Don't waste time to save money. Do THIS instead.

[@EzstaJane]

What an amazing little rubric! These are all little calculations I take in to account, but never actually put in to a fully formed thought or a tangible process like this. I love it! I found your channel today and have been binge watching for 2+ hours. Love your work!

[@Homegrown_Hillary]

Oh my goodness! That's a lot of my face for one day 😂😂 But glad you're enjoying them!

[@countrysister700]

AMY!! I learned to spell DACYCZYN (pronounced "decision") when she originally published the newsletter. When it arrived in the mail, I sat with coffee and devoured it. This is super info and lifted my spirits at this very strange time of news, economy and politics.

[@CJRewired]

I loved that newsletter

[@katherinerichardson1767]

Interesting way to calculate your thrifting. It is always a good idea to go through your frugal activities to see if you are actually saving time and energy. Never thought about the other element of enjoyment. But you're right to include enjoyment. Because I like to feed my family well, I look forward to the discount sales at the grocery store because I feel like I am the great hunter in this modern jungle of shops. My store always has good sales on foods we love at our house so it would be a 5 on my chart. I also shop for used items for the same reasons you do but shopping for furniture, clothing and equipment is not a regular activity so I would give that category a 4. Thanks VERY MUCH for your insight on how to calculate frugality in the home.

[@porterlockwood2032]

This is a great framework for easing my guilt when I just can’t follow through with every frugal idea I have. Using this approach, rather than feeling guilty I will feel purposeful and informed. This is tremendous!

[@Homegrown_Hillary]

YES! Exactly!! That’s how I felt when I realized it- like a burned was removed.

[@dqst2012]

Haircut idea- turn on a favorite show ( my father inlaw, the Poppa, does all the local grandsons--11 regularly, and the out of state ones when they come to visit) he turns on a show for the littles on a tablet and they sit so still, has done this for them simce their 1st haircuts usually about 9 months of age 😊

[@Homegrown_Hillary]

Ahh, thank you! My three year old is due for a haircut again, and I’d forgotten about the “watch a show on a tablet” trick!

[@dqst2012]

@@Homegrown_Hillary our youngest is 2 and this or holding a car while getting it cut work great!!!

[@amygregg1658]

I used to cut my wiggly toddlers’ hair and I found it was easier if they had something to do with their hands. One trick was making homemade play dough and letting them only play with it during haircuts. Yep. It would get full of hair clippings, but they didn’t care 😂. A messier option is letting them play with cornstarch and water during haircuts. The cleanup was a pain, but the cost benefit analysis was good for me because it reduced the struggle of getting them to sit still! 😅

[@Friftymumaof1]

Hello from the uk 🇬🇧 I love love to save money. Me and my husband are both low income , live free activities , doing crafts with my son, walks, rides in the park x

[@cindysams9832]

The haircuts! I've been cutting my husband's and son's hair for at least 25 years and I've saved HUNDREDS of dollars I'm sure.

[@Homegrown_Hillary]

That’s amazing!

[@naomieckert9689]

Childcare here in BC Canada is income based and subsidized by the government. Last year I payed 1.65 for two children 1/2 and 3/4. This year our income went up so now I pay $102.27 for both kiddos. I’m so thankful for the childcare savings.

[@Homegrown_Hillary]

Woah! I didn’t know that! That would definitely make the math different.

[@alondrakelsey7706]

This was such a cool way to look at saving money!

[@CentsibleLivingWithMoneyMom]

You got my wheels turning, This is a great idea.

[@Candy-le5wk]

Maybe you could do a home economics class, one hour. And show how to do it with kids around. Finding a safe place for you and your kids. Charging a specific price for basic knowledge and so on ???

[@Homegrown_Hillary]

What a fabulous concept. Soooooo many different ideas just popped into my head, haha. Not sure I'd charge for something like this, but I LOVE the idea! Thanks!

