Simple Frugal Living Habits You Need to Start NOW!

[@kathrynharris9680]

My Mom would add water to an almost empty ketchup bottle, and keep it in the fridge - we didn't use it. Then when she had an almost empty BBQ sauce bottle, she'd add water to it, and pour it into the ketchup bottle. She'd eventually add the mixture into whatever type of soup or stew that she was making!

[@bhnurse16]

I always add a little water to the almost empty jar of spaghetti sauce so I can clean out the jar and add a little more to my pasta hehe Your mom had the right idea. Every bit counts!

[@gloskindredkitchen5305]

More people should do that.

[@gloskindredkitchen5305]

​@@bhnurse16this is what I always do too😊❤

[@clairekuchel-klassen7103]

We all have our own system. I rinse my jugs and put them into my broth container in the kitchen. It all goes in, including the vegetable broth from cooking vegetables. No soup or dried beans taste the same. Potato broth is saved separately and used to reconstitute dry milk powder for bread. It becomes my personal little moment of nerdiness

[@deborahharper8994]

I add water to my shampoo, conditioner, hand soap and detergent bottles too

[@Izzyandiyanahstepsisters185]

Who today can afford Not to be frugal? When I listen to tips on being frugal they are things I have always done and never realized I was being frugal😅

[@JanelleReneeWells]

LoL OMGosh SAMEEE!!! 🙌🤦🤣 Yeah, because then I realized I must just have frugality built into me since I was raised in a family so poor that we barely even had a car or food & was even forced to live in someone else's house once so that we weren't homeless lol, so I guess saving $ has been forced to just naturally be in me now. 💁🤷😂 But, in today's crazy economy, I'm actually glad that frugality comes so easily to me. 🙌😆

[@mermaidlight5710]

My friend and I were both young single mothers and lived in the same neighborhood. We both needed a lawnmower and weed wacker. So…. We bought the two items and we split the cost and co- owned them! We would walk the mower to and from our homes. Sweet frugal memory. Love your channel.

[@philipe6293]

When my liquid soap and shampoo get near empty I always add some water and get multiple uses out of an “empty” bottle.

[@Preparingforyourpassingllc]

That’s what I do, also. Hair conditioner can also be used for shaving legs.

[@heyjude6335]

Stylists do this to make their shampoos go further.

[@robertadunaway7030]

I have always swirled the cans & bottles to get the last bits out and poured into the dish I'm making.

[@dabneydee9109]

Also swirl the last drops of shampoo, laundry detergent, hand-soap, dishwashing liquid, etc.

[@shaswatidas8552]

Hope I just love you...I am from India..eastern part of India near kolkata...I just listen to you and your beautiful methods of saving and bringing out the maximum...our grandparents used to follow these rules and we are taught and of course we follow...its just fantastic..to us American s are very rich people and do whatever they want....every talk of yours is just fantastic...I keep it written in my diary so that I day my grand children can also follow your path. I don't know whether you will read it or not, but my love, respect and gratitude for you and Larry...my heart for you.❤❤

[@UndertheMedian]

Your very kind words touched our hearts. We thank you for blessing us.

[@shaswatidas8552]

I am so so very happy that you responded to me...stay blessed and happy always...waiting for your next video...have a great day.

[@jaynemarshall9304]

When we were first married, and had nothing, my husband asked the older lady next door if he could I use her lawnmower in exchange for mowing her yard! Also, I keep a container in the freezer where I put the leftover veggies from meals, and when it's full, I make a nice crockpot of vegetable soup! I watch it fill up and 'plan' to have leftover beef or chicken to go into the soup as well! (They are PLANNED OVERS, not leftovers!!)

[@UndertheMedian]

Great name for leftovers. Planned Overs sounds more positive.

[@SassySue67]

I have always eaten leftovers. Sometimes it taste better the second time around. I absolutely hate wasting food. We do a wing it weekend, which means eating up any leftovers that are still in the fridge instead of cooking a new meal.

