The Financial Diet don’t use olive oil on your skin daily you can damage your acid barrier. There were some studies on whether or not it would be good in place of baby oil and the answer was no.
1. Bottled water. 2. Food you think is expired. Safe food smartly. 3. Unlimited memberships for gym,subway etc where u don't use it much. 4. Excessive paper towels. 5. Data overage on your phone. 6. Fancy pet treats. 7. Overpriced chemical cleaners and make up. Find all purpose cleaners and use DIYs. 8. Stained or ruined clothes that need to be replaced. Keep bleach pens or stain pins. 9. Full sized jars of herbs, spices etc which we don't use a lot. 10. Sliced and individually packed food. Buy food un portioned. 11. Separate kitchen and bake ware. 12. Wasted space in your home. Use space efficiently. 13. Needlessly disposable products like razors, travel size toiletries, chopsticks, sandwich bags etc 14. Cushions.
Zoya194 I can purchase 24, 16 ounce bottles of water from Academy, for $2.49. There is no tax on raw food items in Texas. This is a little bit more than $.10 a bottle! It's a little bit over $.80 a day at most. It's worth it. Being on the ketogenic diet I consume quite a bit of water, and I trust purified water. I really don't think that's much of an expense. Plus I never really thought Britta water tasted very good.
An apron is another good investment if you cook a lot at home! I know it sounds really "housewifey," but it really does save the day with clothes. It's also useful for general cleaning too. And they make so many cute designs that you can really have fun with it.
A cheapo but effective way to protect your clothing while baking is to take a garbage bag and cut three holes in it, then put it on so it's like a poncho, but closed on the sides. That covers way more than an apron, and is pennies
Aprons. pinnies (pinafores or pop overs) or "housecoats" ( a wrap around sleeveless cover all about knee length). My mum inherited some of these housecoats from her mum and they were great for cooking cleaning and gardening in but all are great clothes savers. I don't know if those wrap arounds are made anymore, but they should be.
Also dark cloths are less likely to show a stain then light cloths. Works for me and by having only dark cloths it saves me doing a seperate wash. Also one to add to the list, stop using a dryer! It costs a lot of power and it shortens the life span of your cloths. When possible dry them on a drying rack.
Many things will also start tasting/smelling really awful long before it reaches the "will surely kill you on" date, milk being a common example of this.
Girl use your turmeric!!!! It’s one of the most useful spices ever!!! Add it to smoothies or milk after workouts because it has awesome anti inflammatory properties. Mix it with yogurt or honey for a great face mask (it is traditional for Indian brides to use before their wedding). It’s also generally a good spice when you want your dish to have warmth and flavor, but not have the chance of it being painfully spicy.
Roberto Blake Probably because of their personalities. These budget videos are OK, but in all their career advice videos they tend to come acoss super patronising.
Olivia Wanjohi Go and watch one of their CAREER advice videos. Not financial advice, career advice. There are dozens of comments that mirror what I am saying. They talk down to job hunters and new workers like they are stupid little children. I say this as someone who has a good job in a good firm and has no reason to take anything they say personally. Not to mention a lot of their advice is outdated. Things like not showing your personality etc- I work for a goddamm accounting firm and wouldn't have gotten the job if i didn't have personality, my managers and partners appreciate my dry humour. Someone asked why their videos aren't more popular and that is the answer, plain and simple. They don't have interesting or relateable personalities and their advice videos often come off condescending. Personality goes a long way when it comes to success on youtube, and that is the ingredient that their channel is missing.
Find out where you can buy Dragon Towels. They look like a roll of paper towels but they’re made with bamboo and each cloth can be washed up to 25 times and they get better after washing. I have a dollar store mesh bag with a zipper (I used to put my kids socks in there when their socks were tiny baby socks) and when I do a load of dirty dish clothes and rags, etc, I throw the dragon towels in the mesh bag and wash them too. Then I put them in an empty, cleaned Pringles chip cylinder and take them out as I need them. Saves a bunch of money. :)
The 2. point, you can tell when food has gone bad, your body is built to notice it by taste, smell or sight. Don't look at the lable, look at the product
Luna Limi Exactly. Never lok at the best before on a yogourt container. It is already alive with microbes and it’s supposed to be. So dumb. I’ve had yogourt that was a couple months past it’s date and it was still perfectly fine.
Some people are more prone to it than others. I've had food poisoning more times than I care to admit and so I'm a lot more careful when it comes to eating something several days past the expiration date or food that has set out too long. Anytime I cook something I immediately refrigerate it once everyone has taken out what they want. Now I use to work with a woman who had what I call a cast iron stomach and could eat just about anything and not get sick. One time I watched her eat what was left out of a pizza that had sat on the counter for almost a week and she was fine afterwards..
Olga Rantalaiho are you buying bleach pens? Cuz i realize maybe buying those overpriced little pens would save me loads on the clothes i hardly ever buy! 😂😭💸
Be careful guys with the "organic" label. Just because something claims to be organic it doesn't mean it's better than other products. Do your research and don't get carried away with the hype.
Spinning Sage Yes... organic≠better it really depends on what is it about. Look into it And *everything is chemicals* (in Tim Minchin's voice :) Some added chemicals are necessary for product to last longer... but that might be true for organic products too. Using home made cosmetics makes it unnecessary 👍
The biggest problem with "organic" is that people seem not to understand its meaning. "Organic" doesn't mean it's better/worse/whatever than non-organic. It just means that no pesticides, herbicides or artificial fertilizer were used for that crop. So the only difference is that while non-organic stuff might or might not have residues of aforementioned things (as well as the fields, soil, water in that area), organic stuff very likely doesn't. To assume that everything organic is also always healthy, tastes better or whatever people assume, is silly.
Yessss migrating to the zero waste lifestyle (currently 6 months into it) has already saved me a TON of money on pads/tampons, 10cent discounts on coffee refills, packing lunches, toiletries, grocery bill, not to mention I haven't bought new clothes in almost a year, opting to fix or thrift first.
I think you made a lot of great points in this vlog. For my house, I found the individually sliced meats and cheeses saved us money because we use less. This portion control is also better for our waistlines.
@@littlearies3862 She didn't say use honey for moisturizer or face wash. She said as a face mask. Compare the cost of a thin layer of honey to the price a packaged face mask. Not to mention the incredible health benefits of honey compared to the questionable, unpronouncable stuff in the face mask.
whosaidwhat ? Honey is an amazing ingredient, but just because ”niacinamide” or some other ingredient is less familiar to you doesn’t mean that it is not at least as good for your skin. Natural DIY skincare videos is most of the time not better and some videos (including Lemon or essential oils for examples) is harmful for your skin. I highly recommend TH-camrs such as Hyram or Susan Yara for their very detailed explaination of why natural isnt always better in terms of skincare 😊
@@whosaidwhat8704 just.. what? I never said anything about that. I was commenting on price. As the original commenter did. Said nothing about a mask... Though, i have a thing of face mask stuff i got for less than the cheapest bottle of honey i could find.
@@sockersoppa You've chosen niacinamide (Vitamin B3) which the body actually needs and is contained in honey, so a strange example. I'm talking about parabens, SLS, , BHT,, unnecessary fragrances etc. whose harmful effects have been proven. The long term effects of many other synthetics are not yet known. Natural ingredients have been around for millennia so we know what to expect from them. Yes , lemon and other citrus essential oils should not be used topically before you go out in the sun. Essential oils are highly concentrated so you have to research each one before using it. For me that's a small price to pay for knowing I'm not damaging myself.
Great tips! One thing I stopped paying for is pedicures. I got myself a cheap foot bath off Amazon, tools like cuticle nippers, pumice stone, exfoliating scrub and some nail polishes that I'll never get sick of. Costs a little bit of money up front but I'll never pay $30+ each time at the salon ever again. Plus I think I do a better job than them anyway :) thanks for the video!
evmooch plus it's probably more sanitary as well 😊 I'm scared of getting fungus in nail salons because I don't really know how well they clean their tools/ equipment.
I do my own as well with footbath of apple cider vinegar, baking soda, epsom salts, bubble bath and exfoliant - soak my feet in the tub for at least 20 minutes and the callouses/dead skin gone while I read a book or listen to music. Way cheaper and more sanitary. I might get a pedicure for special occasion every 6 months
can I add to this? I'm a mid level environmental person. and I find people do laundry excessively because they throw clothes into the hamper way too early. you could easily get a few good days uses out of some articles of clothing and weeks for others like jeans and jackets. they also save your clothes from the wear of the washing machine and harsh laundry chemicals.
+Don Wald smell your clothes. Seriously. Go to clothes that you've worn and smell them. Do they smell of you or sweat? Alright, hamper it is. But unless it's hot or you do manual labour, most clothes will still smell of detergent. I always smell my clothes before wearing them, in the summer that means one day of use for most things. But in the winter I can wear the same sweater for three or more days. I do always wear an undershirt or a camisole to prevent my body coming into direct contact with the clothes. These are replaced daily. Invest in plenty of good underthings that you can replace daily and you're good to go.
One thing that I've found really useful was having two hampers, one I would just throw lightly used clothes into that I had just worn for a day or two but never really got dirty or got any sweat on them, and one for stuff that really needed to be washed. That way at the end of the day when I didn't feel like hanging something up, I could throw it in the smaller hamper where it wouldn't get a stench and I could pull it out the next day and hang it up. It also helped me keep tidy around the house.
Vegan I'm working on building a capsule wardrobe too! My biggest problem is that one day I want to look like an ex-punk boho hipster and the next I want to look like Kate Middleton. (There is no in-between. It's the curse of the Gemini rising.)
I do not recommend using ANY public Wi-Fi. It's an unsecured connection, and your device can be easily hacked, data stolen. Wanna use internet out the house - you gotta pay for the 3g/4g connection which is secure. Just my opinion mates. Cheers.
Plus changing clothes when you get home to older clothes for around the house. This extends the life of your clothes & keeps your nice clothes nice for work and play.
Turmeric is something you should learn to use on a regular basis. I add it to so many things! It is a super spice with antioxidants! I really don't use most of anything you speak of. Essential oils, vinegar, bleach, reusable rags are all things I was taught to use and frugality was too! I really never bought into our disposable society, fast food, and I was brought up on thrift stores and rummage sales. My Grandmother and mother sewed our clothes many times, canned food, and we had a garden. Living in the city does make much of this much harder, and I so wish I could sew better. I didn't realize how lucky I had been as a child to have been taught these things when most everyone around me was so different. The ability to cook has proven to be the most important skill especially when I went vegetarian and now vegan. You really have some great advice. Old fashioned wisdom revised for our modern times. I enjoy your videos and really like the new hairstyle, very cute!
1. Bottled water 2. "Expired food" 3. Unlimited passes (Costco, gym, transportation) 4. Excessive paper towels 5. Data overages on phone 6. Fancy pet treats 7. Over priced products 8. Stain removing 9. Full sized jars of spices that you won't finish 10. Individually packaged food 11. Separate storage and bake wear 12. Waisted space in you home 13. Needless disposable products
Thank you. Saved me from watching the whole thing when the only one that applies to me is the bottled water. Where I live, Britta doesn't last the week and bottled is required if I don't want to replace my coffee pot monthly. Everything else I've learned from being a poor person lol
I definitely always eat past the “expirations” and everyone thinks I’m crazy but I ain’t about to throw out perfectly good food lol And also, a lot of “men’s” products in general tend to be cheaper so if you’re on a budget just buy those, it’s usually the same stuff with different packaging
Minaaamii I just discovered this fact and I agree! razors can be literally half the price for basically the same thing! the only difference is the color!
Every time I watched the big bang theory I thought "wtf are they drinking water from tiny bottles in every scene?" So, apparently that's a real thing? As a European I find this really odd.
Right?! Every time I see americans in videos or tv they’re drinking out of plastic bottles and have loads in their fridge, like drink tap water!! Or when Alfie Deyes, an english guy, did a surviving on £1 for a day he moaned about having to drink tap water!
@@tearsofawaterfall2656 I don't know about other places, but the tap water where I live is nasty. I did by a Pur filter for my faucet so I don't have to go through bottled water.
as a makeup user and lover, let me tell you that you don't need a lot of expensive makeup. drugstore makeup is becoming more and more natural and better quality. buy drugstore and try to read/watch reviews of everything before you try it
Or like we don't need to much. I used to have so much makeup, but I pretty much only use a 9 shade palette and a single for eyes and I even only use 5 of the colors in the palette. Plus eat right and stay hydrated and you don't even need foundation. Just a concealer in case of emergency. A mascara, brow gel, blush, and highlighter. Two lipsticks, one red, one nude. That's it right there.
