Things I DON’T Buy As A Frugal Woman | Ways To Save Money
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- I just wanted to compile a small no fluff list of things I cut out to save us thousands of dollars a year. I hope this gives you some inspiration for you and your family!
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7-8 cups of water
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Anna, I signed into an old Gmail just so I could leave this comment! When I listened to you tell us that you live below the poverty line, I was shocked… but then I was completely overcome by admiration because you all of a sudden showed us a true, classic case of “money does not buy class”. The way you conduct yourself, your humility, gentleness, femininity, and relationship with the Lord gives you such a beautiful, put together and RESPECTABLE image that is so precious in the Lord’s sight. Your happiness, gratitude and worth does not come from figures… God bless you and your beautiful family.
This was sooooo kind of you to take the time to type out 🥹♥️ truly, thank you!!
I so agree with this!!!! ❤
Awwww. First video of yours im seeing. My husband is an electrical engineer❤. Married 21 years stay at home wife and mother. Engineers are the best husbands❤❤❤
We have recently been cutting back a lot so we can pay our debt down. So this is so inspiring to me!!
For laundry detergent I have been doing a mixture of half baking soda and half borax cleaner powder with a healthy douse of vinegar pour over as well and it has been working absolutely phenomenal!
Yay! Thanks for sharing. Sounds very similar to the one I am I going to try! And good to know it actually works! I’ve been putting it off in fear of our clothes being smelly 🫣
@@AnnaDysett understandable!! The vinegar really helps with that (smell) and then I occasionally also put wool balls in the dryer with a few drops of essential oil that makes the clothes smell so wonderful! (Peppermint essential oil is a favorite!)
Love your videos!! ❤️❤️🙏🏼
@@Melaniemayday that is such a great idea! I just got all my goodies in my grocery order today. I am really looking forward to making it all now!
I also use vinegar with my homemade laundry detergent. I was also nervous but you can’t smell it at all on your clothes!
Dish soap is a good cleaner and water.You can add alcohol to it to disinfect.You can wash you're cloths with dish detergent and washing soda and mix as a cheap laundry soap.
My husband and I don’t buy cleaner because the chemicals make me nervous (I’m also pregnant with our first which makes me even more nervous), I make our own laundry detergent and I also don’t buy dryer sheets! Instead I use wool dryer balls. If you want your clothes to have a scent then just add some essential oils! But check to make sure it can withstand the heat of your dryer. Lavender works great!
I love that! I also have a lavender from the pure brand that smells sooo good! I'll have to try to wool balls with it. What's your laundry detergent recipe? I just made mine and the directions said it was supposed to turn to a powder once cooled (it's more like a liquid gel)
OH! and a BIG congratulations on your first little babe! There is nothing in this world that compares.
Great video❤. I prefer this type of video
I clean with vodka and water in a sprayer,
I use a squirt of dawn in a foam hand soap pump and water for hand soaps❤
Considering the subject matter I can understand why you did the video this way. That said, I love watching you go about your daily chores and cooking as you share your wonderful “lessons” on a godly woman. I’m 68 and have been a stay at home wife and mother since the birth of our first child. I have picked up new ways of doing things by watching you work as you voiceover your videos. I found you a few weeks ago and fell in love with your videos. I subscribed right away. ❤
Aww, I wish we could grab a coffee together ♥️ the Lord doesn’t need me.. but I am so grateful that He uses me. Thank you so much for commenting and for being here.
Your a wonderful young woman and homemaker
Love your tips on saving
I only wish more people will learn and follow your advice
Have a Bless weekend 😊
I love the voice-over videos -- they are calming and set a nice slow but steady pace for life.
Thank you so much for sharing all of your little tips and tricks to save money ❤
You are so welcome! Thank you so much for watching 🤗♥️
You have been doing great with all of your content. Both forms are lovely! Very amazing how well you have done and how quickly you got ahead! Full support and prayers your way!
Thank you so much! The Lord has really blessed me with this beautiful little community and it's been so unexpected. I'm very grateful!
Anna you always look beautiful and I love your hair this way!! Always look forward to your videos!! ❤
Aww thank you! I was headed to church so I was a little more put together than usual 😊
Omg love the sit down already!!!
