Fifteen Old Fashioned Money Saving Ideas I Grew Up With In The 1970's
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I am so glad I grew up in the 70's and 80's they were really the wonder years. Everything isn't the same now.
Yes, we always had to ask. Never looked in the fridge or cupboards for snacks.
New shoes and clothes at Easter and at the start of the school year. Pajamas and underwear at Christmas.
Birthdays with family and a homemade cake of our choice.
(Mine was always banana cake with milk chocolate frosting!)
I miss those days when life was simpler and happier. 😊💕
Love it!!
Me too!!!
Grew up just like you. Badminton, bikes, jumping rope, double Dutch, softball, watching sitcoms Carol Burnett, MASH, All in the Family. Playing pitch, checkers, you name it. In the summer snapping beans on the back porch, helping your neighbors and watching after the older ones. We shopped at Sears and mom made our clothing. It was a great 👍 life being homebodies. Love 💕 and Hugs. Still live this way. ❤❤❤
I grew up in the 70”s and remember all these things. As I get older and the economy worsens I find myself doing more of them than I use to.
I was born in 65, so I grew up in the 70's & 80's. We were poor but never knew it. Mama stayed home while Daddy worked. We didn't get everything we wanted, but had everything we needed. Precious times then. I learned you had to work for what you got.
I was born then too
Those were wonderful times even if we did not know it at the time!
My parents were born in 1913, 1924. They were extremely frugal. Food was under lock and key, she left out what she allowed us to have. We never had soda, we were given a 750mil. bottle of apple juice and it had to last a week. If you drank it faster, then you drink water. No chips, pizza, etc. She knitted/crocheted sweaters, darned socks, made clothing for us. We also had a large garden, canning was a regular event. Wash was hung up in the basement, then ironed there as well. We had to keep our room in prime condition or else. They paid cash for everything as well. Buying clothing was a twice a year event, only on sale items. I do knit, crochet, hem pants, replace zippers, have been known to darn socks and Ive have sewn some outfits. I crochet my dogs sweaters. Since Im retired, I wear my clothing til are worn out, my closet is mostly jeans, shorts and a couple of nice outfits. I blew out the seat of some lounge pants😅.......the material was quite worn out and the hubby got a good laugh out of it. I used to iron, these days I do not, still have an iron and board.
I love this comment
I can sure relate!
Im 63, my parents 😂had alot of money, but we still rarely ate out! I grew up in NJ near NYC and I can relate to what you're saying 😉. Thnx for sharing enjoy your night 🎉
What a funny sight that had to be when you blew out your pants!!!
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
My mother sewed most of our clothes; when I was in high school in the 70s the boho look was "in". She made several peasant blouses for me from her extra fabric stash, & I thought I was so cool! (Lucky, too)!😊
My Aunt added a strip of ribbons and patterned material to my jeans legs when I grew at a poor time- I looked great!!! Wish I had kept them- my favourite still.
HA! Guess I'm still living in a time loop, but I'm 73 yrs old too! Cut up old clothes for rags, cut off buttons and zippers, save. Save bacon grease. Use bars of soap in stead of expensive liquid for hands and bath. Really cheap at Dollar store. Turn off or unplug items when not using. When using outside tools or inside house type tool, clean before putting them back . Never leave outside tools where weather can damage them. Use thin fishing line to sew and repair screens. Outside walk around your house and fence line once a week , checking to see if anything needs attention before it's too late to do an easy fix. When growing up went to store once a week. Everyone picked a bottle of pop they enjoyed and it was saved till a Friday or Saturday night when we would have some pop corn and watch tv. During the week the carton of pop set on the kitchen and would often notice it during the week and would be looking forward to when we would get to have some. Live on a farm so we always had plenty milk to drink! Kool Aid was treat too.
I grew up in the fifties and sixties. My family had one car, one tv, one phone and there were 6 of us!
I was born in 1960. We were allowed sweets or crisps only on a Friday evening, my mother bought 1 bottle of dilute juice in the summer school holidays..when it was gone that was it over till next summer. Myself and my brother's still have our own teeth.
I did the Friday sweet thing with my kids from the 80's, the dentist was always pleased with their teeth.
We still live by your list, we love being able to repair things.
Most people in Ireland hang there clothes out to dry especially if the weather is good.
