5 Easy Frugal Habits That Saved Us Thousands of Dollars
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My husband was a truck driver and I packed his lunch with a thermos of soup, all the fixings for a sandwich (he'd put it together so it wouldn't be soggy), and various snacks.
Hi Sue, Can I ask what thermos you used?! My daughter loves soup and her THermos brand thermos leaks into her lunch bag! Just thought I would ask. This comment made me smile!
@@hobocamp1072 I don't know what brand. If there was a name, it's rubbed off. It just says thermos on the body of it. I want to say it was a Stanley, but after all these years, I'm not sure.
@@hobocamp1072 The best insulted and leak proof thermos' are Zojirushi brand (made in Japan), sold on Amazon. I have one for soups and one for drinks. I've thrown in bags, purses, dropped, etc. they lock and do not leak. Well worth the money, and I have given them as gifts to be honest.
Alot of times if you leave items in your cart and leave the website, the retailer will email you a coupon to get you to come back and purchase what you left in your cart.
I’ve noticed this too and have started doing it!
Larry, I'm a numbers geek myself (being a retired accountant could be a clue) and I'm happy to say that multiplying things that seem small incrementally across a year can be a huge deal. My favorite "unexpected" savings came with cancelling my trash/recycling pick-up service ($80 per quarter) and instead using punch tickets at $1 per bag that I take myself to a drop-off point. It's clean, well-run and I don't have to struggle to move giant bins down a 150' driveway. I typically use 1 punch per week (1 bag of trash - recycling is free) so I spend $4-5 per month or $50 per year instead of $320. Life is good!
Sherry, we love the way you think!!
Also a numbers guy…..retired accountant 👍- Keith
@@RetiredLovingIt Bean counters rule! lol
@@SherryEllesson 😂 true!
You must have gotten an "A" in math, Sherry. LOL! Well done!
Oh, I wanted to mention that while we have always cooked 95% of our meals at home, I never gave much thought to the cost of running my oven. I really hate microwaves and still don't use mine for anything but cooking frozen vegetables. But what I did do is start making more in my crockpot. My well loved and heavily used cast iron has been shooting me dirty looks from the shelves though.
I save money by not spending. I have made it clear to family and friends that i do not celebrate commercial occassions. If i want to buy someone a present it happens anytime of the year. This personalises each present to each person. It also means i am thinking of that person to that item. Share my love. I have saved so much money. No christmas, no easter, no birthdays. NO STRESS. I am not a material type person and i am a minalist without trying. I do not go without anything. I am debt free and pay cash for everything.
I absolutely do leftovers for lunch, I try to not waste food.
Good for you, me too. Wasting food is like throwing money 💰 in the trashcan. I refuse to do that.
Our family loves leftovers. Where we live in Canada prices of food have drastically gone up. My husband takes lunches from home and I'll make a larger meal in order for him to have leftovers.
My family will go for drives down to the beach and often times at the end of the season the more well off people will put great items out to the curb. My dad was able to pick up some great lawn chairs in excellent condition. The woman actually came running out and gave my dad matching cushions for them as well. All in wonderful condition.
Hey Laura! Are you in Vancouver? Do you go to West Van and when?
@@christelschmidt7468 no, I'm sorry. I'm in Ontario! :)
Very similar to alcohol addiction or maybe any addiction. If you think you are depraving yourself it’s harder to quit but if you change your mindset to believe you are doing something good for your body you don’t feel like you are giving up something good.
Love leftovers. A hot meal is so satisfying.
My husband is a general contractor and he always takes leftovers for lunch. He has an insulated lunchbox and he keeps a microwave in his truck to heat it up. He plugs into the generator at the job site and heats his food up. :) Also, I make Gatorade for him instead of buying it which saves us a lot of money. Our grocery budget is 200 mo for a family of 3 and that includes going to a restaurant once a month. We are stocked up approx 3 mo ahead so we are always just restocking our pantry and freezer, plus we have a large greenhouse and garden spaces to grow our food to save even more money. For context, we are near Osage Beach, MO.
Wow! You rock! I am seriously impressed with that food budget. Later this month we're doing a video on feeding a family of four on $200 a month, but our budget for food does not include eating out. (We very, very rarely eat out.) I'll bet there are tips that you can add to what I cover in the video.
