@@mandycollins8795 Came into the comments to say this. I'm in Canada, and I never see paper coupons anymore, and we never had anything like the US where you could do extreme couponing - it's was always one per customer, and many stores don't accept coupons because that's left up to each individual store. Now it's more likely that you have to install the store's app and find deals on there, but like the original commenter in this thread mentioned, the store brand winds up being cheaper anyways.
My mom and dad got divorced I was 10. It was my mom, my brother and me. She sat us down and showed us the bills and her paycheck. She explained what we had for food and extras. She showed us how we had to budget, and it helped us understand why we could not buy this toy or that for dinner. She felt horrible sharing that money worry with us, but we needed to pull together and make the most of it. Things like we couldn't buy cookies at the store, but mom would buy butter, flour and sugar to make them at home. Those things were also used for dinners and bread from scratch. We also got to spend time together making them. Things were tight, but we make the most of it. This type of budgeting will need to make a comeback.
I looked at 2 apartments i needed one level ...they had no washing lines that really put me off them....i bought a bungalow renovated bathroom and kitchen now im broke lol
Safety tip: if you re-glue a broken handle on a mug, you can’t safely reuse it as a mug for a hot beverage. The heat can cause the handle to fall off while using it causing scalds. Better to repurpose it as a pencil holder, etc.
Remember layaway?? When my sons were little, I used layaway every year at Christmas. It helped me manage expenses but also kept the gifts out of my house so I didn't need to hide them.😊
I was just talking to a coworker the other day about this! I spent what felt like a lot of time as a kid in the layaway line at K-Mart so mom could make payments. Sometimes I'd know about the stuff, like back to school clothes, but sometimes I'd be asking what was in the layaway and I'd get something like, "don't worry about it" 😂😂😂
@@DCB938 We have a local chain called Gabes that has brought back layaway. I used it all the time back when I was first working, it was a great way to budget.
I use to write down the prices of things that went in the grocery cart. Now I use the calculator on the phone. This keeps me within the grocery budget. Same for clothing. We have Netflix for entertainment - no movie theaters or dining out. We have a garden that has become family time. I’m teaching others things my mother and aunts taught me. Sewing, home cooking, soap making, candle making, crafting like cross stitch, knitting. There is satisfaction in making your own clothes. You can pick the pattern, fabric, etc. it takes practice but you get what you like.
I've used the budget envelope system forever. Learned it from my Mom. It's the best. Debt free except for my mortgage which I'm paying down as fast as possible. I do almost all of these tips!
My parents were exactly the same. In their eyes, I was a child, even right up until I was 18 years old and nothing my parents did was my business. Of course, it caused untold damage to my financial life because I had no idea how to manage money properly for decades. Happy to say, I'm okay these days.
My mother scrimped and saved as my father liked to bet on the horses... I learned from her how to budget with very little... My son would sit and talk about monthly income/outgoings... my daughter wouldn't... she wanted what she wanted and'daddy' gave in making me the tight mother.... It landed us in all kinds of debt.... I eventually got rid of him and the debt... My son is a saver....
My clothesline is strung back-and-forth across the gazebo on my back patio. It makes it really easy to walk out the back door and hang clothes. And a bonus is that it’s under a roof, so even if it’s raining, I can still hang clothes. We also have drying racks that we set up in the house if it’s too damp outside or in the winter time. When we lived up north, having the drying racks in the house, really helped to provide some humidity and avoid the super dry air from having the heat on
Much of the stiffness comes from detergent residue and build up so using very little detergent can make a big difference. We also buy detergent that is on a sheet rather than in a bottle ... I use 1/4 to 1/2 sheet and the clothes come out just as clean as if we used a whole sheet. Sometimes the clothes are stiff ... but they soften after just a few minutes of wearing them. Maybe I don't notice it as much as some because I grew up with clotheslines instead of dryers. If there is a breeze, it helps reduce stiffness as well.
When I was a kid, my brothers and I wanted more of an "allowance." My Mom got her pay that month in $1 bills and laid it all out on the table to show us where the money went to. One pile for mortgage, one pile for the electric bill, etc. Magically, at the end of it all, she had 3 $1 bills left...... $1 for each of us! LOL
I was able to get out of debt using cash only envelopes. The minute I stopped...problems started again. I must say all of the tips are awesome and relevant. I grew up in the 80s so all of these are very familiar. Thanks for this video.
Cash envelopes are excellent! I always love the Til Debt Do Us Part show with Gail vaz Oxlade for her no nonsense financial survival tips. Cash jars were the cornerstone of that plan.
Between cooking from scratch, batch cooking and line drying our clothes as much as possible, I have seen significant reductions in our spending and our bills…with minimal effort. Such great tips, Sarah! Preach👏
Our parents taught us to budget by having summer jobs, by giving us a monthly allowance, and by buying only necessities and Christmas and birthday presents. Our parents didn't give us a car or a credit card. We had to work to get a car and had to apply for our own credit card when we became an adult.
Re: Hand me downs. Doesn't just apply to clothing! We have a houseful of hand me down furniture. My husband has his dresser from childhood, I have my grandmothers, we have end tables that belonged to his grandparents. It's like this in every room in our house. Older furniture is also better made than anything you can buy new now. I had a guy that did furniture refinishing tell me that if you can find pieces built during the great depression thru WW2 , they are far superior to any other era.
My mother and I live together now and we have furniture that was purchased when I was a child and I'm 64 years old now! It's still in good shape even though we've had to have the living room furniture reupholstered several times, the quality is unmatched compared to today. Plus my mother was much into antiquing we have a lot of antique furniture, especially a dining room table that has claw feet on it. It's really pretty and very functional because it has two leaves that be put in to expand it 😊
Unfortunately, today young people don't want your hand me downs! Even my mother who is an artist has a lot of beautiful items that she wants to give to her grandchildren and they're not very interested. It's very sad because there's a lot of history that's going to go into a landfill someday.
We had some hand me down furniture. They were end tables. I am 54 years old and those tables are older than me. At first, they were in my parents house. Then when I moved to a house off campus in college, I got a couple to go there. And my sister moved out and she got a couple. I think we had six of those things :-) I think the last one finally went to the dump a couple years ago. Couple got destroyed along the way one way or the other one was given away to somebody who knows where it is. But those things lived along life.
@@nogames8982 I love it! I think the most unusual thing we have is a small bookcase (sofa table height) that was originally a TV! It came with instructions on how to convert it to a bookcase once the TV died completely, it belonged to my in-laws.