Drug store makeup is not becoming more natural. They are learning to use the word "natural" more but the ingredients are not high quality at all. For example, a primer at a drugstore vs a high quality one will have completely different ingredients. The cheap one tries to mimic the high quality one with ingredients that are just not good for your skin in the long run
Take showers at the gym. Use a plate to cover a storage bowl in the fridge. My grandma lived with us growing up and she used to send me to school with my lunch in an old bread bag I got teased so badly. this was in the 70s she was the first of the recyclers
We used our bread bags to put over our socks before we put our snow boots or if no boots our sneakers before walking/playing in the snow. Kept our feet dry and we could stay out longer which made the adults happy 😉
I feel like a full coverage apron in the kitchen would get rid of that tide pen which I isn't as cheap or green as I'd like. Also, get a refillable travel atomizer and fill with your full sized stain treatment to save on the go.
I always wear my aprons, one for cooking, one for cleaning, and one for my art/crafting. Young people don't wear them, so they have ruined clothes and have to have bleach pens.
Fast trick I've used for 20 yrs wet the dirty spot put dishwashing liquid in it toss it in laundry. Always works. Who on Earth wares white while cooking lol
Doesn't account for when you're in the cafeteria and your mate throws gnocchi at your trench coat and you live in a dorm. Tide pen woulda saved that stain on God. Y'all ain't account for going out to eat man. I rather just buy the cheap pen and get on.
As someone who has bought high-end makeup for several years but lately started bringing back the drugstore brands... here is what I can surmise. - expensive primers are worthless. Invest in skincare instead. - drugstore setting powder is way better! It's $6 and double the size of the $30 one - I've tried dozens of high end mascaras and they're literally all the same. Use drugstore - cheap brushes are fine. My best brushes are drugstore and Amazon - the brand name beauty blender is the biggest scam I've ever heard of... buy the real techniques one! - the only things I still buy high end are lipstick and eyeshadow.
And it goes without saying that doesn't necessarily apply to everyone, and there are DEFINITELY some crap drugstore products out there! If you research reviews and find the best stuff, and also have a natural talent for makeup you can make drugstore look good.
Yes! You can still buy a few expensive products (a good match for foundation is an example) but eyeshadow really does not stay on longer for me whether I use the one I got at an expensive make-up counter or the one at the dollar store. As for pigment, if you need to pack it on with cheap make-up, it can still be cheaper (replacing a 3 dollar set every few weeks is cheaper than a 50 dollar set every two months for example). :)
Sarah Meyers just make sure you buy from drugstores with good return policy like rite aid and walgreens. So if you are a highend junkie you can try every thing so you can find something as good as highend
I actually have two interesting points to add to this. 1. The honey mask you suggested is actually a helpful thing for basic acne due to its natural antibiotic properties. 2. When it comes to chopsticks, don't get the wooden kind disposable kind. Get either the long-lasting actual wooden chopsticks or even metal ones like in Korea. :3
When you brought up "disposable products" I immediately thought of tampons, pads etc. I've used a menstrual cup for the last year and it has saved me soo much! Best $60 I've ever spent 👍🏻 Never need to race down to the shops again or pack heaps of pads/tampons if I'm going camping. Ladies get onto it
Chelsea Taylor absolutely!!! And I much prefer not having any waste to deal with... much better for me and the environment 😊 I find it so much more comfortable and handy too!! Everyone needs to get on it!!
$60?? That's crazy. Here in the UK they're like £18, if that. (That's $23.) One more reason you guys need to get all your women's healthcare organised!
Yeah, mine was only $40 (Diva Cup--what brand did you get that was $60?). But I agree, if you can get into using a menstrual cup it saves so much money and produces much less waste.
I generally agree with the single serving thing... except that it would be a waste of money to buy a big piece of cheese just to find it goes mouldy before you can finish it. So sometimes (in the Netherlands at least) it costs less money to buy the sliced cheeses that you can finish then to buy the non sliced cheeses that mould before you can finish them :/
With the data usage on mobiles, you can also restrict which apps can use mobile data. I've restricted data-hungry apps like youtube and spotify to only work on wifi, and it means I never go over my datacap :)
I've found it useful to turn off and leave off my data, and only turn it on when I leave the house and need to. That way I can't accidentally use it at home by connecting to TH-cam and realizing an hour later that I've been burning data.
I agree with all of your points. However, pre-packed/sliced foods have helped many people who suffer from short term or lifelong disabilities or even the elderly to (re)gain/keep their independence - their not just for "lazy" people, as most people may assume. 😉
Isobel, All she was doing was pointing out that if people suffer from disabilities or are older they shouldn't be so focused on only saving money that they make things harder for themselves. I'm only 21 and I deal with a severe chronic illness that extremely limits my energy, muscle strength, and ability to walk/cook/work. Prepackaged foods, paper plates, etc. is a much more pain-free alternative for me.
I have a nervous system disorder. Things like slicing cheese is very difficult (impossible some days) for me. I wasn't offended by her including it in the list, because she's right, it's a way you can save money and prior to getting sick I certainly didn't buy pre-sliced cheese. I can't avoid it now that I need to buy things like pre-sliced cheese, but it's important that I'm aware of the extra cost and factor it into my spending budget as appropriate. I'm more bothered by people who attack food and other home delivery services, or people who they think someone isn't disabled because they can do some things and don't "look sick." You should see the looks I get at the grocery store when I stand up out of the electric cart thing to get something that I can't reach sitting.
Martha Westman The weirdest part was that she ripped on sandwich bags later too. If I don’t use prepackaged food and I don’t use sandwich bags to individually package my own food, does that mean she thinks everyone should have little canisters or containers they bring their lunch items to work in? That’s super unrealistic because I’d have more dishes to do everyday and I would probably just end up saying screw it and not bringing my own lunch to work, and then I’m eating out instead of eating stuff I brought from home. I’d rather spend $2 a month on some sandwich bags to package my grapes and carrots and sandwiches in and be able to take my lunch to work.
You can also find really inexpensive spices in what my grocery store calls the Hispanic food isle. The spices come in little baggies instead of jars and most grocery stores in my area carry them!
the second sunrise I noticed that, and I am going to try it. Apparently there is a Mexican oregano that tastes different to the oregano we are used to in America.
Love this I just jumped when you said olive oil is good for removing makeup. That's definitely not true for all skin types and especially not around your eyes.
Y'all over here concerned about what some good olive or coconut oil will do to your eyes, but like what about the actual makeup itself. Y'all ain't scared about that.
For some people makeup is a must for functioning in their work place. For others it's a luxury with mental benefits. Either way, if you are removing it, keep in mind that olive and coconut oils are good only for a very limited amount of skin types and will often result in more issues (breakouts) down the line. Heimish has a good balm where a little goes a long way.
Re: tumeric- its a great anti-inflammatory spice. Adding it to chai teas can help with muscle aches and cramps. It's great to ADD to that honey mask, adding it to curries and stir fry. It's actually quite versatile, but it's not common in western cuisine so it may not seem like an obvious choice.
I have a drawer of house clothes that are strictly to be worn at home. Then some of those clothes are just for cooking in so if anything spills on them, I won't care. I would never make pesto sauce wearing a white shirt.
Great list!! I never buy my spices in a bottle anymore. I get ALL my herbs and spices at a bulk food store and it's so much cheaper! I buy small quantities and use them up before the taste declines.
Unlimited Subway/Metro passes might not just be a bad deal, but they could alter your behavior in a less than ideal way. If you feel like you need to ride the subway to get your money's worth, you might forego walking or biking to your destination on a beautiful day.
It did the opposite for me. I live in NYC and there are no safe walkable areas near my apartment. What I end up doing is staying in whenever I can, or just going to the expensive deli downstairs for groceries, since I don't want to waste money on an unlimited metrocard. When I had an unlimited metrocard, I'd go out and about the city whenever I could, even force myself to, to go to Trader Joe's and end up taking a nice long walk in a park or on the High Line.
Trip Hacks DC I really enjoy mine. It's roughly 2,5 dollar a Day (for students. They Are a bit more expensive for others) The same route cost 9 dollars for a Tour-retour. I use it five days a week to go to school, i Can go visit my friends without worrying about being able to afford it and it Can be used in any train or bus in a 100 km radius. In the rest of the country I get 50% of off tickets. So... definetly worth it.
Or it would encourage positive behaviour of taking the subway instead of driving/taking a cab? I'd say that would be the tossup most people make on a daily basis- not whether they're going to take the subway or bike.
Careful about using olive oil as skincare! It’s comedogenic, meaning it’ll clog pores/cause acne for those with oily skin. I highly recommend jojoba oil for makeup removal.
Also learn to use too-old-to-eat food items in cooking - stale bread for breadcrumbs, soured milk for cheese sauce, soft/wrinkly veg for soups and things, etc
I would love an episode breaking down a service like Blue Apron compared to cooking for yourself to show why a little efforts saves you a ton of money compared to a food service.
Even in that case, I'd think a grocery delivery service (if they live somewhere with one) would still save that time but be cheaper...and not expect you to learn to cook the preformulated meals they're sending you.
I think you have to be living a certain life style already for the meal services like that to be beneficial. My pharmacy manager likes Hello Fresh because it encourages her to cook at home more. Her typical shift is 12 hours (and she hates grocery shopping) and her husband is a doctor so their shifts often don't align very well. They were in the habit of eating out almost every night. $60 for the service for them is cheaper and she also has leftovers to take to work the next day, which prevents her from eating out or bringing a frozen entree. Also, she only orders on weeks it will most benefit them. So for them, the cost is worth it. For myself and my husband, it wouldn't be as our weekly groceries average around $65 and we already cook most of our meals at home.
Morgan Bakies I feel like it's a waste of money. You can buy a family pack of chicken and beef and fish and portion they out, before freezing what you aren't using immediately and planning out your meals each week.
That's not the way I see it, I geniunely think their groceries (Blue Apron, at least) are better quality than I can find in a supermarket, especially the meat! To each their own, I guess, but I just wanted to mention why I like and continue to use them.I don't see it as wasting money, and I'll rather save up on other things.
Pre-chopped foods are lifesavers for those of us with fatigue or joint issues who cannot chop food. Buying a bag of diced onion means I'm able to cook instead of relying on heavily processed food or somebody else. I even bought one of those chopping devices where you press the lid down and it dices into a container, but I dislocated a wrist doing so... not everyone has the dexterity or strength to do a seemingly easy, mundane task such as dice an onion.
BellaAtkins I was going to comment about this too. Hard cheeses, like Asiago, are *incredibly* difficult for people with disabilities/people with conditions to slice. Pre-sliced Asiago, for example, has NO cost difference - it's simply sold by weight. The deli will slice it FOR you, no extra charge, so where's the "extra" cost??? I wish the video poster had been more aware of everyone's needs, not just able-bodied preferences.
BellaAtkins yes. I wish she had mentioned that prepackaged food may be unnecessary of most so only buy it if you really need it. There is a youtuber who reviews kitchen gadgets and on every video he reminds people that before commenting something is useless keep in mind that many are designed for people with disabilities. I know that if I had to cut, chop and slice everything for a meal, by the time I would be done I would be too exhausted to actually eat the meal.
I recently bought a reusable cup for my Keurig, and boy, it's saved me about an extra $60 a month on coffee, because I don't have to buy the pods every two weeks.
As a general rule, I would agree with you regarding single portions and the fact that they are a waste of money and waste resources. There is, however, one situation where I would strongly advise people to forget about being thrifty and environmentally responsible. That is when you are stocking your "Disaster box", that is, that collection of stuff you have in case of a natural disaster, such as a cyclone or earthquake. If you cannot refrigerate things because the power is off, single serves are the bees knees, they are the ducks guts. If washing serving bowls and cutlery is a problem because the water supply is limited ("The water supply is fragile," is not a fun thing to hear the local authorities saying, trust me), single serves with packaging that can be ditched in the garbage after use are great. One further word of warning regarding your "disaster box": don't forget about stock rotation. While, as you say, use-by dates should not be seen as set in concrete, there does come a time when packaged goods are no longer good. You don't want to find out how long that time is in the aftermath of a hurricane.
sandra it may be an American thing, but we do have tornados and hurricanes, and blizzards, and floods and electricity and phones may be out and grocery stores closed for days or even weeks. Most cites and states recommend 3-5 days of non perishable food and water for every family member including meds and pet supplies. We live in a tornado/hurricane prone area and if we have one, but are not directly affected, we can donate the supplies to those who do need it. There are websites and list of things you should have access to if a natural disaster happens. We do this every year before hurricane season. Then after November when the danger is significantly less, we use the supplies that will expire, like food and batteries for flashlights, and restock our “Hurricane/Disaster Kit” for next year.