Your food budget is inspiring! My husband also packs his lunch and so do I. Saves us so much.
@@michelleprice5945 , we love leftovers for lunch. Makes it so I don't have to cook as often and we throw away much less food.
How do you make Gatorade?
@@michelleme509 for a gallon jar, I use 2 packets of koolaid (any flavor), 1c sugar, 4tbsp lemon juice, 1tsp salt, 1/2tsp salt substitute (No-Salt) and 1/2c karo syrup. mix it up and refrigerate. My hubby prefers it over Gatorade because we know exactly what's in it and he can choose what flavor he wants each week.
daily route truck driver here. every morning i make a 2 egg sausage and cheese sandwich and my coffee. i wrap the sandwich in papertowel. and after i pick my run i throw in the microwave. and eat it on the way to my first stop. and this usually holds me over to noon time. i see all these guys spending 10 to 15 dollars every morning.my daily lunch box. 3 waters,1 flavored sparkling water, 12 oz rockstar from the dollar tree, a sandwich, and a cliff bar incase i have a long day. great show btw. i always enjoy you guys.💯
Everyday I mark in my planner something I’m thankful for…you are correct…never has to do with money!
We also have a gratitude journal! So many things to be thankful for!
Gratitude is a wonderful antidote for wanting. My old pastor used to say, "You are just trying to fill that God-sized hole inside you," and we try to do it with wanting or buying or other bad habits. But really, you can be totally satisfied (Godliness with contentment is great gain. 1 Timothy 6:6 ) if you just are happy for what you have and fill that hole with God.
So true!
Amen.
Absolutely
I've been known to haggle down even those extremely discounted bin items.
Of course I eat leftovers! I can't imagine not eating them.
For truckers, there's a small compact cooler available and a small compact food heater available, too.
I'm not on a free cycle sort of site, but I have a friend who is. She showed up once to my door with a free dishwasher! How wonderful was that!
I remember "The Parade."
Oh my goodness! There are so many more than 5 things I'm thankful for! I haven't felt deprived since I was a teenager and my parents wouldn't spring for me to shop at expensive stores, like my classmates, for expensive clothes and shoes. Now, I attribute that to making me unique, creative, responsible and resourceful....and I'm thankful for that. I've always had an abundance mindset, even during periods of unemployment and student life (except those teen years!). My grandmother worked for the post office her whole working life (and only missed 6 days of works in those decades--once when she was in the hospital!) She'd get a nickel an hour raise, but her hours would be cut by 3 a week...or something like that. She was very definitely living under the median! But she always had plenty...enough to share with her less fortunate friends and neighbors. I found out she fed several extremely poor people in her neighborhood. She was undoubtedly the happiest person I've ever known! No sense of deprivation with her! Maybe that's where I got my abundance mindset from!
Enjoyed today's vid...and liked hearing Larry's story. Don't frequently hear stories from him (I love your stories, too, Hope!).
Love and appreciation to both of you! ❤
Interesting that you mentioned coupert. Frugal Jo from England talked about it Sunday and I assumed it was just in Europe. Always use leftovers. Love them.
I always shop off season and clearance plus coupons. I try to seldom eat out and use my leftovers for lunch.
I like your emphasis on saving small amounts of money in different areas. Saving small amounts of money really adds up over time, as you pointed out, Larry.
I make my own ghee and jerky out of ground beef. Those two items are veryexpensivetobuyand I just won’t do it.
I’m retiring in 3 days and just took a ton of Tupperware to good will. I packed my own lunches for 35 years which helped me to retire EARLY.
We are huge leftover people. My husband works from home and he is really so good about eating everything & anything that we have in the fridge. We try to make it new again and will freeze it if we don't want to eat it then.
People who dont eat leftovers are stupid! I use leftovers for my lunches during the week. I bought the antenna to pick up local stations instead of high price of cable & satellite. I am very frugal when it comes to money. I am always looking for a bargin. I enjoy your channel very much & get some nice tips along the way. The 5 things I am grateful for are: being healthy in this day & age. Ha! My family, the good Lord watching over me & loving me. My friends & your channel. Stay safe & God bless!