[@jenniferdavis2110]

Lol we waste so Much food here and people from 3rd world country don’t have food to eat!!!

[@sophiakitts]

Bottom line: frugality improved our quality of life. Whether it’s squeezing out the last of the ketchup or buying an affordable house, we’ve had less stress and more fun in our day-to-day lives. Not that we’re stress free or that every day is fun-filled with butterflies and sunshine. Nope. But living frugal gave us the choice to retire 5 years early and pay off our mortgage. It also ensured our kids graduated debt-free from college. Those were the biggies for us. Thank you Larry and Hope for the tips and tricks as well as the reminders that frugality isn’t deprivation and that there are a whole bunch of us who live frugal lives by choice. The Doppelgängers

[@UndertheMedian]

Hey, friends! Good to hear from you! We love that you used frugality to prioritize the things which were most important to you - and then made sure you paid cash for those things. That's frugality at its best.

[@ros8986]

Frugality is also ethical ecological living.

[@susanthielen7211]

I have a small hard cover note book I take everywhere that I use for grocerie shopping and I list what I need and I cross out what I buy so I will know I already have something and wont purchase again. I would be lost without my book. A absolute essential.

[@kerryjames6312]

Our economy is changing it important now to be frugual

[@KarenJenkins-w5c]

I agree about being frugal. I challenge myself to use everything up. I think it's great fun, looking at things differently.

[@pheart2381]

My tip is to buy xmas presents throughout the year,as and when you spot something suitable. Make a rough list and keep an eye out for those items being on sale.Ive actually got my parents reusing wrapping paper from the year before after I started doing it. Packaging like tissue paper and stripey brown paper can be smoothed out and saved for presents.

[@Mwilder05]

I do this too. My hubby calls it my Christmas Radar. LOL

[@jane2390]

Try using Christmas fabric 😊

[@stacyb6278]

I buy toys at a deep clearance at the end of the summer to donate during Christmas to different charities.

[@akbouton]

@@jane2390YEARS ago I made draw string bags from Christmas fabrics . I’ve used them for at least 10-15 years!

[@sarahsnowe]

You can actually iron wrinkled wrapping paper. Also, I find good used napkins and tea towels at thrift stores and garage sales and use them as wrapping, tied up with cloth ribbon. Pretty and practical.

[@StephanieMT]

Our library has a thing you can check out things crockpot, gardening tools, board games, knitting needles, music instruments. Also mueusms around here have free days once a month

[@RN-mn3jn]

That sounds like a great library. I've never heard of one with crockpot, gardening tools, etc to check out.

[@salvease]

I've also heard of toy libraries. Great idea for kids and their ever changing moods for a "new" toy!

[@janetstonerook4552]

I feel the biggest over all habit for being successfully frugal is being fiercely cheerful about it and taking it on as a challenge! I need to cut way back for the rest of 2023 to get back on track after major car repairs etc.. Now I stay home and simply don't shop if I'm not up for the challenge. Today I went grocery shopping very early and only used the contents of the change jar to buy my weeks groceries. I still have enough for a half tank of gas and a trip through the do it yourself car wash! It felt like such a psychological win. I have a weeks worth of food and gasoline from the handfull of coins and dollar bills that were just sittibgbthere in a jar cluttering up my desk top.

[@rianajansevanrensburg2444]

I have been on the journey of perusing minimalism now for n month. Came across sweedish death cleaning and we are both over 60 took the bull by the horns and cleaned out my kitchen and our bedroom and feeling so light in the process. I came across your videos this morning and just lived it. New subscriber here from South Africa. Thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@daviddeininger2938]

Go to a park & take your lunch. I just did those & Canadian geese & a deer were real close. Lorraine

[@sheilafreisthler4421]

Most of the county fairs in my area has free admission for senior citizens on a specific day. I may have to drive a bit, but I really enjoy checking out the 4-H projects and all the animals! And I make sure I eat something before going instead of eating high priced fair food!