We can’t have a clothesline but we found a work around! I have a clothes rack that i use inside year round for about half our laundry and sometimes pop it outside on nice days too
In our previous home, we had clothesline strung all over our basement, it was strictly a basement, no living space. It was great in the winter months as it served two purposes--to dry our clothes, but also helped humidify our home so it was helping keep it warm. And if it was something no one likes when it's rough (as frequently happens with drying things indoors), I would let it get almost dry and then toss it in the dryer for a few minutes. You couldn't tell it hadn't been dried in the dryer the entire time! Worked great for jeans.
@@marjorieorveau6707 It’s a bylaw in our town. Some people have them if they were in place before the bylaw was created but most don’t so can’t add one to the yard
@@marjorieorveau6707 People who live in certain kinds of home developments aren't permitted. I know of ones where, even if you have a swimming pool, you aren't allowed to even hang a towel over your fence to dry. Seriously. I don't have one because the air pollution where I am is too bad.
@@flonotflow My hubby got me the best clothes drying rack, I hang the clothes on hangers to dry and it extends really long for sheets. I use it indoors all year long.
My feet are always cold so I buy wool boot socks. They are more expensive but they last for years and years because I darn the heels and toes. You don’t even need a sewing machine. It’s great to do little mends at night while watching tv.
Everyone in the UK has a clothes line. Americans seem to look down on people that use them as they are considered to be poor people. Why waste money using an electric dryer when drying outdoors makes clothes smell fresher anyway.
I think it's the same for all of Europe. In apartements or during winter we use drying racks, most people cannot afford using a dryer because of the cost of energy. Plus we try to save energy whereever possible.
Ticks will get into and onto everything where I am, from April/May to year round if the weather cycles warm enough in winter. Lyme disease is unfortunately not worth line drying outside. Doing so inside isn't bad spring through fall, given the dehumidifier is running, but in winter it's usually too cold so stuff gets musty or mildew spotted before it actually dries.
Ditto on the ‘It depends where you live in the US.’ I live in Arizona where it is mostly dry & summer are long & hot making it ideal for clothes line. I see some more people picking it up, but the way yard space is configured, if others have any, can make it tricky to conveniently move from washer to outdoors for a clothes line. Otherwise, you can’t do it during the monsoon storms & now that it’s deep winter there’s not enough sun, & it hasn’t quite been warm enough during peak day to dry all the laundry. Especially the bed sheets, blankets, and thicker long pants.
I still hang out my clothes. I often get comments about "how country I am". We live a bit different than others. We spend money but have different priorities. We have a lot of animals so instead of take out food or shopping for the latest and greatest I save for hay etc.
I use a money envelope system with spending money. I will have my major bills put in as automatic payments but anything that isn't a regular amount is put in my binder.
I was just thinking that many of these :"old fashioned" tips are common practices in Europe and other countries. I earned my first money babysitting so i learned to use cash and save cash early on. I observed my mother using the envelope system and we sometimes drove around to the different utilities to pay our bills, with cash.
When we were in Italy last month (November), the host of our Airbnb showed us how to use the heat system in case of cold and then said, “And if it gets hot…..open a window.”😂 Best experience ever. Thank you for your amazing country.
Many libraries have family passes to museums or zoos that you can reserve to check out for the day. Ask the librarians what they have to offer, you would be surprised!
Grew up this way and still practice them. Would add in this world of instant purchase wait to purchase your “inbasket” at least 48 hours. I have an empty closet in our spare room that I use for hanging our clothes…they are almost dry now out of the washer. I can only buy 2nd hand because I’m so use to the deal! This whole video just describes me lol! Happily our adult kids are the same.
I used to love my mom buying the Sunday newspaper and being able to clip the coupons. She would put them into an organizer. I would play grocery store with her calculator with the receipt paper. I cut some coupons today I got from the mailer and put it into my purse
I love 💗 m drying my clothes on a clothes line ; since Fall is here ( the sun no longer drys my clothes ) & Winter ❄️ is around the corner , I put a clothesline inside my laundry room.
I still use envelopes to save for certain items such as a good toaster oven, decent haircut, new phone, new tablet. I start saving for these items long before the old ones break so that I’m not desperate.
Me too, although I keep it on a budget sheet...a category for everything, so an unexpected expense, such as a car repair or medical emergency, doesn't cause me panic. Thanks, Sarah, for this great channel.
I opened an online high-yield savings account about 4.5 yrs ago. Higher interest rates from standard local banks or credit unions, and No Fees. (I'm a customer of such/not a promoter or solicitor for any financial institution). What I Love about this, is that they have "buckets" one can create within their Savings account to clearly see what you have for the categories of your choice. I am a visual person, and seeing my money split into individual buckets is very helpful for me. Best part of this vs envelopes is that ALL of your budget categories are Earning Interest within One account/vs maintaining separate accounts...and no Envelopes of money earning No interest to maintain. Do look into on online savings account! I added a checking account a year or so after opening my savings account. Tho fractionally- it actually is interest bearing with no fees.
DITTO. My Mother was atrocious with money and heavily in debt. She spent cause she was unhappy and never used the stuff she bought like clothes and shoes. But she because she never learned and never taught me, I then had small amount of debt from time to time.. Until I learned about Emergency funds and then delayed gratification for when I want something..But it still leave me very angry. Your parents are supposed to learn and then teach you..I had to re Learn everything in my late 30s.
Great common sense ideas! I can still remember the look on the cashier's face when my total for 4 full paper bags of groceries was $22. That was 30 years ago when you could double coupons.
I couldn't help laughing at your description of pre-phone days! I never knew a single family who lived the way you describe. Mine never functioned that way. There was still frivolous spending. People got into debt, even forfeiting layaway. Kids were not taught anything about budgeting or money.
Yes, I remember most all of these practices! My parents didn't actually teach us how to budget, but I do recall Mom explaining her cash envelope method. She even had one envelope she called "mad money" LOL. Unfortunately, it took me years to figure out how to become debt-free. Thankfully, even on my tiny SS income, I am debt-free and mortgage-free.
I’m still growing burgundy okra now, 2 large plants Makes enough every 2 days for a serving for 4,I’m in Louisiana Planted these okra at the end of August after the green okra didn’t produce
I am a couponer and newspaper coupons still exist but most couponers today do not buy a paper yo get what little coupons are in them. It’s digitals and rebate apps. Scanning your receipt to get rebates is the way to go. Couponing in 2024 is totally different than the old clipping days.
I just spent a few days off taking detailed inventory of my pantry and freezers. My plan is to have the list handy and meal prep using recipes that utilize what I have on hand. This will come in real handy especially for 'No Spend January' which I try to do each January.
We’ve started doing this also. 2025 I’m going to try stretching it through February as well. We have small exceptions: milk, vitamins, animal feed, Valentine’s Day…. A menu plan is essential!