I've never heard it called a "disaster box." It's usually an "emergency kit" or a "bug-out bag." But you think all these hipster Millenial Minimalists are actually thinking about prepping? lol
Great advice sir!! i always keep something like that around because i live in tornado alley. We always keep single serves,can goods, bottled water year round. Because also if it happens to snow or any ice everything shuts down because we're not useto it and also majority of the time the stores run out of food and price gouging has occurred a time or two.
That was like the first thing I noticed on this video too! haha. Talk about wasted space in your home, and throwing your money away. She can have unlimited pillows, but I should limit my paper towel use to 1 roll per two weeks? Umm no, lol.
They might be like my throw pillows...crappy old ones I’ve had since I had my own place but covered with throw pillow covers that zip-up. These covers can be dirt cheap and make even a crappy old pillow look great and match any decor.
Lay z olive oil is also comedogenic (pore clogging). Try oils with a comedogenic rating of 0 or 1, like shea butter or rosehip oil. www.beneficialbotanicals.com/facts-figures/comedogenic-rating.html Of course, your mileage may vary, as comedogeneity can be experienced differetly by different skin types, explaining why coconut oil works for some people.
Totally with you on most of this but wanted to discuss the pre-sliced and grated products point some more. There's two layers here, the first is that the world as it works now agrees that convenience is worth paying a premium for. This may be true, a false truth, or myth depending on your lifestyle, but that's part of it. Beneath that, thou is a less talked about topic. Did you know being disabled, particularly if you have a cognitive, physical or sensory impairment which are more likely to require expensive accommodations than mental/ psychiatric ones (although for these people, paying extra for convenience is likely something necessary for them too as they're often running on limited energy for even very basic necessities) is a HELLA expensive time? Scumbag companies who produce these accommodations (ramps, grab bars, screen readers, ergonomic adaptations etc) know they have a captive audience, who need to buy these products to function, and so they can charge excessive prices (just look at the price of a power wheelchair). However, these expensive adaptations and accommodations are just one part of the very pricey picture. Things like pre-grated cheese or pre-sliced meats, sliced and peeled fruits and so on can be a god send for people with motor difficulties, generalised weakness and chronic pain or fatigue for example. These charges a premium, and of course then you factor in over-the-counter remedies such as heat pads, mild painkillers, bath salts, creams and ointments and so on (and I' based in the UK so luckily I don't hae to factor in prescription costs, insurance premiums or other private medical charges. Medical appointment cost travel fares, which can really rack up when you have a lot of them, and I'm not even factoring in possible n-patient charges such as nursing homes and the like...and are you starting to see the bigger picture here? This, along with the fact that many disabled people are more likely to be unable to work than other groups, is the reason disability benefits are higher than other welfare payments. Scope found in their study into this topic that the average disabled person is spending around £200-£300 (depending on impairment) extra PER WEEK than the average non-disabled person. We are running our most vulnerable into massive piles of debt. It'd be really cool if you could do a video on this because not many seem to know about this! Every sngle one of us is one accident or bodily malfunction away from disability, so the way we treat disabled people should be of interest to all of us. I'm really sorry for going on a bit of an only tangentially related rant but I think it's important to know.
While you are absolutely right about how expensive it is to have a disability, This is all irrelevant for the topic - how regular people can cut down on things they don't need. If you can't slice bread, clearly you need it sliced and can't give it up.
nicely said!!! Yes I agree with you :) Also for people who have psychiatric conditions sometimes it is harder to get those meats, cheese, etc... It is not only for disabled people but of course I know and try to understand the difference. Still I agree with you, although then again, it is extremely overpriced for the same product you can get separately even if it is IN fact! the sameee product. Which really sucks but it's true just because it is prepackaged. Still for people like myself I am not sure I don't thnk I have any psychological issue but it can be hard for me to interact with people in certain environments. To me finding doing certain things sometimes is like not as easy... therefore I prefer prepackaged meats particularly. Maybe it is wrong of me and someone could say it is just laziness but honestly I find it so much more of a breath of fresh air not having to go through the social interaction of getting the exact amount I need and also at the same time, we consume all of it so there is no reason behind that other than I prefer maybe a nicer meat than the ones that are prepackaged and they may last longer? But not always even...
Paper towel tip: Store it in a cupboard instead of on the counter. Out of sight, out of mind and all that. It makes it easier to then only use paper towel for things it's necessary for
Someone's been watching zero waste videos ;) But tbh I love that the environmentally friendly and less wasteful options are usually the cheapest. They might involved spending a little money upfront (like with the metal razors) but when you total up the cost of disposable items they almost always pay for themselves within a few months!
I finally cancelled my gym membership after 2 years when I realized that I'm never going to use it and I'm not a gym person. Walking my dog and at home workouts on TH-cam work fine for me🤘🏽
I love love love love love this video! I absolutely adore how confident you are in your speech and how you use “easy” language with strong message! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙌🏼👍🏼
Very true about the disposable stuff I have begun switching out everything disposable with reusable. I got my safety razor yesterday and I love it already!
Amazing advice, as per usual. I'm coming from a frugal home but I regret to admit that I have fallen pray to the disposable mentality advertised all around when I started living on my own and earn my own living. I had this vision that once I graduate without debt and start working full-time (I was working hard throughout uni not to get the loan, parents' help was invaluable), I will finally be able to relax a little and not to check the bank balance every single time I try to get a treat like a coffee. Don't get me wrong, I never would have spent my money on designer shoes, handbags or electronic gadgets, but maybe get one or two pieces of clothing too many on ebay, get a lot of books from thrift stores, some DIY stuff for the home that didn't really need doing, some make up and pet accessories here and there. All these little things have accumulated over time, and now I am faced with the fact that I'm financially unstable, living paycheck to paycheck, often using overdraft to cover my rent and bills. Please don't think I am complaining - I realise that I am extremely lucky and there are people far less fortunate than me, and the situation I am in might seem trivial to people with serious financial issues. Anything is of my own doing and a punishment for letting my guard down, but at the same time I think there are some really weird times we are living in. In the past if you graduated any form of education, and shown willingness to learn and do things, worked hard, you knew you could afford more in life. Having graduated a respectable institution speaking several foreign languages (including Japanese), working full-time and trying to follow my dreams part-time, it seems that I am not able to shop in regular shops, always need to deprive myself, and I am generally struggling for money. Maybe it's the fact that I live in the city which takes over 70% of my salary for the privilege of living here, the fact that I keep doing entry-level jobs that never seem to develop into any serious and better-paid positions, and I'm living on my own, Of course, I am going to apply a stricter regime and try to save for emergency fund as you've advised - it's just that sometimes it seems so tough to just to live, with no break or anything fun to look forward to. I wasn't expecting miracles and shopping sprees - I just thought that adult life will be a little bit more fun than constant saving just to stay alive. Sorry for the ramble and thanks for reading - it felt good to say it out loud.
Larissimalia exactly what I am feeling right now. Like I'm only surviving and not enjoying the fruits of my hardwork as I should have. But when I see my savings increase--that's just really something that I am thankful for.
no no no! don't use raw sugar as a face scrub please. sugar is too granular for a face scrub and will create tiny micro scratches on the surface of your skin. It's absolutely horrible.
Natasa Ma howdy, that's unfortunate, I have pretty sensitive skin and ezcema and they have always been ok with me. Oats are known to help with dry and inflamed skin, helping to calm and hydrate hence my use of the term gentle, specially when you powder/blend them up finely first. As always, if you are allergic to something or if you have sensitive skin you have to be super careful of what you try out
Natasa Ma in regards to coconut oil I never knew about it being an allergen, maybe it activates the same hestimine pathways as pollen. Any hydrating oil is good for the scrub, if suggest olive as it's the cheapest comparitively but sweet almond, jojoba and morrocon oils all would work great
@TheFinancialDiet i know you have said recently that you stopped purchasing fast fashion. Could you do a video on brands that you have found that are good quality to last but not too expensive?
Johanna Callaghan Justine LeCompte's channel has good advice on looking for quality. Lots of variance even within brands now so I wouldn't believe anyone who said any particular brand was good/bad.
Chelsea, I love your new hairstyle! Very flattering. Get an apron (or two). There are so many cute designs now. Or, if you sew, pick out a cute heavyweight fabric and make your own.
Elise Logan Guess one good thing to come out of this video is that I remembered to put turmeric onto my shopping list. Such good stuff with massive health benefits.
It's also great in "golden milk" - simmer milk (any kind you prefer, but I use unsweetened almond milk), honey, turmeric, and cinnamon. Makes a lovely hot before-bed drink.
It's great in warm milk. Anything salty your cooking, just add a pinch. Put it in with your cereal. But use a pinch, it's really bitter. Make face masks with it. Turmeric is one of the most versatile spices.
I heard about safety razors a while ago through zero waste and just made the switch. I was a little bit afraid to use it the first time because I was worried about cutting myself while shaving. It's a good investment, considering replacement blades are only like 15 cents a piece! If you're thinking about buying one for shaving legs and under arms I recommend buying one with a long handle. I'll never go back to Venus! Also totally suggest getting a diva cup or thinx to save money. Period products can be so expensive and I've saved so much money over the past few years not buying them!
Amanda Taylor i've used an electric razor for decades! i'm telling my age but my 1974 model still works great! my late father used those blade razors that the top opened by a knob and drop in a new blade.
Even better I bought an epilator from target and it still works as good as day 1 two years later! I like it better than shaving underarms because then it takes weeks from hair coming back.
I have watched dozens of these and most of them are crap. They're always saying don't buy coffee at a shop or don't buy water. The only time I do that is when I don't have a choice anyway so maybe a few times a year. Who are these tips for!?!
was thinking the same thing. coffee is very expensive drink outside home. I don't get people who splurge 6 EUR on one coffee drink at Starbucks but complain that 8 EUR per package of quality bio coffee is too expensive.
I don't think I get through a whole roll of kitchen towel in 6 months. For most purposes, a cloth or sponge is perfectly adequate. And I can't understand the international fascination with coffee, in any style. I find the smell nauseating, so I have never even tasted it - the same as with poop, I think it smells bad enough to deter anyone from putting it in the mouth!
I hear you and that is a big budget drain. Personally, I just use kitchen towels and a sponge for everything I haven't used paper towels since I waitressed. A restaurant never uses paper towels.
Just ordered some reusable cotton pads (for using toner on my face) and menstrual pads (that I use as backups for my Fleurcup) from Etsy! I absolutely LOVE that feeling of realizing that "Wait a minute, I could save so much money by getting a reusable version of this." It feels like cheating, but in a good way. Also, love the new haircut!
Actually I made my own by cutting up an old soft towel into little squares, putting two together and sew on the edge. I was done with 8 in half and hour, it's not a big deal :)
I am a really green person, and my whole family is very green, but I have to stop with menstrual pads. There is no way I’m washing out pads or inserts or having any part of that. Plus, I wouldn’t add them to another load of laundry (yuck) so they would need to be done as their own washer load and probably drier load. That’s not as economical or green as one might think.
I'm glad this is a current video, checked the date when you mentioned turmeric. Turmeric has tons of health benefits, so if you don't use it to cook, using in creative ways. You can start your mornings with a glass of warm water with a teaspoon of turmeric. It smells and tastes great!
So since you're into being super frugal you can use turmeric in any dish and it doesn't alter the taste if you use a small amount and it reduces inflammation in your whole body so it's actually just good for you more than just a flavor
Rebekah Whirley De Wolf what does being frugal have to do with inflammation? Using turmeric instead of Advil? And does turmeric have a taste or not? Seems like you’re saying both
Nasa P it's something that you can reap the benefits of because the best course of treatment is by starting off by taking better care of yourself initially, obviously. Henceforth frugality is achieved also it can replace numerous otcs .
Also obviously if you use a high amount of any spice type thing your going to get flavor. If you use a small amount it doesn't alter the taste. If you can't see how properly taking care of what you already have coincides with saving money that's on you 😂.