Aw yay! Thank you for letting me know!
Lots of good suggestions! I do pretty much all these things except i don't do my nails, just never cared to. 😉 Another suggestion i would add is entertainment, etc - we don't pay to go to zoo's, museums, amusement parks etc. If we do go to something like that, it's because they're offering a free day or we get a pass from the library. We do more free "entertainment" like hiking, biking, going to a playground, library etc. No need to blow a bunch of money to have fun.
Agree! Last year we went out of town with my mom and took my kids to a kids museum (we spent several hundred dollars for all of us to get in) and honestly my son would have had more fun if we had just stayed back at the hotel and went to the pool 🤦🏼♀️ never again! Kids really love the simple free stuff.
I would recommend a membership to children’s museums. I was homeschooled and it provided play but also education in science and history. It’s really important and helpful if you’re homeschooling or during the summer
Also a membership can mean a lower price
I truly enjoyed this video !! I love the sit down and chat !! You are really an inspiration to many women :)
Thank you so much for your feedback! It seems to be the consensus that everyone loves the raw one take sit down. A lot to think about! Maybe I can start alternating between voiceover gospel centered messages and relatable sit downs ♥️
We don't by mouthwash. Just water+couple drops of tea tree oil work excellent.
I really enjoyed this style of video Anna! It felt like you were really having a good conversation with a friend. Thank you for all of your wonderful suggestions on saving money, something that I think we all need to try and do these days. Have a blessed weekend.
Awe, I'm just so glad. I love the voiceover videos, but did feel like something more personable and relatable would be nice. It's good to hear the feedback. I hope you have a beautiful weekend as well!
This is refreshing seeing you talk in a video 😊
Oh those toys! That’s something I used to say I never wanted to get, but alas I did once I had kids, and it’s so overwhelming. But I’ve decluttered many times and it has slowly gone down, but I still feel like there’s so many! And both of my kids birthdays are just over a month from now. So another declutter needs to happen before all the new birthday gifts enter our home.
Even I have rarely cut my hair. My son was born in 2019 and I’ve only ever gone to cut my hair twice! And I got my first pedicure in 2017 at a bachelorette party weekend not long after my daughter was born. I only go maybe once or twice a year. And I have been blessed with wonderful fingernails since I prefer not to paint them much. My daughter likes to go with me though when we do go so it’s nice to share that with her ❤ and it’s fun because it is such a rarity when we go.
Ty for sharing I loved it
Thankyou for these tips, will implement.
I love all your videos and especially the one on one. Your personality is so open and sweet it can't help but inspire young women. To me, it seems you have everything in order for a wonderful life. Your husband and children are lucky to have you. By the way, I have been cutting my own hair since I was in my 20s and I am now 80 so I must have saved a substantial amount of money. I also cut my husband and children's hair.
How do you cut the back of your own hair please?
@@lombmusic07 I do it by feel. I can tell how long to cut it by just pulling it out from my head and go from there. I check the results by using a hand mirror and looking in the bathroom mirror.
I just found your channel and I just love listening to you. When I was little we only got toys for birthdays and Christmas. Now with my children I bought toys way to much and I really think it was a mistake. Life was so much better when I was growing up in the 60s 70s and 80s. My family and I was watching home videos of my family (sisters, brothers and mom and dad) and my daughter said I know what is so great about it is that no one was on phones lol we were actually line dancing in my sisters yard and just having fun. You really have me thinking about life and how to be with my husband and shopping. I’m definitely a spur of the moment shopper trying to fill a void I think but I’m going to do better though.
I enjoyed this sit down video! New subscriber😊 I’ve watched probably about 5 of your videos now!
Aww so good to know! Thank you for being here! It means a lot to me! ♥️🥹
So happy I found this channel 🙏🏻
Me too 🥹♥️ I’m really thankful that I have this little community. God is so good at grouping and gathering His people.
❤ this!
Can relate!
Murphys oil soap and water in a spray bottle is a good furniture polish.I cut my and my husbands hair.
_Wow! I like your new hair style. You are so pretty Anna ❤._
Aw thank you! This is my natural hair and usually only looks great the first wash day.