My early childhood was in the 1940s. My mom sewed my clothes (except underwear and winter coats). We wore our clothes more than once, cutting down on laundry and ironing. I had 2 pair of shoes, one for church and one for school. We went barefoot in the summertime. At Christmas we opened our gifts carefully because we saved the wrapping paper and ribbon to use next year. Silver tinsel was hung on the tree strand by strand and reused the next year. When clothes wore out, Mom would remove the zippers, buttons, and snaps to reuse. The worn out clothes were repurposed into quilts, rag rugs, or maybe just rags. There were a lot of half-dollars in circulation at the time, and Mom would put any she got in change (cash was always used to buy groceries) in a coffee can to save up for Christmas buying. We always had a garden and did a lot of canning and freezing.
My mom would not allow us to go barefoot
Oh the memories I have reading the comments! Growing up in the 70's and 80's, we were poor for a time. My mom dressed me in a snow suit..... to wear in the house even in the day, because there was no heat. Eating out was a rare treat, maybe at the A&W drive-in. Toys and clothes were hand-me-downs from my older sister. We did have several family vacations. We camped and ate our own food. Mom canned and we ate whatever dad shot. I still remember Friday nights when we'd eat frozen pizza and watch tv together. Now I clip coupons online and regularly shop the thrift stores, as well as go to yard sales. I love hearing about everyone else's experiences, thank you 🙏
Eating out was a rare treat
Yes to ironing but only if needed. We try to buy fabrics that do not require ironing. No snacking was allowed. We were taught to take care of everything because we were not likely to be able to afford replacements. One pair of shoes. We did not need multiples of things. Yes to board games. Free and bonding. Parents played with children and modeled good sportsmanship.
No snacking after school without permission, to keep from "spoiling your appetite" before supper. Those were the days of growing up. Also, new pair of shoes to start the new school year, lasting til school was out for that year.
After supper if we were still hungry, we were allowed to have an apple but we had to ask. My mother would have the lights out in the kitchen after cleaning it up and the kitchen was closed. We were not allowed to go into at night without permission.
When you talked about neighbors helping each other with skills or items it made me think of the Dick Van Dyke Show. My girls (8, 14, 22) and husband and I have been watching the show on its own channel that we get on our rabbit ear/antenna tv. It’s such a wholesome, strong family values show. We’ve loved every episode!!!!
Mary Tyler Moore’s character and her best friend neighbor are always borrowing platters for a special dinner or sewing costumes for each others boys.
It does help when folks are making the effort to build relationships with their neighbors to be able to have that sort of camaraderie. ❤
I love that show
Never did I have to ask if I could have a snack. My mom was an amazing housewife, cook, baker, sewed all our dresses for us 4 girls. Best dressed kids on the block. We don't know how are parents did it with so little income, but they did. I can honestly say that I NEVER had a time when we were hungry. We always had great meals. European ancestry. Our family would get fruit at the orchards in ontario. My mom canned fruit, tomatoes, beef chicken you name it. She used to cook for a wealthy family locally before marrying my dad. My favorites were,roast duck with sauercrout gravy with dumplings apple strudel, various pies,date
Turnovers and homemade donuts to die for. She has been gone for 9 years now, and I miss my mom so much!, my best freind!
Sandra 💙
Sandra, you're mom sounds like such a talented and fascinating lady. Sorry for your loss. I would have loved to meet her. Bet I could have learned a lot. There's nothing like a mom❤️
Patricia thank you so much! It means a lot to me. My mom meant the world to me and my 3 sisters.
Born in 1947, I spent my childhood mostly in the 50's and early 60's. I grew up in San Diego, out near the county limits in the "hills." Much of what you describe is right. The game you couldn't think of where you hit a ball with a wooden mallet through metal hoops on the ground is called croquet. The game is still played today, with games sold online and in stores. Clothes were hung on the line, with clothesline that was regular clothesline rope, a white rope probably made from cotton, still sold today. We didn't have disposable diapers, so washable is what my mother used on me and my brother. No plastic garbage bags, either, so the trash was taken down the hill in a big paper grocery bag. There wasn't all this packaging, either, so there wasn't much trash! Children did NOT go in the refrigerator without asking. And usually there was nothing much of interest in there anyway. Snacks were pickles, a carrot or occasionally an apple. Dessert was maybe once a week. I didn't care because I was not a sweets eater. Snacks were for special times - entertaining, or a party. Never during a normal day. I read comic books until they fell apart, jumped rope, hopscotch, rode my bike, went into the canyons to catch caterpillars and pollywogs (tadpoles), climbed trees, picked flowers, slid down the hill on a layer of cardboard on wild oats that would get so slick you could get injured, (I broke my ankle), broke big rocks open to see how pretty they were inside (I also broke a picture window like that), and board/card games, cartoons, etc. Didn't have many kids to play with due to where we lived.