[@greensorrel6860]

The fair food is also very unhealthy

[@brg2743]

True. The barbecue chicken dinners thougn are so good.🍗

[@mirandah123]

A way I avoid food waste also is simply cooking less and buying less food. Often recipes are written to make 6-8 servings which can be problematic for people who cook for only themselves. I either cut recipes in half or make the whole recipe and freeze the rest in individual containers. That way leftovers stay fresh and having a week of “freezer clean out” meals allows me to skip a week of meal prepping.

[@kerryjames6312]

I like going for long walks it helps destress

[@anneellison8188]

This summer, we've been visiting our state parks and picnicking there! We live in Washington State and there are SO many parks to visit. Only cost is the $30/yr park pass which we always purchase anyway. Its a very fun activity!

[@myaccount9498]

Try keeping it on your fridge & add to it as u run out or run low ❤

[@UndertheMedian]

So cool! What a fun summer activity.

[@StephanieMT]

I have 8 people in my family so its cheaper to buy a zoo membership. We spend 75 dollars and got to go into the zoo any time we wanted. Zoo would be 90 dollars for one time.

[@lindacgrace2973]

Volunteer! Feed the hungry, read to children at the public library, help the disabled run chores, walk dogs at the local shelter. Whatever... just get out of the house and out of your selfish little rut! You'll meet great people, you'll do some good in the world, and some good for yourself.

[@joycef8443]

And you may learn the lesson of “ there but for the Grace of God, go I”

[@lindacgrace2973]

@@joycef8443 An important lesson, for sure!

[@tvc153]

But I like my selfish little rut. Do you feel better about your virtue signaling now?

[@kathybeal4408]

Hard to do when you work full time!

[@lindacgrace2973]

@@kathybeal4408 I hear you! I'm retired now, but I remember what it was like with a full-time job and five kids. I also know a lot of people who work full time and still volunteer a Saturday every month to coach a baseball team or clean up the yards of elderly shut-ins; so I know it can be done. Just a suggestion, and not one that is appropriate for everyone.

[@kimjones1007]

I would agree on taking walks.i love taking the kids and dogs to waterfalls too. The best free thing.

[@victorwadsworth821]

How about addressing the disappearing print on receipts?

[@Gabi-lt4mx]

If you keep them dark it is no problem at all.

[@melindastookey3831]

Tonight our supper was made from leftovers, I turned crockpot chicken with fire roasted tomatoes into Crack chicken spaghetti

[@ros8986]

end of condiments can be watered a bit and used to make salad dressing (addded to oil and vinegar) - mustard, ketchup, jam, mayonaise (not all in the same dressing of course), also can be used in a sauce for cooked food - mustard is a great addition to a white sauce, ketchup in any red sauce.

[@Gabi-lt4mx]

Mustard can also be used in bolognese. We love it.

[@noelig4152]

End of toothpaste tunes, lotions...cut them open and use what remains.

[@LivinginCanaan]

If you are a veteran, Vet Tix is the best. We have gotten to see great shows for $5 a person. Venues/Artists give blocks of tickets to Vet Tix. I worry this sounds like an advertisement but it is not! We recently saw 3 bands in 2 weeks in the VA Beach area.

[@DeidresBudgetingJourney]

It’s not free but our local museum does walking tours of different things in the summer on Saturday afternoons or Wednesday evenings, you have to register and it costs $3 but it’s nice to walk and learn. I went to one and there was like 15 of us and I’m going on a different one at the end of the month.

[@DCupcake58]

I am energized when I look in my fridge to make a new meal out of leftovers. My husband often asks what the ingredients were in their first life. 😀. I made steak and egg hash last night from a small bit of leftover rib eye, boiled potatoes that I shredded and four eggs. We added some bits of cheese hanging around and some peppers from our garden. Our city has a senior center that 55s and over can go to for free. They have puzzles, books, events, a minimal workout area, pool table and craft items. They also offer a reduced price lunch for those over 65. And last but not least, our art museum, The Cleveland Art Museum is completely free. And it is phenomenal.

