The house is on the market or perhaps you are downsizing and you’re wondering about yard sales and how to be successful?Pricing: The first thing to do to is to label everything you are selling with a price. Most people aren’t comfortable with haggling and would like to see what the price of an item is.Continue reading “Yard Sales: How To Be Successful”
Category Archives: Frugal Tips
Cleaning with Castile Soap
I mentioned several weeks ago that one of my favorite cleaning products was Castile soap. Two items you’ll always find in my cupboard are Castile soap and vinegar! Both are great cleaning products. There are just simply so many ways to use Castile soap in your household cleaning. Trusty Castile soap and distilled vinegar areContinue reading “Cleaning with Castile Soap”
Using Leftovers: Homemade Pita Chips
I grew up in a very frugal home, my mom saved everything! My mother would never have thought to throw out food. It was repurposed into soup or used for lunch, but never thrown out. As a result of my upbringing I have always used leftovers. I also wash out plastic baggies and plastic cutlery forContinue reading “Using Leftovers: Homemade Pita Chips”
Say NO to Mold!
Summer humidity and the dampness can create an ideal situation for certain types of mold. Mold can attack your home’s structure as well as its contents (not to mention your health), and it can lead to the need for seriously expensive repairs. Mold usually grows in damp basements, though it can appear anywhere if theContinue reading “Say NO to Mold!”
Today’s Rice Pudding
what better way to use that leftover cup of cooked rice than in a delicious, old-fashioned rice pudding? Yesterday’s rice, today’s rice pudding.
The Essential Cleaning Toolkit
The essentials for keeping a clean house are really quite simple. We don’t need to purchase expensive overachieving cleaning equipment such as super filtering vacuum cleaners, sanitizing dishwashers, mite-proof mattress covers and ionic air cleaners. Of course if you are an allergy sufferer or have other sensitive allergies you may need these things, but forContinue reading “The Essential Cleaning Toolkit”
Clean, Lean and Green
Want to save money on cleaning products? Don’t just head over to the dollar store and load up on a slew of off-brand scrubs and sprays. If the global environmental repercussion of chemical cleaners don’t seem like enough of a motivator, let’s face it, sometimes organic has to take a backseat to cheap – considerContinue reading “Clean, Lean and Green”
Soap Update
You may remember over a month ago when I attempted to make soap? I had always wanted to make soap and had read many accounts of other people’s attempt to make soap. I had gathered all the ingredients needed and decided to give it a try. I would make Cold Process Soap and set upContinue reading “Soap Update”
Laundry Tips
One of the best tips I have is line drying your clothes. Hanging your clothes on the line not only gives them a nice clean scent, but also saves the wear and tear on electric dryers, and saves energy! It will also help your clothes to last longer. Many people don’t like to hang their clothesContinue reading “Laundry Tips”
Putting Thrift Into Action
Do you have a friend or relative who always seems to walk away with the deals, who’s never made a single less-than-impeccable purchase, who somehow manages to squeeze more perks out of the toniest of vacations? You, too, can transform yourself into a wheeling dealing wonder. Time to get more out of your money, whetherContinue reading “Putting Thrift Into Action”
Nancy on the Home Front 