You didn't have social media, didn't shop as a hobby,made do with less.used what you had
Yes. As much of a bargain shopper as I was, it was too much of a hobby, because back then, too few charities would benefit from my extras. I should have spent less and saved more.
When our hand mixer stopped my honey put my beater from the mixer in his drill...lol..easy fix!
I grew up in the 70's. But I don't use anything from that Ara. I know that is bad but I use to ride my bike and play in the woods like building forts and go down to the creek and play all over the place....PLAY marbles as well. But kids these days doesn't really know how to play outside like we did back then....it's a real shame how they are glued to the TV or the computer...😊😊😊
Their was 5 daughters in our family. My Dad brought the paycheck in My Mom was a housewife. We was poor. I never knew it till I got in High School. You don’t miss what you don’t have. I don’t remember eating snacks. I was always full after supper. A child of the late 60s all through the 70s
Ah memories
I believe that items back then were made with better quality things .
That's another reason they last longer.
Now everything is 3 xs the cost and it's from China.
I loved the 70' s .
Those were my teenage years.
My mom used coupons alot and S&H green stamps.
I did the coupons till they pretty much went out.
I also bought off brand foods .
I use apps like fetch now and have earned alot of gift cards .
We fix everything we can and use it until it is not repairable, then we replace it. We also wear used clothing, but it's getting expensive to buy used clothing so we only buy something if we absolutely need it. We garden and can or freeze food. I sew up holes in our clothes. We only buy new if we absolutely need to.
My YaYa means in Greek Grandmother...
She use to hang up clothes on a hang line...and she use to cook everything from scratch....and there was always food on fhe table. And we never went hungry EVER...😊
Mine too. I miss her
@TheGrkgal I do 2. But I'm not trying to sound preachy but did u know that we have a chance to welcone them back. Jesus Christ has given us all a promise that is really a gaurantee that we can see them again...In the Bible book of John chapter 5 verses 28,29 about a resurrection that Jesus himself will do.
As a kid we didn’t eat between meals. We had to let mom know where we were going and knew what meal were.
In UK here - I always hang clothes out to dry unless it is raining
You brought back so many memories of my childhood, I was raised in the 50s...what a different world it was, no wasting, gardens, canning, Momma sewing our clothes, 1 present each for Christmas, same for birthdays, with a homemade cake, maybe a few kids over that got to eat the cake. and a lot of time we had jello with our cake, that was cheaper than ice cream...
Thanks for sharing
Yes, neighbors shared and helped each other! Fred Rodgers taught us this and many values. Cash was king!
I love MR. Rogers
We were supposed to ask before we ate anything, but that didn't stop my brother from sneaking food at night. 🤣
Yep! Sears. I thought my mother would go crazy when they went out of business. If parents weren’t home, we knew they were there. LOL
I grew up 70s my mom would hang clothes out on line
Dawn, What a great video, really brought back some lovely memories. One I remember and still use today. With kids in towcand heading on vacation you always brought along an ice chest cooler. When you had rest stips mom would whip out all kinds if things ro make sandwiches etc. I didnt stay in a motel until I was fourteen after visiting and camping at the Grand Canyon. Mom wanted us all to have a bath/shower. For the family if suz it was $8.00 for the night. No pool no jacuzzi. We thought we were livingcthe rich life. That time and in later tears we dragged that ice chest cooler came into every motel with us. We never ate out. Mom would even bring her electric fry skillet and cook breakfast snd dinners. We didn't know any different, we were on a real vacation and having the time of our lives. Great memories Dawn, thanks again. Love from Debbie and Dexter-Dog my sweet tiny rescued Chihuahua companion living a quiet crafty life in southern California. 🙋🐾🐶🧑🦽🙏🙏👍👍🏠🌻🏡❤️
Love you too
I cook many meals today in an electric skillet. Way more affordable than using the oven all the time.
A money saving tip, i iron dress shirts. I do not take them out to the dry cleaners to have them wash/iron them.