Just going back and watching some of your 'older' videos as I recently found your channel within the last few months. My fiance is a meter reader and he takes left overs for work lunch and eats them cold, until right now iv under appreciated the fact he does this as it shows that he's not overally fussy with food but it also saves us sooo much money.
You two are adorable! Love how it shines out how much you appreciate each other! 😍 Here we use dinners leftovers for lunch next day. Thanks for all the good tips!! ❤️
I am a truck driver fortunately I am home every night
I do 12/15 hour days
I most definitely take leftovers for breakfast lunch and dinner
I pack everything in cold cooler in small Pyrex containers and reheat in my electric lunch box right in my truck
I love having hot meals and saves me lots of $$
I purchased my lunch box at amazon
Thanks for sharing!! The electric lunch box sounds like a life saver. That's the product I was trying to think of. Thanks for doing long, hard hours to move products across the country. Truck drivers work really hard for their money.
Here in Australia just before tax time many businesses are marking down their stock with good discounts. Basically if they sell a lot of their stock they don't have to count it. Save them time and money before they do their tax. A good time to buy large items like appliances and furniture, etc.
Sounds like it's perfect timing to buy and set items aside for the holidays.
5 things that I am grateful for - Jesus' Love and Grace, The True and Living Word of God in my own language, My incredible Husband, A roof over our heads, food on our table
The item that you can heat up food, looks like a black plastic lunchbox and has a cigarette lighter cord and that was originally designed for truckers, is sold at major truck stops such as Love's or Pilot for about $25 bucks. You can heat up food, or, as my buddy does in his truck, cook food such as pasta. A trick my ex-father in law taught me to cook food in the car is to wrap it in aluminum foil and place it on your engine block on longer drives. Another trick to heat up food is to place your food container on your dashboard in the sun, especially in cold weather. In fall and winter just turn your defroster on high and viola hot food. In summertime, the sun will heat it quite well through your windshield.
While being frugal don’t forget to find joy in the things that you do. Saving money for money
sake is no good. Make sure that fun/good times is part of your frugal journey.
Absolutely! Good reminder.
hi its Sheila from Cornwall England UK My 5 things are 1 my new job,2 roof over my head,3 food on the table,4 my pet gerbils who i look after 5 meeting new and nice people at my new job. I have been out of work since September 2021
Good luck with the new job. Happiness is a grateful heart. God bless you and your pets.
One reason why I shop in person is to go through the discounted cart. You can't do that shopping online.
I'm so glad your channel fell in my lap. You just appeared one day. I did subscribe. I am horrible at actually retaining money but I'm going to have to change my ways and get tough with myself or I will never do it and life will simply just get harder. It doesn't have to be that way! Money isn't everything but it's necessary. Mine seems to always be saying goodbye! But your bending my brain and making it go in directions it never has before. I've heard a lot of this advice before. But what makes y'all different is your sheer determination to make something seemingly impossible, possible! I'm going to keep learning and growing. I will turn all my situations around, right now. Thank you for deciding to share with all of us!
Yes we do leftovers and I love them. They often taste better to me the next day. Husband and myself are retired and they are eaten for lunches . I cook 2-3 regular meals a week and that’s enough for 2 adults.
We've completely stopped eating out. Really saves money!!
Congratulations on 30k subscribers and so quickly! Your channel shares great advice. We follow pretty much everything you listed today. We still pack our lunch and snacks for road trips because it is not only cheaper but saves time. Even our 21 year old son who goes to college will eat at home and eat leftovers because he knows it is costly to eat out not to mention eating at home is healthier. Have a blessed week Hope and Larry. Btw thanks for telling us about Coupert.
You are SO welcome, Noreen. Thank you.
I am a home care giver and I eat in-between clients. I do pack a sandwich and a few other things to eat fast on the road.
I can't help feeling that I deserve to live a rich life, but it's not going to happen if I'm not vigilant. Like you, I never pay full price for anything if I can help it. I gave up meat and started making my own laundry detergent about eight years ago, then all my cleaning solutions and personal care products (lip balm, body butter, facial toner, deodorant, etc.). Household goods, designer clothing, and luxury gift items come from thrift stores and estate sales. A few years ago, for the sake of the environment, I decided it was time to give up single use paper products. I'm the matriarch of the family, and the money I've saved all these years has just bankrolled a luxury resort vacation for us all at Disneyland (I did get a 10% off deal, but that probably goes without saying). Other people live with expensive fun every day, but I believe that kind of fun should be a treat, not a way of life. FYI ... I'm 72 years old and have lived quite comfortably on a poverty-level Social Security income since I lost my career and retirement investments in The Crash of 2008.
