15 Great Depression Era Money Saving Hacks (to start TODAY)

[@FranklinHanover]

I hang the just-washed wet items on wooden racks and plastic hangers on door frames. When nearly dry, I put them into the dryer with dryer balls to finish drying, making them fluff and wrinkle -free. Saves $$$ on the electrity bill.

[@royalblue8800]

I am so glad that you're back!!!

[@cathyphillips679]

Before I retired, I owned a cleaning business. We cleaned residential and commercial spaces. I made sure that we did most of our cleaning with vinegar and baking soda. It was effective, cheaper, and avoided any allergies that clients might have. The only thing we used on tougher dirt was occasionally we used a little Dawn dish soap (great for any greasy stain) and sometimes a Magic Eraser. Both of those things were expensive when you were doing multiple properties each day. I found that "elbow grease" was the best thing to use.

[@trinaweber9660]

Do you have any advice for a new up and coming cleaning service entrepreneur?

[@BlackSheep-83]

Ajax is only 1 dollar and it cleans anything!

[@cathyphillips679]

@trinaweber9660 When I first started, it was just my son and I. Once we got going, I hired some of my friends to work with me. We had such great fun working together! I didn't really spend much on "marketing" except to print business cards. I made up flyers at home, and my son and I went around putting them in mailboxes. "Word of mouth" was the best advertising. I always offered a discount for seniors. I put a flyer in every mailbox of a house with a "For Sale" sign on the lawn, offering a 2 hour clean on the morning of their open house. That did mean working on a Saturday morning, but I usually did those myself. Once a client was established on a regular schedule, I offered them a free cleaning for each referral that resulted in another regular client. My commercial clients all came from referrals. We had some clients that owned "student housing" at the local university and wanted just a one-off cleaning when the students moved out. They were awful! I quickly learned to charge ALOT for that service. I found the biggest secret was to do a GREAT job and don't turn down any work if you can fit it in somewhere on your schedule. I found that in no time at all, I had more work than we could handle and had a waiting list! Good luck!

[@sherirottweilersforever7772]

Elbow grease is your body. I had double carpal tunnel surgery after 18 years cleaning houses. I was fine after the surgery but I would never kill my body for money. So many people hate the smell of vinegar so I don’t use that. I like blue dawn soap and magic erasers a lot.

[@GoSAFASaad]

Great reminder! If you think about it, many of these things are just common sense. We've been so brainwashed!

[@velvetindigonight]

You popped up again after some years so I had a watch and then realised I was sitting here cosey in my 'hooded robe/housecoat' your suggestion from years ago and my cheap Ugg style sheepskin boot slippers! Thank you x PS And yes I'm pretty thrifty.........

[@carolwintx8248]

Drying racks are great

[@GoodVibes1997]

I grew up in Europe and there are drying racks In every household with laundry drying all the time, because it takes a while and depending on family size. You get used to it having panties, bras, shirts constantly nearby displayed, because most people really don't have the space except their living space. I still do hang drying for certain garments when the care label calls for it, but I love my dryer and when my European family visits they insist on using it. 😂😂

[@nadeawilliams7749]

I wash all of my clothes and dry about 10% in the dryer! I dry all of my towels and bedding.

[@beckyshell4649]

You can use small bits of leftover food to make burritos or wraps. Leftover mashed potatoes can be made into potato cakes ,fried potatoes or French fries can be chopped up and reheated in a skillet ,add a bit of sausage ,bacon, egg, cheese or taco sauce makes a good breakfast burrito . Bulk cooking chili,soup,meatloaf ,taco meat or bbq and freezing in single serving portions can be a quick easy meal instead of going out to eat.

[@maryjanegreen7601]

I love my freezer meals.

[@MH-nt5me]

I got a bunch of flannel on sale and the Christmas gifts for the adults in the family this year are sets of "unpaper" towels. For ours, I'm reusing a flannel top sheet. With the small flannel scrap pieces, I'm making reusable face rounds as an alternative to cotton rounds.