[@UndertheMedian]

LOL! I love the way your husband describes it. Perfect!

[@AGNESKopka]

My frugal tip is maintain your stuff. I bought used backpack for my son ( beautiful backpack) for 5$ on tag sale 4 years ago. My son is using that backpack 4 years and still will used this school year. I washed that backpack ( and scrub, spray with stain removal) few times every year. Is still clean as new. We can't find backpack like that anymore ( probably over 100$ new now). My son doesn't want new one. He loves that one. Nobody can believe is 5 years old backpack that he used for last 4 years every day to school ( 3 to 7 grade).

[@Magdalena287]

May I ask what brand that backpack is?

[@AGNESKopka]

@@Magdalena287 jansport

[@lynnettemurphy8243]

@@Magdalena287 I bought a backpack while on holidays in the USA in 2009, and i'm still using it regularly. Still looks great. The brand is high sierra. Bought it in Staples, think they had a sale on. I machine wash it on low temp. I'm not always the best at looking after stuff, so its testament to the quality of High Sierra that it looks so good. Its highly unlikely it will need ever need replacing. Well worth checking them out.

[@vickyjansen3544]

I put things that we're in a big container and put them into a smaller container. One it makes more room in the refrigerator but it also shows it's going out. When I feel it is going out I'll bring something down from the freezer or plan on making a new meal. Or put them into serving size containers for an easy meal to microwave.

[@brg2743]

Had some tomato paste to use before it expired. Added water and made tomato juice. I had used some in lasagna and didn't know what to do with it. Bought it during pandemic for some chili and used some of it. Just had too much. It is so much cheaper than buying tomato juice. Just added water, salt and pepper. If this inflation keeps going, who knows what else we will learn to do.

[@ros8986]

I would add lemon juice :)

[@lauramaillie3745]

You can also add tomato paste with any beef you cook. The enzymes break down the tissues and makes it tender. Add it to beef and barley soup. Make veggie soup, minestrone soup, pizza sauce, pasta sauce, bbq sauce, Chipotle hot sauce or glaze, basically any hot sauce. Happy cooking😊

[@손혜정-c3e]

Your biggest asset is each other. You both are on the same page walking life hand to hand, that's the reason you are successful. I am very very jealous and God bless you.

[@kaelaleedaley]

We just want to say "Thank You" again for the example you and your Son set in applying yourself in small steps to reach a greater goal. You shared recently about his success in studying Maths and this inspired us to have another go at chopping our Gas & Electric Bill down. Since moving, our bills have been nearly £60 a month (over this in the Winter) and this month, with diligent effort, we got it to £44!! We are so happy and this is helping us save up for the big renovation works that are needed all throughout the home. We purchased this home by living incredibly frugally and growing our deposit until we had enough to buy a real fixer-upper outright last year. We did 8 months of showering at the local Leisure Centre and still have a long way to go with every other room but we are happy and enjoying the process! Thank you and may God continue to Bless you and your subscribers - your regular, dependable and friendly advice is helping us to live at this very lean time

[@vickijacobs1853]

I had a friend who served Mustgo every Sunday. Whatever was in the refrigerator "must go."

[@lazr47]

When a bottle of mustard runs out I often add some vinegar and shake it up to use as the beginning of a salad dressing.

[@marlenerichardson4429]

Hi, new subscriber here… just wanted to say how wonderful I’ve found this video and how it reminded me of things my mum would do and I’ve stopped doing along the way. Growing up after the war years we didn’t have any money to waste and we would go to the park and fly kites that my dad made with old bed sheets and wood. Dad could make anything and they were amazing kites. We went for nature walks and collected leaves and pressed them in a book. We would take time to document were they came from and from which tree. Mum was a whiz at cutting up old Christmas cards and magazines and creating our own story books. My dad would take me out in my wellingtons and I spend may hours jumping in puddles and kicking piles of leaves in the air. It sounds so simple and uninteresting but I remember loving it. There’s so much more I can remember and we (my brother and I) were loved but I know we didn’t have much money but at the time life was wonderful and so innocent x

[@mona6713]

Great video! Library- yes yes yes. Stresses me out that people (adults) don’t use the library. Museums, many of them have a free day. Your birthday/ many places are free to YOU in ur birthday.