Kathryn, your story is the perfect example of choosing when, where, and how you will spend your money. I don't know if you've gone yet, but I hope you have an amazing family getaway.
Always love your tips! It’s amazing how much we think alike!
Hi Hope and Larry,
I hope you're having a blessed day.
I love your channel.
We do leftovers in this house.
I am trying to be more intentional with meal planning, so we don't have food waste.
I do love your enthusiasm and appreciate what you both present!
This is one of my favorite channels.
So nice to hear, Renee. Hope and I are enjoying sharing some of the things we've picked up over the years. Thank you for your kind comment.
Congratulations on reaching 30,000 subscribers ! Party on !
My family of 4 (all girls) spent $789 on DoorDash alone in March. Huge eye opener!
Thank you for all your tips always in budgeting! Yes I am part of free sites on Facebook I like to donate or look for things I need. Such a blessing. My mother always says she wishes they had these sites when my sisters and I were younger.
I have a running list of things I need around my house or for my kids…as I have an urge to spend a little extra money I have put aside…at least it’s something I need. I also have the running list so I can focus on what is needed, but I also look for these items on sale. I start Christmas shopping right after Christmas…shopping for bargains throughout year.
You actually give money saving tips as opposed to others thus why I follow you.
Always look forward to your video! Always learning too thanks 💜
So glad!
Good evening Larry and Hope! Loved this video, as I do all of your videos. Thank you so much for the great tips.
Awe, thank you, Gaelen. Glad to have you following us!
I always stop and dig in all those buggies! Always watch for clearance and off seasons items. Leftovers are definitely usage at my house. Yes I will buy used furniture if it is something I need.
Been watching your recipe videos. So helpful and thank you very much for what you do.
You guys are so awesome!!
I Buy food in bulk when its cheap. Process it for long term storage. Homemade condiments, freezer foods, and dry foods in air tight buckets i always have what i need when i need it. I can shop for specials only. I sew my own clothes, knit my own jumpers and use seconds to do this.
I 100% dive into clearance carts. I love Targets 90% off!
First time seeing your site. Only a couple of items in and I have subscribed. Whether you're confirming I am, or my mom and grandmother was, on the right track. Or, there are new savings ideas. I'm in for the long haul with y'all.
Yessss, I loved the parade and always saw the columbia house ads. I never understood why my mom wouldn't let me join it when I was a kid lol.
LOL! Yep, it seemed so unfair that we couldn't join. We asked/begged, too - to no avail.
We have a saying in England: ‘Look after the pennies and the pounds (dollars) will look after themselves’
I love this!
Even though i am frugal i am enjoying my life abundently.
I appreciate your wisdom. I am not from the US and I realize some of the ways you guys use coupons to save tons of money on food etc just doesn’t happen in our country. There are never coupons available on food items only health and beauty products. If I lived in the States I’m sure I could cut my grocery bill in half too. It’s fun listening to all your tips and tricks though. I agree that there’s no need to buy new. You can can find perfectly nice products for half the cost by buying used. You guys are a neat couple. Thanks for sharing your wisdom.
Awe, thank you, Katherine. So glad you are enjoying the videos. We love sharing some of the ideas we've picked up over the years.
I am in the states and I use few coupons. Very few in our paper and for stuff I don't buy. A lot of really good generics are cheaper than brand name with a coupon. If you are in England Frugal Jo a gal I watch was talking about it recently.
I got an awesome set of leather furniture for $250!! Great for my crazy dogs!!
You got a great buy!
Yes! Im 53 I renember the lical swapper addsI avoided all book clubs with my kids& took them to the local libraries ibstead if they wanted a bookmor 2 id ask grandparents or auntie for the book for birthdays or Christmas presents,
Once for Christmas for our then 2 children we asked relatives for donations to out back tsrdvtoy fund. Eventually our children received a sand box with sand, a teeter totter, balls, in sumner a large wadeing pool, which st the end of season was cleaned out& stored in the gsrsge for next next summer.yesrs later I even did this with the dogs plastic wadeing pool.