[@caziontherise]

Food- Pantry cooking saves money. Large plastic containers with screw on tops like from DT. Fill with rice flour oats lentils and beans. Potatoes and onion and carrots in fridge. Start there.

[@ragdollpreppers2648]

Amen! A bag of potatoes, carrots & apples…a bag of lentils, rice & beans , some oil or butter …salt& pepper…will get you through a week for a family…much longer for single person❤

[@That.Lady.withtheYarn]

I love a good basket

[@SherlynNeblett]

I am seeing this after Thanksgiving. I am having a turkey leg for breakfast in the morning. Lol

[@maryjanegreen7601]

Dinner For Breakfast

[@sharonwest1602]

Welcome back Dana yes good advice about eating leftovers 🙏🏻🙌🏻❤️1930’s

[@DebtFreeDana]

Thank you! 🤗

[@pamelaking4414]

Use tablespoon soap liquid detergent for Hg washers very concentrated ! I use 4 dryers balls if I use the dryer! I do one load of laundry for towels and our under garments and socks! All other laundry every 2 weeks and hang up on hangers on my bathroom shower pole for 30 years !

[@lauriec6948]

So glad you're back! I've learned so much from you - and I love leftovers!

[@DebtFreeDana]

Thank you!! 😊 💕

[@gaildurocher6553]

I freeze just about everything . All leftovers get put in sugle portions and frozen. It adds up quickly. I live alone so when i buy bulk meats i freeze everything in single serving sizes. I batch cook and freeze in tv dinner size prtions. Saves me ordering take out there is always a meal in the freezer.

[@jimmiepatrum]

I agree. I also live alone. Everything that I don't eat quickly gets frozen for another meal later. I'm curious. Do you meal plan from what you have in your freezer or do you just grab what looks good to you? I need to do a better job of mealing planning from the freezer as my freezer if way too full. Thanks much. Diane

[@gaildurocher6553]

@jimmiepatrum I mostly grab what sounds good. But I limit my options with the things that should be used up first. If that makes sense.

[@jimmiepatrum]

@@gaildurocher6553 Yes, that does make sense. Thanks for responding to me. Diane

[@sharongreen5656]

I do the same thing. I have single sized portions frozen and I grab one for work when I don't have something left from the night before.

[@SherlynNeblett]

I am single also. You do a lot of things differently when you live alone

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

There are new "old style" appliances still made. The less digital a product is, the easier it is to repair. Less expensive too. 😊

[@cc1k435]

So true. I do not need a smart fridge. I do not need an app for the crock pot, either. 😂

[@JM.5387]

If you live in the city, check out community gardens. For a small annual fee, we get our garden plot, compost, mulch, water, shared tools, and even basic seeds. We also have shared berry bushes, fruit trees, and an herb garden. Plus, meet your neighbors!

[@DebtFreeDana]

Yes! Thanks for sharing this!!

[@MaryPonder]

Great advice! Thank you

[@kaitlinobrien243]

Sitting eating potato n lentil soup yummy! ❤❤❤

[@DebtFreeDana]

Sounds good! 😊

[@eileenpalumbo6578]

Great tips! I'm vegan also but not my family. Would you consider doing a video on some of your go too easy vegan meals? Thank you.

[@kathyb8540]

I diapered my daughter back in 1980 cause we were poor 😂 she survived. Those big saftey pins were rough though I stuck myself several times but never her.

[@DebtFreeDana]

The snaps on the new ones are definitely an improvement over the pins. 😊

[@SpeakTruthBeKind]

My son was born in 1989 and he reacted terribly to Huggies’ disposable diapers so had to also use cloth diapers which needed to be double rinsed and yes he survived. I also wondered if he was toilet trained faster because of cloth vs disposable diapers because he didn’t like a wet diaper. 😉 yup, those safety pins could be brutal and I’d run the point through my hair to help them go through the diaper easier. 😁

[@silmuffin86]

​​@@SpeakTruthBeKindI cloth diapered my kids (the second I did both though because I went back to work when he was 1 and daycare did disposable diapers). My first was incredibly hard to potty train 😅

[@SherryEllesson]

Dana, good video! btw, I'm a whole food plant based eater too, and my bloodwork numbers improve every six months when I go for my regular checkups. Also, the use of cardboard might come with a caveat to use earth staples to hold it down if people live in a windy area.