I grew up pretty much the way you did. I still darn my socks.☺️❤️
I am an 80s child and was born in a country that doesn't exist anymore. We were always well fed, but the food was always cooked at home. If we wanted chocolate, we had the choice between two bars in the shop - others did not exist. The food supply was sufficient but very limited in choice. Clothes we had too, but they were bought, when the shops got new ones. There was a simple method to this: when the was a queue in front of a shop then my mother as everyone else would stand in the queue as well and often only inside the shop one got to know what was on offer - skirts, or around Christmas there were oranges or bananas and you got to buy one per person in your family and that was it. My mum sewed too so my older sister would have the cool clothes that the teenagers all wanted. Money was basically not the problem, it was the scarce supply. You waited for 15 years to finally get your ordered car and we were likely the only country in the world where a used car was more expensive than a new one. Why? Because it was instantly available and that is hoe your old car paid for the new and you had a good amount over after that as well. Sorry for rambling, these are strange memories even for me.
Those simple times were good ones.
The game with the ball that you hit through metal hoops is called croquet.
My mom always carrot and celery sticks in the refrigerator to snack on. We didn't have pop (as we called it in Canada).
we went to movies on Saturday afternoon for cents (news reel, cartoon, 2 movies). Later it was 10 cents. We rode bikes, roller skated, the bus was our means of transportation (also 10 cents). I liked rhubarb...still do. We had city parks that had swings , teeter totters, monkey bars, sand box and a wading pool and we played there during the dog days of summer (no charge for that). They were good times. I don't iron anymore but I have one so guests can press off something if they like. LOL.
We had preapproved snacks of fruit or veggies. If we were extremely hungry afterschool we were allowed to have one piece of sandwich bread and have a peanut butter and jelly or peanut butter and honey sandwich. My Father still talks about going 7 years without a vacation. I didn't remember that because both sets of grandparents lived close by and we were always visiting them. We watched television as a family from grandparents to kids we enjoyed wholesome shows. Most food was made from scratch. Going out to eat was a rare treat. My Mom would make dessert about once a week (usually weekends) and when the cookies or cake was gone there would be nothing until the next weekend. My parents would buy holiday candy the day after the holiday so the candy was 50% off or more. It was put up in the freezer and doled out on special nights. Nothing better than Valentine chocolates in the summer still cold from the freezer with a bowl of popcorn watching the love boat or something like that. 😊 my grandparents saved all plastic bags and washed and reused bags and baggies until they couldn't be used anymore. Good times.
OMG Dawn everything on your list was in my life too, I'm a few years older than you. It's so sad how things are today so much waste, entitlement, greed...it will all lead to the demise of our society and it's happening a record speedy now
I understand what you mean
The game you refer to as hitting a ball through a hoop could be croquet. That was very popular in the sixties. Love your channel!
Thanks for the info!
I stopped ironing years ago when I found homemade wrinkle releaser works just as well.
@@suecook8379 It's 1 cup of water and 1 or 2 teaspoons of fabric softener mixed in a spray bottle. That's it. Spray it on your clothes and run your hand over the wrinkled area. I do this to my work clothes the night before. Cheap, easy, and your clothes smell nice. :)
The way I saw it, everybody had everything they needed in the 70's. They just had less of everything. Instead of 60+ pairs of shoes, they had 3 pairs of shoes. People were accidental minimalists and accidentally conservative. Everybody grew gardens, fished, hunted, picked berries, and foraged in any way they could. They didn't only forage for food, they foraged for other things. For example, at Christmas time, we gathered pine cones and red berries to make Christmas tree ornaments & decorations. I grew up in NE Texas, in the country/small town situation. I graduated high school in 1980. So I understand, my experience is different than other people's. I left home and the people I worked with were hoarders. My husband & myself as well. We were greedy. We had so much. So much stuff, so much food. I'm trying to go back to living a 70's lifestyle. I have a suggestion for those who also want to live a simpler life: Instead of hoarding all that money, stuff, etc, we should share with those less fortunate. If you google "countries that eat the most", the US is the second highest. Countries in Africa is the lowest. We could help out people in other countries or people in our own country.
I graduated in 81, and I totally agree with everything you said!
@@coffeecupconversations Thank you!
I agree
Oh my gosh I was a Latch key kid and 1 day I ate can of soup write out of the can when my mom got home,she was so angry that she grounded me for three months saying that I ate enough food for three people in one sitting...I had no clue that we were short on money.
Living in other countries. Most people still dry clothes outside and iron.
I do as well.
I would if I could. If things in the dryer are moist I'll hang dry.
