14 {REALISTIC} Homemaking Habits from GRANDMA you might not like, but you NEED to be doing!

Grandma's time was tough, filled with hard work and limited resources. Yet, it taught valuable lessons about homemaking. Let's explore the simple, effective habits that helped Grandma keep a clean, efficient, and welcoming home. By adopting these timeless habits, we can bring simplicity, efficiency, and frugality into our own lives. ​
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[@senjahawks857]

I'm a grandma, and I still do all these things. My mother, too.

[@Jules-740]

I find hand washing dishes so satisfying. I don't even use dishwasher ever.

[@debbiedrew4965]

I do dishes but would brather have a dishwasher

[@ImaOKay522]

Handwriting dishes is faster and easier. Smart homemakers realize this. Wash as you work. ❤ Done and ready.

[@madammim694]

i do every one of these things naturally, I guess I'm just like grandma!

[@senjahawks857]

My mother did. I should say. I'm 73 now. I remember my mom used a scub borad until my dad bought her a wringer washer. She never had a dryer, always hung on the line. We had a very clean house. My mom scrub on her hands and knees. There were for of us kids.

[@leeanna1710]

Memories of my grandma (who experienced Great Depression) never played with me stood in kitchen and did the things in video. My mom born in 1933 lived in kitchen etc. also spent a lot of time doing what is in video. I chose a balanced life, I cooked simple healthy meals from scratch for the majority of time, but my children and my grandchildren actually have memories of a lot of games, zoos,walks, drawing, swimming, cooking out, evening fires etc. I chose to be remembered as being present. Times change-the male computer generated voice didn’t glorify Grandpa’s life without weed eater, lawn service, garage door opener, remote control etc. Often we romanticize the past without remembering the cost.

[@BLK2000]

This is just life in the UK. We have tiny houses. we do not have laundry rooms. tiny kitchens, means,no space for a dish washer, and ur lucky if you can fit a washing machine in your kitchen. defo no space for a dryer. so we go to the laundrette, wash dishes by hand, and put our clothes to dry on the line.

[@hollyh8509]

I love British TV, and noticed the washing machine in the kitchen, at first I thought that’s strange, but my laundry closet is in my main floor bathroom, it’s convenient considering how I spend a lot of time in my kitchen and everything isclose and makes the job easier.

[@cynthiaakacyndsmith6539]

Just perfect and the older I get the more I appreciate. I just subscribed.

[@SavingSavers]

Thanks Cynthia!

[@shirleyp589]

All this is a way of life . Taught by my parents and I’ve passed these beliefs to my kids and grandkids to promote social and economic well being .

[@anncawthon9183]

Grandma didn't have a job outside her home. She had time to keep a neater, cleaner home and always cook from scratch.

[@emmsue1053]

Not correct. My Mom was a hairdresser, full time with late nights Fri and Sat..

[@reneeamarasiri8210]

It is only a matter of getting interested. It is discipline. Agree we save a lot.

[@-OBELUS-]

@@emmsue1053 So your grandmother lived during the great depression? That's the period he's discussing.

[@margaretwaters7715]

And she was proud of everything she did and taught her family. A truly blessed family ;)

[@lisalamphier1410]

My grandmother worked full time outside of the home. She was born in 1892.

[@letuswalkinthelightofthelo5350]

Are you talking about country grandma or city grandma? They are not the same grandma.

[@kelsana22]

On your handwashing dishes tip. As a Registered Nurse who took microbiology we did an experiment where people brought their forks from home. Some students used dishwashers, some washed by hand and the results when we streaked a plate of agar agar and incubated it for 48 hours to assess bacterial growth were: the hand washed forks results were covered with a hairy growth that filled the specimen plate. As opposed to the dishwasher forks Which had negligible or no growth. You pick.