[@DebtFreeDana]

True! I just throw rocks over it to keep it from blowing away - and leaves or mulch.

[@sherri.]

I always check youtube to save money such as fixing a burner on my stove that wouldn’t light, installing my programable thermostat, and cutting my own hair. I also eat WFPB and lost weight with the Starch Solution eating lots of potatoes!

[@amandachristianson5633]

Hi...so glad to see you are back.Yess😊

[@DebtFreeDana]

Me too!! Thank you!! ❤️

[@mrsjaynesarah1923]

As a frugal introvert, I couldn't love your videos more ❤

[@DebtFreeDana]

Thank you!! Love that. Us frugal introverts need to stick together. HUGS!

[@debdeleon9381]

Same!

[@mn9129]

Same! So glad Dana is back ❤️

[@rebacarmack8335]

My BIL would not eat leftovers, one day my sister was talking about him eating something that was a leftover,I said, Thought he didn’t eat leftovers? She said, He does now!!

[@marjamesquire8141]

My husband’s boss is really picky and she won’t eat leftovers either. When I’m out at dinner with her, say at a pizza restaurant, I inherit the leftover pizza that my family of 4 gets to eat the next day. So wasteful of her! So snobby. I just wanted to vent 😊

[@spir5102]

You can also think of it this way: not buying so much gives less to the billionaires.

[@lyndi9082]

I love your point, but I'm so dependent on amazon and walmart delivery these days.🥲

[@reviewsbygen5591]

You need to become sponsored by the state of Idaho since you love potatoes haha! No J/K! In my native country potatoes are a basic staple and obesity is very rare in my village. We literally eat it with most of our meals and in our soups. I don’t know why they are so demonized in the USA. It’s so strange because they have so many vitamins.

[@melissalee1709]

I'm in ID and love potatoes but many of ours come from WA state lol. My husband even helped on a potato farm one summer in high school. I helped for a week or two while on time off from my other job.

[@reviewsbygen5591]

@ oh haha! I’m sorry I’m from overseas and I always hear people talk about Idaho potatoes 🥔 🤣

[@suekurtz1024]

I think it is all the fattening toppers that go ON the potato that cause people to think potatoes are bad for you. Bacon, sour cream, butter…

[@reviewsbygen5591]

@ oooh yea that makes sense. In my native country we just eat them steamed with some gravy or mayo (tastes better than it sounds haha)

[@annawhite2506]

​@@suekurtz1024plus the fact they are high in starch

[@donnaj.bonnel2789]

Thank you Dana!! This is great info!!

[@DebtFreeDana]

Glad it was helpful! ❤️

[@robertkrumm2470]

before the industrial age, breakfast WAS leftovers

[@hereandabout]

. a repair for my dryer cost me 400 dollars . but still cheaper than buying a new one .

[@silmuffin86]

I bought a couple "oodies" (a cheaper knock off) and they keep us so warm while the thermostat is on 66. We also have fleece pajamas and thick duvets so we keep it even colder at night

[@CatherineMillar-cr2jb]

I hang dry all our laundry. My husband installed a line in our basement and I also have a rack. Works fine.

[@catgodfrey6451]

😊❤😊 Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🍁

[@DebtFreeDana]

Same to you! 🦃🍁❤️

[@Vmarigold]

Simple practical advice. Thanks 👍

[@loririvera5747]

New to your channel and really appreciate your suggestions

[@DebtFreeDana]

Thank you so much! Glad it’s helpful. 😊💕

[@MsSarahJam]

Thanks Dana 😊

[@DebtFreeDana]

Your welcome!! 💕

[@suekurtz1024]

I started my natural cleaning journey when I read the wonderful book ‘clean house, clean planet’ by Karen Logan. It has recipes for cleaning products. I have given this book as gifts many times. It is also at the library. Love your videos!

