50 THINGS I NO LONGER BUY: INTENTIONAL MONEY SAVING TIPS

[@Debbiesdilemmas]

It’s so commendable that you were able to pay off debt while raising four children. It just shows it can be done. My husband and I struggled with infertility for years and while it was difficult emotionally we just decided to make the best of the time and just to keep paying off as much of our mortgage as possible. When we had paid off half of our mortgage there was an opportunity to buy a larger home. We were going through fertility treatments still and so we continued to make the best of our time while I was still working. In the end we adopted our son after nine years of marriage and by that time we were mortgage free. By just cutting back, resisting temptation and being more frugal it is possible.

[@missmarjolein92]

Wonderful! And how lovely that you adopted your precious child. ❤

[@TheLoors-co3bv]

I love this. In a world of consumerism and materialism it is refreshing to have messages like this being spread

[@thebywordsshow]

LOVE what you said about contentment at the root of it! So good, Lana!

[@girlteachme]

Ah it such a daily battle for contentment, but yes it does make such a difference. Thanks for watching friend

[@fenree]

Hey, I just found your youtube channel and I really liked this video ❤ just wanted to let you know (since you care for what you put on and in your body) that deodorant crystals are naturally PACKED with aluminium, which is why they work so well, but also makes them not so safe 😢

[@girlteachme]

Ah thank you for letting me know. I will do some digging into this. I am always learning from you all too, so thank you for leaving a comment and glad you are here ❤️

[@haley1532]

I used diaper cream a couple times for my oldest,but then switched and breast milk or corn starch was actually what was my favorite for diaper rash anything!

[@girlteachme]

Good to know! Love learning from you all ❤

[@dbow2229]

Thank you for being so real and relatable. I really appreciate you!

[@girlteachme]

That means so much! I am always trying more and more to be myself in front of the camera and remember that I am just talking with friends, so that encourages my heart.

[@unraveledmotherhood]

Hahaha Lana, the library card I love you. I do owe $5 right now because I have five books on hold for too long. But I despise taking the kids to the library while they are all young I have opted to only put books I know are good on hold and made a rule that if the kids grab one off the shelf I have to read it first. The audiobooks are really a benefit though esp. in this season of having a nursing infant.

[@girlteachme]

Yes I do miss the library at times haha there are so many benefits, but it was another thing to keep up with and haha I know you get it

[@Under510]

Awesome saving tips!

[@connievanmeter3206]

I love ALL OF THIS!!! So enlightening! I’ll definitely be checking out the list of things you mentioned.

[@girlteachme]

Excited to hear how you like some of them!

[@mom4x1]

Very nice video, wonderful way to live. I can't help but think of my own childhood. We had none of the things you're getting rid of or don't buy, so it is true the pendulum is swinging back.Thank you Lord!!

[@girlteachme]

Ah yes, there is SO MUCH STUFF. It really is a weird sad problem huh?

[@darianalawrence643]

Great video❤ thank you!

[@girlteachme]

Thank you! 🤍

[@thelmaperez5328]

I like your videos Greetings from Panama

[@girlteachme]

Wow so fun! And thank you!

[@vsn5474]

Thank you for the video

[@girlteachme]

So kind of you!

[@sierragregory8217]

I just found you and omg I love how much we have in common I love paying off debt!!!!

[@girlteachme]

Yay glad you are here! And yes isn't paying off debt liberating!?!

[@Peaplesubsubscribe]

Just found your channel love it❤

[@girlteachme]

Yay welcome! So happy you are here!

[@dallasdemersful]

I don’t buy seeds for planting in the garden. Just saving the seeds from prior years.

[@girlteachme]

smart! then it is things I guess you know you like and eat

[@luciw8348]

Love this list. I also avoid fragrances, and paper goods lol paper plates, napkins, plasticware, and paper towels where possible.😅 plastic bags, but I haven’t quite jumped on the silicone train yet… mostly just use Pyrex😊 Also premade breads, pastries and desserts. They are full of terrible things and I like how they taste homemade better anyway 😁

[@girlteachme]

Thats a great list, do you have a fav place to grab recipes for breads etc? I want to grow in that area for sure

[@debbiemabrey9240]

I got rid of all my plastic containers and bought glass. So much better!

[@girlteachme]

Yes it is totally worth the investment I agree!

[@dbow2229]

One thing is destin diaper cream is AMAZING to reduce wrinkles, lol.