🙋🏾♀️ Hey, why are washing lines not allowed by HOAs? I'm in the UK and that sounds insane to me. When I rented a housing association property they gave each tenant a rotary washing line! I can't help but wonder if managers of HOAs are getting some sort of payment from energy companies! That said, people can hang clothes on an airer indoors instead
No one gets any kickback (money) from electric companies. Clotheslines are associated with extreme poverty so banned by many areas. This happened when electric/gas clothes dryers became widespread. My dad is 87. He says everyone hung laundry until the late 1950's. I hang mine on racks in my garage or in the house. I'm in a low humidity area so it works. Obviously in humid areas this would increase mold in the house. 😂
Our HOA just started allowing a clothesline after 25 years. It must not be up/out longer than 12 hours and must be retracted when not in use. There was NO letter or announcements in their monthly email updates. I found it by accident when looking up the painting requirements. I called and they said it had been changed about 3 months earlier. So, my clothesline went up 2 days later. YAY! Oh, and by the way, the pai t color restrictions were changed too! My house went from white to red! YAY! Look up your HOA bylaws and read them. There may have been changes that no one knows about because they don't advertise/put out the information!
@@coraclouden2506 I agree with you. It is mad and wasteful. Like my 87 year old Dad says, his generation used glass milk bottles, glass fizzy drink bottled, walked to shops, hung laundry, no air conditioning, minimal heating, wore hand me down clothing, cooked from scratch, etc. He laughs at young people's efforts to "save the planet" because his generation was frugal in ways youth of today can't imagine.
For coloring Easter eggs, we created our own dye using a tablespoon of white vinegar, drops of food coloring, and 4 to 8 ounces of hot water. We used non-toxic coloring crayons to and non-toxic glue to draw on designs and glue on paper rabbit ears, cotton bunny tails, etc.
In the 70’s and 80’s, when I wasn’t working and my kids were little, I did so many of these things. I’d do a meal plan for a week, make a shopping list for it all. I cut coupons and went store to store to save money. It wasn’t difficult, I was just used to it
My HOA doesn't allow a clothes line so I use a metal Clothes Drying Rack which is 43" and can expand to 63" and hold 200 lbs. It folds up compact to store. I love it and saves me money from not needing to use the dryer.
I will say, if you are going to repair old clothes, especially socks, make sure you buy clothes of a little bit better quality. I've tried to repair really cheap clothes, and not only did it not hold, sometimes the needle and thread would cause new problems. They weren't worth the cheap price in the long run. I now buy things that are good enough quality that I can repair them. For most things, used clothing definitely makes this more affordable, although probably not socks. Lol
I’m a little on the fence about borrowing. On the one hand, I like helping people out. But it’s a good way to get used too. I’ve had things returned in bad condition, and sometimes they don’t spend the money on what they need, thinking they can always come to you. Lawnmowers for example need maintenance, and borrowers won’t help you out with that. Also, there are those who were raised to believe that it’s tacky and in poor taste to be a borrower, (my mom and dad). So I guess, everything in moderation.😊
I'm in the Chicagoland western burbs. I shop at a furniture secondhand store called Jubilee in Carol Stream. I have 1/2 my furniture from there. I also found a second hand appliance in Brookfield called Maywood Appliances. I just bought a Kate Spade bag for $20 and it came with the authentication docs in it. Also, TH-cam has saved us so much money. My husband and adult sons have learned how to install solar, change brakes, make a fence (we spent 2,500 vs 13K), I give homemade baked good for Christmas and all of us have a side hustle. My husband does Uber eats, my oldest son does portrait photography and my youngest son makes Sodas and sells them at craft fairs. I consult and supervise other therapists (i'm a therapist btw). With all of this my oldest son graduated college debt free and my youngest is going the community college route and is saving tons of money doing so.
I used to have a very strict food budget. I would watch the sales, stock up when I could on often used items, and I made my menu each week and shopping list, totalling everything to fit my budget before I went to the store.
My family is planning a vacation for next summer. I absolutely started a cash envelope to help offset some of the cost. I do this every year before our family camping trips as well.
Times were not simpler, just different. "Olden times" (jeez) does not = family values. People did what they had to do with what they had. Doesn't mean they had their values straight. Anyway, loved the tips/reminders notwithstanding the moralizing about how great/better things were "back then". They weren't; it was just different
I love all of these tips! Thank you for sharing. I used to barter with my friends all the time when we were raising small children. I'd do their small electrical jobs and they would make my family dinner. We were all happy!!
I have a fig tree and make fig jam every year. I give the jam and also apple butter for gifts to friends and family. While I don’t use cash envelopes, I do build reserves in my check register and release the reserves when I pay the bill.
I didn’t know about my parents finances until I was in my 30’s. I don’t remember wanting for anything. My father was in the Sir Force. I learned later that my father was also heavily in debt. I’m horrible with my money.
Everyone has to have the latest and greatest, going into massive debt that puts them at risk of bankruptcy, and creating a huge landfill problem! A simpler lifestyle is much better on so many levels.
I have a mug in my cabinet right now that needs to have the handle glued back on. 😂 Problem with clipping coupons is that I don't buy the majority of the items they're for. It's not worth it for me to buy a Sunday paper. I need to put clean sheets on my bed. They've been line dried, along with all the rest of my laundry. It's too far for me to walk most places. I used to have a motorcycle, but don't have one currently. I plan on buying one next year. When I had mine, I saved so much on gas. And it will be a cash purchase.
I was never taught anything about money either when young...I made so many mistakes.. wish there were do overs for that!😊Now we are doing fine, but if only....
We used to go by car to Spain or France. My father drove thousands of miles with us. Nowadays everybody takes the airplane, which can be very expensive during vacation season.
We don't use envelopes but we plan our spending and track every penny. There are rarely coupons for what we buy anyplace and yes we look. I have family/friends who clean out their closet in my direction and I use what I can from that. We use grocery lists. We do DIY when we can. We use cash when buying in person. We don't buy at places that don't accept cash. We've had 3 friends severely injured in biking accidents. While 2 recovered about 90% of the way and one of them is now in a wheelchair because of the accident. One of them is Canadian and lives in Canada, one lives in the Midwest, and the third lives in California so this was not in one specific area. And none of them recovered totally. Fortunately, all 3 were wearing helmets when the accidents happened.
it's interesting that a lot of these saving tips are based on maximizing the woman's home labor. if the man was the breadwinner with a set salary, the woman's time was the variable factor. now that womens' time is monetized, a lot of these savings tips mean income hours lost. eg. cooking a 3 hour casserole - $150 (if your time is worth $50/hour) I still cook casseroles, but consider it a luxury.