Love this thank you
I really enjoyed this style of video!
Exciting! Thank you for letting me know. I appreciate everyone's feeding back so much!
So many good tips :) and I like this type of videos as well, so keep doing what fits you, both talk and vocieover is great :)
We are saving a lot of money from not eating out (as well only maybe 1-2 times a month) and byung things second hand, so many things we have saved money from by doing that. Also hair-care... I cut all the families hair and my husband actually trim mine, but we are 7 people so imagine how much we are saving just by that!
Wow, definitely! Even at the most inexpensive places that would certainly rack up with 7. Speaking of 7... You are so blessed! I bet your family photos are beautiful!
Where I live, all museums are free on Thursday evenings, pretty cool eh!?
VERY!
Rechargeable batteries were a game changer for us
Hi sweet Anna! I really enjoyed our "sit down" chat...it's nice to see your lovely face. But I also understand about the season of life you're in, with young children playing nearby, so whenever the situation permits, please come back and visit again like this sometime. In the meantime, your voice overs are lovely, too, so it's ALL good! We have so much in common, despite our almost 30 years difference in age! I cook everything from scratch, too...when we were younger, it was for economical reasons, but now in our 60's, we both have health issues that demand I cook a certain way. I'm so thankful I learned to cook from my grandmother as a little girl...it has been invaluable all these years! I also love to experiment with making my own cleaners. For the tub, I simply fill a spray bottle 3/4 of the way with white vinegar, then top it off with Dawn dish soap. Works great, too! And no more asphyxiation from strong cleaners, lol! And for wiping down kitchen counters, I fill a spray bottle 2/3 way with water, 1/3 way with rubbing alcohol, then about 2 teaspoons of Dr.Bronners castille soap. Finally, I think it's so sweet that, while your income is a little tight, the tradeoff of being with hubby more at home is MORE than worth it! I adore my hubby, too, and enjoy every minute spent with him. Sending hugs and blessings, Pam
Oh Pam! I love hearing from you. I have not heard of the rubbing alcohol trick. I'll have to give that a try. Does the soap make it smell nice or is it just neutral? - I have always found that I mesh very well and make friends quicker with more mature women. I'm currently doing a bible study with three other women and one is my age and the other two are closer to your age (maybe even a bit older) and the dynamic has been such a blessing!!
@@AnnaDysett Two of my best friends were over 20 years older than me...they've since gone home to be with the LORD, and I miss them terribly. I'm glad you have older sisters in your life, too. And about the castille soap, it is definitely a cleaning agent, and very natural ingredients, I believe. You might want to google it to learn more about it. Don't be afraid of the cost of the big bottle...at just 2 tsp per spray bottle, it will last forever! It comes in many lovely scents, too. ~Pam
I just moved into a prettysmall cabin, one room w a little loft for a bed. I did not have a ton of things and after several moves back and forth between states i dont want a bunch of stuff. I am disabled and live on a budget. Im so proud of my few small purchases and im being very intentional. I got my loveseat from goodwill and with my 20% off coupon it only cost twenty bucks! Looks nice and is super comfy🎉
I use bleach and vinegar as my cleaning products. I have 2 spray bottles and I use one for each product.
One part product and three parts water. Very natural and antibacterial and saved a great deal of money.
It so true about waiting on the Amazon thing❤
Wish someone would’ve taught me that 5 years ago!
It's so interesting to hear this perspective. I met my husband in med school, and money used to be very important to me (I came to christ later in life). While I am not frugal, it's true that we waste a lot of money on conveniences. I am not a homemaker but I love your channel and the fantastic christian messages. You seem like a very classy and healthy lady! We have also bought ALL of our furniture used since medical school. Estate sales are awesome for that!
I am so glad you are here! We plan to do a little remodeling in the future and I can't wait to find some unique pieces at estate sales. I bet your home is beautiful!
Regarding coffee. I’m lucky. I start my day with coffee from home and my work place has fresh free coffee all day (I work in a clinic attached to a hospital). It’s at the opposite end of my office but it helps me get a walk in during the day. 😅.
Also, going grocery shopping alone, not even with my husband helps me save. I can take my time. I can read ingredients and prices. I can go out something back if I decide I don’t need it.