[@girlteachme]

wow I have never heard of that

[@dbow2229]

@@girlteachme it’s the high zinc component that really helps. Very inexpensive “wrinkle cream”! Teehee

[@ShoppingwithRina]

great video

[@girlteachme]

ah so glad it was helpful for you ❤️

[@janetstonerook4552]

I too have an aversion to plastic household items. They seem to be taking over our lives! While i cannot eliminate them completely, I've made it a rule not to buy any new ones.

[@girlteachme]

ok good to know i am not the only one

[@charlenebrissette3348]

I no longer buy paper products (paper towels, paper napkins). We bought a bidet so I don’t t buy toilet paper either.

[@girlteachme]

Wow that is so interesting, I never thought of how a bidet keeps you from having to buy toilet paper. Do you have to use some to dry off? So fascinating! And I bet you save so much on paper products!

[@charlenebrissette3348]

@@girlteachme I use rags just for that purpose then wash them.

[@katwolf897]

​@@girlteachme I used washcloths to dry off. Use it to dry once, then it goes in the laundry to be cleaned before next use. I just keep a container next to the toilet with all the clean ones.

[@melodylewis1354]

Great video ❤

[@girlteachme]

thank you so much 🤍 glad it was helpful to you

[@samanthadudley6412]

I buy black and white socks for my kids I have 4 boys and the two younger boys one wears white socks and the other one wears black socks and I do the same with my two oldest boys, it makes it easier for me when sorting socks and knowing who's socks are who's.

[@girlteachme]

Ah that is SMART! love that tip

[@janetstonerook4552]

I no longer buy weed killers or commercial fertilizer for my yard ir garden. Boiling water and a small hoe get rid of the weeds and compost and homemade fertilzers give me a lush yard and garden.

[@girlteachme]

wow i didn't know that about boiling water, thanks for sharing

[@lmagas-om9dp]

Have you read “Wild and Free”?

[@girlteachme]

Yes most of it, what did you think?

[@lmagas-om9dp]

Loved it!

[@girlteachme]

@@lmagas-om9dp Me too, have you gone to one of their conferences yet? They just opened the Franklin one today and it is a fun experience

[@drc4168]

You lost me at library card ... I'm sorry but what? Libraries are incredible for local and rural communities...they do so much more than provide books. Your "concerns" say more about you than about the library as a place where poorer people can access knowledge.

[@girlteachme]

Yes I hear you and truly I have really enjoyed the library at different phases of parenting. Especially when we went to read alouds when they were small. They can be helpful if you reserve books online and pick them up too. I just like to have a trusted book list to go off of, bc at my local library we would go, pull random kid books and I would start reading them aloud to find things I didn’t want to teach my kids. Also, like I said we had 2 accidents with books and the replacement cost was 4x what I could order the book for online. So in this phase it just isn’t worth it for me to do the library, but I get that we all have different seasons and lives ❤️

[@drc4168]

@@girlteachme fair enough, I apologise for being a bit sharp, it's just that my local library got me through some very tough times indeed. Sorry again! I agree, they shouldn't push agendas either.

[@girlteachme]

@@drc4168 Oh no worries, totally forgiven. I am so glad that your library blessed you in that way. It made me consider how my library was a blessing in a certain season as well. When my oldest was 2 we were at story time often and it made me realize that I needed to be reading to him more. And yes, the agendas thing is probably library to library, so I shouldn't give up on them all together. ❤

[@drc4168]

@@girlteachme indeed, but you're right to be cautious! :)

[@katwolf897]

​@@girlteachmeJust because the library has all the books available doesn't mean you have to check out all of them. You can still follow a book list when you go to the library to find books that have the same beliefs and ideas you want to teach your kids. Just because something is available doesn't mean you have to take it if you don't want to, but that doesn't mean you need to completely stay away from the library. Don't throw away the baby with the bathwater. That said, if you like to mark up your books, it makes sense for you to buy your own books. It's just not the frugal option.

[@KINGTHEYORKIE]

I no longer buy Yorkies 😂

[@mrs.g4550]

Yes for coconut oil for lube if needed but as I’ve cleaned up my eating and body it’s not really needed. I’ve given up all the scented things and same thing with trash bag getting me when pregnant too. I gave up news paper and any magazine subscriptions Gave up Apple phone storage monthly fee Cable and Netflix after they went woke

[@girlteachme]

So interesting! And what did you use for storage instead of apple?

[@haley1532]

I used diaper cream a couple times for my oldest,but then switched and breast milk or corn starch was actually what was my favorite for diaper rash anything!

[@girlteachme]

Smart!