[@americafirst9144]

I grew up with a mom who served leftovers for a month. Reheating the same food over and over and over. It is a wonder I will eat them at all! I only keep them for about 4 days though.

[@joycef8443]

The same thing for a month? Sounds very d@ngerous!

[@heatherwillis8891]

Columbia Community Band gives free concerts in Columbia, SC We love the library for books, magazines, audiobooks, and movies.

[@juliemoore6957]

We LOVE leftovers!❤ We eat them for lunch, and even have a "Leftover Night " each week!

[@UnStrungHero]

I don't use much ketchup, but I remember watching my mom rinse the bottle out with a little vinegar. She put it in soups or meatloaf or??

[@Mrsmadison45]

Making our own salad dressing from what we have on hand has really reduced our grocery budget, Being out doors is totally the best way to reset our brains 🧠 ❤

[@stephenbell9274]

I have pen pals and so enjoy writing letters and receiving letters. And making friends through letters. We attend bible study each week . And church on Sunday making lots of friends. All the while growing closer to our Lord.

[@barbchumbley9142]

Loved the blooper!! Our weekly clean fridge meal is called "seek and eat". You get the sloppy joe, I will finish the pasta.😅 We have been blessed with free fresh produce. I have canned 8 quarts of green beans, cooked up fresh seasoned beans, have had sweet watermelons, cantalopes, blackberries, more tomatoes than we could use, so we shared with others. Starting to fill in the can goods we have used by buying sale items in bulk. Living the frugel lifestyle gives us the opportunity to take advantage of good sales.

[@virginiadugan7852]

I really enjoy your channel. You are so committed to frugality!

[@marjoriebouwens6000]

My husband has found lawnmowers out to the curb more than once while walking our dog. He wheels them home and checks them out. One time he just cleaned the filters, etc and it started up and worked. He gave that one to a neighbor that needed one. He just found one the other day that had a wheel off (but the wheel was sitting on top of it). He brought that one home out the wheel on and it works great. He's using that one because our push mower died. Our riding lawnmower we got at a discount by bartering with the company selling it. My husband does their sign work. They needed some signage and he asked if we could take the cost off the signs off of a mower. They did. So, bartering is another good way to get things 'free' or at a discount. Thanks for your great ideas. I really appreciate the e book that you have. I'll definitely get it and look at it. I am super thankful that it's free. ❤️ I kinda cringe when people say that they have a book or menu plan or something that will help save a lot of money but then they ask you to spend $20 to get it or subscribe to a monthly $9.99 thing and get menus each month, etc. If I had that money to spend, I wouldn't necessarily be in the market for what they're offering. So, thank you! You're very kind and helpful!

[@kerryjames6312]

Will be God willing no spend saturday monday and tuesday ❤❤

[@Spot4art]

Do overs, not leftovers. 🤗 any bits of meat leftover become stir fry. Any bits of cooked veggies go into an omelet. 👍 love your channel❤️

[@clare6896]

Thanks for these tips.

[@mermaidlight5710]

Our library has free passes to culture centers , museums and the like in our area. I love the library. It’s one of my happy places. Thank you Eleanor Roosevelt for starting libraries.

[@Alicesgardenau]

Community centres often have free art and cooking classes ☺️

[@carolengle6218]

Didn't know ty

[@Alicesgardenau]

@@carolengle6218you’re welcome I hope you find a class near you

[@gmw6337]

I do that to ketchup, mustard and all other sauces 👍👍 love leftovers.... I try to do zero waste on food... I'm pretty close to hitting it ...👌

[@henriettearea9782]

After watching this video, I did my first ever WRITTEN fresh food inventory. I was amazed to find several meals that we have been working through this week. I always tried to be aware of fridge contents and use them up, but the act of writing down what I found had a huge effect. Also, I always turn bottles upside down to get that last molecule of contents!

