Hi, Larry and Hope I have a video idea. A home tour. I've seen a lot of people do them, but I feel they are all the same. Yours seems so fascinating from the clips you post . I hope this comment hits more likes so we will see a home tour in the future. Sending love to your family.
This should be a must watch for like 80% of the population. I often speak to people complaining about costs and ugh, its so frustrating to see their habits. Sharing this video, hoping to start a cascade of education on how simple things can really make an impact!
thing is, it's normally the easy things people just get lazy with, one thing that bugs the heck out of me with one of my sub 20's co-workers is, he won't shut the damn door to keep the warmth in a fairly large room. i am in my late 40's my other co-worker that is equally gets driven up the wall is in his early 60's. i guess when you start paying the bills you get an appreciation for doing simple things like closing door, turning off taps and light switches
@@vnw06Living in California, I’m breaking even now and no longer able to save. BUT I’m not in debt and owe it to some of the things I’ve learned here. May have to sell and move out of state. Easier to do when I’m not in debt 😊
Your home is so real. It looks comfortable and achievable. In another way, it looks as if you need to save the money (I mean that in a complimentary way) and you don't use up money on modernization or updates. I hope this comes across as I mean it to; I mean it to say you are an inspiration.
I am so excited for this start tonight! Boy, did I learn a lot from getting my 85 y o mom from Houston, hurricane last week. After 11.5 days she now has power. I recommend getting a quiet generator. Ppl were stealing generators at night.
Oh I know. Keep quiet if you have a few because you'll be a target to steal from. It's a sad and horrible fact. I wouldn't but some people in LA, CA once they see tomatoes being grown or anything solar getting sun they want to jack it.
I keep the generator in a locked shed which helps dampen the noise. The shed is well ventilated, the built in CO detector will shut it off if CO is too high. To get to the shed one must pass two large canines, next they need to be faster than a speeding bullet, as far as I know a feat accomplished only by Superman.
We put a shower curtain rod in the center of the bath tub area.(no tall family members, lol) It is so easy to put clothes to drip dry on a hanger there for our daily hand washed laundry.
We have 39 year old toilets but for probably 35 of their years we have had sealed plastic containers with rocks and water to displace some of the water the tank needs. Plus we don’t always flush the liquid. We live in the desert where water is precious.
Keep everything properly maintained. Clean vents,fans,under and behind appliances.soak faucets in white vinegar to clean hard water and calcium deposits. Make sure your winter gear is ready now,in mid July. Sounds crazy .why would I use the heater in 100 degree heat. To see what works,what needs to be replaced or repaired. Getting that done off season saves thousands of dollars and a lot of stress
I have used several of these suggested, frugal ideas since I was in my 20s! ( 70 + yrs.). It just has always made sense to me. I reuse paper shopping, lunch & take out bags!
I love your channel because you discuss things that actually make sense and anyone can do. Keep making great 👍 videos. You guys are amazing and awesome. Love 💕 and Hugs. 💙💙💙
I do the exact same thing with my oven using the residual heat. My nan showed me this in the 1980s when things were tough in the UK too, like now. I bought stainless steel pans in 2002 and they are still going strong, so I highly recommend them. I've also been using my air fryer a lot as it doesn't generate as much heat in the house as an oven.
I go around the house turning off the lights and unplug everything, I do it so much that I’m starting to do it at work! People must think I’m nuts but it’s amazing how wasteful people are. I wonder what their electric bills are 😂😂
I absolutely love your older appliances! Smart move keeping them! New appliances last 3 ta 5 years....if you are lucky! Feathered pillows remind me of home. Double or triple layer them. Especially if you use older or on sale material. No one will see the inside layers.
I have been using my small plastic grocery bags that I saved before using the reusable bags- for not only the kitty litter cleaning when I scoop the poop, but also now for my kitchen trash - instead of buying the tall kitchen trash bags. I ran out of the tall kitchen bags over a month ago and have not purchased a new box of bags because the small grocery store plastic bags actually work just fine! I still have about 100 previously saved grocery store bags - so, I expect I have a few more months before I have to purchase trash bags again. So- likely about a $30 savings. I agree- any bit of small savings helps especially when working on paying off credit cart debt. The small savings (money you do not spend) can then be added to your monthly credit card payment to help pay off the balance faster.
For some people, things that you just showed are common sense. For others, it is revolutionary discovery. My husband and I are both raised in frugal families. So, responsible usage of resources is in our genes. But I see people struggling with things that are common sense to me. For example, our dear friends had some plans for kitchen renovations and had enough money for that. Then they realized it would be great that the rest of the house is nice as kitchen would be. So they took a loan from the bank to renovate complete house. That is on top of mortgage they took 2 years ago so interest rates on such a behavior is unbelievable. And the hause is in good condition as it is. Not too old. Would it look better after renovation? Absolutely! And mind you, our friends are highly educated people. They work well payed jobs. What I try to say is: financial common sense has nothing to do with education. You get those habits elsewhere.
We hand wash our dishes. I use a dish pan. I begin with enough soap for a full dish pan's worth but put very little water in to begin with. I wash a bunch of dishes in that concentrated dish water then rinse them over the dish pan until the dish pan is about half full. Mean while stacked dishes sit to the side of the soap water dish pan and asnimrinse dishes, I do them over dirty dishes so as to rinse them off as I go.
As soon as we have finished eating we use a wet cloth or napkins to wipe the plate to scrape the plate clear of anything to put in the garbage.. it makes dishwashing easier.
@@LauraMacMillan-el2kc it’s called a rubber scraper. I had to learn that in Home Ec in seventh grade. We called it a spatula at home. That cost me a point on the quiz. That was quite insulting,, because I already knew how to bake and cook. That. was the only thing I learned in the class, that my mother was wrong.
Just installed a turn-off switch for the shower. You use water for a minute, then turn the switch and soap up. Then turn on the water again. No need to let the water run while you are soaping up or adding shampoo!