Ironing- my Mum came to be with us- I learned I do own an iron- it’s in the “unruly linen closet” (apparently 😂)
Yes, we had to ask for snacks. We had water if we were thirsty and milk with dinner. Rarely out out, or went through drive through. We had 5 min showers, if your laundry didn't get done, you were out of luck. We had play clothes to change into after school and wore on the weekends. Went to thrift stores for clothes and wore hand me downs . The only new clothes we had were at the beginning of the year and only few shirts and 2 pants and they had to mix and match for different ideas. Mom hung out the clothes during the summer. We were always told to save our allowance. I few up in the 70's for childhood and then the 80's were my teen years
I grew up the same. Still do them. Don't iron much though. Great memories.
I'm 61, I was never allowe to help myself to snacks, I always had to ask.
I think back then people were so much more disciplined. Now it's about building your credit and credit cards. 1980s, we would go to the Pasadena Public Library and check out books. During the summer we join the Summer Reading Club and we would get treats after a certain amount of books. At the end we would watch a movie with popcorn! We watched Bambi one year. Now they have movies at the park during the summer. Just bring some lawn chairs and snacks and enjoy a summer night out.
For our birthdays my Mom would bake her famous butter cake. And we would invite our friends to the local park. Some would bring gifts, some would just bring themselves... I didn't care as long as they were singing Happy Birthday was all that mattered to me.
Summer camp was sponsored by our church so we got to get away from our parents for a week. My parents would money into our accounts ( $10 each) and we would get candy and lanyard. Camp was free and it was a blast! Every week there was a theme and we would have a scavenging hunt for that week. In 1984, our theme was Summer Olympics! We would have so much fun. The food was okay and we would sing all kinds of camp songs, with our favorite camp counselors.
As for clothes, we would just wash a lot and more frequent. We would get one pair of tennis shoes for every six months.
Swimming was 50 cents a day. We would stay there 5 to 6 hours. The movie theatre was $1 a movie; we would theatre hop and management was ok with it, as long as there were no fights.
I wish I could be a kid again! Well in the 80s. No social media, or social media drama!!!
I think the comparison between the two time periods are deprivation vs extravagance. I realized by the 90's people were wasteful, so when I have to stay home with my son versus teach, the money part always worked out. Thrift stores still have nice things at great prices. People throw away perfectly good stuff. I would like to see this decade to teach each everything in moderation. Use medication only as needed. Eat til you are full. Eat a sweet snack only once a day as a crave. I used to hang clothes to dry, and if I had lived in the country, I would have kept up with that. But I have an indoor pot rack, and hang up my clothes, since I can't handle for my clothes to shrink. My husband is skinny, so his go in the dryer. I wish I had learned minimalism from my parents quicker. Neither child benefitted from endless "free" toys and childhood trinkets. I think the less you have, the more you do appreciate it. My daughter was getting so overwhelmed with her children getting too much stuff, so she has a play room for them, and rotates and weeds toys very well. The money saving tips I still appreciate are cooking from scratch, using reusable containers, making parties and take out food special occasions instead of repetitive activities, and taking good care of basics like auto and home, instead of trading up every few years.
Yes!
Excellent points
I was born in 1960. It wasn't until the 80s (I think) that people could put groceries on a credit card. We had to pay cash for them and there were so many fewer processed food choices. Still there were many and more every year... but less than today. Beverages only were a small portion of an aisle in a grocery store. Not an entire (or both sides) of an aisle as we have today.
I noticed that too
And you'd bring the empty pop bottles back to the store for a nickel apiece
I grew up in a similar fashion. A big thing that saved a lot of money was that we were expected to walk or ride our bikes everywhere, so there wasn't a lot spent on gas, and we only ever had one car. Now families have two or more cars, and parents drive their kids wherever they go.
Same here
To be fair, the laws are different now. In most States or Counties children are never allowed to be alone. At least at a certain age and that differs per the area that you live in. Sometimes that extends to even in their own yards. I think the 70's and 80's kids were the last generation to be allowed to walk or bicycle where they needed to go without fear of social services being called on them.
My dad was the grocery shopper as he did the driving. He taught me about coupons. I still coupon usually digitally at my fav groc stores.
That is awesome!
I’m an 80’s baby but this topic is very intriguing to me. Blast from the past I love to hear all about it and how times were so different back then. Thanks Dawn for sharing this! Keep ‘em comin. 💜💜💜
Glad you enjoyed it!