[@lovefortruth3414]

And yet, for thousandsof years, before the invention of dish washers, the human species has managed to survive and even thrive, using the hottest water they could handle. Go figure. Not everyone had access to a dish washer, so learning the fastest, yet still safest ways to handwash dishes is still necessary today.

[@ceejay8981]

It has more to do with the cleanliness of the sponge used. Each student should have been given a new sponge for the experiment.

[@lovefortruth3414]

@ceejay8981 ah! That's why I only use sponges for really greasy jobs (pots, pans, etc). And it's only for used pre-rinse or pre-wash. All my dishes get a pre-rinse or pre-wash, with a sponge or dish cloth. THEN they get the actual eash using a separate dish cloth. Alk my dish ckithes get changed at tge end of each day, and my sponges get changed as doo as they start getting either tok greasy or grimy to use efficiently, OR when they start to fall apart. We no longer use a microwave in our home, so sterilizing them in the microwave is not an option.

[@jc-ph2ee]

Most useless experiment. Majority around the world hand wash the dishes and they’re healthy.

[@pauladrennan4223]

I use a fresh microfiber dish cloth daily. Sponges are just gross.

[@macylouwho1187]

This was definitely true of my grandma.

[@gwenfehr9156]

Finished planting our garden today, except for a couple herbs.

[@staceyford6733]

Still working on mine. Hope to be done by the weekend.

[@shoebill181]

In our apt, the dishwasher ran all it's cycles for two hours. Where is the savings on water and electricity in that? Washing by hand less than 20 to 30 minutes. Wash as you cook.

[@annsaunders5768]

It recycled the water...

[@madelyngriffith-haynie9495]

Nobody ever said, before they died, “Darn! I wish I’d kept a cleaner house!”

[@michellehughes576]

I have thought this though

[@BENDRE49]

Nice video

[@TheSastrikal]

Cook from scratch everyday....yes....we do...

[@SavingSavers]

With proper meal planning, you can really save lots. Eating only 2x a day also helps.

[@livingwellfarmtx]

I already do all of these 🙂

[@TheSastrikal]

Handwash dishes....we do...😊😊

[@TheSastrikal]

Keep stocked pantry...❤❤❤

[@brega6286]

Line drying is great when your picky landlord is too busy to snoop around. Laundry takes electricity so does cooking. Because we have the highest electricity costs in the country, it is costly to cook and using the oven is off the charts.

[@TheSastrikal]

Rise early .. .....

[@alanbirkner1958]

My mom hoarded trash, papers, and rags. We cleaned her place out periodically. I'm 74, worked full-time and we live in a small condo. Tina, Al's wife

[@Karen-00004]

Grandma certsinly saw homemaking as a full-time job.

[@debrapaulino918]

Because it really is when done well.

[@BekahP.]

It is even more than a full time job.. I have done both homemaker and bread winner at different stages of my life.

[@TheSastrikal]

Grow n maintain kitchen garden. ..cultivate essentials......

[@MAW-g3r]

Hey, saving savers can you hear me all the way back in the '50s? Lol, just playing, I thumbs up this video. 😂

[@SavingSavers]

Lol, that's a good one! 🤣 Thanks, appreciate it! 🫡

[@janetmclendon8023]

Hanging colored clothes on a line outside in the sun makes colors fade

[@sandraking9650]

Shade hanging?

[@debrablack391]

What if you turned them inside-out?

[@TreasureDeal]

Yes, you must turn them inside out, and darks are either washed first and hung out in the early hours or late in the day to hang in the later day hours.

[@EvelynSaungikar]

Make soup out of small leftovers. Soup is a free meal, don’t buy soup.