Or find recipes that use tumeric. Indian dishes almost always use tumeric. I have a lot of herbs that I don't use super often, but I have enough staple dishes that I can eat someting different every day for at least two months. So they do get used. Most herbs and spices stay perfectly fine for years. If you give the tumeric a bit of a shake (or stir a fork through) you can just use it again.
pumpkinmuzzle2013 I mix it into a paste with plain yogurt, chickpea flour and honey and wash it off after it dries. I've done it 3 times and it hasn't caused any discoloration.
The advice about kitchen wipes/rags is good. What I've done is knit a bunch of cotton dishclothes. I was using way too many paper towels and having these guys has really cut down on that. Cotton yarn is cheap and knitting the dishclothes up is really quick and an exceedingly good relaxation/centerng tool, especially if you can't stand meditation.
Instead of buying tide or bleach pens to use on clothes when they get a stain, you can just use some shampoo on a washcloth (or paper towel if you’re out and about). I’ve spilled tomato sauce, salsa, ketchup, chocolate, and many other things on light-colored clothes before and shampoo gets all of them out with just a tiny bit of elbow grease. If you’re at home, then using whatever shampoo out have in the shower should work. If I’m out and about, then I might have a tiny bottle of baby shampoo or a free hotel shampoo with me to take out stains. I also use the baby shampoo to clean my makeup brushes. All in all, I spend maybe $2 per year on these “stain removers” and I never have to replace clothes because of stains. Also, in addition to using lemon juice and vinegar to clean, you can also use baking soda. Baking soda and/or vinegar will clean almost anything and it doesn’t leave behind harmful residues like other cleaning products might.
It's pretty concentrated too so even though it might seem expensive right away you mix it with water and it'll last a long time. A $30 gallon of Dr. Bronners lasts me about 6 months. And I use it to clean everything, I even use it to do laundry.
If you get the executive membership at Costco and spend enough you get a free membership. You just have to be smart about where to shop. I buy almost everything at Costco. #1 it's way cheaper to buy in bulk, #2 you can always look for markdowns. Clearance section at target. It's takes time but you learn
lyublyuisusa plus Costco takes ALL returns. I saw a guy return an empty salad bag, said it was bad and got a refund! And a lady returned an empty shoebox said the shoes hurt her feet, she gave them to charity and still got a full refund! Jawdrop!
1: individual bottles of water 2: expired food, keep food over the sell by date 3: stop buying unlimited passes or memberships you don't use 4: stop using excessive paper towels, get reusable rags 5: data on cellphone 6: make pet treats at home 7: overpriced cleaning chemicals and cosmetics 8: stained or ruined clothes, get stain removers 9: large jars of random spices 10: sliced and individually wrapped foods 11: separate kitchen ware and bake ware 12: wasted space in home 13: needlessly disposable products
I actually like this dog treat tip, when I was almost homeless with my dog, I was feeling guilty going for the cheapest that had the most, so I’d want to go to the natural pet store, but he reacts and responds the same way to boiled chicken and carrots as he would the chemical laden meatball with a longer shelf life
If you use kitchen rags, make sure you wash them very frequently. They can be a breeding ground for bacteria, and you don't want to rub bacteria around when you are trying to clean up a mess.
Or just run your venus (or whatever brand) in the opposite direction to shaving on a jeans (while wearing it) to sharpen it. Seriously. I've been using the same blades for at least a year. And let's not pretend that those blades are not made of metal. The casing the blades sit in is plastic, but the actual blades are metal. I've found that with venus products (and other brands) I can just run it along my leg quickly, not so with most other razors, I've cut myself so often!
Regarding stained/old clothes; I keep 2 boxes in the garage. When clothes get stained or old and non-salvageable, I pop them in to a box for work clothes. Then I can use them for working on the car, messy garden projects or painting. Then, when they get even more worn out/stained and are no longer usable for those tasks, I pop them in to a box for rags. These can then be used even more for working on the car/lawnmower etc. Recycling, twice!
If you do get turmeric and don't use it for more than that one recipe...it is a great addition to your face mask. It's also something you can add to smoothies. It is anti-inflammatory. As someone who uses turmeric in every 2nd or 3rd recipe...I do have a huge bag of turmeric in my fridge in the basement, along with a small bottle that I refill from that bag that sits on the shelf. So that's a storage idea for a lot of your powdered spices and blends so that they last you a long time without solidifying. Also good idea to make your own blends (cajun, butter chicken masala, etc), unless you really don't use any spice at all, it may be cheaper to buy the pre-blended mix than to buy each individual spice in bulk and make your own.
Saving money is about more than just not spending money, it's critical to also do a cost benefit analysis. How much do you make? How much does it cost? How long would it take you to do it yourself? What additional items are necessary if you do? Are there other things that you would be better off spending your time doing instead? If the cost of how long and what it would take to do it yourself is more than the cost of the product by a significant margin then it's not really worth doing it yourself. Saving 300$ sounds nice, in that "if I had it right now" way, but at the rate of 300$ over 24 months it barely makes a dent for most people.
True. I've watched a lot of these minimalist videos lately. Three of the minimalist ideas I've heard across the board are don't buy toilet paper, make your own bread, and make your own salad dressing. These are all items you/I/we can all buy for as little as a $1 vs making them will cost you/I/us a lot of time and money.
Massimo O'Kissed That’s what they cost to ensure you aren’t getting the shit from China that has toxic filler in them that has killed a beloved pet. If we would just stop getting anything from China that is for anyone’s or anything’s consumption, we’d be much better off.
To also help you save money, here are some great grocery shopping tips: th-cam.com/video/izOHWAGJfQs/w-d-xo.html
The Financial Diet don’t use olive oil on your skin daily you can damage your acid barrier. There were some studies on whether or not it would be good in place of baby oil and the answer was no.
you should mention going to the library, I mean, a lot of people spend a lot of money on books or Audible subscriptions when they can read for free...
Emma check out the Libby app if you don’t have it, most library systems work with it :)
Mix the turmeric with honey and apply as a face pack. Trust me it’s an old Indian wives’ remedy. This works miracles for blisters, cuts, rashes, etc.
1. Bottled water.
2. Food you think is expired. Safe food smartly.
3. Unlimited memberships for gym,subway etc where u don't use it much.
4. Excessive paper towels.
5. Data overage on your phone.
6. Fancy pet treats.
7. Overpriced chemical cleaners and make up. Find all purpose cleaners and use DIYs.
8. Stained or ruined clothes that need to be replaced. Keep bleach pens or stain pins.
9. Full sized jars of herbs, spices etc which we don't use a lot.
10. Sliced and individually packed food. Buy food un portioned.
11. Separate kitchen and bake ware.
12. Wasted space in your home. Use space efficiently.
13. Needlessly disposable products like razors, travel size toiletries, chopsticks, sandwich bags etc
14. Cushions.
Zoya194 😂😂😂😂
What about the cushions behind her back 😂
You just saved me 12 minutes! :o
OMG I was thinking the same thing.
Zoya194 I can purchase 24, 16 ounce bottles of water from Academy, for $2.49. There is no tax on raw food items in Texas. This is a little bit more than $.10 a bottle! It's a little bit over
$.80 a day at most. It's worth it.
Being on the ketogenic diet I consume quite a bit of water, and I trust purified water. I really don't think that's much of an expense. Plus I never really thought Britta water tasted very good.
An apron is another good investment if you cook a lot at home! I know it sounds really "housewifey," but it really does save the day with clothes. It's also useful for general cleaning too. And they make so many cute designs that you can really have fun with it.
Everyday Magic I said the same thing!...or just wear all black all the time, like I do haha
I like the housewify look. 😍
A cheapo but effective way to protect your clothing while baking is to take a garbage bag and cut three holes in it, then put it on so it's like a poncho, but closed on the sides. That covers way more than an apron, and is pennies
Everyday Magic I have two aprons! One for the kitchen and one for other cleaning :)
Aprons. pinnies (pinafores or pop overs) or "housecoats" ( a wrap around sleeveless cover all about knee length). My mum inherited some of these housecoats from her mum and they were great for cooking cleaning and gardening in but all are great clothes savers. I don't know if those wrap arounds are made anymore, but they should be.
THANK YOU FOR THE POSITIVE HAIR COMMENTS EVERYONE YOU HAVE MADE MY DAY!!!!! and yes that sentiment requires all caps, i am very happy
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The Financial Diet 😘 😘 😍
The Financial Diet the link to the homemade dog treats isn't in the description! :(
The Financial Diet turmeric + milk = face mask for detan n anti aging
Bruna Scauri que
Also dark cloths are less likely to show a stain then light cloths. Works for me and by having only dark cloths it saves me doing a seperate wash. Also one to add to the list, stop using a dryer! It costs a lot of power and it shortens the life span of your cloths. When possible dry them on a drying rack.
when it comes to expired food: it says "best before" and not "will surely kill you on " (maybe this sounds weird translated, i'm german)
no this is perfect
Mina Hellfire no, this sounds perfect. and a bit humorous.😅
Many things will also start tasting/smelling really awful long before it reaches the "will surely kill you on" date, milk being a common example of this.
My mother said "If it smells right it's good to eat!"
We're all German.
Girl use your turmeric!!!! It’s one of the most useful spices ever!!! Add it to smoothies or milk after workouts because it has awesome anti inflammatory properties. Mix it with yogurt or honey for a great face mask (it is traditional for Indian brides to use before their wedding). It’s also generally a good spice when you want your dish to have warmth and flavor, but not have the chance of it being painfully spicy.
I use turmeric for scrambled eggs and omelettes and it´s amazing!!
This is one of the most underrated channels on TH-cam. And one of the most important.
Roberto Blake I couldn't agree more!
Roberto Blake Probably because of their personalities. These budget videos are OK, but in all their career advice videos they tend to come acoss super patronising.
JennyWas13 Lool. No. It's because they give amazing financial advice. If you're feeling patronised, I'm sorry but that is your ego.
Olivia Wanjohi Go and watch one of their CAREER advice videos. Not financial advice, career advice. There are dozens of comments that mirror what I am saying. They talk down to job hunters and new workers like they are stupid little children. I say this as someone who has a good job in a good firm and has no reason to take anything they say personally.
Not to mention a lot of their advice is outdated. Things like not showing your personality etc- I work for a goddamm accounting firm and wouldn't have gotten the job if i didn't have personality, my managers and partners appreciate my dry humour.
Someone asked why their videos aren't more popular and that is the answer, plain and simple. They don't have interesting or relateable personalities and their advice videos often come off condescending. Personality goes a long way when it comes to success on youtube, and that is the ingredient that their channel is missing.
Roberto Blake Check out Beat the Bush, he has similar videos, I think he is a lot better than this channel though.
Find out where you can buy Dragon Towels. They look like a roll of paper towels but they’re made with bamboo and each cloth can be washed up to 25 times and they get better after washing. I have a dollar store mesh bag with a zipper (I used to put my kids socks in there when their socks were tiny baby socks) and when I do a load of dirty dish clothes and rags, etc, I throw the dragon towels in the mesh bag and wash them too. Then I put them in an empty, cleaned Pringles chip cylinder and take them out as I need them. Saves a bunch of money. :)
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DlchMcV. That’s great. I’m going to look into that. Thank you!
DlchMcV I had never heard of these. Thanks for the tip.
The 2. point, you can tell when food has gone bad, your body is built to notice it by taste, smell or sight. Don't look at the lable, look at the product
Luna Limi Exactly. Never lok at the best before on a yogourt container. It is already alive with microbes and it’s supposed to be. So dumb. I’ve had yogourt that was a couple months past it’s date and it was still perfectly fine.
Some people are more prone to it than others. I've had food poisoning more times than I care to admit and so I'm a lot more careful when it comes to eating something several days past the expiration date or food that has set out too long. Anytime I cook something I immediately refrigerate it once everyone has taken out what they want. Now I use to work with a woman who had what I call a cast iron stomach and could eat just about anything and not get sick. One time I watched her eat what was left out of a pizza that had sat on the counter for almost a week and she was fine afterwards..
yazzzz girl I hate when people are like "oh no this doesn't look bad" SERIOUSLY USE YOUR SENSE OF SMELL... WTF PEOPLE.
This problem goes with people not understanding their food and where it comes from.
I agree
I legitimately buy NOTHING of what you mentioned and am somehow still broke af
Olga Rantalaiho are you buying bleach pens? Cuz i realize maybe buying those overpriced little pens would save me loads on the clothes i hardly ever buy! 😂😭💸
Then you're just spending more than you make! :D
Me too
Same here. Its because I make very little. Lol
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I love how almost all the tips you’re giving are environmentally conscious!! Definitely waste is not only costly for the planet but for us as well.
