down dryer time. When the clothes are dry, I take the towel and fold it up until I use the dryer next. I use vinegar in my washer instead of softener. Vinegar works great and keeps the washing machine smelling fresh.
My kids give me gift cards for thrift stores for presents. They know I hate to waste money on new things. Tina
Thanks for sharing my tip of propagating and selling plants. Now I am teaching myself to macrame plant hangers. What I found in stores are expensive and substand.
What great tips! Love and light from the uk. Xxx
The caps on liquid laundry detergent also make great seed pods.
Mary Anne, could you elaborate? Is this a decorative item?
Explain?? Are you saying as a mold or as a pot??
That’s a good one will try
Take old candles and melt the wax and pour them into an empty clean old candle container with a new wick. This makes new candles. I put lint inside paper toilet rolls and when filled with lint I use them to start fires for bbq and outdoor fires. Also don’t be too proud to ask if something on the curb is free and/or dumpster dive.
Amazing tips! And I eat coconut oil everyday 😉
Instead of buying brown paper to wrap gifts, I started using the massive long pieces of brown paper that come in my Amazon boxes.
Super idea!
Or brown paper sacks that the Dollar Tree give you.
My hubby and I lived in our rv that was 8 x 26 for 5+ months while we did house renovations one time and we lived in a 10 x 20 storage building another time for 17 weeks when I had 3 foot surgeries as I couldn’t get in and out of our mobile home we had or get to the bathroom at the time.
I have an outdoor wood boiler and in floor heat for heat. We also installed heat exchanger on our hot water heater off our boiler which heats our water from our boiler. So our electric hot water heater only runs in the summer.