Yes! Same. The men love all the snacks 🤣 my husband almost always comes home with more prepacked food than me if he’s the shopper.
Actually enjoyed this video a lot more than your usual content, but I totally get how it's tougher to manage with mom life. I think what I appreciate is the practicality of the tips. Just an idea... Maybe you can do mostly voiceover videos and include some practical Christian homemaking tips here and there more. Also liked how your voice felt like I was just talking to a friend in this video, not a podcast. Again this is my personal preference and just a diff style. Thanks for the inspo and making the effort to post as a mama!
This is so nice to hear. I enjoyed making this video as it was just so raw and completely unedited since it was all one take, but I wasn’t sure how it would be perceived. I love the idea of bouncing between the two as well. I want you all to receive gospel centered messages, but I also want you all to feel like you know me and can trust me as a sister. A lot to think about! Thank you so much for your feedback! It means a lot ♥️
I don’t spend money on makeup 💄 I never got a facial or massage. I color my grays. I don’t go out much. My son has more skin products than me. Before motherhood, my time and money belonged to me…. now I spend money on my son’s needs.
I get it! Us mama’s always put our babies needs first!
I don´t buy any makeup products because I never wear makeup (mascara is the only one I wear sometimes so I´ll maybe buy that once or twice a year), I don´t have or use any subscriptions like
Spotify/Netflix/Audible etc. that saves a LOT of money. I don´t get my hair or nails done either. Love your video(s), and love the more chatty videos as well so keep them coming!
Oh yeah! I also wanna add i canceled my gym membership as well. I workout too! I love bailey brown pilates. I used to be so obsessed with the gym too but after 3 years of going i got burnt out fast! I totally get you when you want to do more gentle workouts! i love pilates its great for that im so glad my gym rat phase is over it was obsessive.
Oh man.. me too. I’m so glad it’s behind me and food obsession. I finally found a place of healthy balance with food freedom. I haven’t heard of Bailey Brown - I’ll have to check her out! Thanks so much for sharing!
I like your curls!
I think it softens your features (beauty is harmony)
I also have a sharp jawline and unique striking feature
(Soft dramatic)
It really brings out your inherent YIN 🤗
Aw, thank you so much! It’s certainly easier to maintain curly when it’s hot and humid ☺️
Great video!
I recently started back at the earth work home goods. (I’d stopped after kid 2 out of overwhelm) now 5+ kids later 😂
Meaning I started making toothpaste, laundry soap, salve and candles.(I turn lights off and use natural lighting 99% of the time)
We have goats for milk and bees for wax and honey.
It just begins to come natural to save save save buy using happy to make more profit. Using the love and joy you start finding in the lord for the purpose of producing as much as home as you can.
I also buy all my herbs in 1-5lbs bulk and put it in big jars. Biggest saver for us in years.
Our chickens help a ton too (hard boiled eggs and egg/potatoe salad from scratch w healthy adds for the win!)
For anyone w more than 2+ kids, buy always in bulk and portion them to save in appropriate ways.
Wow that’s amazing! Great tips!
@@AnnaDysett 🙌🙏 my gratitude for the encouragement ❤️😊
The only thing I buy on Amazon sometimes is books for used usually and I've gotten a really good deal alot less than the regular price I love books I do have audible I don't buy much from Amazon I really am not a fan of Amazon but my husband has prime I can do with out Amazon prime
Very informative. Not eating take away is a massive area everyone should cut back on, it’s garbage as well as expensive. Love your top, where’s it from?
You can find it on Amazon - lots of different colors choices too 🤗
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Love this video, I really relate as our income is quite low & we have to budget.
Random question- but how do you film your videos? Do you just use your phone for video/audio? Or a camera? 🥰
Thank you! Yes! I told myself when I started back in January I would use what I had until a later date and my channel proved itself. So my old little phone it currently is! I do have a tiny mic coming in the mail that I spent $7 on that will hopefully crisp up these sit down video a bit🤞🏼
Would love for you to do a video on homemade snacks.
@@annetteramsey4627 great idea!
@@AnnaDysett yesssss
I waited 4 months to buy wool worth of 130dollar. I take long time before I buy. And I also have a new rule in the last year or 4 years already.