Be careful guys with the "organic" label. Just because something claims to be organic it doesn't mean it's better than other products. Do your research and don't get carried away with the hype.
B RS yes! You're so right.
Are you saying an organic product isn't better to have than it's inorganic equivalent?
Spinning Sage
Yes... organic≠better
it really depends on what is it about.
Look into it
And *everything is chemicals*
(in Tim Minchin's voice :)
Some added chemicals are necessary for product to last longer... but that might be true for organic products too.
Using home made cosmetics makes it unnecessary 👍
The biggest problem with "organic" is that people seem not to understand its meaning. "Organic" doesn't mean it's better/worse/whatever than non-organic. It just means that no pesticides, herbicides or artificial fertilizer were used for that crop. So the only difference is that while non-organic stuff might or might not have residues of aforementioned things (as well as the fields, soil, water in that area), organic stuff very likely doesn't. To assume that everything organic is also always healthy, tastes better or whatever people assume, is silly.
@@ws3489 : So organic is just better for the whole world?
How about you stop spending money on *couch pillows.*
KidEatingClown • lol
Lol😀
😂😂😂 I laughed so much
Those pillows are product placement from her sponsor.
Hahahaha
I appreciate the subtle pro-zero waste message :)
MeanderingMeagan same.
Yessss migrating to the zero waste lifestyle (currently 6 months into it) has already saved me a TON of money on pads/tampons, 10cent discounts on coffee refills, packing lunches, toiletries, grocery bill, not to mention I haven't bought new clothes in almost a year, opting to fix or thrift first.
+RedBunnyFromMars , way to go :)
I think you made a lot of great points in this vlog. For my house, I found the individually sliced meats and cheeses saved us money because we use less. This portion control is also better for our waistlines.
"EVERYTHING. IS. CHEMICALS." -Hank Green And if you think *organic* honey is a cheap alternative to moisturizer, you're crazy.
One tiny bottle of honey is usually the price of one or two full size body washes/moisturizer.
@@littlearies3862 She didn't say use honey for moisturizer or face wash. She said as a face mask. Compare the cost of a thin layer of honey to the price a packaged face mask. Not to mention the incredible health benefits of honey compared to the questionable, unpronouncable stuff in the face mask.
whosaidwhat ? Honey is an amazing ingredient, but just because ”niacinamide” or some other ingredient is less familiar to you doesn’t mean that it is not at least as good for your skin. Natural DIY skincare videos is most of the time not better and some videos (including Lemon or essential oils for examples) is harmful for your skin. I highly recommend TH-camrs such as Hyram or Susan Yara for their very detailed explaination of why natural isnt always better in terms of skincare 😊
@@whosaidwhat8704 just.. what? I never said anything about that. I was commenting on price. As the original commenter did.
Said nothing about a mask... Though, i have a thing of face mask stuff i got for less than the cheapest bottle of honey i could find.
@@sockersoppa You've chosen niacinamide (Vitamin B3) which the body actually needs and is contained in honey, so a strange example.
I'm talking about parabens, SLS, , BHT,, unnecessary fragrances etc. whose harmful effects have been proven. The long term effects of many other synthetics are not yet known.
Natural ingredients have been around for millennia so we know what to expect from them. Yes , lemon and other citrus essential oils should not be used topically before you go out in the sun. Essential oils are highly concentrated so you have to research each one before using it. For me that's a small price to pay for knowing I'm not damaging myself.
Great tips! One thing I stopped paying for is pedicures. I got myself a cheap foot bath off Amazon, tools like cuticle nippers, pumice stone, exfoliating scrub and some nail polishes that I'll never get sick of. Costs a little bit of money up front but I'll never pay $30+ each time at the salon ever again. Plus I think I do a better job than them anyway :) thanks for the video!
evmooch plus it's probably more sanitary as well 😊 I'm scared of getting fungus in nail salons because I don't really know how well they clean their tools/ equipment.
+Carla Kelley My girlfriend is a nurse and you can even contract Hepatitis from unsanitary implements at nail salons.
I do my own as well with footbath of apple cider vinegar, baking soda, epsom salts, bubble bath and exfoliant - soak my feet in the tub for at least 20 minutes and the callouses/dead skin gone while I read a book or listen to music. Way cheaper and more sanitary. I might get a pedicure for special occasion every 6 months
can I add to this? I'm a mid level environmental person. and I find people do laundry excessively because they throw clothes into the hamper way too early. you could easily get a few good days uses out of some articles of clothing and weeks for others like jeans and jackets. they also save your clothes from the wear of the washing machine and harsh laundry chemicals.
Krystal Cruz either that or you could have some hygiene?
Why are people so mean to others online? Seriously - who pissed in your cornflakes, Don Wald?
+Don Wald smell your clothes. Seriously. Go to clothes that you've worn and smell them. Do they smell of you or sweat? Alright, hamper it is. But unless it's hot or you do manual labour, most clothes will still smell of detergent. I always smell my clothes before wearing them, in the summer that means one day of use for most things. But in the winter I can wear the same sweater for three or more days. I do always wear an undershirt or a camisole to prevent my body coming into direct contact with the clothes. These are replaced daily. Invest in plenty of good underthings that you can replace daily and you're good to go.
One thing that I've found really useful was having two hampers, one I would just throw lightly used clothes into that I had just worn for a day or two but never really got dirty or got any sweat on them, and one for stuff that really needed to be washed. That way at the end of the day when I didn't feel like hanging something up, I could throw it in the smaller hamper where it wouldn't get a stench and I could pull it out the next day and hang it up. It also helped me keep tidy around the house.
Vegan I'm working on building a capsule wardrobe too! My biggest problem is that one day I want to look like an ex-punk boho hipster and the next I want to look like Kate Middleton. (There is no in-between. It's the curse of the Gemini rising.)
I do not recommend using ANY public Wi-Fi. It's an unsecured connection, and your device can be easily hacked, data stolen. Wanna use internet out the house - you gotta pay for the 3g/4g connection which is secure. Just my opinion mates. Cheers.
I got lots of virus attacks due to using wifi
My partner is into hacking and it is really scary how easy basically everything is to break into if you know how. Public wifi is particularly unsafe
Learn computers and you can just use some 100 dollar burner laptop with linux installed on the public wifi
Just open an incognito chrome window and don't buy anything. \(..)/
I use a VPN on my iPod and Tablet.
Save money by not buying a bleach pen, instead wear an old t shirt or an apron to cook in.
Bleach pens have their place, but I love your tip about wearing an old t shirt or an apron to cook in!
Just take off the shirt and soak it
Dab with hydrogen peroxide. Spot-clean, then soak/rinse area.
Line-dry
Plus changing clothes when you get home to older clothes for around the house. This extends the life of your clothes & keeps your nice clothes nice for work and play.
Use dawn dish soap for stains and oily mess. It works. Also peroxide.
Turmeric is something you should learn to use on a regular basis. I add it to so many things! It is a super spice with antioxidants! I really don't use most of anything you speak of. Essential oils, vinegar, bleach, reusable rags are all things I was taught to use and frugality was too! I really never bought into our disposable society, fast food, and I was brought up on thrift stores and rummage sales. My Grandmother and mother sewed our clothes many times, canned food, and we had a garden. Living in the city does make much of this much harder, and I so wish I could sew better. I didn't realize how lucky I had been as a child to have been taught these things when most everyone around me was so different. The ability to cook has proven to be the most important skill especially when I went vegetarian and now vegan. You really have some great advice. Old fashioned wisdom revised for our modern times. I enjoy your videos and really like the new hairstyle, very cute!
That's how many of us were raised.
Tumeric is great for many recipes. I often put a bit into the pot when cooking rice.
You missed one of the biggest wastes of money ppl buy everyday.....Starbucks coffee....a huge waste of money...lots of money.
i SOOOO agree!
Especially when McCafe tastes better.
This is legit where all my money goes.... need to change this!
Definitely! I buy coffee sachets which work out at 38 cents each rather than paying 5 bucks for one coffee.
murphy1384 I see myself buying Dunkin’ all the time and spend about 5 bucks a cup smh
1. Bottled water
2. "Expired food"
3. Unlimited passes (Costco, gym, transportation)
4. Excessive paper towels
5. Data overages on phone
6. Fancy pet treats
7. Over priced products
8. Stain removing
9. Full sized jars of spices that you won't finish
10. Individually packaged food
11. Separate storage and bake wear
12. Waisted space in you home
13. Needless disposable products
Do you know what is a Waist ?
Audrey Clark nice way to copy and paste you fucking dipshit.
Thank you. Saved me from watching the whole thing when the only one that applies to me is the bottled water. Where I live, Britta doesn't last the week and bottled is required if I don't want to replace my coffee pot monthly. Everything else I've learned from being a poor person lol
thank you
I definitely always eat past the “expirations” and everyone thinks I’m crazy but I ain’t about to throw out perfectly good food lol
And also, a lot of “men’s” products in general tend to be cheaper so if you’re on a budget just buy those, it’s usually the same stuff with different packaging
Minaaamii I just discovered this fact and I agree! razors can be literally half the price for basically the same thing! the only difference is the color!
Well actually the cheapest products are the unisex ones not the men's ones.
Generic men's hygiene products are ridiculously cheap when compared to women's specialty brands.
@@TheSpecialJ11 yep, deoderant is deoderant whether its mens, womens, or store brand.
Yep, I buy a lot of men’s products and it saves me quite a bit on the long run
Every time I watched the big bang theory I thought "wtf are they drinking water from tiny bottles in every scene?" So, apparently that's a real thing? As a European I find this really odd.
That's just sponsored ad placement. 😜
The water was the least of their expenses. Notice how they were eating take-out food for almost every single meal?
Right?! Every time I see americans in videos or tv they’re drinking out of plastic bottles and have loads in their fridge, like drink tap water!! Or when Alfie Deyes, an english guy, did a surviving on £1 for a day he moaned about having to drink tap water!
@@tearsofawaterfall2656 I don't know about other places, but the tap water where I live is nasty. I did by a Pur filter for my faucet so I don't have to go through bottled water.
as a makeup user and lover, let me tell you that you don't need a lot of expensive makeup. drugstore makeup is becoming more and more natural and better quality. buy drugstore and try to read/watch reviews of everything before you try it
Even wet n wild has stepped their game up and I can usually make it look nice.
Hank and Rex I have one of their setting sprays. It cost like 5 bucks and works great 👍
Or like we don't need to much. I used to have so much makeup, but I pretty much only use a 9 shade palette and a single for eyes and I even only use 5 of the colors in the palette. Plus eat right and stay hydrated and you don't even need foundation. Just a concealer in case of emergency. A mascara, brow gel, blush, and highlighter. Two lipsticks, one red, one nude. That's it right there.
Drug store makeup is not becoming more natural. They are learning to use the word "natural" more but the ingredients are not high quality at all. For example, a primer at a drugstore vs a high quality one will have completely different ingredients. The cheap one tries to mimic the high quality one with ingredients that are just not good for your skin in the long run
I buy all my makeup in miniso, pretty cheap and good quality tbh
Take showers at the gym. Use a plate to cover a storage bowl in the fridge. My grandma lived with us growing up and she used to send me to school with my lunch in an old bread bag I got teased so badly. this was in the 70s she was the first of the recyclers
Good fir your grandmother. Bless
her.
ya I brown bagged it for all elementary school. Won't eat a ham sandwich anymore like that haha
We tote everything in bread bags
We used our bread bags to put over our socks before we put our snow boots or if no boots our sneakers before walking/playing in the snow. Kept our feet dry and we could stay out longer which made the adults happy 😉
I feel like a full coverage apron in the kitchen would get rid of that tide pen which I isn't as cheap or green as I'd like. Also, get a refillable travel atomizer and fill with your full sized stain treatment to save on the go.
I always wear my aprons, one for cooking, one for cleaning, and one for my art/crafting. Young people don't wear them, so they have ruined clothes and have to have bleach pens.
Fast trick I've used for 20 yrs wet the dirty spot put dishwashing liquid in it toss it in laundry. Always works. Who on Earth wares white while cooking lol
Yeah, dish soap every time. Takes oil of dishes and clothes. No stain stick needed.
Doesn't account for when you're in the cafeteria and your mate throws gnocchi at your trench coat and you live in a dorm. Tide pen woulda saved that stain on God. Y'all ain't account for going out to eat man. I rather just buy the cheap pen and get on.
As someone who has bought high-end makeup for several years but lately started bringing back the drugstore brands... here is what I can surmise.