I like using Cast Iron when cooking. I can shut off the gas burner and it will still keep cooking for a good five to seven minutes. We all like non stick but you'll find out that buying a good set of stainless steel pots and pans as well as cast Iron skillets will last you a lifetime. When you're gone your kids can use them for the rest of their lives. I started out with non stick cookware and found out that I had to replace them every five to seven years because over time the Teflon coatings would start to chip. Had I started out with stainless and cast Iron cookware I figured that I could have saved over two hundred dollars, that I spent replacing non stick cookware over a thirty year period. I've had a couple people chime in on different social media platforms that they're using their grandparents stainless steel cookware that was bought back in the nineteen fifties and sixties. A lot of guys over on Reddit on the Cast Iron Subreddit are always trying to find old cast Iron cookware at yard sales, Goodwill, thrift stores and even flea markets.
We bring food to boil like a vegtable casserole in a cooking pot.Remive from the stive..wrap in layers of newspaper..then a large towel. By morning it will be cooked. You can buy a large mitt fir cooking pans to do the same thing. This method came from Africa where women do not want to have to keep walking a long distance for wood to fuel their stoves.
I turn my resealable baggies inside out then wash in a clean dish pan of freshly made dish water. I rinse throughly while still inside out then put them over a longer handled cooking utensil sitting in the silverware holder in the dish rack.
I usually avoid using my washer/dryer or my stove or oven on hot days. Last week on those 90°+ days I had a bunch of fresh produce I needed to work up. I froze what I could. But then I canned two turns of vegetable soup base and a turn of blueberry jam. Arrgh! It was miserable and I was so overheated! 🔥 🔥 🔥 It took me at least 24 hours to cool the house back down to liveable! It was a hard call but I'm glad I sweltered through. I have a good supply of home canned food for the coming months for very little cost. It was worth the misery! 😊
When a tub of watermelon cut up is $10, and a whole melon is $3.99 on sale, it is easy to choose a cheaper way. Shocking to me how many people buy the $10 tub. It isn't that difficult to cut up a melon.
To save on A/C this summer we have been line drying clothes, using the crockpot out on the patio instead of in the house, not using the oven, using the range very little ( mainly in the morning when it’s still cool) opening the windows at night through the morning when it’s cool, going down to the cool basement in the afternoon when upstairs gets hot, keeping lights off during the day (the few remaining incandescent bulbs that get hot anyway), and we put the desktop computers in the basement because they were heating the upstairs too much. Sadly we had a nice tall shrub that was shading the south side of our house but it died ( insects? Not enough water?) deciduous trees and shrubs on the south side of a house are great for keeping it cool in summer.
I had to buy a new washing machine in June. I like simple appliances, so that's what I look for. I found that even less expensive machines have super features. I bought a midline brand with midline features. (Plus, it was on sale for half off!!) This machine actually senses the laundry load I've put in the machine... and fills the waterl automatically for that specific load. I like making that kind of decision for myself. The machine doesn't know if the load it's sensing is absorbent or not.. like pillows.
I keep a bucket in kitchen and pour all water I used to rinse vegetables or beans etc which goes back to earth except water with salt, soap or vinegar.
6:00 I worked with a chef at Roger Williams University who reduced food costs by having a special every day. If the regular on Monday called for roast chicken, the following day the unsold portion special might be bbq chicken. Wednesday’s special might be the unsold bbq chicken as southern style chicken croquettes. Older bread, donuts and cakes would become kitchen pudding. Thanks Russ you taught me well.
Thankyou again for all the wonderful tips and tricks ...ive started using your dish washing routine ...the funny thing is these frugal habits are also much more relaxing a way of doing things too !!! It reminds me of camping holidays ...or when i ws a girl guide ...and so many of our world neighbours live like this all the time !...and there's is no choice !!! .... ... ....thankyou thankyou thankyou...for teaching us to truly appreciate what we have !!!!
This summer, so far we have not run the ac. Most days it is tolerable with fans and strategies such as opening windows at night and closing prior to the heat rise in the morning. The other day I was cooking on the stovetop. After boiling some pasta, the eye was of course still hot and heating up the kitchen. So instead of letting the eye cool uncovered and dissipating into the kitchen. I partially filled the pot with water in an effort to hopefully direct the residual heat into the water and not the air. The water can always be used for something else. I don't know if that helps, but it was just a thought. Also, I have set up my toaster oven on a back porch table for all my baking needs. It is big enough to hold a 9×13 pan for casseroles, and fits a typical frozen pizza. Next to that I set up an electric teakettle. That really helps.
Hope and Larry , you are an awesome pair! Thank you for all your tips throughout the years . I'm a homeschooling mom to 8 so all meals cooked at home and it can be costly. About the down pillows, just put a pillowcase on it.❤
I want to read the same book! When I worked in a library, I knew it went out a lot. I was reading other books and not really paying attention to that one title. I turn off the water when I am brushing my teeth. Sometimes, I flush the toilet on the third use. I use a dry rack to dry my clothes. The shirts get hung up on the shower bar. I will have to look into the solar lantern. Good ideas. Thank you.
Lots of small habits that add up to big savings over time. I am trying to get better at turning off the lights and unplugging my appliances when they are not in use. I also try to turn my central AC up when I'm away and off on cooler days.
My mom used to cook Sloppy Joes, leftovers became chili, leftover chili became chili-mac, And she pretty much added macaroni and tomatoes to that until someone got food poisoning or she saw mold. My dad spent the savings on beer. I was going for the joke, but now I'm seeing it wasn't funny at all.
You could put a shut off valve on one shower head so only one would work But that begs the question how does one get their back properly washed. On second thought thought continue what you are doing.
I cook one day a week for our meals and shop once a month for groceries except if there is a meat sale or something we use a lot of. I freeze leftovers for fast meals. We got flat rocket insulation on our ceiling crawl space. We definitely usually fan with our air condition.
Yes, I line dry clothes, never had a dryer so it takes some fan blowing but that's instead of air conditioning in the hot weather. Clothes last a lot longer than with a dryer. Love the solar flashlight which I could not find locally but will look into it. Could have used one the night lightning struck the transformer on the pole in front of the house and lost power for 15 hours. First trip to McDonalds in months!!
We lost power during a storm a few years ago. I looked out the window to see the whole top of the power pole on fire. Needless to say, we were without power for quite some time.
Line dry year round using my bathroom shower poles and handing plastic circular racks with clips, and drying racks. Here in the northeast it adds moisture to the air. The savings on electricity make it worthwhile and there’s much less wear and tear on my basics.
Do you ever project ahead of time how much you will spend on a particular day? After monthly bills are paid I divide the remaining amount by 25, and that is what I can spend each day. Seems to work well for me. My monthly bills/spending includes 20% into a savings account.