I don't understand when cash became bad. There has been an increase of businesses that don't take cash. For example, Portillo's here in Chicagoland doesn't except cash in drive-thru. You have to go inside where they still don't really want it or to give me a receipt to write off on my taxes. I really try to only buy from small mom & pop places that still respect money and people. I also wanted to mention the push for gift cards and gift registries vs cash. Why did people allow corporations to tell us we have to get a $25 Target gift card that will get lost or unused vs $25 cash inside a Dollar Tree greeting card that will get spent🤔 We recently gave $500 to a former young employee getting married vs buying off their registry. They sent us a lovely card saying they were able to afford a honeymoon with our gift and didn't get many gifts from registry or wedding guests. This made us happy yet sad. Why? This young couple had all this stuff listed on a website to buy...but had no money for honeymoon or got no gifts after small wedding...because it has become taboo to bring cash and gifts to weddings in most cases.
My guess would be that it's a lot simpler to run a business without cash because accepting cash means maintaining a safe, always having someone on staff with access to the safe, frequent bank trips to deposit and pick up rolls of change, spending time counting out drawers, risk of theft from customers and employees. That and cash usage has been declining and is currently only used for about 16% of purchases. There's just not much incentive. Only about 3.5% of consumers are cash only, so odds are you can run a no-cash business and not lose out on much business
Isn’t it ironic that we have been “trained” over the years to use credit cards/debit cards for convenience. Now, they want to charge us to use them. I wrote a check this week at my optometrist to avoid a credit card processing fee. 🥴
THIS. I bought my dream couch for $1500 on facebook marketplace. It had been professionally cleaned and looked perfect. 2 months later the couch was a loss, and I spent about $3000 over 2 years struggling to eradicate them. A lifetime of curbside acquisitioning finally caught up with me. Stay safe folks
Darning socks? I draw the line here. Socks are not expensive and by buying multiple socks of the same time means if I throw one sock, I have 5 more to match up.
Yeah I tried it too but the socks weren't comfortable with stitches on the balls of the feet. I just throw away the one sick and keep the other until there's just one left from a particular set.
I'm a millennial, and I know we get a bad rep, but I'm starting to do a lot of these, some for the principle it, some for the necessity. I feel like there's an undercurrent of young people that are adopting a lot of these habits, especially mending and using second hand items.
I remember my mum buying postage stamps every pay and sticking them on a card. When the electricity bill came she would take it to the post office to pay the bill. (I live in Australia and back then I thing the government owned the grid, now it is privatised)
Also, a lot of these practices/habits were possible because homemaking was a full time job. If everyone works, and kids are in school with activities, there are only so many hours in a day. Wax nostalgic about hanging clothes outdoors but when you live somewhere that outdoor temps go to -40 C in the winter, and below zero temps are realith for almost 7 months of the year and you have a problem. Also, line dried clothes need way more ironing, and that's also time consuming. See above "only so many hours in the day" comment
depends on the spin cycle. I use a slow spin, dry the clothes on a drying rack inside my apartment and I never need to iron. fast spin only for towels, cleaning cloths, etc...
@Tigerfan86 Also, give them a shake or two before pinning. I used to hang my laundry out all the time before the line was destroyed by wind & NEVER ironed anything. Didn't wad it up in the basket & brought it in & hung up what went on hangers. And I worked 8 hrs a day & came home & cooked if I didn't put on crockpot meal. (div mom of 2) just depends on what's important to you
Hey Frugals! I’m new to the channel. Question for anyone… what about bulk cooking? Does the cost of packing containers / freezing/ canning/ storage washout the $ savings? I’m definitely a fan for the TIME savings… but what about the 💰💷💶💰?? Thoughts?
There is an initial investment in containers if you don’t already have them. But bulk cooking, also called once a month cooking, or freezer meals that can be put in a crockpot or instant pot save a lot of money. There are several wonderful TH-cam channels about Freezer meals.
The problem I find with most coupons today is it’s all for expensive brands, so even with the amount off, the store brand is still cheaper.
Agreed. Plus the extreme couponing ruined a lot of coupons
Or you have to spend extra. Like getting $3 coupon you need to spend $15-$20
Agreed! There are very few paper coupons anymore
@@mandycollins8795 Came into the comments to say this. I'm in Canada, and I never see paper coupons anymore, and we never had anything like the US where you could do extreme couponing - it's was always one per customer, and many stores don't accept coupons because that's left up to each individual store. Now it's more likely that you have to install the store's app and find deals on there, but like the original commenter in this thread mentioned, the store brand winds up being cheaper anyways.
My mom and dad got divorced I was 10. It was my mom, my brother and me. She sat us down and showed us the bills and her paycheck. She explained what we had for food and extras. She showed us how we had to budget, and it helped us understand why we could not buy this toy or that for dinner. She felt horrible sharing that money worry with us, but we needed to pull together and make the most of it. Things like we couldn't buy cookies at the store, but mom would buy butter, flour and sugar to make them at home. Those things were also used for dinners and bread from scratch. We also got to spend time together making them. Things were tight, but we make the most of it. This type of budgeting will need to make a comeback.
Great tips here. My #1 frugal living tip - Do not live in an HOA.
I looked at 2 apartments i needed one level ...they had no washing lines that really put me off them....i bought a bungalow renovated bathroom and kitchen now im broke lol
Safety tip: if you re-glue a broken handle on a mug, you can’t safely reuse it as a mug for a hot beverage. The heat can cause the handle to fall off while using it causing scalds. Better to repurpose it as a pencil holder, etc.
Remember layaway?? When my sons were little, I used layaway every year at Christmas. It helped me manage expenses but also kept the gifts out of my house so I didn't need to hide them.😊
I used to do that, too. But I haven’t found a place that still does that.
Awe! I miss layaway!!!
I was just talking to a coworker the other day about this! I spent what felt like a lot of time as a kid in the layaway line at K-Mart so mom could make payments. Sometimes I'd know about the stuff, like back to school clothes, but sometimes I'd be asking what was in the layaway and I'd get something like, "don't worry about it" 😂😂😂
@@DCB938 We have a local chain called Gabes that has brought back layaway. I used it all the time back when I was first working, it was a great way to budget.
I use to use layaway too. Gone are the days😢😊
My parents always said if you don't have the money to pay for it with cash you don't need it.
YES! This is how I live my life!
@@saraconklinfrozenpenniesI live my life that way too.
I was taught that if you eat out at a restaurant and you can’t afford to tip then you can’t afford that restaurant.😊
My dad always said the same thing
I use to write down the prices of things that went in the grocery cart. Now I use the calculator on the phone. This keeps me within the grocery budget. Same for clothing. We have Netflix for entertainment - no movie theaters or dining out. We have a garden that has become family time. I’m teaching others things my mother and aunts taught me. Sewing, home cooking, soap making, candle making, crafting like cross stitch, knitting. There is satisfaction in making your own clothes. You can pick the pattern, fabric, etc. it takes practice but you get what you like.