[@aprilstiek7430]

It’s shocking to me that people don’t eat their leftovers. I’ve always cooked a big batch of things so we could eat for a few days. However I have a terrible habit is letting fresh fruits and veggies go bad. I’ve wasted so much money and food that way.

[@athletemum]

I don't understand people's fear of leftovers, either....

[@fruitytarian]

I often eat half my dinner at dinner, and the other half for breakfast the next day. Freeze fruits and throw in smoothies? I also often do a Sunday stew and throw all the old veggies in the fridge into the stew 🤓

[@lyndi9082]

I've had similar issues buying too much produce that doesn't last. I buy for specific recipes, but then the dish lasts 2-3 meals. I've learned to cut back on produce, and also research what freezes well to use in another future dish. As soon as I get home I clean and prep veggies, like aspargus; I snap off the bottoms, place in a jar with a little water, covered w a baggie and it lasts well over a week! Same with herbs; they can last a month if washed & dried before trimming he bottom and putting in the fridge, in glass of shallow water w a baggie cover.

[@AnthonyGarlic-tr9br]

This is one of my favorite time 😍❤️💜 periods in history to study.

[@janicestamps6249]

I hang dry 75% of our laundry. All shirts go on a hanger to dry and jeans and pants hang on a drying rack in the laundry room.

[@ashleyross5874]

Commenting for the algorithm, :)

[@DebtFreeDana]

Thank you!!! 🤗 ❤️

[@angelgirl2001]

Great video 👍🏻

[@DebtFreeDana]

Thanks 😊

[@angelgirl2001]

@ you’re welcome, Dana.

[@angelbabe1977]

Commenting as i listen!! 😂😂 I always make comments during videos then have to go back and edit! I used to do left over for my FIL, but he quit eating it so now i cook what is needed, nothing more. We do a lot of fresh vegetables and meat (husband & FIL dtrict diet) so its mych easier to limit the left overs. I love my aprons!!! And yep, i wear my clothes mutiple times. Jeans especially. My husband would throw a fit if I hung something outside!! 🙄 He clearly didn't grow up backwoods poor! We fixed our own washer. But my dishwasher quit, I said heck with it, it is now my dish rack for drying. No unsightly dish strainer sitting on the counter. I prefer hand washing dishes anyway. I open windows when my husband is OTR and it's nice out. And furnace goes off. I need look into clothes menstrual pads.

[@Lee-ob8dh]

Happy Thanksgiving 🍽️🍽️🍽️🦃🦃

[@DebtFreeDana]

Same to you!

[@janetdevereaux6218]

My family grew up using baking soda as deodorant. It’s great! Just put it on over the sink and kinda brush off excess with fingers

[@craftykez]

Blows my mind that American's buy a house with a fridge in it. The only whitegoods that come with our homes in Australia is the dishwasher IF the house has one. We have to buy our own fridges. Do washing machines and dryers stay with a house too? The hoa thing about clothes lines outside, again blows my mind.

[@karenrobertson1944]

In Canada, most houses are offered without the appliances (white goods) in the asking price, leaving some room to negotiate them to stay if the buyer wants them. I suspect it's similar in the USA.

[@shirleyhess7]

Whatever was still in a serving bowl was eaten before anybody left the table. Someone said they'd eat the corn; somebody said they'd eat the potatoes, etc. , etc. No way to safely save food from one meal to the next. Even though we lived on a ranch - no electricity, no running water - we had very small servings of meat. and only one small serving per person was cooked.

[@cc1k435]

Lots of savings with cloth period products. Even if you don't cut out everything, you can still roll what you do save into healthier disposable products.

[@fruitytarian]

@2:00 I love potatoes! There was a stage when I was in high school where I told my mom that all I wanted to eat is potatoes, bananas, and cabbage...of course, she wouldn't hear of it 😅

[@DebtFreeDana]

I’m currently eating cabbage salad everyday for lunch. 🥗 🥰

[@fruitytarian]

@DebtFreeDana I've never heard of cabbage salad, will need to find a recipe and try it out 🤓

[@M.P.T.1.2.3]

I have been melting blue bar soaps in watter and i am going to try to use this on my washing machine after making it almost liquid. Less chemicals and much cheaper compared to powder detergente boxes. I hope this works

[@lyndi9082]

I would research build up of soap scum, as a concern that could possibly cause clogs. I hope it works!