- expensive primers are worthless. Invest in skincare instead.
- drugstore setting powder is way better! It's $6 and double the size of the $30 one
- I've tried dozens of high end mascaras and they're literally all the same. Use drugstore
- cheap brushes are fine. My best brushes are drugstore and Amazon
- the brand name beauty blender is the biggest scam I've ever heard of... buy the real techniques one!
- the only things I still buy high end are lipstick and eyeshadow.
Sarah Meyers Yassss!!! thanks for sharing all this 💕
Sarah Meyers with a good eyeshadow primer most cheap eye shadows become pigmented
And it goes without saying that doesn't necessarily apply to everyone, and there are DEFINITELY some crap drugstore products out there! If you research reviews and find the best stuff, and also have a natural talent for makeup you can make drugstore look good.
Yes! You can still buy a few expensive products (a good match for foundation is an example) but eyeshadow really does not stay on longer for me whether I use the one I got at an expensive make-up counter or the one at the dollar store. As for pigment, if you need to pack it on with cheap make-up, it can still be cheaper (replacing a 3 dollar set every few weeks is cheaper than a 50 dollar set every two months for example). :)
Sarah Meyers just make sure you buy from drugstores with good return policy like rite aid and walgreens. So if you are a highend junkie you can try every thing so you can find something as good as highend
Dawn dish detergent is amazing for oil stains on your clothes.
I actually have two interesting points to add to this. 1. The honey mask you suggested is actually a helpful thing for basic acne due to its natural antibiotic properties. 2. When it comes to chopsticks, don't get the wooden kind disposable kind. Get either the long-lasting actual wooden chopsticks or even metal ones like in Korea. :3
When you brought up "disposable products" I immediately thought of tampons, pads etc. I've used a menstrual cup for the last year and it has saved me soo much! Best $60 I've ever spent 👍🏻 Never need to race down to the shops again or pack heaps of pads/tampons if I'm going camping. Ladies get onto it
Chelsea Taylor absolutely!!! And I much prefer not having any waste to deal with... much better for me and the environment 😊 I find it so much more comfortable and handy too!! Everyone needs to get on it!!
$60?? That's crazy. Here in the UK they're like £18, if that. (That's $23.) One more reason you guys need to get all your women's healthcare organised!
$60 seems pretty steep...I got the Blossom cup from Amazon for like $16
Yeah, mine was only $40 (Diva Cup--what brand did you get that was $60?). But I agree, if you can get into using a menstrual cup it saves so much money and produces much less waste.
thatjillgirl I bought one one eBay for less than a dollar works like a charm
pro tip: stop paying for everything. shoplift.
long term, that costs more money when you can't get a job and have to pay court fees...
Seriously?????? You must be kidding.
erin peacexo haha yes they're kidding! It's sarcasm
depends on how long you've gone without getting caught. :P
😂😂😅
I generally agree with the single serving thing... except that it would be a waste of money to buy a big piece of cheese just to find it goes mouldy before you can finish it. So sometimes (in the Netherlands at least) it costs less money to buy the sliced cheeses that you can finish then to buy the non sliced cheeses that mould before you can finish them :/
You can freeze most cheese
This! If I buy a hunk of something it inevitably gets forgotten and goes bad. And I don't have a lot of freezer space
A set of two high front aprons have saved me many stains from cooking. Saves your wardrobe!
Lol I kept mine from my days as a food service worker
"Treats that are just 90% chemicals"
All treats (and all food period) are made of 100% chemicals. Even the organic ones.
People need to start pay attention to chemistry and biology classes.
www.chem.gla.ac.uk/staff/wynne/i/2012/we-love-chemicals-620.jpg
Jared Hoeft hahahaha right.. H2O
@@GlowofaGhost H2O is just one of the many chemicals found in food products.
Jared Hoeft hahaha I didn’t want to list them all, is that what you wanted? Lol
With the data usage on mobiles, you can also restrict which apps can use mobile data. I've restricted data-hungry apps like youtube and spotify to only work on wifi, and it means I never go over my datacap :)
Charlotte Tomlinson how do you do that on an iPhone?
Bronte Robertson in Settings ---> Mobile Data ---> 'Use mobile data for' , then just swipe the green bar to turn off data 😊
Me too
I've found it useful to turn off and leave off my data, and only turn it on when I leave the house and need to. That way I can't accidentally use it at home by connecting to TH-cam and realizing an hour later that I've been burning data.
By house broadband is that a term for wifi? If so do you use your mobile data as a hotspot to replace it? Just curious :)
I agree with all of your points. However, pre-packed/sliced foods have helped many people who suffer from short term or lifelong disabilities or even the elderly to (re)gain/keep their independence - their not just for "lazy" people, as most people may assume. 😉
good thing her advice isnt directed to elders, you people always bring up idiotic excuses
Martha Westman also for me because it's great
Isobel, All she was doing was pointing out that if people suffer from disabilities or are older they shouldn't be so focused on only saving money that they make things harder for themselves. I'm only 21 and I deal with a severe chronic illness that extremely limits my energy, muscle strength, and ability to walk/cook/work. Prepackaged foods, paper plates, etc. is a much more pain-free alternative for me.
I have a nervous system disorder. Things like slicing cheese is very difficult (impossible some days) for me. I wasn't offended by her including it in the list, because she's right, it's a way you can save money and prior to getting sick I certainly didn't buy pre-sliced cheese. I can't avoid it now that I need to buy things like pre-sliced cheese, but it's important that I'm aware of the extra cost and factor it into my spending budget as appropriate.
I'm more bothered by people who attack food and other home delivery services, or people who they think someone isn't disabled because they can do some things and don't "look sick." You should see the looks I get at the grocery store when I stand up out of the electric cart thing to get something that I can't reach sitting.
Martha Westman The weirdest part was that she ripped on sandwich bags later too. If I don’t use prepackaged food and I don’t use sandwich bags to individually package my own food, does that mean she thinks everyone should have little canisters or containers they bring their lunch items to work in? That’s super unrealistic because I’d have more dishes to do everyday and I would probably just end up saying screw it and not bringing my own lunch to work, and then I’m eating out instead of eating stuff I brought from home. I’d rather spend $2 a month on some sandwich bags to package my grapes and carrots and sandwiches in and be able to take my lunch to work.
You can also find really inexpensive spices in what my grocery store calls the Hispanic food isle. The spices come in little baggies instead of jars and most grocery stores in my area carry them!
the second sunrise I noticed that, and I am going to try it. Apparently there is a Mexican oregano that tastes different to the oregano we are used to in America.
The international aisle. Yup. Saves money
Most of my spices comes that section.
Love this I just jumped when you said olive oil is good for removing makeup. That's definitely not true for all skin types and especially not around your eyes.
Basically any makeup remover is bad around eyes, even water because it just gets contaminated with makeup which shouldn't get in your eye.
Y'all over here concerned about what some good olive or coconut oil will do to your eyes, but like what about the actual makeup itself. Y'all ain't scared about that.
For some people makeup is a must for functioning in their work place. For others it's a luxury with mental benefits. Either way, if you are removing it, keep in mind that olive and coconut oils are good only for a very limited amount of skin types and will often result in more issues (breakouts) down the line. Heimish has a good balm where a little goes a long way.
Re: tumeric- its a great anti-inflammatory spice. Adding it to chai teas can help with muscle aches and cramps. It's great to ADD to that honey mask, adding it to curries and stir fry. It's actually quite versatile, but it's not common in western cuisine so it may not seem like an obvious choice.
in the days of yore us poor people would wear old clothes when we do messy things and wear aprons.
I have a drawer of house clothes that are strictly to be worn at home. Then some of those clothes are just for cooking in so if anything spills on them, I won't care. I would never make pesto sauce wearing a white shirt.
If you eat lunch out then those spot cleaners are good.
Great list!! I never buy my spices in a bottle anymore. I get ALL my herbs and spices at a bulk food store and it's so much cheaper! I buy small quantities and use them up before the taste declines.
Unlimited Subway/Metro passes might not just be a bad deal, but they could alter your behavior in a less than ideal way. If you feel like you need to ride the subway to get your money's worth, you might forego walking or biking to your destination on a beautiful day.
It did the opposite for me. I live in NYC and there are no safe walkable areas near my apartment. What I end up doing is staying in whenever I can, or just going to the expensive deli downstairs for groceries, since I don't want to waste money on an unlimited metrocard. When I had an unlimited metrocard, I'd go out and about the city whenever I could, even force myself to, to go to Trader Joe's and end up taking a nice long walk in a park or on the High Line.
Trip Hacks DC I really enjoy mine. It's roughly 2,5 dollar a Day (for students. They Are a bit more expensive for others) The same route cost 9 dollars for a Tour-retour. I use it five days a week to go to school, i Can go visit my friends without worrying about being able to afford it and it Can be used in any train or bus in a 100 km radius. In the rest of the country I get 50% of off tickets.
So... definetly worth it.
Or it would encourage positive behaviour of taking the subway instead of driving/taking a cab? I'd say that would be the tossup most people make on a daily basis- not whether they're going to take the subway or bike.
i think for many people it wouldn't be subway or bike but subway or car so then the subway would probably be better.
Trip Hacks DC on the other hand you'll be less likely to drive your car or own one in the first place.
And that's certainly a plus
Careful about using olive oil as skincare! It’s comedogenic, meaning it’ll clog pores/cause acne for those with oily skin. I highly recommend jojoba oil for makeup removal.
Also learn to use too-old-to-eat food items in cooking - stale bread for breadcrumbs, soured milk for cheese sauce, soft/wrinkly veg for soups and things, etc
I would love an episode breaking down a service like Blue Apron compared to cooking for yourself to show why a little efforts saves you a ton of money compared to a food service.
Even in that case, I'd think a grocery delivery service (if they live somewhere with one) would still save that time but be cheaper...and not expect you to learn to cook the preformulated meals they're sending you.
I think you have to be living a certain life style already for the meal services like that to be beneficial. My pharmacy manager likes Hello Fresh because it encourages her to cook at home more. Her typical shift is 12 hours (and she hates grocery shopping) and her husband is a doctor so their shifts often don't align very well. They were in the habit of eating out almost every night. $60 for the service for them is cheaper and she also has leftovers to take to work the next day, which prevents her from eating out or bringing a frozen entree. Also, she only orders on weeks it will most benefit them. So for them, the cost is worth it. For myself and my husband, it wouldn't be as our weekly groceries average around $65 and we already cook most of our meals at home.
Morgan Bakies I feel like it's a waste of money. You can buy a family pack of chicken and beef and fish and portion they out, before freezing what you aren't using immediately and planning out your meals each week.
On a different note these services are a miracle for people living in a food desert. Not everyone has access to a grocery store or market
That's not the way I see it, I geniunely think their groceries (Blue Apron, at least) are better quality than I can find in a supermarket, especially the meat! To each their own, I guess, but I just wanted to mention why I like and continue to use them.I don't see it as wasting money, and I'll rather save up on other things.
Pre-chopped foods are lifesavers for those of us with fatigue or joint issues who cannot chop food. Buying a bag of diced onion means I'm able to cook instead of relying on heavily processed food or somebody else. I even bought one of those chopping devices where you press the lid down and it dices into a container, but I dislocated a wrist doing so... not everyone has the dexterity or strength to do a seemingly easy, mundane task such as dice an onion.
BellaAtkins I was going to comment about this too. Hard cheeses, like Asiago, are *incredibly* difficult for people with disabilities/people with conditions to slice.
Pre-sliced Asiago, for example, has NO cost difference - it's simply sold by weight. The deli will slice it FOR you, no extra charge, so where's the "extra" cost???
I wish the video poster had been more aware of everyone's needs, not just able-bodied preferences.
BellaAtkins yes. I wish she had mentioned that prepackaged food may be unnecessary of most so only buy it if you really need it. There is a youtuber who reviews kitchen gadgets and on every video he reminds people that before commenting something is useless keep in mind that many are designed for people with disabilities.
I know that if I had to cut, chop and slice everything for a meal, by the time I would be done I would be too exhausted to actually eat the meal.
I literally just got a safety razor from Amazon today. I used it and it's amazing! Never going back to those over priced plastic razors again.
I recently bought a reusable cup for my Keurig, and boy, it's saved me about an extra $60 a month on coffee, because I don't have to buy the pods every two weeks.
Sarah Ayers this is the biggest tip! I ran the numbers was spending $50 + on expensive dunkin and Starbucks coffee a month!
Same! And I feel more environmentally responsible
That used coffee grounds makes for a great scrub!