Awesome
I've used the budget envelope system forever. Learned it from my Mom. It's the best. Debt free except for my mortgage which I'm paying down as fast as possible. I do almost all of these tips!
My parents NEVER talked about finances with me. I would have gotten told to watch my mouth, THEIR money wasn't my business.
My parents were exactly the same. In their eyes, I was a child, even right up until I was 18 years old and nothing my parents did was my business. Of course, it caused untold damage to my financial life because I had no idea how to manage money properly for decades. Happy to say, I'm okay these days.
My parents as well. When I left home at 18 I was totally unprepared.
My mother scrimped and saved as my father liked to bet on the horses... I learned from her how to budget with very little... My son would sit and talk about monthly income/outgoings... my daughter wouldn't... she wanted what she wanted and'daddy' gave in making me the tight mother.... It landed us in all kinds of debt.... I eventually got rid of him and the debt... My son is a saver....
Same !!
My husband installed a retractable clothesline in our garage, I love using it, especially for sheets.
I have one in my basement and when it's not in use, nobody sees it ,saves on using the dryer for everything 👍
My clothesline is strung back-and-forth across the gazebo on my back patio. It makes it really easy to walk out the back door and hang clothes. And a bonus is that it’s under a roof, so even if it’s raining, I can still hang clothes. We also have drying racks that we set up in the house if it’s too damp outside or in the winter time. When we lived up north, having the drying racks in the house, really helped to provide some humidity and avoid the super dry air from having the heat on
how do you avoid stiff clothes?
Much of the stiffness comes from detergent residue and build up so using very little detergent can make a big difference. We also buy detergent that is on a sheet rather than in a bottle ... I use 1/4 to 1/2 sheet and the clothes come out just as clean as if we used a whole sheet. Sometimes the clothes are stiff ... but they soften after just a few minutes of wearing them. Maybe I don't notice it as much as some because I grew up with clotheslines instead of dryers. If there is a breeze, it helps reduce stiffness as well.
@@DebiGoldben all good tips. thanks!
Freeze leftover coffee in ice cube tray. Use the cubes to make ice coffee at home!
My memory sucks so not only do I make a list for groceries but I also take pictures of the pantry so I know what we have extra of if I see a sale.
When I was a kid, my brothers and I wanted more of an "allowance." My Mom got her pay that month in $1 bills and laid it all out on the table to show us where the money went to. One pile for mortgage, one pile for the electric bill, etc. Magically, at the end of it all, she had 3 $1 bills left...... $1 for each of us! LOL
I was able to get out of debt using cash only envelopes. The minute I stopped...problems started again. I must say all of the tips are awesome and relevant. I grew up in the 80s so all of these are very familiar. Thanks for this video.
Cash envelopes are excellent! I always love the Til Debt Do Us Part show with Gail vaz Oxlade for her no nonsense financial survival tips. Cash jars were the cornerstone of that plan.
@jennesont4791 Yes!! I love watching that show too.
Between cooking from scratch, batch cooking and line drying our clothes as much as possible, I have seen significant reductions in our spending and our bills…with minimal effort. Such great tips, Sarah! Preach👏
Our parents taught us to budget by having summer jobs, by giving us a monthly allowance, and by buying only necessities and Christmas and birthday presents. Our parents didn't give us a car or a credit card. We had to work to get a car and had to apply for our own credit card when we became an adult.
I love the Libby app! I borrow audio books that I listen to while doing household chores, and while crocheting.
I loved this. We're a cashless/digital family. However, we do everything else in this video.
I hang laundry to dry on hangers on my shower curtain rod.
Re: Hand me downs. Doesn't just apply to clothing! We have a houseful of hand me down furniture. My husband has his dresser from childhood, I have my grandmothers, we have end tables that belonged to his grandparents. It's like this in every room in our house. Older furniture is also better made than anything you can buy new now. I had a guy that did furniture refinishing tell me that if you can find pieces built during the great depression thru WW2 , they are far superior to any other era.
My mother and I live together now and we have furniture that was purchased when I was a child and I'm 64 years old now! It's still in good shape even though we've had to have the living room furniture reupholstered several times, the quality is unmatched compared to today. Plus my mother was much into antiquing we have a lot of antique furniture, especially a dining room table that has claw feet on it. It's really pretty and very functional because it has two leaves that be put in to expand it 😊
Unfortunately, today young people don't want your hand me downs! Even my mother who is an artist has a lot of beautiful items that she wants to give to her grandchildren and they're not very interested. It's very sad because there's a lot of history that's going to go into a landfill someday.
@@Savannah-ed4rv Yes, they are sadly so hung up on everything being new. And swap it out every few years for more new stuff. It's disgusting.
We had some hand me down furniture. They were end tables. I am 54 years old and those tables are older than me. At first, they were in my parents house. Then when I moved to a house off campus in college, I got a couple to go there. And my sister moved out and she got a couple. I think we had six of those things :-) I think the last one finally went to the dump a couple years ago. Couple got destroyed along the way one way or the other one was given away to somebody who knows where it is. But those things lived along life.
@@nogames8982 I love it! I think the most unusual thing we have is a small bookcase (sofa table height) that was originally a TV! It came with instructions on how to convert it to a bookcase once the TV died completely, it belonged to my in-laws.
I try to purchase mostly whole foods onions, celery, carrots, cabbage, lettuce, etc saves so much money.
We can’t have a clothesline but we found a work around! I have a clothes rack that i use inside year round for about half our laundry and sometimes pop it outside on nice days too
In our previous home, we had clothesline strung all over our basement, it was strictly a basement, no living space. It was great in the winter months as it served two purposes--to dry our clothes, but also helped humidify our home so it was helping keep it warm. And if it was something no one likes when it's rough (as frequently happens with drying things indoors), I would let it get almost dry and then toss it in the dryer for a few minutes. You couldn't tell it hadn't been dried in the dryer the entire time! Worked great for jeans.
Hi, I'm from Europe and curious why you can't have a clothesline...
@@marjorieorveau6707 It’s a bylaw in our town. Some people have them if they were in place before the bylaw was created but most don’t so can’t add one to the yard
@@marjorieorveau6707 People who live in certain kinds of home developments aren't permitted. I know of ones where, even if you have a swimming pool, you aren't allowed to even hang a towel over your fence to dry. Seriously. I don't have one because the air pollution where I am is too bad.
@@flonotflow My hubby got me the best clothes drying rack, I hang the clothes on hangers to dry and it extends really long for sheets. I use it indoors all year long.
My feet are always cold so I buy wool boot socks. They are more expensive but they last for years and years because I darn the heels and toes. You don’t even need a sewing machine. It’s great to do little mends at night while watching tv.
I often wear two pairs of socks if my feet are cold.