Tap water really grosses me out (for cooking/drinking/brushing teeth), so I filter mine. When I brush my teeth.....I heat up water to almost warm in my teapot, to pour into my 'bathroom cup'....and return to the bathroom to brush my teeth. Running water used to rinse toothbrush clean, only. And speaking of brushing teeth......I have not bought (TOXIC) toothpaste in YEARS! I make my own! There are 3 types that I make....1) Baking Soda & Peroxide w/ a few drops of Mint Essential Oil. 2) Baking Soda and Organic Coconut Oil w/mint oil (do NOT spit the coconut OIL down your DRAINS!). 3) Baking Soda and Organic ACV (Apple Cider Vinegar, such as Bragg); NO mint. All of this stuff is 'FREE", from your kitchen! Wasting water showering is not a problem for me since I take 1-2 showers a week. 'WASHING UP' DAILY is perfectly fine unless one is doing something that gets you filthy! I also wear clothes (jeans/shorts/sweatpants/shirts) more than once before they go in the laundry; and therefore, I mostly have ONE load per month. Also saves 'wear & tear' on your clothes, not washing them so often. I ALWAYS wash/re-use zip bags!! Bags with meats/greasy stuff get used as 'mini garbage' bags. I throw NOTHING away in my kitchen garbage 'can' that will STINK. And food scraps/un-eaten wet cat food, sink drain catcher/basket crap, ect, gets thrown in the 'mini garbage' (which could also be bread/roll bags, produce plastic bags. newspaper delivery [when it rains] bags), which gets thrown in the outside garbage every 3 days. My kitchen garbage bag I have for FOUR MONTHS before I take it to the outside garbage bin and get a new garbage bag!! lol Veg/Fruit scraps, coffee grounds/tea bags go into my garden compost; and eggshells get saved to turn into Calcium Powder for the garden. And, of course....recycle goes into the recycle bin. (I SAVE a lot of store-bought glass jars to reuse for other things) That's one thing that I do NOT do......meal/menu plan. I shop the SALES and am well stocked, so I have a 'mini grocery store' in my apartment and can eat whatever I'm in the mood for. Obviously, the FRESH stuff (veg/fruit/dairy) gets eaten before it goes bad. But if one knows how to 'STORE' these things, they last quite a while! I can get my 3 pk of Organic Romaine to last a whole month w/o going 'off'. Potatoes should be stored in a DARK, COOL place (like in a bottom kitchen cabinet). Potatoes can also be turned into (cooked) MANY things, and then FREEZE them (DEHYDRATE potatoes, too!.....can be turned into 'instant' potato 'flakes' or sliced). HOW to store food is really important! All good tips, Hope & Larry!!
i use the same tower fan. like u do. the brand i bought at amazon is Lasko. i run the fans all the time to keep the air flowing theought my apt. my ac is set at 83. i live in fl. this helps keep the electric bill down. yes its hot outside. but the ac doesnt run all the time. i do alot of what u shared in the video. too. and when im worrking ( i work at home). i krep all lights off in the house except the one in the room im working in.
Hope the whole rinse beans water overnight is a helpful tip not only cuz of water consumption. It is helpful as health benefit towards people with kidney disease or diabetic leave the rice or beans soaking overnight to eat healthier not drinking the sewage or waste from the beans. It's a long story my mother's doctor explained to me..even with veggies same thing.
The new washing machine I bought has such a large tub that I haven't managed to fill it up yet. I have 2 fleece blankets that, each, are 2 blankets sewn together. They're so heavy i can only carry one at a time. That didn't even fill up the tub! I'm trying to save up enough laundry to fill the machine... 😊
I use my power strip to charge my devices. I just realized six years later that I can turn off my power strip when I am not using it. LOL, like right now.
I never buy pillow protectors. Just use a pillowcase in place of a protector. Then place another pillowcase on top of it in the opposite diirection as the other pillowcase.
WARNING!!! Please do NOT use those CF bulbs at all. I saw online where a lady's house caught fire because the bulb heated up. I thought "Ok, whatever. That doesn't happen, and brushed it off." And then one day the bulb in our bathroom started smoking! It was overheating. If my child wouldn't have seen it, our house would have caught fire. They are DANGEROUS! We are totally LED now.
.41 While stationed in RI in the late 60’s there was an ad on TV regarding brushing teeth and not leaving the water running. The crux of the ad was water would soon be scarce.
I use my clothes washer at night and most of the clothes I put on hangers and socks and other stuff anywhere I can. The moisture helps cool house down. Most things are dry by morning. If there some things not dry then I put them in the dryer for a few minutes. I have allergies so no drying outside.
Outlets…the UK has on and off switches on their outlets. Is that something we can even buy and install in America? That would be so much nicer than having to install power strips everywhere.
I have a heat pump I use for cooling during the day. I turn it off at night. I use fans in other rooms. I also have a dishwasher and washer and dryer. In may and June my electric bill was 83$. I have all very new appliances. I noticed most of your appliances are older. Newer models use less energy.
I use Dawn dish soap. Don’t need hot water. That saves me on my hot water heater kicking in. We live way out in the country. My boys pee outside. Lol. We eat a lot of raw foods in the summer from our gardens. No cooking 😏
We also collect grey water both from showering and from dishwashing for the toilet (in a bucket). Too bad your American shower heads are fixed, I love my flexible German type. LOL 😅 With high temps in summer, forget about cooking hot but eat cold meals like Couscous or Gazpacho and salads! Prepare pizza or chicken and legumes and bake in the oven with closed door, keeps the heat inside too. Blessings your way!
Better still do not cook your food. Save a lot. I eat raw fresh fruits especially Bananas. So much easier. No prep, no cooking, washing no nothing. Bananas are mostly cheaper too. You can also eat raw vegs especially Baby spinach, Zucchinis and mushrooms etc. My food budget is so small and I stay healthy. Never sick.
I used the tin foil tip on my crockpot ,,works great,and is much faster to cook 👍👍👍I reused the foil after I sprayed it with bleach,,hardly any residue on the foil. I also use a smaller crockpot since it’s just me,, plus we are having a heat way here in Canada and I bring the crockpot and bread machine outside,, AWESOME , outside kitchens anyone 😂😊 my neighbour thought it was a Fantastic idea 😂👍👍
If you buy then use nonstick pans, never use metal utensils on it, to stir, etc. That will scratch the coating. Use silicone or wooden cooking tools instead. Also, don't let the dishwasher wash them - do them gently by hand. My cookware set is now lasting a long time and still looks and performs like new.
