frugal tips – Page 20 – Nancy on the Home Front

No Scrub Toilet Bowl Cleaner

Are you looking for a non-toxic no scrub toilet bowl cleaner? This simple recipe uses several household items: borax, vinegar and a lemon.

Kale Chips have been around for a while but I never tried them until yesterday. They are so delicious! I am definitely going to try them again, soon. They are very easy to make and in just a short amount of time you can have a bowl of kale chips to munch on. And theyContinue reading “Frugal Tip: Baked Kale Chips”

Frugal Tip: Homemade Microwave Popcorn

For all of you that didn’t make it to the Hanover Home Life Show here is the part of the Prudent Living booth that was devoted to my blog! I had such fun interacting with the many folks walking through. If they shared a frugal tip they got one of our Prudent Living cookie cutters!Continue reading “Frugal Tip: Homemade Microwave Popcorn”

Frugal tip: Storing Ginger

Do you use fresh ginger in your cooking? When you purchase fresh ginger you usually buy a large section of root. However you may only need a small amount in your recipe. What do you do with the rest of the root? Years ago my mother took a Chinese cooking class, in the class sheContinue reading “Frugal tip: Storing Ginger”

Frugal Tip: The Master Tonic

Staying healthy is important. We try to take precautions to stay healthy. We always tried to avoid unnecessary trips to the doctor’s office. Shortly after moving to Vermont a friend sent us the recipe for “The Master Tonic”. At first I was a bit skeptical but made a batch and figured whenever we started toContinue reading “Frugal Tip: The Master Tonic”

Frugal Tips – Selling Books

I don’t know about you but I love to read and I have quite a collection of books. Recently I decided that I really didn’t need to have so many and I should take the time to go through my bookshelves and weed out those books that we no longer want. However, before I justContinue reading “Frugal Tips – Selling Books”

Frugal Tip: Homemade Hand Lotion

I don’t know about you but in the winter my hands suffer with the dry air, I am constantly looking for a decent hand lotion. After the good results I had making a lip balm I decided to try making a hand lotion. With three basic ingredient plus water I made a really nice lotion.Continue reading “Frugal Tip: Homemade Hand Lotion”

Frugal Tips – Homemade Lip Balm

For some time I’ve been interested in learning more about homemade hand creams and homemade soap. In researching various recipes I came upon a recipe for lip balm and decided to give it a try. I was amazed at how quickly the recipe came together and the end product was wonderful. I used our ownContinue reading “Frugal Tips – Homemade Lip Balm”

Frugal Tip: Leftover Candy Canes

I wonder how many people end up with a pile of leftover candy canes after Christmas? I know we do. For some reason everyone likes to have them hanging on the tree but they never seem to get eaten up. I was looking at the pile of candy canes the other day and thought thereContinue reading “Frugal Tip: Leftover Candy Canes”

Frugal Tips: Homemade Yogurt

Several months ago I took part in a Raw Dairy Processing Class, the description of the class intrigued me, “Learn how to make delicious soft cheeses, yogurt and butter in your own kitchen! Get acquainted with using butter molds and adding herbs, or other flavors to your final product. With simple instruction and good quality rawContinue reading “Frugal Tips: Homemade Yogurt”