[@UndertheMedian]

We love this so much! It always surprises people when they do that first inventory and realize that they don't really need to go to the store.

[@rhondashephard-z7p]

I did this and dropped by grocery bill from $150 to $75

[@UndertheMedian]

@@rhondashephard-z7p, that's so awesome! Congrats!

[@ruthdennisKnits]

I turn bottles upside down also.😊

[@victorwadsworth821]

Is there a store policy for taking kids back?

[@Joce123]

Lol

[@myaccount9498]

😂🤣😂

[@salvease]

You need to make sure to keep your receipt.....

[@susanwheeler949]

Those are the receipts with. That disappearing ink! 😂

[@sashawilkinson6978]

I go foraging for something to do for free and the bonus is sometimes you come back with free food too ❤

[@juditvizl3246]

I reuse not so dirty serviettes and tissues. I have 2 cats in my apartment and those things are good to pick up dirt or clean any mess. When I clean windows with paper towel, dry them and reuse them. And the list goes on. 48 years old Hungarian.

[@brendaechols5929]

I remember when we use to help our neighbors out back in the day. Sometimes people still do it.

[@americafirst9144]

I've heard that some libraries will loan out tools and other things.

[@jerryspinosa5466]

Cutting the tooth paste tube with scissors at the opposite end of the flip top and flatten out the tube until completely empty. Now this is normal.

[@janetstonerook4552]

Re: food waste. I am a single retiree and get torn between buying more expensive individual servings of fresh foods or buying family sized packages and hoping i can use them up before they go bad. I'm doing better but still havent figured how to use up a bag of salad before it gets stale!

[@thebaroness2977]

My sister told me to wash the whole head of lettuce and let it drain well. Place in a container, cover with a paper towel, then the lid and... turn the whole thing upside down for storage in the refrigerator. I was rather skeptical, but my green leaf lettuce lasted more than a week ~ almost two! She prepares her family's salad for the entire week using this method, along with whichever other vegetables and when it's time to serve then dresses it, sprinkles cheese & cashews on rather than croutons.

[@patz6689]

Wow! So simple, obvious…and yet we haven’t been consistent with the watering down stuff before tossing: ketchup, shampoo, moisturizers, sunscreens, hand soap, and anything in a semi-liquid state. Great reminders!

[@brg2743]

Took what was left of last night's smoked sausage....chopped it up in pieces, and put sour cream, potatoes, milk, and mozarella cheese on top. Baked it and yummy good.

[@samanthadudley6412]

Our lawn mower was broke and my husband bought a used one from someone and after my husband started cutting our yard it broke and so we took our other one took a repair shop and it was cheaper then buying the used one and so when we took the used one we bought to have it fixed ( so we could have a spare one) they told us that it was so messed up that we would need a new motor for it so now my husband is going to take it to the scrap yard. If my husband just took the money he originally soent on the used mower to have ours fixed then we wouldn't have lost the money we paid for that one. What i am trying to say is be careful when buying used things because the person that sold us that used one supposedly worked on mowers and when my husband contacted him right after it broke he pretty much told us that there was nothing he was going to do about it. Also if you already have an item that you are looking to replace because something is wrong with it, it might be cheaper to have it fixed then buying it used.

[@ricksherman34]

You can tell your kids eat the leftovers or starve. Take your pick.

[@christinephillips3435]

That's what I used to Say that to mine.

[@ezmealstravels9221]

Food pantries are great blessing!!

[@Gabi-lt4mx]

Frugality is a lifestyle.

[@HomewithCheryl]

Thank You for another amazing video. I cut open toothpaste tubes and lotion, shampoo etc to get the last of it out. Definitely going to do the fresh food Thursday approach to stop wasting food. Really going to have to search because most events here cost money, even our local lake you have to pay admission to get in.