I would love to see more about your alternative lighting. There are some things that are hard to let go of especially at the holiday times. Alternatives to electric Christmas lights and such would be so nice to know about. We don’t use outdoor lights for the holidays anymore . Too expensive, too much work and too much waste. There are great battery operated candles now but then batteries have to be bought. Are rechargeable batteries the way to go? So much to learn still.
Hey, Larry, when you’re done washing dishes what do you do with your rinse water? Hope, are you using a methodical ritual in the shower? I check that I have everything handy, get wet, turn water off, shampoo hair, turn water on to rinse, put conditioner on hair (if using), lather up from head to foot ⬇️ literally neck to toes every time, turn the water on and do a final rinse. On days my hair doesn’t need washing my total shower time is two minutes.
I grew up taking quick showers and carried this practice into my marriage. My husband also takes quick showers. Our rule of thumb: Shower within the time it takes for a song to play.
I use a gallon pitcher for flushing. Shower the same way . Filling my shaving water until hot water is abundant, I wet down and wear scrub gloves to get them go to Wally world. Shower water you guessed it flushing water. Can't tell you how many times the city was over checking if the water meter worked. 5 credit water consumption previous owner I can go 2 months 0 credits used. Mom watered her garden. I'm not spending double for water it's sewer and water charges I'm not paying the sewer for the garden.
I started a new way to ramen noodles cook. Ill boil water in my e kettle and add it to noodles then cover and insulate some. 5 minutes you have the noodles cooked. I use a silicone baking pan because it's going to hold heat . Another good one is cook all the rice you can fit in your cooker ,you will rarely make bird food it's there you have eggs and cheese that is a fast meal with the "to go option."
I use a couple of dish towels on top of my crockpot lid to save heat. I don't like the feel of tin foil! And I'm really bad at reusing it - although I know I can and should do that. I do the same thing with my bread machine. The bread seems to rise higher when the machine is covered. Or so I keep telling myself!
Always, always open all bags of produce, especially if on sale, and check for bruised or bad products in the bag. Remove anything that could go bad. My motto is an old one. A single bad apple will spoil the whole barrel. This includes apples, onions, potatoes, as well refrigerated foods like lettuce, celery, really all foods being kept. Periodically go through stored foods and recheck and remove bad pieces. Lettuce and celery cut away spots going bad.
We are replacing several windows - but only the glass! If the window frames are in good condition but the glass is cloudy, there are contractors who will replace the glass only. For some reason, this isn’t well known. Hope this helps someone! The Doppelgängers
I have 2 outdoor porch lights that are on all the time. What is the best upgrade for a northern climate (below freezing up to 5 months of the year). Extreme cold & windy at times.
We have switched all our outdoor fixtures to dust to dawn or put in dust to dawn bulbs. On dark/cloudy days they occasionally come on but overall have worked well. We also have the solar ones on outbuildings without electricity. They have a small light so you can see the building but will go brighter with movement in front of the building.
It gets pretty cold here in WVa, but I put one of those newer lower-energy 40 watt bulbs inside the light's glass fixture by my outside back steps. It lasts for years and I don't bother turning it off or on. It also serves as a night light for my back hallway through the big window. I live way out in the countryside and there are no street lights. So it's important to me for safety issues to have lighted areas outside. These bulbs last 5 years or longer so reliable lighting and less danger for me climbing ladders to change them.
I rented an all-electric house and after 2 years I decided to use only white Christmas lights (the no blink type) my electric bill went from over $80 to under $60 per month. I had lots of outlets which helped me. Where I rent now the outlets are sparse so not able to do that here.
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Hi, Larry and Hope I have a video idea.
A home tour.
I've seen a lot of people do them, but I feel they are all the same. Yours seems so fascinating from the clips you post .
I hope this comment hits more likes so we will see a home tour in the future.
Sending love to your family.
This should be a must watch for like 80% of the population. I often speak to people complaining about costs and ugh, its so frustrating to see their habits. Sharing this video, hoping to start a cascade of education on how simple things can really make an impact!
That is so kind of you to say. We're glad it was helpful.
thing is, it's normally the easy things people just get lazy with, one thing that bugs the heck out of me with one of my sub 20's co-workers is, he won't shut the damn door to keep the warmth in a fairly large room. i am in my late 40's my other co-worker that is equally gets driven up the wall is in his early 60's. i guess when you start paying the bills you get an appreciation for doing simple things like closing door, turning off taps and light switches
@@vnw06Living in California, I’m breaking even now and no longer able to save. BUT I’m not in debt and owe it to some of the things I’ve learned here. May have to sell and move out of state. Easier to do when I’m not in debt 😊
Your home is so real. It looks comfortable and achievable. In another way, it looks as if you need to save the money (I mean that in a complimentary way) and you don't use up money on modernization or updates. I hope this comes across as I mean it to; I mean it to say you are an inspiration.
Thank you. We've always liked a vintage feel. So the house fits us.
I enjoyed seeing your solidly-built old home in this video, with original appliances and some lovely antique furnishings.
I am so excited for this start tonight! Boy, did I learn a lot from getting my 85 y o mom from
Houston, hurricane last week. After 11.5 days she now has power. I recommend getting a quiet generator. Ppl were stealing generators at night.
Oh I know. Keep quiet if you have a few because you'll be a target to steal from. It's a sad and horrible fact. I wouldn't but some people in LA, CA once they see tomatoes being grown or anything solar getting sun they want to jack it.
That's horrible! Thanx for the warning. 👍
I keep the generator in a locked shed which helps dampen the noise. The shed is well ventilated, the built in CO detector will shut it off if CO is too high. To get to the shed one must pass two large canines, next they need to be faster than a speeding bullet, as far as I know a feat accomplished only by Superman.
We put a shower curtain rod in the center of the bath tub area.(no tall family members, lol) It is so easy to put clothes to drip dry on a hanger there
for our daily hand washed laundry.
I have no laundry line outside, but my sheets and blankets go on my shower rods!
We have 39 year old toilets but for probably 35 of their years we have had sealed plastic containers with rocks and water to displace some of the water the tank needs. Plus we don’t always flush the liquid. We live in the desert where water is precious.