My feet are fairly small, so my much cheaper socks are boys. I need to check out YT for darning tutorials
Everyone in the UK has a clothes line. Americans seem to look down on people that use them as they are considered to be poor people. Why waste money using an electric dryer when drying outdoors makes clothes smell fresher anyway.
I think it's the same for all of Europe. In apartements or during winter we use drying racks, most people cannot afford using a dryer because of the cost of energy. Plus we try to save energy whereever possible.
We use a clothes line and I'm in Missouri, USA. Many HOAs do not allow clotheslines. I live on my own farm so I can do whatever I want.
Ticks will get into and onto everything where I am, from April/May to year round if the weather cycles warm enough in winter. Lyme disease is unfortunately not worth line drying outside. Doing so inside isn't bad spring through fall, given the dehumidifier is running, but in winter it's usually too cold so stuff gets musty or mildew spotted before it actually dries.
It depends on where you live in the US. Lots of people in the Midwest use clothes lines. Can’t speak for the rest of the country.
Ditto on the ‘It depends where you live in the US.’ I live in Arizona where it is mostly dry & summer are long & hot making it ideal for clothes line. I see some more people picking it up, but the way yard space is configured, if others have any, can make it tricky to conveniently move from washer to outdoors for a clothes line. Otherwise, you can’t do it during the monsoon storms & now that it’s deep winter there’s not enough sun, & it hasn’t quite been warm enough during peak day to dry all the laundry. Especially the bed sheets, blankets, and thicker long pants.
I still hang out my clothes. I often get comments about "how country I am". We live a bit different than others. We spend money but have different priorities. We have a lot of animals so instead of take out food or shopping for the latest and greatest I save for hay etc.
I will wear thread bare clothes to buy my pets extra.....
I use a money envelope system with spending money. I will have my major bills put in as automatic payments but anything that isn't a regular amount is put in my binder.
I am italian and i already do the most of the things 😊 dont even have an ac at home.
Thank you for your tips 😊
I was just thinking that many of these :"old fashioned" tips are common practices in Europe and other countries. I earned my first money babysitting so i learned to use cash and save cash early on. I observed my mother using the envelope system and we sometimes drove around to the different utilities to pay our bills, with cash.
Same…and I’m not Italian! 😊
Same. Portugal
When we were in Italy last month (November), the host of our Airbnb showed us how to use the heat system in case of cold and then said, “And if it gets hot…..open a window.”😂
Best experience ever. Thank you for your amazing country.
Same....scots- irish- german- swiss........goulash, an inexpensive dish 🤣🤣
Many libraries have family passes to museums or zoos that you can reserve to check out for the day. Ask the librarians what they have to offer, you would be surprised!
I follow these old fashion practise even now
Grew up this way and still practice them. Would add in this world of instant purchase wait to purchase your “inbasket” at least 48 hours. I have an empty closet in our spare room that I use for hanging our clothes…they are almost dry now out of the washer. I can only buy 2nd hand because I’m so use to the deal! This whole video just describes me lol! Happily our adult kids are the same.
Great video as always. We're a digital cash free family who still does everything mentioned in this video.
I used to love my mom buying the Sunday newspaper and being able to clip the coupons. She would put them into an organizer. I would play grocery store with her calculator with the receipt paper. I cut some coupons today I got from the mailer and put it into my purse
I love 💗 m drying my clothes on a clothes line ; since Fall is here ( the sun no longer drys my clothes ) & Winter ❄️ is around the corner , I put a clothesline inside my laundry room.
Yep!
I still use envelopes to save for certain items such as a good toaster oven, decent haircut, new phone, new tablet. I start saving for these items long before the old ones break so that I’m not desperate.
That's so smart!
Me too, although I keep it on a budget sheet...a category for everything, so an unexpected expense, such as a car repair or medical emergency, doesn't cause me panic. Thanks, Sarah, for this great channel.
I opened an online high-yield savings account about 4.5 yrs ago. Higher interest rates from standard local banks or credit unions, and No Fees. (I'm a customer of such/not a promoter or solicitor for any financial institution). What I Love about this, is that they have "buckets" one can create within their Savings account to clearly see what you have for the categories of your choice. I am a visual person, and seeing my money split into individual buckets is very helpful for me.
Best part of this vs envelopes is that ALL of your budget categories are Earning Interest within One account/vs maintaining separate accounts...and no Envelopes of money earning No interest to maintain. Do look into on online savings account! I added a checking account a year or so after opening my savings account. Tho fractionally- it actually is interest bearing with no fees.
I wasn’t taught very much about money, but my Dad was, and still is, extremely frugal. I learned so much from him! ❤
DITTO. My Mother was atrocious with money and heavily in debt. She spent cause she was unhappy and never used the stuff she bought like clothes and shoes. But she because she never learned and never taught me, I then had small amount of debt from time to time..
Until I learned about Emergency funds and then delayed gratification for when I want something..But it still leave me very angry. Your parents are supposed to learn and then teach you..I had to re Learn everything in my late 30s.
We just visited Iceland, where Winter lasts six months. I saw a few clotheslines! I have hung out clothing all my life.
My friends mom used to throw salt in the rinse cycle so the clothes didn’t freeze on the clothes line in the winter!
Great common sense ideas! I can still remember the look on the cashier's face when my total for 4 full paper bags of groceries was $22. That was 30 years ago when you could double coupons.
Yeah, 😕, really miss those days.
I try to live as simple as possible, I’ve been cooking from cookbooks from the 1930s-1970s.
I couldn't help laughing at your description of pre-phone days! I never knew a single family who lived the way you describe. Mine never functioned that way.
There was still frivolous spending. People got into debt, even forfeiting layaway. Kids were not taught anything about budgeting or money.
I use coupons when possible. But, store brands are usually less expensive than brand names, even when you have a coupon for the brand name.
Yes, I remember most all of these practices! My parents didn't actually teach us how to budget, but I do recall Mom explaining her cash envelope method. She even had one envelope she called "mad money" LOL. Unfortunately, it took me years to figure out how to become debt-free. Thankfully, even on my tiny SS income, I am debt-free and mortgage-free.
I’m still growing burgundy okra now, 2 large plants
Makes enough every 2 days for a serving for 4,I’m in Louisiana
Planted these okra at the end of August after the green okra didn’t produce
I am a couponer and newspaper coupons still exist but most couponers today do not buy a paper yo get what little coupons are in them. It’s digitals and rebate apps. Scanning your receipt to get rebates is the way to go. Couponing in 2024 is totally different than the old clipping days.
Unless the man decided to spend his paycheck on liquor and gambling and the woman had no say. Some things have changed for the better.
I just spent a few days off taking detailed inventory of my pantry and freezers. My plan is to have the list handy and meal prep using recipes that utilize what I have on hand. This will come in real handy especially for 'No Spend January' which I try to do each January.