I got caught up in the Doterra craze before I came to the same realization as you! Love your channel .
Yes! The little unit is called "Hot Logic" , and I have seen great reviews on them. I am actually considering one in the future for long car drives. Thank you for such great content!
We aim for no/low waste food too! Left over night are built into the meal plan!
You guys re awesome!!!
I'm soo glad I found this channel...just subbed.
Leftovers are key in our household to save time and money and avoid waste. They taste great!
I don't buy used furniture anymore, many years ago we ended up with a major bug infestation from a used couch, it cost us close to several hundred dollars and lots of headache to get the house treated and cleaned. So now I go with new, on sale furniture items.
Yes I remember those clubs! Mercy been there and done that!! I stay away from them believe me there is always a catch!! I really love your videos!!!
Thank you for your nice comment, Jackie.
Great information about coupert. I live in a small town and a lot of things are hard to find here and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has kept me from going out to any stores.
Yes! We do leftovers! ❤️👍🏻
Years ago I belong to a book club as well as one for my kids. You are right. It’s expensive. Our kids are grown with families of their own and we are now old retired people. Our books and audio books come from the library. We read and/or listen through Hoopla which our library supports. It’s Free!
I remember the parade magazine. My mom also belonged to a record club...one month in the 70's we received the double KISS album.... that was the beginning of my rock and roll journey...
Yes i dig
Always shop Clearance first. The thrill of the hunt. 2nd dinner, then if anything left lunch..
I loved Parade!
We got a snowblower by drive by shopping! It was free, but cheap to fix as compared to buying one retail! There is free cycle for free!
Yes we eat leftovers infact I am heating up chicken pot pie from supper last night while I am watching your video.
I loved parade magazine in the Sunday paper. I did the Disney movie club, knowing which movies I wanted, so I saved up ahead of time. Bought my number of movies the next month and quit. That made the cost of each movie pretty good because you got free movies to start. Never did it again though lol.
Ah, you used it to your advantage. That's the way to do it.
I absolutely do leftovers for lunch! My goal is zero food waste. Thanks for another great video!
Us, too. We have a written goal of 3% food waste. We get really close to zero percent. Every once in a while I miss something and it rots. But, not often.
I would say frugality is putting yourself first....a penny saved is a penny earned..Benjamin Franklin...Make frugality a came..and watching savings climb can be fun.
It truly is fun watching savings grow!
Love leftovers. Used left over roast beef to make stroganoff for dinner tonight. I will eat the left over stroganoff for lunch.
I remember Ronco Records! And I was a member of the Columbia House for CD's. You could get 12 CD's for a penny sometimes!
Oh my gosh, I love your new haircut :-)
Yes we always do leftovers 😂. My husband has always been able to come home for lunch.
I appreciate so much your videos. Could you cover how to protect your retirement savings and any tax advice for retirees. Thank you!
Leftovers are the best, we love them and pack lunches most days of the week. Here in Sweden all children get free school lunches (if you by free means paid by taxes of course) all through college. One thing we’ve always done with our children is a summer bucketlist, the things have to be free or cheap (like buy an icecream), I think that makes all of us appriciate the free or cheap things even more. My children are both teenagers and things they wrote this year was eating strawberries, swim in 5 new to us lakes and eat food. Easy and cheap and satisfying 🙂🤑
I was so surprised at families spend $300 a month eating out. I love left overs. I remember those book clubs.
When I was in 4th grade the student received a publication called the "Weekly Reader." In it were children's book for sale at deep discounts. I remember paying 50 cents per book. It was a good way to save money on new books and encourage young people to read.
How low can we go is our favorite game. It doesn't matter what it is, if we will need it now or in the future, and run into a real bargain, we are on it!
Missed the live, but all good tips.
Hey, Angel! We missed you!
Love your channel! Couldn't catch you live last night but hopefully can next week. By the way, I am thinking about going vegan for health reasons. Sure would appreciate some ideas/recipes.