Keep everything properly maintained.
Clean vents,fans,under and behind appliances.soak faucets in white vinegar to clean hard water and calcium deposits.
Make sure your winter gear is ready now,in mid July.
Sounds crazy .why would I use the heater in 100 degree heat.
To see what works,what needs to be replaced or repaired.
Getting that done off season saves thousands of dollars and a lot of stress
I bought the Mamouth light for my husband for Christmas….he absolutely loves it!
Larry loves that light, too. I think it's the flexible head that lets you put the light right where you want it. That is such a cool feature.
I have used several of these suggested, frugal ideas since I was in my 20s! ( 70 + yrs.). It just has always made sense to me. I reuse paper shopping, lunch & take out bags!
I love your channel because you discuss things that actually make sense and anyone can do. Keep making great 👍 videos. You guys are amazing and awesome.
Love 💕 and Hugs. 💙💙💙
I do the exact same thing with my oven using the residual heat. My nan showed me this in the 1980s when things were tough in the UK too, like now. I bought stainless steel pans in 2002 and they are still going strong, so I highly recommend them. I've also been using my air fryer a lot as it doesn't generate as much heat in the house as an oven.
I go around the house turning off the lights and unplug everything, I do it so much that I’m starting to do it at work! People must think I’m nuts but it’s amazing how wasteful people are. I wonder what their electric bills are 😂😂
I absolutely love your older appliances! Smart move keeping them! New appliances last 3 ta 5 years....if you are lucky!
Feathered pillows remind me of home. Double or triple layer them. Especially if you use older or on sale material. No one will see the inside layers.
I have been using my small plastic grocery bags that I saved before using the reusable bags- for not only the kitty litter cleaning when I scoop the poop, but also now for my kitchen trash - instead of buying the tall kitchen trash bags. I ran out of the tall kitchen bags over a month ago and have not purchased a new box of bags because the small grocery store plastic bags actually work just fine! I still have about 100 previously saved grocery store bags - so, I expect I have a few more months before I have to purchase trash bags again. So- likely about a $30 savings. I agree- any bit of small savings helps especially when working on paying off credit cart debt. The small savings (money you do not spend) can then be added to your monthly credit card payment to help pay off the balance faster.
For some people, things that you just showed are common sense. For others, it is revolutionary discovery. My husband and I are both raised in frugal families. So, responsible usage of resources is in our genes. But I see people struggling with things that are common sense to me. For example, our dear friends had some plans for kitchen renovations and had enough money for that. Then they realized it would be great that the rest of the house is nice as kitchen would be. So they took a loan from the bank to renovate complete house. That is on top of mortgage they took 2 years ago so interest rates on such a behavior is unbelievable. And the hause is in good condition as it is. Not too old. Would it look better after renovation? Absolutely!
And mind you, our friends are highly educated people. They work well payed jobs. What I try to say is: financial common sense has nothing to do with education. You get those habits elsewhere.
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We hand wash our dishes. I use a dish pan. I begin with enough soap for a full dish pan's worth but put very little water in to begin with. I wash a bunch of dishes in that concentrated dish water then rinse them over the dish pan until the dish pan is about half full. Mean while stacked dishes sit to the side of the soap water dish pan and asnimrinse dishes, I do them over dirty dishes so as to rinse them off as I go.
As soon as we have finished eating we use a wet cloth or napkins to wipe the plate to scrape the plate clear of anything to put in the garbage.. it makes dishwashing easier.
I just use a Rubbermaid spatula.
@@LauraMacMillan-el2kc it’s called a rubber scraper. I had to learn that in Home Ec in seventh grade. We called it a spatula at home. That cost me a point on the quiz. That was quite insulting,, because I already knew how to bake and cook. That. was the only thing I learned in the class, that my mother was wrong.
Just installed a turn-off switch for the shower. You use water for a minute, then turn the switch and soap up. Then turn on the water again. No need to let the water run while you are soaping up or adding shampoo!
I like using Cast Iron when cooking. I can shut off the gas burner and it will still keep cooking for a good five to seven minutes. We all like non stick but you'll find out that buying a good set of stainless steel pots and pans as well as cast Iron skillets will last you a lifetime. When you're gone your kids can use them for the rest of their lives. I started out with non stick cookware and found out that I had to replace them every five to seven years because over time the Teflon coatings would start to chip. Had I started out with stainless and cast Iron cookware I figured that I could have saved over two hundred dollars, that I spent replacing non stick cookware over a thirty year period. I've had a couple people chime in on different social media platforms that they're using their grandparents stainless steel cookware that was bought back in the nineteen fifties and sixties. A lot of guys over on Reddit on the Cast Iron Subreddit are always trying to find old cast Iron cookware at yard sales, Goodwill, thrift stores and even flea markets.
We bring food to boil like a vegtable casserole in a cooking pot.Remive from the stive..wrap in layers of newspaper..then a large towel. By morning it will be cooked. You can buy a large mitt fir cooking pans to do the same thing. This method came from Africa where women do not want to have to keep walking a long distance for wood to fuel their stoves.
I've had my stainless steel pans 22 years now!!!
Yes! I use one from my grandmother from the 30s or 40s. Its awesome.
All nonstick is unhealthy. Cast iron & stainless is the only way.
I turn my resealable baggies inside out then wash in a clean dish pan of freshly made dish water. I rinse throughly while still inside out then put them over a longer handled cooking utensil sitting in the silverware holder in the dish rack.
I wash mine too, and put them over tall bottles
I usually avoid using my washer/dryer or my stove or oven on hot days. Last week on those 90°+ days I had a bunch of fresh produce I needed to work up. I froze what I could. But then I canned two turns of vegetable soup base and a turn of blueberry jam. Arrgh! It was miserable and I was so overheated! 🔥 🔥 🔥 It took me at least 24 hours to cool the house back down to liveable! It was a hard call but I'm glad I sweltered through. I have a good supply of home canned food for the coming months for very little cost. It was worth the misery! 😊
I hove that first hybridLight lantern! It also has a USB where you can charge your phone etc if you are out of electricity… 😃
That oven looks charmingly old-fashioned. 😍😍
It's 1958 - original to the house.