"Have to" buy pods...?
I spend tons on Keurig pods and am totally addicted...
As a general rule, I would agree with you regarding single portions and the fact that they are a waste of money and waste resources. There is, however, one situation where I would strongly advise people to forget about being thrifty and environmentally responsible.
That is when you are stocking your "Disaster box", that is, that collection of stuff you have in case of a natural disaster, such as a cyclone or earthquake. If you cannot refrigerate things because the power is off, single serves are the bees knees, they are the ducks guts. If washing serving bowls and cutlery is a problem because the water supply is limited ("The water supply is fragile," is not a fun thing to hear the local authorities saying, trust me), single serves with packaging that can be ditched in the garbage after use are great.
One further word of warning regarding your "disaster box": don't forget about stock rotation. While, as you say, use-by dates should not be seen as set in concrete, there does come a time when packaged goods are no longer good. You don't want to find out how long that time is in the aftermath of a hurricane.
resourcedragon is this a american thing????
sandra it may be an American thing, but we do have tornados and hurricanes, and blizzards, and floods and electricity and phones may be out and grocery stores closed for days or even weeks. Most cites and states recommend 3-5 days of non perishable food and water for every family member including meds and pet supplies. We live in a tornado/hurricane prone area and if we have one, but are not directly affected, we can donate the supplies to those who do need it. There are websites and list of things you should have access to if a natural disaster happens. We do this every year before hurricane season. Then after November when the danger is significantly less, we use the supplies that will expire, like food and batteries for flashlights, and restock our “Hurricane/Disaster Kit” for next year.
Lindy M now it makes sense. I didn't really think about it because it seems so strange to me. Hope everyone stays safe and stacks up regularly!
I've never heard it called a "disaster box." It's usually an "emergency kit" or a "bug-out bag." But you think all these hipster Millenial Minimalists are actually thinking about prepping? lol
Great advice sir!! i always keep something like that around because i live in tornado alley. We always keep single serves,can goods, bottled water year round. Because also if it happens to snow or any ice everything shuts down because we're not useto it and also majority of the time the stores run out of food and price gouging has occurred a time or two.
With item no. 1, I thought she was going to say that the most obvious was coffee, not water!
La-ti-do I was betting she'd have iced coffee as an item. I've started making my own at home and I've saved a ton!!
Me too! I mostly brew my own coffee at home. But I still treat myself to a drink from the cafe once in awhile.
I thought brew your own coffee would be number 1 too. You can set a timer on a lot of makers to make coffee for you in the morning.
It's not that serious
La-ti-do • lol
Things we could cut out - pillows?
Maverick WIS how did I have to scroll si far to see this?? I kept thinking that the whole time!
That was like the first thing I noticed on this video too! haha. Talk about wasted space in your home, and throwing your money away. She can have unlimited pillows, but I should limit my paper towel use to 1 roll per two weeks? Umm no, lol.
Hahahahahaha
Maverick WIS dang it, you took my comment!! Is it bad that the amount of pillows she wasted money on bothered me?
They might be like my throw pillows...crappy old ones I’ve had since I had my own place but covered with throw pillow covers that zip-up. These covers can be dirt cheap and make even a crappy old pillow look great and match any decor.
Coconut Oil for makeup remover, Dr. Bronners soap for every thing else. Dr. Bronners soap will CLEAN ANYTHING, work great for blood and grass stains.
Paige Koenig Maybe not coconut oil, but olive oil. Coconut oil is a major pore clogger
+Lay z nope, olive oil broke me out so badly. Switched up coconut oil and my skin has been thanking me.
Khanh Tran O wow. Glad your skin is getting better 👍
Lay z olive oil is also comedogenic (pore clogging). Try oils with a comedogenic rating of 0 or 1, like shea butter or rosehip oil. www.beneficialbotanicals.com/facts-figures/comedogenic-rating.html
Of course, your mileage may vary, as comedogeneity can be experienced differetly by different skin types, explaining why coconut oil works for some people.
I use coconut oil as a makeup remover and as a moisturizer, my skin is great, no pore-clogging here. =)
Totally with you on most of this but wanted to discuss the pre-sliced and grated products point some more. There's two layers here, the first is that the world as it works now agrees that convenience is worth paying a premium for. This may be true, a false truth, or myth depending on your lifestyle, but that's part of it. Beneath that, thou is a less talked about topic.
Did you know being disabled, particularly if you have a cognitive, physical or sensory impairment which are more likely to require expensive accommodations than mental/ psychiatric ones (although for these people, paying extra for convenience is likely something necessary for them too as they're often running on limited energy for even very basic necessities) is a HELLA expensive time? Scumbag companies who produce these accommodations (ramps, grab bars, screen readers, ergonomic adaptations etc) know they have a captive audience, who need to buy these products to function, and so they can charge excessive prices (just look at the price of a power wheelchair). However, these expensive adaptations and accommodations are just one part of the very pricey picture. Things like pre-grated cheese or pre-sliced meats, sliced and peeled fruits and so on can be a god send for people with motor difficulties, generalised weakness and chronic pain or fatigue for example. These charges a premium, and of course then you factor in over-the-counter remedies such as heat pads, mild painkillers, bath salts, creams and ointments and so on (and I' based in the UK so luckily I don't hae to factor in prescription costs, insurance premiums or other private medical charges. Medical appointment cost travel fares, which can really rack up when you have a lot of them, and I'm not even factoring in possible n-patient charges such as nursing homes and the like...and are you starting to see the bigger picture here? This, along with the fact that many disabled people are more likely to be unable to work than other groups, is the reason disability benefits are higher than other welfare payments.
Scope found in their study into this topic that the average disabled person is spending around £200-£300 (depending on impairment) extra PER WEEK than the average non-disabled person. We are running our most vulnerable into massive piles of debt. It'd be really cool if you could do a video on this because not many seem to know about this! Every sngle one of us is one accident or bodily malfunction away from disability, so the way we treat disabled people should be of interest to all of us.
I'm really sorry for going on a bit of an only tangentially related rant but I think it's important to know.
While you are absolutely right about how expensive it is to have a disability, This is all irrelevant for the topic - how regular people can cut down on things they don't need. If you can't slice bread, clearly you need it sliced and can't give it up.
Beautiful! Really got me thinking how crazy that is
nicely said!!! Yes I agree with you :) Also for people who have psychiatric conditions sometimes it is harder to get those meats, cheese, etc... It is not only for disabled people but of course I know and try to understand the difference. Still I agree with you, although then again, it is extremely overpriced for the same product you can get separately even if it is IN fact! the sameee product. Which really sucks but it's true just because it is prepackaged. Still for people like myself I am not sure I don't thnk I have any psychological issue but it can be hard for me to interact with people in certain environments. To me finding doing certain things sometimes is like not as easy... therefore I prefer prepackaged meats particularly. Maybe it is wrong of me and someone could say it is just laziness but honestly I find it so much more of a breath of fresh air not having to go through the social interaction of getting the exact amount I need and also at the same time, we consume all of it so there is no reason behind that other than I prefer maybe a nicer meat than the ones that are prepackaged and they may last longer? But not always even...
I hadn't thought of the things that you mentioned. Thank you for brining that up. It is an eye opener.
Is no one going to mention how thoughtful of her to leave the ad until the end. God bless you!
Paper towel tip: Store it in a cupboard instead of on the counter. Out of sight, out of mind and all that. It makes it easier to then only use paper towel for things it's necessary for
Lori Johnson that's a really good idea!!
Someone's been watching zero waste videos ;) But tbh I love that the environmentally friendly and less wasteful options are usually the cheapest. They might involved spending a little money upfront (like with the metal razors) but when you total up the cost of disposable items they almost always pay for themselves within a few months!
I use my disposable razors for months at a time, but I a little cheap.
I finally cancelled my gym membership after 2 years when I realized that I'm never going to use it and I'm not a gym person. Walking my dog and at home workouts on TH-cam work fine for me🤘🏽
I love love love love love this video! I absolutely adore how confident you are in your speech and how you use “easy” language with strong message! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙌🏼👍🏼
Very true about the disposable stuff I have begun switching out everything disposable with reusable. I got my safety razor yesterday and I love it already!
Amazing advice, as per usual. I'm coming from a frugal home but I regret to admit that I have fallen pray to the disposable mentality advertised all around when I started living on my own and earn my own living. I had this vision that once I graduate without debt and start working full-time (I was working hard throughout uni not to get the loan, parents' help was invaluable), I will finally be able to relax a little and not to check the bank balance every single time I try to get a treat like a coffee. Don't get me wrong, I never would have spent my money on designer shoes, handbags or electronic gadgets, but maybe get one or two pieces of clothing too many on ebay, get a lot of books from thrift stores, some DIY stuff for the home that didn't really need doing, some make up and pet accessories here and there. All these little things have accumulated over time, and now I am faced with the fact that I'm financially unstable, living paycheck to paycheck, often using overdraft to cover my rent and bills. Please don't think I am complaining - I realise that I am extremely lucky and there are people far less fortunate than me, and the situation I am in might seem trivial to people with serious financial issues. Anything is of my own doing and a punishment for letting my guard down, but at the same time I think there are some really weird times we are living in. In the past if you graduated any form of education, and shown willingness to learn and do things, worked hard, you knew you could afford more in life. Having graduated a respectable institution speaking several foreign languages (including Japanese), working full-time and trying to follow my dreams part-time, it seems that I am not able to shop in regular shops, always need to deprive myself, and I am generally struggling for money. Maybe it's the fact that I live in the city which takes over 70% of my salary for the privilege of living here, the fact that I keep doing entry-level jobs that never seem to develop into any serious and better-paid positions, and I'm living on my own, Of course, I am going to apply a stricter regime and try to save for emergency fund as you've advised - it's just that sometimes it seems so tough to just to live, with no break or anything fun to look forward to. I wasn't expecting miracles and shopping sprees - I just thought that adult life will be a little bit more fun than constant saving just to stay alive. Sorry for the ramble and thanks for reading - it felt good to say it out loud.
Larissimalia exactly what I am feeling right now. Like I'm only surviving and not enjoying the fruits of my hardwork as I should have. But when I see my savings increase--that's just really something that I am thankful for.
no no no! don't use raw sugar as a face scrub please. sugar is too granular for a face scrub and will create tiny micro scratches on the surface of your skin. It's absolutely horrible.
dean hates me so so glad that someone brought this up!
She misses a few key details (the honey, and homemade dog treats for example)
Powdered oats with a olive or coconut oil is a great gentle scrub.
Orlene Enoka but don't forget coconut oil is a alegren and can iritate your skin badly( it did that to mine!)
Natasa Ma howdy, that's unfortunate, I have pretty sensitive skin and ezcema and they have always been ok with me. Oats are known to help with dry and inflamed skin, helping to calm and hydrate hence my use of the term gentle, specially when you powder/blend them up finely first. As always, if you are allergic to something or if you have sensitive skin you have to be super careful of what you try out
Natasa Ma in regards to coconut oil I never knew about it being an allergen, maybe it activates the same hestimine pathways as pollen. Any hydrating oil is good for the scrub, if suggest olive as it's the cheapest comparitively but sweet almond, jojoba and morrocon oils all would work great
@TheFinancialDiet i know you have said recently that you stopped purchasing fast fashion. Could you do a video on brands that you have found that are good quality to last but not too expensive?
Johanna Callaghan Justine LeCompte's channel has good advice on looking for quality. Lots of variance even within brands now so I wouldn't believe anyone who said any particular brand was good/bad.
Chelsea, I love your new hairstyle! Very flattering.
Get an apron (or two). There are so many cute designs now. Or, if you sew, pick out a cute heavyweight fabric and make your own.
I LOVE these suggestions - save money, be green, do what works FOR YOU.
Had to rewatch the first two minutes of the video because I was too distracted by how GOOD your hair looks! YES, GIRL. YES.
Turmeric is excellent on scrambled eggs. FYI. You know, if you were looking for an easy use for that turmeric. It's also very good for you :)
Elise Logan Guess one good thing to come out of this video is that I remembered to put turmeric onto my shopping list. Such good stuff with massive health benefits.
Also great on anything with potatoes. It gives them a nice color
It's also great in "golden milk" - simmer milk (any kind you prefer, but I use unsweetened almond milk), honey, turmeric, and cinnamon. Makes a lovely hot before-bed drink.
Tumeric reversed my greying hair and removed my cellulite. It's amazing!