I’m also an 80s baby! When I see videos like this I realize how blessed (or even spoiled I guess you can say) I was lol
When I was a kid my mom would take me to go visit her side of the family, we we’re coming from Akron Ohio heading to Cincinnati Ohio. It was about three hours one way, I would typically get 5$ or so to spend on the whole trip. I think this definitely got me into budgeting at a young age because if I wanted a snack or toy or something on the way back I knew I would have to save some money. Also, I did have to ask for snacks until I was about 11 or so, I grew up in the 00’s.
We hang our clothes to dry too
My husband irons his clothes almost everyday.
I don't make it myself but when I can get strawberry rhubarb pie it's a treat!
My mom and her neighbors would pull weeds (together) in each other’s yards. My friends and I would clean together, one house in the morning then another. Eventually we just had coffee after taking the kids to school.
I own 2 irons and two steamers, to keep wrinkles at bay. I am not good at it. I also take clothes to the dry cleaners for special occasions.
My husband want to have the rule of having enough snacks and that our children would Never need to ask. That they have the freedom to give to their friends too.
Love that!
@@CentsibleLivingWithMoneyMom The trouble is that, we have too much junk foods. I and my youngest don't have a strong will Not to eat what makes us overweight.
I loved badminton!
I grew up with all of that as well.
I do use my iron when I sew for pressing fabric and seams. Only a few clothes that might need pressing. I use my moms wooden ironing board from the fifties.
Being able to share skills and other items with neighbors sounds like a good idea.
I think so too!
I grew up in the same era. I probably didn’t keep up with many of those habits but we would probably be better as a country if we did. In terms of health, finances and general camaraderie.
I wish I didn’t have to iron 😂 we only iron for church and the kids school uniforms. My kids ask for dessert every night 😩 With the exception of Christmas shopping and birthdays, I try to only shop for clothes and shoes when needed typically early summer and Fall.
We rarely had soda pop, but when the local movie theater offered free admission for 6 RC Cola bottle caps, we were allowed to drink a bit more. I went to the movies to see my 1st movie, The Absent Minded Professor, with my dad, for those bottle caps.
My mother had saved her favorite dresses and skirts from when she was in high school. She used them to make some of my school clothes.
For about half of my youth, we hung clothes out to dry on the clothesline.
We only ever had 1 TV in the house. Since I left home, all my adult life, I've only ever had 1 TV in the house. That's when I had a TV at all. Most of the time, I've had no TV at all. I haven't had one for years and years and years. I don't want one. They're too much of a distraction in life, without much value at all.
Mending clothes, as well as making some of my clothes. My mother made me make my own prom dress. For the next year's prom, I traded dresses with a friend.
Love you MM!!❤❤❤
What wonderful memories
There was no social media then family was close
Oh yes. Im similar age to you Dawn. I remember neghbours all sharing skills.
My dad planted so many fruit trees and had a great vegetable garden in the backyard. I remember taking buckets of fruit to other families and the convent !
Mum's hobby was shopping for second hand clothes at markets. She would buy great clothes so cheap and give them to busy mums with lots of kids. Especially poorer families in the street .
I remember going away abroad to meet and stay with relatives when I was 8. When I came back dad and his friends built me a cubby house in the back yard the size of a tiny house. Complete with blackboard and shelves packed with second hand comics.
And I remember the Russian lady bringing my mum eggs and mulberries regularly. And I also remember going to the shops for a few old pensioners in the street with a little extra to buy myself a small bag of lollies.
People were nice.
Hey hey it's saturday
Remember, the leaves of the rhubarb are poisonous I think
Yep,very
Love rhubarb! Oma (Grandma) would make cakes, but loved it right out of the ground. Cleaned it and couldn’t wait.
Sounds great!
Yes, i still iron! I love the crisp look of nicely pressed shirts/blouses/pants. Do i iron pillow cases like my mom did? No. 😊
Love it!!