We’ve started doing this also. 2025 I’m going to try stretching it through February as well. We have small exceptions: milk, vitamins, animal feed, Valentine’s Day…. A menu plan is essential!
I wash a load of clothes after dinner, then hang it on hangers around house by morning it is dry.
🙋🏾♀️ Hey, why are washing lines not allowed by HOAs? I'm in the UK and that sounds insane to me. When I rented a housing association property they gave each tenant a rotary washing line! I can't help but wonder if managers of HOAs are getting some sort of payment from energy companies! That said, people can hang clothes on an airer indoors instead
No one gets any kickback (money) from electric companies. Clotheslines are associated with extreme poverty so banned by many areas. This happened when electric/gas clothes dryers became widespread. My dad is 87. He says everyone hung laundry until the late 1950's. I hang mine on racks in my garage or in the house. I'm in a low humidity area so it works. Obviously in humid areas this would increase mold in the house. 😂
@@happycook6737thanks for the reply. It still seems mad to me! 🤪
Our HOA just started allowing a clothesline after 25 years. It must not be up/out longer than 12 hours and must be retracted when not in use. There was NO letter or announcements in their monthly email updates. I found it by accident when looking up the painting requirements. I called and they said it had been changed about 3 months earlier. So, my clothesline went up 2 days later. YAY! Oh, and by the way, the pai t color restrictions were changed too! My house went from white to red! YAY!
Look up your HOA bylaws and read them. There may have been changes that no one knows about because they don't advertise/put out the information!
@CatherinesLifeOver50 🙌🏾🫶🏾 That's so bad, not telling residents!
@@coraclouden2506 I agree with you. It is mad and wasteful. Like my 87 year old Dad says, his generation used glass milk bottles, glass fizzy drink bottled, walked to shops, hung laundry, no air conditioning, minimal heating, wore hand me down clothing, cooked from scratch, etc. He laughs at young people's efforts to "save the planet" because his generation was frugal in ways youth of today can't imagine.
For coloring Easter eggs, we created our own dye using a tablespoon of white vinegar, drops of food coloring, and 4 to 8 ounces of hot water.
We used non-toxic coloring crayons to and non-toxic glue to draw on designs and glue on paper rabbit ears, cotton bunny tails, etc.
Remember double coupon days?
In the 70’s and 80’s, when I wasn’t working and my kids were little, I did so many of these things. I’d do a meal plan for a week, make a shopping list for it all. I cut coupons and went store to store to save money. It wasn’t difficult, I was just used to it
My HOA doesn't allow a clothes line so I use a metal Clothes Drying Rack which is 43" and can expand to 63" and hold 200 lbs. It folds up compact to store. I love it and saves me money from not needing to use the dryer.
where did you get it ?
The frugal ways of our predecessors help us learn many interesting things that we never knew. the video is great❤
I love clothes line drying but unfortunately the birds really like it also.
I put a line up across my porch. This is also good for keeping the colors from fading. The breeze gets them dry not the baking sun.
Hi, live 2 blocks from the library.We get dvd we get books we get crafts we do programs!
I will say, if you are going to repair old clothes, especially socks, make sure you buy clothes of a little bit better quality. I've tried to repair really cheap clothes, and not only did it not hold, sometimes the needle and thread would cause new problems. They weren't worth the cheap price in the long run. I now buy things that are good enough quality that I can repair them. For most things, used clothing definitely makes this more affordable, although probably not socks. Lol
I’m a little on the fence about borrowing. On the one hand, I like helping people out. But it’s a good way to get used too. I’ve had things returned in bad condition, and sometimes they don’t spend the money on what they need, thinking they can always come to you. Lawnmowers for example need maintenance, and borrowers won’t help you out with that. Also, there are those who were raised to believe that it’s tacky and in poor taste to be a borrower, (my mom and dad). So I guess, everything in moderation.😊
Same here. We've had to go and ask for our own items back, and you feel bad doing it! Lol
Wish they would bring back paper coupons!
I'm in the Chicagoland western burbs. I shop at a furniture secondhand store called Jubilee in Carol Stream. I have 1/2 my furniture from there. I also found a second hand appliance in Brookfield called Maywood Appliances. I just bought a Kate Spade bag for $20 and it came with the authentication docs in it. Also, TH-cam has saved us so much money. My husband and adult sons have learned how to install solar, change brakes, make a fence (we spent 2,500 vs 13K), I give homemade baked good for Christmas and all of us have a side hustle. My husband does Uber eats, my oldest son does portrait photography and my youngest son makes Sodas and sells them at craft fairs. I consult and supervise other therapists (i'm a therapist btw). With all of this my oldest son graduated college debt free and my youngest is going the community college route and is saving tons of money doing so.
I used to have a very strict food budget. I would watch the sales, stock up when I could on often used items, and I made my menu each week and shopping list, totalling everything to fit my budget before I went to the store.
Thanks for sharing Sarah.
My family is planning a vacation for next summer. I absolutely started a cash envelope to help offset some of the cost. I do this every year before our family camping trips as well.
We are of the same mindset, but we find we are not in the majority...so we don't share our frugal habits... we'd just be laughed at...
Clothline drying smell great
Times were not simpler, just different.
"Olden times" (jeez) does not = family values. People did what they had to do with what they had. Doesn't mean they had their values straight.
Anyway, loved the tips/reminders notwithstanding the moralizing about how great/better things were "back then". They weren't; it was just different
I love all of these tips! Thank you for sharing. I used to barter with my friends all the time when we were raising small children. I'd do their small electrical jobs and they would make my family dinner. We were all happy!!
I do use a credit card, but I pay it off each month. Carrying cash feels unsafe to me
Love this video! I remember using cash envelopes when we first got married. Seriously, this was so helpful
They are the best for managing money. Even today!
I have a fig tree and make fig jam every year. I give the jam and also apple butter for gifts to friends and family. While I don’t use cash envelopes, I do build reserves in my check register and release the reserves when I pay the bill.
Just the intro brought back some memories.
I didn’t know about my parents finances until I was in my 30’s. I don’t remember wanting for anything. My father was in the Sir Force. I learned later that my father was also heavily in debt. I’m horrible with my money.
I rarely eat out. I save money and prefer to know that my food is fresh and the preparation is clean.
I liked lay away
Everyone has to have the latest and greatest, going into massive debt that puts them at risk of bankruptcy, and creating a huge landfill problem! A simpler lifestyle is much better on so many levels.
I have a mug in my cabinet right now that needs to have the handle glued back on. 😂
Problem with clipping coupons is that I don't buy the majority of the items they're for. It's not worth it for me to buy a Sunday paper.
I need to put clean sheets on my bed. They've been line dried, along with all the rest of my laundry.