[@M.P.T.1.2.3]

@lyndi9082 oh here you have written a few New words for me! I have to research what this is. I am portuguese 🥰 but i trully appreciate your coment. I will definetly look into it.

[@M.P.T.1.2.3]

@@lyndi9082 forgot to mention that i totaly diluted it in watter until it became a soft concentrated foam. I used the machine i use to blend vegetables for soup. Not sure if "blend" is the correct word 😊

[@lyndi9082]

@@M.P.T.1.2.3 vinegar is always a good back up if there's any residue, but I think it'll work well. 🙂👍

[@ramonalopez7516]

I am very anxious about the next 4 years so I’m all in on a low buy year. Only necessary items for me. At least that’s something I can control. Happy Thanksgiving everyone. 🦃

[@maramara3263]

I'm with you! Happy Thanksgiving.

[@DebtFreeDana]

Same here! Happy Thanksgiving!! 🍁💕

[@BlackSheep-83]

We tried the reusable period panties and they stunk so bad after awhile. I tried soaking them in vinegar and baking soda to get the smell out and they still stink so bad. Plus it was just time consuming to have to keep washing them. Same with diapers.

[@maryjanegreen7601]

I like making my own convivence foods. You can bread your own chicken and freeze it. Rolled tacos. I'm going to make some potpies in little pans. You could do lasagna too. The possibilities are endless.

[@LovelyMrsLong]

I've used Luna cups and cloth pads for 11 years. Never going back! Lol I cloth diapered my two younger kids. We use the library for books and dads and streaming. Peroxide and essential oil for disinfectant We miss Soup plantation so make a bit extra everytime I make soups or stews a d then put out small pots of soup for Salad bar night. Thos is also a great way to use leftover veg!

[@kimbare7434]

Thank you so much for coming back. You are very much appreciated. Have a great and peaceful Thanksgiving.

[@DebtFreeDana]

Thank you!!! ❤️💕 Happy Thanksgiving!

[@sarahs1691]

I'm drinking my morning coffee and laughing at the casual potato prop! So fun for a serious topic 🥔 I'm a big fan of savoury leftover food for breakfast, too 😊🍵

[@leeanneowens4055]

I love my aprons.

[@harshitsgamezone9922]

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[@hello-vs4me]

Never wear that

[@penny50533]

My electric vehicle saves me a lot of money. I had installed solar with batteries and paid for themselves.

[@RashelYeva]

!!I am at the beginning of my "investment journey", planning to put 385K into dividend stocks so that I will be making up to 30% annually in dividend returns. any good recommendation on great performing stocks or Crypto will be appreciated.

[@BensonTati]

As a newbie investor, it’s essential for you to have a mentor to keep you accountable. Ruth Ann Tsakonas is my trade analyst, she has guided me to identify key market trends, pinpointed strategic entry points, and provided risk assessments, ensuring my trades decisions align with market dynamics for optimal returns.

[@FederickLeo]

I managed to grow a nest egg of around 120k to over a Million. I'm especially grateful to Adviser Ruth Ann Tsakonas, for her expertise and exposure to different areas of the market.

[@BensonTati]

I don't really blame people who panic. Lack of information can be a big hurdle. I've been making more than $200k passively by just investing through an advisor, and I don't have to do much work.. Inflation or no inflation, my finances remain secure. So I really don't blame people who panic.

[@FederickLeo]

Without a doubt! Ruth Ann Tsakonas is a trader who goes above and beyond. she has an exceptional skill for analysing market movements and spotting profitable opportunities. Her strategies are meticulously crafted on thorough research and years of practical experience.

[@RashelYeva]

how would you recommend i enter the crypto market? I am also looking at studying some traders and copying their strategy rather than investing myself and losing money emotionally. What's your take on this approach? and How can i reach her, if you don't mind me asking?