When a tub of watermelon cut up is $10, and a whole melon is $3.99 on sale, it is easy to choose a cheaper way. Shocking to me how many people buy the $10 tub. It isn't that difficult to cut up a melon.
To save on A/C this summer we have been line drying clothes, using the crockpot out on the patio instead of in the house, not using the oven, using the range very little ( mainly in the morning when it’s still cool) opening the windows at night through the morning when it’s cool, going down to the cool basement in the afternoon when upstairs gets hot, keeping lights off during the day (the few remaining incandescent bulbs that get hot anyway), and we put the desktop computers in the basement because they were heating the upstairs too much. Sadly we had a nice tall shrub that was shading the south side of our house but it died ( insects? Not enough water?) deciduous trees and shrubs on the south side of a house are great for keeping it cool in summer.
I'm 80, and have found that turning off the oven 20 minutes before the timer goes off will finish cooking and save energy. Have done this forever.
Using our Aldi solar lantern now.
With constant high temps I took my small toaster outside yesterday to cook, thus not heating up the house.
I've been thinking about doing that too. In my area the heat index has been around 110°F everyday for over a month now.
We use our crockpot outside too.
Yes I always put my roaster etc outside on patio in summer.
Hmmm. Great idea. I already used my small toaster oven and crock pot to cook in versus using my big oven
I use my Instant pot outside, too, when it is very hot.
My great aunt used to fill her sink up to rinse her dishes no running water
Yep, still doing that.
Thank you so much for your videos, so very helpful 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️😇
I had to buy a new washing machine in June. I like simple appliances, so that's what I look for. I found that even less expensive machines have super features. I bought a midline brand with midline features. (Plus, it was on sale for half off!!) This machine actually senses the laundry load I've put in the machine... and fills the waterl automatically for that specific load. I like making that kind of decision for myself. The machine doesn't know if the load it's sensing is absorbent or not.. like pillows.
Man I love your channel so much
I keep a bucket in kitchen and pour all water I used to rinse vegetables or beans etc which goes back to earth except water with salt, soap or vinegar.
You can take this one step further by switching to gray-water soap so you could still reuse the water with soap.
@@username00009 I don’t know what the gray water soap
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6:00 I worked with a chef at Roger Williams University who reduced food costs by having a special every day. If the regular on Monday called for roast chicken, the following day the unsold portion special might be bbq chicken. Wednesday’s special might be the unsold bbq chicken as southern style chicken croquettes. Older bread, donuts and cakes would become kitchen pudding. Thanks Russ you taught me well.
The aluminium foil on the crock pot is one I haven’t heard of before. Great idea!
I have used a dishtowel and placed it on the top of the crockpot. It serves to hold in the heat
Thankyou again for all the wonderful tips and tricks ...ive started using your dish washing routine ...the funny thing is these frugal habits are also much more relaxing a way of doing things too !!! It reminds me of camping holidays ...or when i ws a girl guide ...and so many of our world neighbours live like this all the time !...and there's is no choice !!! .... ... ....thankyou thankyou thankyou...for teaching us to truly appreciate what we have !!!!
Thank you for these reminders! It's pouring with rain in Australia & I have washing going now, so I guess I'll be line drying it now! 🤭🤣
This summer, so far we have not run the ac. Most days it is tolerable with fans and strategies such as opening windows at night and closing prior to the heat rise in the morning. The other day I was cooking on the stovetop. After boiling some pasta, the eye was of course still hot and heating up the kitchen. So instead of letting the eye cool uncovered and dissipating into the kitchen. I partially filled the pot with water in an effort to hopefully direct the residual heat into the water and not the air. The water can always be used for something else. I don't know if that helps, but it was just a thought. Also, I have set up my toaster oven on a back porch table for all my baking needs. It is big enough to hold a 9×13 pan for casseroles, and fits a typical frozen pizza. Next to that I set up an electric teakettle. That really helps.
Hope and Larry , you are an awesome pair! Thank you for all your tips throughout the years . I'm a homeschooling mom to 8 so all meals cooked at home and it can be costly. About the down pillows, just put a pillowcase on it.❤
I want to read the same book! When I worked in a library, I knew it went out a lot. I was reading other books and not really paying attention to that one title. I turn off the water when I am brushing my teeth. Sometimes, I flush the toilet on the third use. I use a dry rack to dry my clothes. The shirts get hung up on the shower bar. I will have to look into the solar lantern. Good ideas. Thank you.
What book did you reread?
Your oven and range are so cool!
@@pnwflipper2089 , thanks. 1958. Original to the house.
I don't know if i will be awake, i may have to watch this tomorrow...... love your channel ❤
No worries. It will be there when you have time to watch.
Lots of small habits that add up to big savings over time. I am trying to get better at turning off the lights and unplugging my appliances when they are not in use. I also try to turn my central AC up when I'm away and off on cooler days.
My mom used to cook Sloppy Joes, leftovers became chili, leftover chili became chili-mac, And she pretty much added macaroni and tomatoes to that until someone got food poisoning or she saw mold. My dad spent the savings on beer.
I was going for the joke, but now I'm seeing it wasn't funny at all.
It *is* a little funny! :)
It’s much better to label and freeze leftover food promptly. That way it is both safe and appetizing.
Thank you
My hubby and I have 2 shower heads in our walk in shower. Wether one person or 2 are in there, they both come on. So we shower together. 😊
You could put a shut off valve on one shower head so only one would work But that begs the question how does one get their back properly washed. On second thought thought continue what you are doing.
I cook one day a week for our meals and shop once a month for groceries except if there is a meat sale or something we use a lot of. I freeze leftovers for fast meals. We got flat rocket insulation on our ceiling crawl space. We definitely usually fan with our air condition.
Love potato salad for summer you don't have to heat it up every time
Yes, I line dry clothes, never had a dryer so it takes some fan blowing but that's instead of air conditioning in the hot weather. Clothes last a lot longer than with a dryer. Love the solar flashlight which I could not find locally but will look into it. Could have used one the night lightning struck the transformer on the pole in front of the house and lost power for 15 hours. First trip to McDonalds in months!!
We lost power during a storm a few years ago. I looked out the window to see the whole top of the power pole on fire. Needless to say, we were without power for quite some time.
Line dry year round using my bathroom shower poles and handing plastic circular racks with clips, and drying racks. Here in the northeast it adds moisture to the air. The savings on electricity make it worthwhile and there’s much less wear and tear on my basics.