[@roslinney4285]

Loved this video Although I've been frugal all my life, I've never thought of it in this way. Thank you

[@wendyw4023]

In 2023 I started keeping track of how much money I save by spending about an hour each week comparing prices at the 2 grocery stores near me. I use their websites to do this, before I leave the house. I just kept a tally of how much I spent and how much I saved on the receipts, and tallied that at the end of each month. I learned milk is always cheaper at Food Lion, but Harris Teeter on-sale items are cheaper than Food Lion would have put that on sale for. Using your chart from this video, I figured out that I earned $44 per hour in savings for doing this research each week. I'm retired, and I never made $44/hr in my life. lol Here's a tip that helps me save money: When I get low on an item, I add it to a list I call my "If On Sale" list. This week Orange Marmalade was finally on sale, and I got 4 jars of it & saved $1.79 per jar with the sale price, $0.53 per jar with an E-Vic 4 day sale(extra discount for receiving emails from Teeter) and $0.10 as a senior discount for shopping on Thursday. So I saved $2.42/jar, making it a 56% discount.

[@Homegrown_Hillary]

Way to go! That’s an amazing sale.

[@bmedve3427]

I'll definitely adopt the "if on sale list" as I haven't worked out a price book with the sales rotations, yet.

[@wendyw4023]

@@bmedve3427 Since supply chain issues started, I've noticed that products aren't going on sale in a set rotation anymore. Even after COVID waned, the sales haven't been predictable. My fave coffee creamer wasn't on sale for >two months, but it was on sale in January and it's on sale this week. When I get down to the next to last creamer container (I buy powdered), I add it to my IOS list. Since it hasn't been on sale consistently recently, I'm going to buy more tomorrow. I have 3 left, but there's room in the pantry for more. lol

[@charleneknottsrubini2220]

Excellent and unique video! You really have your head on straight. I’m glad to have found your channel.

[@Roseandross7]

Very clever! I will definitely do this.

[@rob-toolsandtech2521]

Hi Hillary, I found you on Nate Black’s survey you responded to / commented on. That was an awesome video. I do often do things like this when I’m making a decision or choosing priorities. This was very well laid out, and engaging. I love that you seem genuine. It feels like I could be just sitting access the table with a friend. That’s the vibe I usually try to go for (not always), but I don’t think I do it so well all the time. As an aside, i totally get it about not enjoying all of teaching. Coming up with cool things that the students will enjoy, watching a kid “get it”, and some other things are great, but some other parts not so great. I’ve subscribed. Keep up the great work.

[@Homegrown_Hillary]

Thank you so much! You really didn’t have to provide any feedback, but it’s so valuable to get a fresh pair of eyes. Thank you! Good luck on your channel, too 👍

[@tammysturm9701]

Very interesting! I never would have thought of this approach. I totally agree on the hemming!

[@jonnaborosky8836]

Excellent approach and info! Ingenious! I wouldn't be able to pick between those 2 options. I'd do both. That's just how I work.

[@somomm733]

Kitchen, but if you get overwhelmed might be good to switch between the two

[@KerryJames-l6z]

We definitely need good mental health spend time with family

[@therealninjess]

If you really want to fine-tune the calculation, you could consider the difference in time instead of the absolute time. For example, if it takes the hair cutter ten minutes to cut one kid's hair and it's in the same shopping center as another errand, the extra time you spend cutting one child's hair is only 10 minutes, not the full 20, which means you could multiply the cost savings by 6 instead of 3. (Unless you can be otherwise productive during those ten minutes you're waiting.)

[@Homegrown_Hillary]

I love this!

[@abidashah4943]

Lov u hillary lov watching goood saving ideas 💡 💖 😘 💕 ❤❤❤❤❤great tips and tricks 😉 👌 😀 👍 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@BackroadMoney]

I love this idea, great video!

[@dqst2012]

I love your content 😊

[@patzumach3425]

Iron on hemming tape is quick !