If I want something 1. Can I make it myself? 2. If yes then I would make it. 3. If not than I wait a month to 3 months than if I still need it and didn't found it second hand than I would buy.
I think I am frugal. But I found myself buying cleaning detergent because my sink overflow and got stuck ai had to get something toxic to clean it up.
And I have no enought time to sew my own clothes, make M.sci and live frugal.
So sometimes I just buy.
But I also found how to make Granola which saves me like 30 ₪weekly. And I still feel I need to get some chickens and goats to save money on milk and eggs. Which are a big spend
I hope I can get into making clothes one day! I've loved fashion my entire life, and it's always been a dream of mine. I also can't believe how expensive granola is and I have started making mine in the air fryer! You've reminded me to share that sometime soon! I agree that the farm life would save a lot. We are in the city, so unfortunately we cannot have chickens, etc.. but maybe it will be in the Lord's plans for us in the future!
@@AnnaDysett I am working on a second skirt, and a baby clothing as well, from linen and I love to knit, so I knit socks and sweaters and mittens.
I made a belt from chammel wool and made headband from wool.
I used what is local as much as I can find.
I do need pray more often for Jesus to help me find a way to also have some land and chickens and goats.
Really loved this sit down video but still would like to meet your husband in a sit down video that would be awesome ❤
Maybe one day we will have a topic he can chime in on :)
Hello, I really enjoyed this video! I'm interested in some of the recipes you make for your family. I'm trying to get away from packaged snacks. Can you please share some recipes that you make? I don't know where to start. I know it will be hard for my kids but I want to make changes. Thank you ❤
I love this idea and you aren’t the first to ask! I’ve got it on my list 🤗♥️
@@AnnaDysett Thank you! I'm excited and patiently waiting. ☺️ ❤️
What nail polish are you wearing and where do you usually shop for clothes 😍
I mostly shop at thrift stores or from secondhand platforms like poshmark or ebay. I am wearing the gel nail strips I was talking about. Here is the color! This and pink blossom are my two favorites that I pretty much wear everyday bit.ly/4aL3Chy
Milk ? Is important for bone growth for kids which are growing some if the other things are fine but milk?
I’ve offered my children cows milk and neither will drink it. I would absolutely buy it if they liked it. Once they are weaned from breast milk I give them tons of dairy products like cheese and yogurt. Don’t worry, I’ve talked to their pediatrician. They are thriving 🤗
I really wish i could do my nails from home but i work full time and use my hands a lot so they fall right off it doesnt matter how short they are :(
I know a lot of people who are hard on their hands and still use the gel strips. I wouldn’t recommend the press ons though.
@@AnnaDysett okay thank you i will try that
A lot of us older people don’t leave our hair long or can’t because of thinning of hair, any suggestion on saving money on us.
Ahh yes I can totally see that. I have very fine hair myself and realize it looks much thicker shorter. I do believe I too will also have to bite the bullet and have a professional take over again when I am older and I think that’s okay!
When I get my hair cut I go to the barber instead of a salon. It’s usually at least half the price (at least in my local town). She cuts all of my boys’ hair and so a couple of year ago I asked her if she could do mine too.
Hi Anna, you might really like Kevin Zadai and Derek Prince. Wonderful ministers that teach more in depth on the spiritual topics you. Mentioned!
I’ll check in to those! Thanks so much for sharing!!
another money saving tip is making your own shampoo & conditioner and body soap😊
Wow! How?! Do you have a recipe you love that works?
I'll admit i assumed you were wealthy because of all the food you make! 😂
So funny 😆 not even close!
You seem very sweet, also pretty, and I like your outfit!!
So kind 🥰 thank you!
Thank you for sharing. I am so happy for you that you are pursuing godliness in all you do. May I encourage you to read the book, Created to be His Helpmeet by Debi Pearl. It changed my marriage and my life! Lord bless you.
Oh thank you so much! I’ll definitely check it out and add it to my Amazon wish list! ♥️
We love chatty Anna…
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Move with nichole does yoga and thats not of our God
I agree! But most of her channel is Pilates. Discernment is good here 😊