Great for saving money and also for the environment
Do you ever project ahead of time how much you will spend on a particular day? After monthly bills are paid I divide the remaining amount by 25, and that is what I can spend each day. Seems to work well for me. My monthly bills/spending includes 20% into a savings account.
Thanks, I am going to keep this tip for a long time...
Hey maybe you could pop on another pillowcase underneath the cushion cover or a pillow protector that should stop the feathers from coming out.
I love your old fashioned home. I’m jealous!
Me too!
Tap water really grosses me out (for cooking/drinking/brushing teeth), so I filter mine. When I brush my teeth.....I heat up water to almost warm in my teapot, to pour into my 'bathroom cup'....and return to the bathroom to brush my teeth. Running water used to rinse toothbrush clean, only.
And speaking of brushing teeth......I have not bought (TOXIC) toothpaste in YEARS! I make my own! There are 3 types that I make....1) Baking Soda & Peroxide w/ a few drops of Mint Essential Oil. 2) Baking Soda and Organic Coconut Oil w/mint oil (do NOT spit the coconut OIL down your DRAINS!). 3) Baking Soda and Organic ACV (Apple Cider Vinegar, such as Bragg); NO mint. All of this stuff is 'FREE", from your kitchen!
Wasting water showering is not a problem for me since I take 1-2 showers a week. 'WASHING UP' DAILY is perfectly fine unless one is doing something that gets you filthy!
I also wear clothes (jeans/shorts/sweatpants/shirts) more than once before they go in the laundry; and therefore, I mostly have ONE load per month. Also saves 'wear & tear' on your clothes, not washing them so often.
I ALWAYS wash/re-use zip bags!! Bags with meats/greasy stuff get used as 'mini garbage' bags. I throw NOTHING away in my kitchen garbage 'can' that will STINK. And food scraps/un-eaten wet cat food, sink drain catcher/basket crap, ect, gets thrown in the 'mini garbage' (which could also be bread/roll bags, produce plastic bags. newspaper delivery [when it rains] bags), which gets thrown in the outside garbage every 3 days. My kitchen garbage bag I have for FOUR MONTHS before I take it to the outside garbage bin and get a new garbage bag!! lol Veg/Fruit scraps, coffee grounds/tea bags go into my garden compost; and eggshells get saved to turn into Calcium Powder for the garden. And, of course....recycle goes into the recycle bin. (I SAVE a lot of store-bought glass jars to reuse for other things)
That's one thing that I do NOT do......meal/menu plan. I shop the SALES and am well stocked, so I have a 'mini grocery store' in my apartment and can eat whatever I'm in the mood for. Obviously, the FRESH stuff (veg/fruit/dairy) gets eaten before it goes bad. But if one knows how to 'STORE' these things, they last quite a while! I can get my 3 pk of Organic Romaine to last a whole month w/o going 'off'. Potatoes should be stored in a DARK, COOL place (like in a bottom kitchen cabinet). Potatoes can also be turned into (cooked) MANY things, and then FREEZE them (DEHYDRATE potatoes, too!.....can be turned into 'instant' potato 'flakes' or sliced). HOW to store food is really important!
All good tips, Hope & Larry!!
My mom has the exact same blue hurricane lamp. She bought two of them from Hills department store many years ago. ❤
i use the same tower fan. like u do. the brand i bought at amazon is Lasko. i run the fans all the time to keep the air flowing theought my apt. my ac is set at 83. i live in fl. this helps keep the electric bill down. yes its hot outside. but the ac doesnt run all the time. i do alot of what u shared in the video. too. and when im worrking ( i work at home). i krep all lights off in the house except the one in the room im working in.
Hope the whole rinse beans water overnight is a helpful tip not only cuz of water consumption. It is helpful as health benefit towards people with kidney disease or diabetic leave the rice or beans soaking overnight to eat healthier not drinking the sewage or waste from the beans. It's a long story my mother's doctor explained to me..even with veggies same thing.
I did not know that. I was always told leaving them in water overnight lessens the chance of gassy problems. Good to know!
The new washing machine I bought has such a large tub that I haven't managed to fill it up yet. I have 2 fleece blankets that, each, are 2 blankets sewn together. They're so heavy i can only carry one at a time. That didn't even fill up the tub! I'm trying to save up enough laundry to fill the machine... 😊
I absolutely love that blue antique lamp that you have!! That looks like something my great grandma had. So pretty and elegant looking!
Y'all are awesome! Thanks for these tips!!!❤❤
Thanks for these great reminders! All the little things combined add up to quite a lot of savings.
I use my power strip to charge my devices. I just realized six years later that I can turn off my power strip when I am not using it. LOL, like right now.
When we are out for the day, I unplug fans, coffee pots, microwave, and especially any phone chargers. They draw power and can cause fires.
I never buy pillow protectors. Just use a pillowcase in place of a protector. Then place another pillowcase on top of it in the opposite diirection as the other pillowcase.
WARNING!!! Please do NOT use those CF bulbs at all. I saw online where a lady's house caught fire because the bulb heated up. I thought "Ok, whatever. That doesn't happen, and brushed it off." And then one day the bulb in our bathroom started smoking! It was overheating. If my child wouldn't have seen it, our house would have caught fire. They are DANGEROUS! We are totally LED now.
Lot of tips I use all ready. Thanks for sharing. Love it.❤❤❤❤
.41 While stationed in RI in the late 60’s there was an ad on TV regarding brushing teeth and not leaving the water running. The crux of the ad was water would soon be scarce.
What kind of detergent do you recommend? This is so random and off topic but you both have such nice hair. Any tips?
I use my clothes washer at night and most of the clothes I put on hangers and socks and other stuff anywhere I can. The moisture helps cool house down. Most things are dry by morning. If there some things not dry then I put them in the dryer for a few minutes. I have allergies so no drying outside.
Outlets…the UK has on and off switches on their outlets. Is that something we can even buy and install in America? That would be so much nicer than having to install power strips everywhere.
Yes, I had some installed. Check it out
@@Zarga8 thank you. I'll definitely check into that.
I have a heat pump I use for cooling during the day. I turn it off at night. I use fans in other rooms. I also have a dishwasher and washer and dryer. In may and June my electric bill was 83$. I have all very new appliances. I noticed most of your appliances are older. Newer models use less energy.