[@TheSastrikal]

Invest in pots❤❤❤❤

[@sjordan7085]

To save gas or electricity, only bake once a week to last the entire week. And, always make sure the oven is full, never cook just one item in the oven at a time. Do not use plastic, especially colour plastic which is not recycled. Be vegetarian, better yet vegan, kinder to animals and the environment, better for health and cheaper. Instead of eating out, we often had family picnics and always took a packed lunch and/or a flask of tea or coffee, we never ate out. For a rare treat, we would have a bag of cooked prawns bought at a Saturday Market. We always ate very healthy bread, never the rubbish cotton wool kind. Easy to tell people to clean house, but it seems women are usually the ones, that burden falls upon. There is no reason the whole family cannot help, especially when most women work outside the home. Not everyone is fortunate enough to have a maid and a gardener. My mother sewed most of our clothes, both parents repaired our shoes, decorated the house and did repairs themselves. Frugality was the only way we knew how to live, I have lived that way, and been a mindful Prepper my entire life. Being a prepper mitigates inflation and shortages, besides being ready when job loss, illness or injury strike, of man made and natural disasters happen. Fishing and foraging both common hobbies, as was having a herb garden. Children were expected to help with chores.

[@TheSastrikal]

Budgeting . .😊

[@Aleisha313]

I've been washing by hand all my life, never have I found joy in washing the dishes 😂 and yes I use a clothes line😊😊😊😊😊

[@TheSastrikal]

Compost for kitchen scraps....

[@janetstonerook4552]

In theory, this is all true. And wholesome. But very idealistic! Adherring to that daily routine would have been very challenging to poor old granny, especially if she had a demanding schedule and a life beyond her domestic chores. Or if she had any health challenges.

[@debrapaulino918]

Routine and scheduling is key. Habits.

[@lovefortruth3414]

@debrapaulino918 exactly! When I was younger and more fit, I ran around a hospital 8 hours a day, came home, cooked dinner, did laundry. On my days off, I did the weekly and deep cleaning g, along with itger physical activities. Now I have physical issues and can't fo all of that. I am a full-time home maker, and I break down the daily, weekly and monthly cleaning into smalm tasks per day. I also alternate between physical work and the more sedentary tasks, so that I fon't push myself tok hard. But it means that I really have to be disciplined concerning my free time and make sure I don't over-extemd them.

[@EvelynSaungikar]

Do little cleaning jobs while you wait for the coffee maker or microwave. Those 2 or 3 minutes,myouncan sweep the kitchen, or wipe down the appliance fronts, or throw out junk mail.

[@TheSastrikal]

Regularly oiling knives n cutting boards...

[@barbs116]

The dishwasher is actually cheaper it uses less water

[@debrapaulino918]

But uses electricity. Hand washing doesn't use more water. I scrape scraps into an old 3 gal ice cream bucket and goes in freezer. When full it's buried in my garden. Fill sink with a little water and rinse residue off plates with your hand. Dump. Then refill with a little hot sudsy water and rinse by dipping it in a little water in second sink. Prewashing is key and it's simple. I use the toilet to flush the soaked pots and pans crud.

[@kathylaferney5740]

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[@debrapaulino918]

Hand washing uses more water if you let faucet run.

[@Beginnerreadsthebible]

Not cheaper, just uses less water, according to the dishwasher industry...

[@dorismahoney1440]

Didn't see this g was old when I met her.

[@TheSastrikal]

Deep cleaning entire house.......regularly....

[@TheSastrikal]

Hand wash delicate items...the clothes...stay longer...

[@morganvillas6436]

Idk who's grandma you are talking about but it definitely isn't mine.

[@kellykersten8828]

lol

[@elisabethkorsh4577]

My grandma and my mom did. I learned from them and also learned menu planning. There is lots of info on line how to budget and menu planning. It is easier than u think. My biggest help is my crock pot. Toss it in and go to work🙂

[@morganvillas6436]

@elisabethkorsh4577 oh I know. I have watched it all. I was just making a statement about it not being my grandma.

[@summerniteh.3075]

Depending on your age it may be your great grandma or great great grandma. Someone who was a grandmother in the 50s, 70s, maybe early 80s if it was the later grand kids. The mothers of the grandmothers in the late 80s, 90,s to today.