[@Homegrown_Hillary]

Have you found a strong one, though? I’ve tried one or two, and they haven’t stayed stuck…

[@FulanITales]

Amazing tips ❤ I really needed it 😀🙏

[@siiiiiiiiiimo]

Such a beautiful cabnet behind you 😍 That piggie is so cute!!

[@Homegrown_Hillary]

Thank you!! Gotta love Facebook marketplace and thrift stores. 😊

[@hopebritton3087]

Good morning!! ☀️

[@Homegrown_Hillary]

Morning! 😊

[@mariavelazquez2881]

I pay $35 for my 10 yo girl hair cut + tips and it hurts 😢!! And I tried to cut her hair maybe twice and it wasn't cute!😅

[@Judith-b3t]

Check out a how-to book at the library.

[@KerryJames-l6z]

I walked to Aldi's and back saved $14 cleaned house saved me $45 cooked dinner saved$40

[@laureldreinking]

It seems to me that how much a person engages in an activity is directly correlated to one’s values and/or one’s abilities to do that activity. For example, I could save, or rather not spend, about $30 per month, cutting my husband‘s hair. I would enjoy doing that. However, his hair would look like you know what. Consequently, I do not cut my husband‘s hair. Additionally, to me, saving and not spending are not necessarily the same thing. Are we actually saving the money we are not spending? You may have “saved” $480 buying the marked-down bacon, but you would have “saved” even more had you not bought the bacon to begin with. I am not suggesting that buying the bacon was a bad choice, especially if your family eats a lot of bacon. Rather, I am suggesting that buying a product just because it has been marked down is not necessarily a good idea. If the product, food or whatever, is not something that our family uses regularly or ever, buying that product doesn’t make financial sense.

[@Homegrown_Hillary]

Absolutely! Buying food (or anything) just because it’s on sale and not something you actually need is a recipe for disaster.

[@krowman8458]

The piggy bank in the background was perfect for this video lol

[@Homegrown_Hillary]

Right? I saw it at the thrift store and thought “yup.” That’s a background right there 😂

[@kirstenscholz4482]

Hello from Germany 🙂

[@kims1941]

I have never heard of a "buy nothing" group. I always check for grocery sales and buy accordingly.

[@Homegrown_Hillary]

Oooooh you have to check them out, if you’re on Facebook/willing to make a Facebook account. Just search “[your town] buy Nothing group.”

[@DianaEnkelis-hq6ze]

You are earning tax-free income by doing these things yourself! 👏

[@Homegrown_Hillary]

Ha! I just finished writing a script that used that phrase. It’s so true!

[@DianaEnkelis-hq6ze]

I read every Tightwad Gazette newsletter back in the day and followed her ideas!

[@KerryJames-l6z]

Halloween is a no way here or wearing thrifting clothes or dumpster diving or picking up items from the curb no way

[@chuckvenable4409]

Saved $20.00 every other week buzzing my own head. I remember it used to cost me $3.50 to get a haircut. Not anymore. At $20.00 they lost a customer.

[@Homegrown_Hillary]

Yikes!! $20 every other week is insanity.

[@KerryJames-l6z]

I cooked for beef stews $17 saved $39

[@milda0820]

💖💖💖

[@KerryJames-l6z]

My love language is ptoviding

[@josmith2002]

😮😮😮😮❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊

[@KerryJames-l6z]

I prefer to pay for good quality meat eggs fruit vegies

[@kims1941]

Couldn't your husband just buy the correct length pants?

[@Homegrown_Hillary]

No, unfortunately! We haven’t yet found a store that carries his exact sizing.

[@trinabenyi8791]

As a short person I will say that they don't always come in the length you need. Or one could be in between lengths. So I guess the shorter answer would be no, you can't always buy the correct length

[@siiiiiiiiiimo]

Its also common Bloke etiquit to not try on clothes at stores. We look at it, assume it fits then wear poor fitting clothes for 3-7 years till we buy a replacement

[@Homegrown_Hillary]

@@siiiiiiiiiimo🤣🤣🤣