[@samanthajones1044]

Great video, great reminder too if all the things you can do while frugal living as I do feel like a hermit lately! Loved seeing the pictures of the nature near where you live very pretty.

[@judithscharf6318]

As frugal as I am, I can’t stand my husband’s frugal habit of adding water to ketchup and salad dressing. I just put the bottle upside down and get 99% of it out.

[@UndertheMedian]

LOL! That's okay Judith. Lots of folks in the comment section are drawing the line at watering down ketchup.

[@stacyb6278]

My grandmother would add a dash of milk to bottles instead of water;)

[@barbsinclair7352]

The point of watering it down is to shake it and get ALL the remnents of it from the bottom and sides and then it tastes the same as it originally was, just don't add too much water.

[@zuozhen4758]

I’ve always water the spaghetti sauce bottle to get every ounce of sauce. The bottle is clean after I’m done with it!

[@rhondashephard-z7p]

Use exceptionally cheap red wine to rinse bottle, with screw top lid

[@glendaslanina9939]

I water down every bottle!

[@tressalewis7004]

Thank you for all your great tips! When I was a child, I would often witness my mother adding a few drops of vinegar to a ketchup bottle… I guess it would work much like adding a little bit of water to catch a bottle to get the last bit of catch-up out. Keep up the good work guys.

[@Meli_Mels]

That's a great idea! Vinegar would taste better than diluting with h20

[@carolsmith2969]

I always cut condiment containers open and scrape it clean. Storein sm containers till used up

[@lydiagibbs9106]

Thanks for reminding me of all your tips in one video. So helpful. Love you guys❤

[@brendashortt1073]

Daily trips to the dog park. You meet fellow dog lover's and get outside for air and exercise.

[@kathycourter]

Adding water to the last of shampoo and conditoner to get another use out of it

[@lb-rd4hw]

We fish (half of us just hang out to chat and enjoy the scenery, lol) or have picture contest hikes- the kids see who takes the best photo (the adults vote, usually a tie go figure, and we have plenty of great pics for phone backgrounds to get us thru our long winters).

[@karilods1593]

I enjoy your ideas but I have to point out or ask if anyone else experiences this. We live in a town of less than 2000 and the closest town over 5-10000 is an hour away. It is very hard to sell things in rural areas that will bring half of what they are worth. It’s also hard to find free things to do because you already have to drive over an hour most of the time. Even to drive into town to the local park takes me 15 mins and it gets very repetitive to just go to the same small park every weekend. Living in a rural area verses a more urban area is night and day different. Although I wouldn’t give up my little slice of country life for the urban life lol.

[@GEAUXFRUGAL]

When in the presence of a clerk ask them,"Did you include my senior citizen,aarp,cheap old dog discount?" Like you said find out the cost paying yearly vs monthly. My uncle pays and additional ($7 last I checked) charge each month and a higher premium. Then again you're pushing 80 you might not be here in a year.

[@Joce123]

Just when I believed that I had thiught if everything! Great comment.

[@Joce123]

Thought of

[@lauramaillie3745]

We are doing the retirement experiment, and so far we are doing great! I really thought we would be strugling, but between your frugal tips and what we we were already doing it has been fun!❤ Love your videos!

[@UndertheMedian]

We're so glad to hear that it's going well so far. Yay!

[@simplybirdie6481]

What is the retirement experiment ?

[@lauramaillie3745]

@@simplybirdie6481 the retirement experiment...my husband and I have a separate account to where we put in a particular amount that we would most likely have to live on during our retirement every 2 weeks and we pay all expenses ( bills, food, household, auto stuff, gifts etc.) Any extra moneys we acquire such as paychecks /tips etc. go directly into a different account. However money that we get from rebates, and as gifts can be used. Every week we do our sit and sip and go through our accounts, receipts, bills coming up etc. And talk about how we can do better and give each other high fives when we do good. My husband generally takes care of the monthly bills, and I take care of the household purchases (food, misc, gas, repairs). I didn't personally didn't think we would do very well when my husband retires, but so far he has proved me wrong. 😀 So far it has been a fun challenge. 😆