There are weekly menu plans on the website, here: underthemedian.com/category/50-menu/ and my original recipes are here: underthemedian.com/category/cheap-eats/
Loved those 13 records for $1.00, Started my record collection that way. The way,way back.
Yes!! Those were the good days!
I had a very small record collection. Instead of buying records I would record the music from the radio on my older brother's reel-to-reel tape recorder. I ended up completely wearing out his old machine. Later I switched to cassette. Recently I've recorded digitally and made CDs from them. If I purchase music (CDs) it's usually from a thrift store. There are so many ways to save money.
I do remember parade magazine! It was probably was Ronco, i did the Columbia club ...books tape!
Over the road drivers can take leftovers. I have a unit that I bought at a truck stop (no, I’m not a truck driver but my dad was) that will keep the food warm as a cigarette lighter plug on it. He used thermos’ a lot.
Our town and surrounding towns have Facebook Freecycle where people post what they don’t want anymore. If you are interested in the item you say interested (especially if you are the first one to reply) then dm the owner. If you are second you would say interested next so if the first person didn’t want it you may have a chance to get it.
My kids my not have followed my lead in a lot, but now in the workforce, they meal prep and pack lunches for work everyday.
I akways fugure out the daily or weekly amount!
I would eat left overs. But the brother and I polish off every super!😄
I use Rakuten and ibotta. I’ve made over $2000 on ibotta this year
We are in a rut of eating out and you are right it is about $300.00 a month. Something mentally happened to me after the death of my son being in my kitchen cooking is just simply not the same I hate it it's a chore I used to love cooking. He was my little side kick. My other son told me my food doesn't even taste the same anymore. I know I can save money and I've never ate out this much in my life. I guess I have one more thing to beat myself up over 😭😭😭 I wish I could find the magic trick the magic cookbook to get myself back.
My sincerest condolences and prayers.
I am so very, very sorry for your loss. Give yourself time to grieve. If there is a grief support group in your area, you may find it helpful to talk with others who have been in your shoes.
The same thing happened to my Mom after my Father passed away. Going to the supermarket and cooking was too much of an emotional struggle because the food reminded her of her loss. Please know that you are not alone in this. Many, many people struggle this way after the death of a loved one. I saw my Mom have a happy marriage for nearly 50 years and afterwards, shopping at the supermarket and cooking were a struggle. I am so sorry about your son.
We have dons et recup en Bretagne groups, give and take groups, on marketplace, there’s often items à donner so just to give away. We have three years wood stored and we had some trees down and gave the wood away that way. We use multiplication all the time, we’ve saved thousands over the year by doing this. Eating out looks affordable here but if we had lunch out one a week at 30€ for the two of us, then that’s 1560€ a year.
So kinda funny I grew up in the Peoria area. I remember the journal star newspaper. I actually grew up in Metamora
Also my one dollar bills for the year. And use the money for Christmas. Last year save 1200. Only in one dollar bills
Ya'll are a blessing I definetely need to watch your channel I am not good with money just got 14k and blew like half of it in a month :(
So glad to have you with us. Hope we can help you.
Did you save your receipts? Maybe returning some items will make you feel better. Even returning just one item is a good start to reclaiming your wealth.
There's a bunch of appliances that work in box vans & semi trucks. Frozen home cooked meals can be heated on the road (a few friends save $$ & eat healthier)..
My friends dad was a long haul trucker. He had a bed, mini fridge, small microwave coffee pot etc. In the back of his truck (behind the drivers seat, not the very back).
That is awesome! I had no idea that there was that much room in the back. Thanks for answering my question.
Thanks for answering my question. I knew someone had mentioned to me recently that she had gotten her trucking husband something that worked in the truck to reheat food, but I couldn't remember exactly what she said.
@@UndertheMedian Funny story, her dad called her one day and said he was passing through the city we were in for college, he'd be there in 15 minutes. She invited me to go meet her dad and see his truck. I said sure. So he pulls his huge truck into the college parking lot and two girls go into the cab of the truck. Security came out to check on us. They had no idea that it was her dad, I'm sure they thought something more sinister was going on! 😬 We were in Bible college! That thought had never crossed my mind that it might look bad.
@@KS-zc4jn , that's a great story!
I plan to have leftovers for lunches. They're the best!