I AM BY NATURE VERY FRUGAL HOWEVER MY PARENTS WERE NOT THEY DIDN,T HAVE TO BE FRUGAL . MY DAD DID MOST OF OUR SHOPPING HE LIVED TO SHOP FOR CLOTHING, WE NEW BETTER THAN TO SHOP WITH MOM. MY MOM DID PUT UP FRUITS, JAMS AND CONSERVES AND CHUTNEY, RELISHS ETC ABD MADE LOTS OF PIES, STRAWBERRY RHUBARD WAS A FAMILY FAVORITE SHE GREW A TON OF RHUBARB AND WAS A FANTASTIC GARDENER. MY DAD ALWAYS TOOK EACH OF US OUT ONCE A WEEK SEPARATELY IT WAS WONDEEFUL. MY DATE WAS 3PM SATURDAY FOR ICE CREAM SODAS. MOM BAKED HONEMADE COOKIES, AND WE NEVER HAD TO ASK FOR ANYTHING BUT WE ALWAYS DID AN AXRE OF RHUBARB WOULD PLEASE ME. I HAVE VEGGIES TO DEHYDRATE TODAY THE EXCALIBER WILL BE RUNNING ALL WEEK TAKE CARE DAWN HAVE A LOVELY SUNDAY❤❤❤ CAPS VISION❤
Very Interesting
My grandpa grew rhubarb - love rhubarb pie!❤
Same here
Snacks were given out by my mom…. I could not just go help myself to a bunch of cookies or chips.
I got mostly hand me downs from older cousins and older girls at our church. New clothes was a few things at the beginning of the school year.
I still hang 90% of my clothes out to dry. They smell better and the clothes last longer too.
I can’t stand rhubarb. It’s about the only thing I don’t like that was grown in our garden.
Same here
Oh, my aunt used to make strawberry rhubarb pie .... delicious! We had a garden and canned a lot. We grew peanuts and that was our snacks, plus we had fruit trees on our property, so they were always ok for snacking.
Sounds great!
Borrowed dishes were not returned empty, you baked or cooked something in it, or at least some of the leftovers you served on it
Always had to ask
Croquet ! Yes I sure miss those days. And yes I still have my iron and hand mixer. Thanks Dawn.
The best!
Budgeting and setting limits for kids is great for them! It helps develop confidence and decision making as we trust our child to choose, eliminates nagging so everyone has a better time, teaches impulse control and of course, budgeting. Years ago, when my son was 11, we took a family trip to Disney. Friends told me get ready to spend $50/ day on souvenirs and toys for him. This sounded too extravagant to me. Instead, I gave him $100 cash up front for spending money and told him anything left over he keeps. When he asked if he could have something, I told him sure, he can buy anything he wants with his money. He actually refused to spend ANY of it and instead combined it with an allowance he had been saving and bought a game he had been wanting! I also gave him clothing allowances and birthday money instead of gifts as I felt money was better spent on exactly what he wanted instead of something he might not use. This was very helpful during times when our budget was tight and he loved being able to make decisions on how the allocated money was spent.😮
I agree
Saving money was a high priority for me as I sensed we didn't have a lot of it.
While being raised by my grandparents, many items were gotten by using Top Value or Green Stamps. That's how I got the music stand I used for practicing cello. Using stamps, we got a cookie jar in the shapes of a rooster. It's at least 60 years old and and I still have it.
I would save all my babysitting money with the "Bank of Grandma" and she would give it to me whenever I wanted to buy some favorite brand-name clothes for school.
For my graduation from high school dress, I dug around in our deep closets and found a beautiful white dress that was embroidered on the bodice with pink and purple flowers. It had belonged to my aunt Venita, who was 13 years older than me. I managed to squeeze myself into it for just enough time to wear it under my gown when I graduated from high school in 1968.
Many times, I played in the high school orchestea for plays and musicals. One time, my grandmother took me to the Army Navy store where she purchased used blue velvet curtains to make me a dress for a special musical. It cost $1! To top it off, she made me a white crinoline. I was all set for concert season and wore the apron like crinoline over other dresses for other performances.
What is a hand mixer used for? Can a large spoon or serving fork be used instead?
It is a General Electronic
I was born in 1976
No to.ironing
You are correct that the family would sit down to watch a show and we would have popcorn. My mom made a punch out of orange juice and ginger ale. We did have the ask for snacks and they were limited. My mom made our 3:42 clothes but she could repair them also. We did hand me downs. Special toys and presents were for Christmas or birthdays. We did not get new things all the time. Neighbors did borrow things from each other and knew each other.
Sounds yummy
We played imaginary games
#14- was the game croquet?
Yes it was
Probably croquet.
No I iron nothing
Croquet?
yes
Rubarb please don't eat leaves their poisonous
True
I love hanging the clothes out to dry ...
Wonderful
Your videos are always so creative and engaging, I'm never bored.