frugal tips – Page 11 – Nancy on the Home Front

Tomato Soup From a Can

omfort food at it’s finest is tomato soup served alongside a grilled cheese sandwich. Di you know you can make your own tomato soup from a can?

Frugal Tips: Saving More of Your Income

Did you know that according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, on average Americans currently save around 4.2% of their income? There are also some supersavers that manage to put away close to half of their take home pay. I don’t want to be drastic and I’m not willing to give up my hot showersContinue reading “Frugal Tips: Saving More of Your Income”

Homemade Emergency Candles

Homemade emergency candles are very easy to make. You need wax, wicks and some recycled jelly jars. Much cheaper than buying them!

Prudent Pantry: Hot Cocoa Anyone?

When all four of our children were living at home hot cocoa was a regular staple in our house in the winter. I would mix up my own batch of instant hot cocoa to get us through the winter. It was pretty good and cheaper than buying the little packages of instant hot cocoa. HoweverContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Hot Cocoa Anyone?”

Winter Warmer

With all the cold winter weather this year you want to make sure your using efficient heating. The basic principles of efficient heating are keeping the warm air in and the cold air out! You also want to keep your heater or furnace in tip-top shape. Here are a few steps you can take toContinue reading “Winter Warmer”

Prudent Pantry: 10 Uses for Vinegar

I have written before about the merits of keeping vinegar in your pantry. It can be used for so many things beside cooking. Get rid of odors. Did you know if you soak a piece of bread with vinegar and set it in the bottom of your trash can and leave it over night, itContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: 10 Uses for Vinegar”

Frugal Tips: Enjoying a Clean Floor

I am in the process of slowly removing all commercial cleaners from our house and replacing them with a homemade version. Some cleaners I use more than others and so things like window cleaner or an all purpose cleaner have long since been replaced. Others like floor cleaners are finally being used up. Hmmm… maybeContinue reading “Frugal Tips: Enjoying a Clean Floor”

Frugal Tips: Do You Have Leftover Candy Canes?

For the past two years this has been one of the most popular posts I have shared for frugal tips! Since it’s after Christmas and many of us are getting ready to take down our Christmas trees you may also be wondering what to do with those leftover candy canes? We always enjoy having candyContinue reading “Frugal Tips: Do You Have Leftover Candy Canes?”

Homemade Beef Broth

I make homemade beef broth the same way I make chicken broth. I use beef bones from grass fed beef, not always easy to find, but well worth the effort.

Frugal Tips: Can I Recycle My Pizza Box?

Do you recycle? I have been recycling for years. Growing up my mom started a recycling program in our hometown. The money raised by selling crushed glass and aluminum cans was used to purchase land to be added to the towns land trust organization; the Guilford Land Trust. A win win situation. As the yearsContinue reading “Frugal Tips: Can I Recycle My Pizza Box?”