It's great in warm milk. Anything salty your cooking, just add a pinch. Put it in with your cereal. But use a pinch, it's really bitter. Make face masks with it. Turmeric is one of the most versatile spices.
I heard about safety razors a while ago through zero waste and just made the switch. I was a little bit afraid to use it the first time because I was worried about cutting myself while shaving. It's a good investment, considering replacement blades are only like 15 cents a piece! If you're thinking about buying one for shaving legs and under arms I recommend buying one with a long handle. I'll never go back to Venus! Also totally suggest getting a diva cup or thinx to save money. Period products can be so expensive and I've saved so much money over the past few years not buying them!
Amanda Taylor i've used an electric razor for decades! i'm telling my age but my 1974 model still works great! my late father used those blade razors that the top opened by a knob and drop in a new blade.
Amanda Taylor where do you get one and what are they called? Thanks!
I got the Merkur long handle on Amazon.
Even better I bought an epilator from target and it still works as good as day 1 two years later! I like it better than shaving underarms because then it takes weeks from hair coming back.
Bro these just how poor people live most of this is not really anything new
Serena Gibson legit i kept waiting for her to say something i didn’t already know not to do
Especially the paper towel staff. Like who does that?
I have watched dozens of these and most of them are crap. They're always saying don't buy coffee at a shop or don't buy water. The only time I do that is when I don't have a choice anyway so maybe a few times a year. Who are these tips for!?!
Robyn Nishihara for the people that make more then the average income and tend to have nothing to account for👐
True
I'm working on the space using part right now. I love having a lot of space to move and breath in.
Paper towels are on there but buying coffee out is not!?
Andrei Leucuta That's because that's common sense to stop doing if you need to save money, while that may not be.
was thinking the same thing. coffee is very expensive drink outside home. I don't get people who splurge 6 EUR on one coffee drink at Starbucks but complain that 8 EUR per package of quality bio coffee is too expensive.
I don't think I get through a whole roll of kitchen towel in 6 months. For most purposes, a cloth or sponge is perfectly adequate. And I can't understand the international fascination with coffee, in any style. I find the smell nauseating, so I have never even tasted it - the same as with poop, I think it smells bad enough to deter anyone from putting it in the mouth!
I hear you and that is a big budget drain. Personally, I just use kitchen towels and a sponge for everything I haven't used paper towels since I waitressed. A restaurant never uses paper towels.
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Just ordered some reusable cotton pads (for using toner on my face) and menstrual pads (that I use as backups for my Fleurcup) from Etsy! I absolutely LOVE that feeling of realizing that "Wait a minute, I could save so much money by getting a reusable version of this." It feels like cheating, but in a good way.
Also, love the new haircut!
Actually I made my own by cutting up an old soft towel into little squares, putting two together and sew on the edge. I was done with 8 in half and hour, it's not a big deal :)
I am a really green person, and my whole family is very green, but I have to stop with menstrual pads. There is no way I’m washing out pads or inserts or having any part of that. Plus, I wouldn’t add them to another load of laundry (yuck) so they would need to be done as their own washer load and probably drier load. That’s not as economical or green as one might think.
is it just me or is this mostly common sense?
a lot of people are stupid
Common sense is not so common anymore lol.
I don't think the problem is a lack of common sense, I think people are bussy and just don't think about it when they shop
I feel like mostly only Americans buy these type of things lol
Nah. All people now these but doesnt remember
If you have amazon prime, use the prime video. Its included. Its amazing free movies and tv shows along with original shows. Its not just shipping.
I'm glad this is a current video, checked the date when you mentioned turmeric. Turmeric has tons of health benefits, so if you don't use it to cook, using in creative ways. You can start your mornings with a glass of warm water with a teaspoon of turmeric. It smells and tastes great!
So since you're into being super frugal you can use turmeric in any dish and it doesn't alter the taste if you use a small amount and it reduces inflammation in your whole body so it's actually just good for you more than just a flavor
Rebekah Whirley De Wolf what does being frugal have to do with inflammation? Using turmeric instead of Advil? And does turmeric have a taste or not? Seems like you’re saying both
Nasa P it's something that you can reap the benefits of because the best course of treatment is by starting off by taking better care of yourself initially, obviously. Henceforth frugality is achieved also it can replace numerous otcs .
Also obviously if you use a high amount of any spice type thing your going to get flavor. If you use a small amount it doesn't alter the taste. If you can't see how properly taking care of what you already have coincides with saving money that's on you 😂.
Exactly what I was thinking during the video! :)
I really like how a lot of your tips are also have environmental advantages!
Suggestion for the excess turmeric:make a latte with it! It's good for you, if a little odd
Or find recipes that use tumeric. Indian dishes almost always use tumeric. I have a lot of herbs that I don't use super often, but I have enough staple dishes that I can eat someting different every day for at least two months. So they do get used. Most herbs and spices stay perfectly fine for years. If you give the tumeric a bit of a shake (or stir a fork through) you can just use it again.
I've recently started using turmeric as a face and body mask. I don't use it for cooking often so it's good to find other ways to use it.
You can also put some grains of uncooked rice in the shakers to keep the spices from clumping.
ohShnapss how do you use it as a face mask? It doesn't cause discoloration?
pumpkinmuzzle2013 I mix it into a paste with plain yogurt, chickpea flour and honey and wash it off after it dries. I've done it 3 times and it hasn't caused any discoloration.
The advice about kitchen wipes/rags is good. What I've done is knit a bunch of cotton dishclothes. I was using way too many paper towels and having these guys has really cut down on that. Cotton yarn is cheap and knitting the dishclothes up is really quick and an exceedingly good relaxation/centerng tool, especially if you can't stand meditation.
Instead of buying tide or bleach pens to use on clothes when they get a stain, you can just use some shampoo on a washcloth (or paper towel if you’re out and about). I’ve spilled tomato sauce, salsa, ketchup, chocolate, and many other things on light-colored clothes before and shampoo gets all of them out with just a tiny bit of elbow grease. If you’re at home, then using whatever shampoo out have in the shower should work. If I’m out and about, then I might have a tiny bottle of baby shampoo or a free hotel shampoo with me to take out stains. I also use the baby shampoo to clean my makeup brushes. All in all, I spend maybe $2 per year on these “stain removers” and I never have to replace clothes because of stains.
Also, in addition to using lemon juice and vinegar to clean, you can also use baking soda. Baking soda and/or vinegar will clean almost anything and it doesn’t leave behind harmful residues like other cleaning products might.
Dr. Bronner's is great multi-use soap and it comes in a huge bottle. A little goes a long way.
It's pretty concentrated too so even though it might seem expensive right away you mix it with water and it'll last a long time. A $30 gallon of Dr. Bronners lasts me about 6 months. And I use it to clean everything, I even use it to do laundry.
@@lauraherman7911 absolutely agree! I use a small Muji bottle to dilute it for shampoo, and I clean my toilet with the concentrated soap.
Yesss ! I make my own face wash in a foaming pump with Castile soap, water and tea tree oil. So cheap , man
My wife and I haven't bought paper towels in years . We use Flour Sack rags instead and then wash them .
If you get the executive membership at Costco and spend enough you get a free membership. You just have to be smart about where to shop. I buy almost everything at Costco. #1 it's way cheaper to buy in bulk, #2 you can always look for markdowns. Clearance section at target. It's takes time but you learn
lyublyuisusa plus Costco takes ALL returns. I saw a guy return an empty salad bag, said it was bad and got a refund! And a lady returned an empty shoebox said the shoes hurt her feet, she gave them to charity and still got a full refund! Jawdrop!
1: individual bottles of water
2: expired food, keep food over the sell by date
3: stop buying unlimited passes or memberships you don't use
4: stop using excessive paper towels, get reusable rags
5: data on cellphone
6: make pet treats at home
7: overpriced cleaning chemicals and cosmetics
8: stained or ruined clothes, get stain removers
9: large jars of random spices
10: sliced and individually wrapped foods
11: separate kitchen ware and bake ware
12: wasted space in home
13: needlessly disposable products
I actually like this dog treat tip, when I was almost homeless with my dog, I was feeling guilty going for the cheapest that had the most, so I’d want to go to the natural pet store, but he reacts and responds the same way to boiled chicken and carrots as he would the chemical laden meatball with a longer shelf life
Chopsticks don't have to be disposable. You can buy a pairs that you wash and re-use like silverware. Just FYI.
If you use kitchen rags, make sure you wash them very frequently. They can be a breeding ground for bacteria, and you don't want to rub bacteria around when you are trying to clean up a mess.
Yo I wash my sponges in the laundry every day. I have about 4 sponges I change out. Same with my dish rages. Great tips. Thanks.
I use old towels and t-shirts as rags.
where can you get the hipster barber shop dude razor that's cheaper in the long run that you mentioned?
Francisca Jeffs search safety razor on Amazon!
Or just run your venus (or whatever brand) in the opposite direction to shaving on a jeans (while wearing it) to sharpen it. Seriously. I've been using the same blades for at least a year. And let's not pretend that those blades are not made of metal. The casing the blades sit in is plastic, but the actual blades are metal. I've found that with venus products (and other brands) I can just run it along my leg quickly, not so with most other razors, I've cut myself so often!
join the dollar shave club!!
Please don't call it a hipster razor. I might just throw mine out now.
Backthatbeautyup - Dollar shave club sells disposable cartridges, not safety razors.
“Chemicals”
Regarding stained/old clothes; I keep 2 boxes in the garage. When clothes get stained or old and non-salvageable, I pop them in to a box for work clothes. Then I can use them for working on the car, messy garden projects or painting. Then, when they get even more worn out/stained and are no longer usable for those tasks, I pop them in to a box for rags. These can then be used even more for working on the car/lawnmower etc. Recycling, twice!
When using public wifi make sure you're also using a VPN
How do you use vpn? It confuses me a lot tbh
Love the hair! :)
I never thought of making dog treats. You are right, I would never spend that much on my own snacks. Great ideas.
I don't do any of these #frugalaf
Kaylee Kapital exactly what I was thinking 😂😂
Kaylee Kapital same here 🤗
Kaylee Kapital lol!! Me too!!
Same. And for most I never have because it's basic no-nos
Even better, I don't use the stuff.
If you do get turmeric and don't use it for more than that one recipe...it is a great addition to your face mask. It's also something you can add to smoothies. It is anti-inflammatory. As someone who uses turmeric in every 2nd or 3rd recipe...I do have a huge bag of turmeric in my fridge in the basement, along with a small bottle that I refill from that bag that sits on the shelf. So that's a storage idea for a lot of your powdered spices and blends so that they last you a long time without solidifying. Also good idea to make your own blends (cajun, butter chicken masala, etc), unless you really don't use any spice at all, it may be cheaper to buy the pre-blended mix than to buy each individual spice in bulk and make your own.
Saving money is about more than just not spending money, it's critical to also do a cost benefit analysis. How much do you make? How much does it cost? How long would it take you to do it yourself? What additional items are necessary if you do? Are there other things that you would be better off spending your time doing instead?
If the cost of how long and what it would take to do it yourself is more than the cost of the product by a significant margin then it's not really worth doing it yourself. Saving 300$ sounds nice, in that "if I had it right now" way, but at the rate of 300$ over 24 months it barely makes a dent for most people.
True. I've watched a lot of these minimalist videos lately. Three of the minimalist ideas I've heard across the board are don't buy toilet paper, make your own bread, and make your own salad dressing. These are all items you/I/we can all buy for as little as a $1 vs making them will cost you/I/us a lot of time and money.
@@kaylawaters2691 Which is worth more, your time or your money? That truly is the question.
@@ragingmrs6623 You got me in pieces over here.
$14 chicken chews ?!
It's a dog. It'll eat a rat from a bin and be super pleased with itself for its awesome hunting skills.
Massimo O'Kissed That’s what they cost to ensure you aren’t getting the shit from China that has toxic filler in them that has killed a beloved pet. If we would just stop getting anything from China that is for anyone’s or anything’s consumption, we’d be much better off.
How naive of you. Many other things don't come from China and are potentially toxic too,besides those are way overpriced for what they are.
Massimo O'Kissed it'll eat it's own poop if given the chance. It'll even eat another dogs poop if given the chance...
@@DaniHMcV trump lover I suppose
a dog will eat pooh out of a baby diaper
I stopped using paper towels and replaced them with cloth towels
Your hair looks so good! (Just when I thought you couldn't look any better!)
it hair.. cut it yourself and save money
For no. 8, you could also buy an apron and wear it every time you cook and clean so you don't ruin your clothes as often.