[@morganvillas6436]

@summerniteh.3075 grandma was born in 1950.

[@barbarab9445]

Why do I 'need' to wash dishes by hand? That's fine if you like it, but I'll take the dishwasher any day. I'm a grandma now. The title of this video seems to be 'lecturing' women and it's narrated by a man. Doesn't he have something in the garage he 'needs' to do?

[@SaundersAllen]

Were no African-American grandmothers available from central casting when this nostalgic drivel was created?!

[@annsaunders5768]

It uses more water to wash dishes by hand. That costs more. They dont get sterile in a hand wash. Takes more time and energy to hand wash.

[@lori5142]

Irritating that a lot of mattresses now days are one sided.

[@darlenecarter7859]

Sure dont see any Gradpas washing dishes , or I dont.( Even tho they usually have outside jobs

[@EvelynSaungikar]

My Father In Law liked to wash dishes. The hot water soothed his arthritis.

[@maegardnermills4292]

Women have come a long ways since being a homemaker. Ladies we MUST do for OURSELVES FIRST. Too much giving to family, pets, house, yard and more domestic chores as food storage . Females, we all need to take care of OURSELVES FIRST. The days ( religion/cultures) of beig a slave at the stove, washing, etc is bringing our health down. I have recently now at 71, realized my complaints were way too much and gave me stress. I have to give myself 1/4 -1/2 mile walk in nature, daily. I wished, I did this sooner. No one appreciates what we do. Make the first step to giving your total body a gift.

[@emmaaustin123]

Dishwashers use less water. We are billed for every drop of water.

[@meliplay]

Ive washed dishes by hand all of my life . When we purchased our bew house we got a dishwasher. I hate it

[@TheSastrikal]

Rotating flipping mattresses regularly.....

[@estherpykett2194]

Must be nice to have all the time to do all these things lol. When men start bringing home enough income to allow me to stay home then this might be possible for women

[@jnacd]

This isn't realistic😂

[@TheSastrikal]

Plan meals in advance....

[@carolynhayes7950]

BALOGNA!!

[@davidmitchell6873]

Oscar Myer

[@SavingSavers]

Which habit from the video do you find most useful?

[@judypine7467]

Rotation of mattress but some mattresses are not made to flip over anymore

[@janeself9827]

Yes, This was my family style. Still is.

[@BENDRE49]

I ,too, am a grandma. And I too keep my home neat snd tidy.

[@Sugarput1]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🕊️🕊️🕊️❤️❤️❤️

[@zeeba36]

Working 40 hours a week makes it difficult to cook from scratch

[@ImaOKay522]

I did for 45 years! Stock pantry as he said. If you know how to cook, it's easier. Meal planning is essential, it's all in this video. 30 minute meals are plentiful.

[@laurasonnier]

It helps if you take breaks at work and meal plan. Then grocery shop at lunch. Cut the veggies at lunch too.

[@Sharlene-x4q]

I found that a slow cooker doesn't take long to prepare and you can go to work and come home to a dinner awaiting you

[@catzlady.8189]

Keep it simple and healthy. I roast a large whole chicken on Sunday afternoon. I shred it and put it in a glass container. Now you can make many easy meals. Meal prep your veggies. Glass containers keep them fresh longer.

[@lanagalbraith6542]

There are a lot of meals you can prepare in 20 minutes or less.

[@TheSastrikal]

Sweeping n moping floors every day...❤❤❤

[@TheHolywren]

Grandma held a standard.She demanded and received quality and service.Shopkeepers and repairmen respected her .No floorwalker at Macy or any football field sized store ever send her wandering on a quest.She knew her budget down to the penny so salesmen had to romance her with manners,patience and a decent useful product.She had a job.She belonged to a union of housekeepers that knew their profession and held the line that we now suffer from the loss of.

[@davidmitchell6873]

Have another drink.