[@stevehartman1730]

I get 10 lbs chicken thighs for $6.50, i cook it all up add egg noodles n aftercooled to room temp i freeze it . I eat from it twice a week but dish out some for my 3 cats. I do this to also save on canned cat food n they love it. In winter it warms them up. N its a treat

[@stephenbell9274]

We make salad dressing with ketchup mayonnaise and relish we call it homemade thousand island dressing. We also make tarter sauce with mayonnaise and relish.

[@mae9064]

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[@kerryjames6312]

I put cheese in freezer

[@dabneydee9109]

Me too - especially shredded cheese.

[@ros8986]

Me too!

[@kerryjames6312]

@@ros8986 it keeps longer

[@salvease]

Perfect for casseroles because it tends to crumble.

[@papermason]

Water down the ketchup and maybe add it to a tomato based dish if you don't want to use it for its original purpose. I add all the bits and bobs of veggies to a stir-fry for lunch. Bugs got the cabbages I planted, so I culled through them and I was able to find untouched leaves and hearts -- came to about 2 heads out of the 6. The rest were almost completely consumed, but will be composted. Deer ate my potato plants, which didn't blossom and got a bit of blight, but I dug around and found 83 potatoes in 4 big pots. Planted nasturiums, they're beautiful and completely edible, in fact they're referred to as Indian cress. Delicious radish/cabbage/watercress flavour. I walk, do housework, crocheting or embroidery, drawing, painting, cooking. I'm a cataloguer at a public library -- look at your local libary branch's online catalogue to see what's available, place a hold on the item(s). You might have to wait a bit, but it's free. We have Nintendo Switches with the games and Mario Karts, sewing and sergers, disc golf, pickle ball, etc. in our Library of Things. I do pay full price for some things, such as my size in clothes -- hard to get where I live.

[@turnovertheleaf5505]

I wish ya'll were my parents! Such a wealth of wisdom and kindness. Thank you for sharing

[@rubaidasharmin4579]

Not with catch-up but l do it with hand wash refill packets.

[@lesleyhoban6559]

I use some water to rinse out almost all my condiments including mayo mustard bbq sauce .. u get it and it all goes into a container in freezer ..I add I it when making soup stock or soups blends in

[@AR-ln7ln]

I got a compost bucket with a filter. I throw food in trash and that made me take trash out more often than I otherwise would have. Now I see how much food I waste as it stares at me. I live in apartment, but visit my sister who has a compost pile. Seeing how fast the bucket gets full, was shocking.

[@mirakostova6633]

You guys are brilliant, thank you! I loved the tip about the fresh food list 😊 we waste so much food in our house

[@debrabyrd592]

We go to the library to exercise. We park on top or bottom parking garage walk to the farthest entrance. Inside we use the stairs to go up or down. We walk from our entry to the farthest point. We do this quietly and discretely so not to disturb anyone. Then we select books to read to exercise our minds. Fiction is a great mental stimulator.

[@davidsandraramey742]

Just found your channel...love it!!!

[@combatduckie]

m ysecret to never throw any food away is to deepfreeze everything i cannot use up in due course! As soon as i notice i cannot or don t want to eat something before it perishes, i simply throw it in my deepfreezer, maybe cut into single portions, depending on the type of food.

[@kerryjames6312]

I bought a pair of glasses from chemist thinking i had lost my scriot glasses then i found my prescription glasses so will be returning chemist glasses

[@stevehartman1730]

Ketchup... we always did it.

[@littlebug1026]

i water down my sketti sauce jar but I don't like ketchup that much lol I love you too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@cmakowski100]

I add water to ketchup bottle then use it to make homemade salad dressing. Yum!

[@stephenbell9274]

Any leftover rice is added to another dish like soup or meatloaf. I use a scraper on all jars and bowls amazing how much more you can get out of the container.