You guys are truly the experts!❤
I use Dawn dish soap. Don’t need hot water. That saves me on my hot water heater kicking in.
We live way out in the country. My boys pee outside. Lol.
We eat a lot of raw foods in the summer from our gardens. No cooking 😏
Dawn seems to be a fix-all, but the cheap synthetic fragrance is quite an irritant for me and I cannot tolerate having it in the house.
In summer, I cook at night or early in the morning. We're in a 2BR apartment. Tina, Al's wife
We also collect grey water both from showering and from dishwashing for the toilet (in a bucket). Too bad your American shower heads are fixed, I love my flexible German type. LOL 😅
With high temps in summer, forget about cooking hot but eat cold meals like Couscous or Gazpacho and salads! Prepare pizza or chicken and legumes and bake in the oven with closed door, keeps the heat inside too. Blessings your way!
Thank you, a really good dose of common sense!
Better still do not cook your food. Save a lot. I eat raw fresh fruits especially Bananas. So much easier. No prep, no cooking, washing no nothing. Bananas are mostly cheaper too. You can also eat raw vegs especially Baby spinach, Zucchinis and mushrooms etc. My food budget is so small and I stay healthy. Never sick.
I used the tin foil tip on my crockpot ,,works great,and is much faster to cook 👍👍👍I reused the foil after I sprayed it with bleach,,hardly any residue on the foil. I also use a smaller crockpot since it’s just me,, plus we are having a heat way here in Canada and I bring the crockpot and bread machine outside,, AWESOME , outside kitchens anyone 😂😊
my neighbour thought it was a Fantastic idea 😂👍👍
Lol feathered pillows!! 😂🪶
I bought four of them. So, you can only imagine how often Larry finds a feather. LOL!
@@UndertheMedian Hahaha
If you buy then use nonstick pans, never use metal utensils on it, to stir, etc. That will scratch the coating. Use silicone or wooden cooking tools instead. Also, don't let the dishwasher wash them - do them gently by hand. My cookware set is now lasting a long time and still looks and performs like new.
I would love to see more about your alternative lighting. There are some things that are hard to let go of especially at the holiday times. Alternatives to electric Christmas lights and such would be so nice to know about. We don’t use outdoor lights for the holidays anymore . Too expensive, too much work and too much waste. There are great battery operated candles now but then batteries have to be bought. Are rechargeable batteries the way to go? So much to learn still.
Hey, Larry, when you’re done washing dishes what do you do with your rinse water?
Hope, are you using a methodical ritual in the shower? I check that I have everything handy, get wet, turn water off, shampoo hair, turn water on to rinse, put conditioner on hair (if using), lather up from head to foot ⬇️ literally neck to toes every time, turn the water on and do a final rinse. On days my hair doesn’t need washing my total shower time is two minutes.
Favourite video of yours yet!! Xx
Another good way to save money is by preserving your food properly to make it last longer. You can also use less liquids and repurpose items.
I grew up taking quick showers and carried this practice into my marriage. My husband also takes quick showers. Our rule of thumb: Shower within the time it takes for a song to play.
I have a well but it has an electric pump. Water saving tips great advice.
I use a gallon pitcher for flushing. Shower the same way . Filling my shaving water until hot water is abundant, I wet down and wear scrub gloves to get them go to Wally world. Shower water you guessed it flushing water. Can't tell you how many times the city was over checking if the water meter worked. 5 credit water consumption previous owner I can go 2 months 0 credits used. Mom watered her garden. I'm not spending double for water it's sewer and water charges I'm not paying the sewer for the garden.
Love your Hoosier cabinet😊 Thanks for the tips
Thank you Hope and Larry❤$😎
Love this room 0:24 .
I started a new way to ramen noodles cook. Ill boil water in my e kettle and add it to noodles then cover and insulate some. 5 minutes you have the noodles cooked. I use a silicone baking pan because it's going to hold heat . Another good one is cook all the rice you can fit in your cooker ,you will rarely make bird food it's there you have eggs and cheese that is a fast meal with the "to go option."
How long do you cook beans in the instant pot after soaking?
It depends on the type of bean. Usually 10-14 minutes.
I use a couple of dish towels on top of my crockpot lid to save heat. I don't like the feel of tin foil! And I'm really bad at reusing it - although I know I can and should do that.
I do the same thing with my bread machine. The bread seems to rise higher when the machine is covered. Or so I keep telling myself!
Always, always open all bags of produce, especially if on sale, and check for bruised or bad products in the bag. Remove anything that could go bad. My motto is an old one. A single bad apple will spoil the whole barrel. This includes apples, onions, potatoes, as well refrigerated foods like lettuce, celery, really all foods being kept. Periodically go through stored foods and recheck and remove bad pieces. Lettuce and celery cut away spots going bad.
I wish we had a Kroger! 😊
Do you do frozen meals too?
We are replacing several windows - but only the glass! If the window frames are in good condition but the glass is cloudy, there are contractors who will replace the glass only. For some reason, this isn’t well known. Hope this helps someone! The Doppelgängers
Hey, guys! Good to see you!
Couldn't have said it better myself.😀
Great tips 😊 thank you 🙏 ❤
Omg such good ideas
I have 2 outdoor porch lights that are on all the time. What is the best upgrade for a northern climate (below freezing up to 5 months of the year). Extreme cold & windy at times.
I got solar powered lights 3 years that were meant to stretch out over the porch but I left them in a cluster to illuminate my porch. $38
We have switched all our outdoor fixtures to dust to dawn or put in dust to dawn bulbs. On dark/cloudy days they occasionally come on but overall have worked well. We also have the solar ones on outbuildings without electricity. They have a small light so you can see the building but will go brighter with movement in front of the building.
It gets pretty cold here in WVa, but I put one of those newer lower-energy 40 watt bulbs inside the light's glass fixture by my outside back steps. It lasts for years and I don't bother turning it off or on. It also serves as a night light for my back hallway through the big window. I live way out in the countryside and there are no street lights. So it's important to me for safety issues to have lighted areas outside. These bulbs last 5 years or longer so reliable lighting and less danger for me climbing ladders to change them.
I rented an all-electric house and after 2 years I decided to use only white Christmas lights (the no blink type) my electric bill went from over $80 to under $60 per month. I had lots of outlets which helped me. Where I rent now the outlets are sparse so not able to do that here.