It's too far for me to walk most places. I used to have a motorcycle, but don't have one currently. I plan on buying one next year. When I had mine, I saved so much on gas. And it will be a cash purchase.
This is so great! Add a little bin on it for small groceries or odds and ends, and you've got it made!
@saraconklinfrozenpennies I had a milk crate strapped on to the back of the one I used to have. People knew the bike because of the crate. 😅
Look into an ebike.
@danneyandroid0391 I'm moving to a mountainous, rural area. I doubt it could handle it.
@@dizzysdoings ah, gotcha
I still try and do a lot of these things! This is such good suggestions!
I was never taught anything about money either when young...I made so many mistakes.. wish there were do overs for that!😊Now we are doing fine, but if only....
We used to go by car to Spain or France. My father drove thousands of miles with us. Nowadays everybody takes the airplane, which can be very expensive during vacation season.
There are no coupons to clip.
Your videos are always full of useful advice.... Thank you ❤
Thrift shopping, buy clothes end of season or off season
What a great theme. So true!!!
Recycle,reuse, regift or re sell
We don't use envelopes but we plan our spending and track every penny. There are rarely coupons for what we buy anyplace and yes we look. I have family/friends who clean out their closet in my direction and I use what I can from that. We use grocery lists. We do DIY when we can. We use cash when buying in person. We don't buy at places that don't accept cash. We've had 3 friends severely injured in biking accidents. While 2 recovered about 90% of the way and one of them is now in a wheelchair because of the accident. One of them is Canadian and lives in Canada, one lives in the Midwest, and the third lives in California so this was not in one specific area. And none of them recovered totally. Fortunately, all 3 were wearing helmets when the accidents happened.
I live the thought of living as we use to it was so simple and we enjoy the small things 😊
Am same as your mum I keep my budget in my head food inventory etc
it's interesting that a lot of these saving tips are based on maximizing the woman's home labor.
if the man was the breadwinner with a set salary, the woman's time was the variable factor.
now that womens' time is monetized, a lot of these savings tips mean income hours lost.
eg. cooking a 3 hour casserole - $150 (if your time is worth $50/hour)
I still cook casseroles, but consider it a luxury.
I don't understand when cash became bad. There has been an increase of businesses that don't take cash. For example, Portillo's here in Chicagoland doesn't except cash in drive-thru. You have to go inside where they still don't really want it or to give me a receipt to write off on my taxes. I really try to only buy from small mom & pop places that still respect money and people. I also wanted to mention the push for gift cards and gift registries vs cash. Why did people allow corporations to tell us we have to get a $25 Target gift card that will get lost or unused vs $25 cash inside a Dollar Tree greeting card that will get spent🤔 We recently gave $500 to a former young employee getting married vs buying off their registry. They sent us a lovely card saying they were able to afford a honeymoon with our gift and didn't get many gifts from registry or wedding guests. This made us happy yet sad. Why? This young couple had all this stuff listed on a website to buy...but had no money for honeymoon or got no gifts after small wedding...because it has become taboo to bring cash and gifts to weddings in most cases.
My guess would be that it's a lot simpler to run a business without cash because accepting cash means maintaining a safe, always having someone on staff with access to the safe, frequent bank trips to deposit and pick up rolls of change, spending time counting out drawers, risk of theft from customers and employees. That and cash usage has been declining and is currently only used for about 16% of purchases. There's just not much incentive. Only about 3.5% of consumers are cash only, so odds are you can run a no-cash business and not lose out on much business
I don't like those sur charges when using card for payments
Me either!
Me three xxx@@saraconklinfrozenpennies
Where I am, it's illegal to have a surcharge for card payments
Isn’t it ironic that we have been “trained” over the years to use credit cards/debit cards for convenience. Now, they want to charge us to use them. I wrote a check this week at my optometrist to avoid a credit card processing fee. 🥴
@@TXBucky96 your optometrist accepts a cheque? That's not normal where I am
Watch for bed bugs in furniture
THIS. I bought my dream couch for $1500 on facebook marketplace. It had been professionally cleaned and looked perfect. 2 months later the couch was a loss, and I spent about $3000 over 2 years struggling to eradicate them. A lifetime of curbside acquisitioning finally caught up with me. Stay safe folks
I would love to use coupons again. The problem is we can’t even get a newspaper anymore much less coupons.
Darning socks? I draw the line here. Socks are not expensive and by buying multiple socks of the same time means if I throw one sock, I have 5 more to match up.
Yeah I tried it too but the socks weren't comfortable with stitches on the balls of the feet. I just throw away the one sick and keep the other until there's just one left from a particular set.
I am a thrift store shopper. Rarely by new clothing.
I buy a lot of almost new clothes on Ebay but only buy what I need. I save so much money on good brands. They are a fraction of the price.
Yes
Prefer you tube walking around hills here little garden picking flowers cooking
I'm a millennial, and I know we get a bad rep, but I'm starting to do a lot of these, some for the principle it, some for the necessity. I feel like there's an undercurrent of young people that are adopting a lot of these habits, especially mending and using second hand items.
I remember my mum buying postage stamps every pay and sticking them on a card. When the electricity bill came she would take it to the post office to pay the bill. (I live in Australia and back then I thing the government owned the grid, now it is privatised)
Wash laundry in cold water and/or shortest cycle
I would just like to know how you get your plants to look so wonderful
I have a drying rack for inside if I can’t use my clothes lines due to weather 👍
Also, a lot of these practices/habits were possible because homemaking was a full time job. If everyone works, and kids are in school with activities, there are only so many hours in a day.
Wax nostalgic about hanging clothes outdoors but when you live somewhere that outdoor temps go to -40 C in the winter, and below zero temps are realith for almost 7 months of the year and you have a problem.
Also, line dried clothes need way more ironing, and that's also time consuming. See above "only so many hours in the day" comment
depends on the spin cycle. I use a slow spin, dry the clothes on a drying rack inside my apartment and I never need to iron. fast spin only for towels, cleaning cloths, etc...
@Tigerfan86
Also, give them a shake or two before pinning. I used to hang my laundry out all the time before the line was destroyed by wind & NEVER ironed anything. Didn't wad it up in the basket & brought it in & hung up what went on hangers. And I worked 8 hrs a day & came home & cooked if I didn't put on crockpot meal. (div mom of 2) just depends on what's important to you
Hey Frugals! I’m new to the channel. Question for anyone… what about bulk cooking? Does the cost of packing containers / freezing/ canning/ storage washout the $ savings? I’m definitely a fan for the TIME savings… but what about the 💰💷💶💰?? Thoughts?
There is an initial investment in containers if you don’t already have them. But bulk cooking, also called once a month cooking, or freezer meals that can be put in a crockpot or instant pot save a lot of money. There are several wonderful TH-cam channels about Freezer meals.
@@DebiGoldben great thank you!