Grandma's Frugal Habits (Viewers Share Money Lessons Passed Down from Generations Before Them)

[@beckyshell4649]

My mom grew up very poor and had a rough home situation. She was the oldest of 12 and was the cook of the family . The whole family survived on her dad's disability check. There was alcohol abuse in the home . My mom gardened and canned everything she could. She picked blackberries and any fruit she could get to make jelly. She milked a cow for milk, butter, and buttermilk. She made her little sister's dresses out of flour sacks. She always cut the zippers and buttons out of clothes when they became unwearable the fabric that could be salvaged made quilts and the parts that were worn out became rags. She always saved bread bags, butter bowls, "tin foil, "paper bags, jars, and any boxes that were received. Anytime my father's workplace would throw away anything he would bring it home because he said my mom would find a use for it. She made my dad's work shirts from sturdy plaid material and always put 2 shirt pockets. One of his coworkers asked my dad where he got his work shirts with 2 pockets at. I have a quilt that she made from scrap pieces of the shirt material. She had me when she was 39 and my dad was 49 . She died when I was 10. I wished I had got to know her as an adult.

[@maryjanegibson7743]

Here are a few things my grandmother did and taught me to do. 1. Wear an apron to protect your clothes when coooking and cleaning, and this cuts down on laundry. 2. Use old blankets as the batting in quilts, which makes extra warm covers. As kids we used to compete to get the most cozy quilts on our beds. 3. Cut old towels and t-shirts into cleaning cloths. 4. Don't use the oven for only one dish, which is a waste of energy. Think ahead to see what you can bake all at the same time, then all you need to do is to just warm up a dish for the next meal. 5. When sewing clothes for little children who are growing quickly, sew folded tucks in the sleeves and legs, and above the hems of dresses and skirts. When the child grows, remove the stitching from a tuck to add length. This can be done attractively with trims and laces to cover the lines that are created. This can't be done on all garments, but it works well on many of them and I did this for my kids. 6.This is something I didn't learn from her but did on my own and found useful. I found a pattern for basic pajama pants and reinforced it by ironing interfacing onto the back of it and I used it for years. It's easy to add width and length to it to make larger sizes. If you make the pants a bigger size than needed, make a deep hem and use the correct length of elastic for the waist --- they will just be a bit on the baggy side (which is very comfortable), and then let down the hem and put in a longer piece of elastic and to make a larger size. I found if I used really good quality fabric, the pajamas didn't wear out before they got too small, so lengthening the hem and adding to the waist meant the growing child could wear them longer. Then we use soft tshirts and sweatshirts as the pajama tops which make a comfortable set that looked really good. My kids each had favorite pajamas that they wanted to keep wearing longer so it worked out well.

[@tressalewis7004]

This was a very special episode, thank you. It reminds me of my grandmother. She was amazing and she knew how to save a dollar and how to stretch it to its full capacity. She knit mitts and socks,she made quilts, she did a garden every year and canned produce from it as well as making jam and other items, she dried beans, her entertainment was visiting the national park enjoying us beauty as well as catching a few fish… her idea of fun was roughing it in an old camp that had very few amenities sometimes no Amenities at all! I’ve been missing my grandmother lately so much and this took me back to the years loving her. Thank you

[@THEJENNIFERCOOK]

Tressa, thank you for sharing your special memories of your grandmother! Hugs to you 🤗

[@kathleens4252]

I loved these stories! Thanks for sharing them.

[@jenniferreese3116]

I love these stories. Many remind me of my Grandma. She always had sliced tomato, cucumber and onion on the table with her meals. I'm so glad she shared so many stories with me when I stayed the night with her when was a child. I cherish the journal I have that she wrote in later years with many of her stories included. I still have some soup bowls that she had. I think of her and my Grandpa's chili every time I use them and they bring back wonderful memories of meals at Grandma and Grandpa's house.

[@alinewright1093]

When we were very young we would go 40 miles to the big town. We would go shopping, one place the Bread factory outlet. Mom would buy the the chicken feed bag very old Breads with some sweets then a few reg items. To this day I prefer eating a tougher Bread than a soft one.

[@normanschranz4599]

My mothers 1952 Philco refrigerator and her Sears deep freezer are STILL working and had never had service

[@THEJENNIFERCOOK]

That's amazing!

[@kristinelaybourn5929]

Bacon grease is used to make gravy for biscuits. Add milk , flour, salt and pepper to taste. Whisk until thick. My grandma use to make it for her kids and grandkids.

[@kathleens4252]

I taught Dave Ramsey Financial Peace to high school seniors. One of the assignments was for the students to interview a grandparent or an elderly person if they did not have a grandparent. They had a questionnaire as a guide. It contained questions like how did you meet your spouse?, what was your first job?, how much did you get paid?, how much did your first house cost? etc. Each student had to tell the class about their interview. It was by far the most impactful assignment. The students were amazed to learn things about their grandparents lives that they had never known. They were also amazed at how different the times were and how they handled money back then. I heard students say repeatedly, “I didn’t know that about my grandmother.” Most students went on from the questionnaire and asked many more questions because they wanted to know more about their grandparent and what life was like for them. As someone whose grandparents died when I was young, I cherished the stories they told about their grandparent. We learn from the past and we understand people better when we know some of their history. I think the students were most astonished by the resilience they saw in their grandparent which gave them a new appreciation of who they were and where they came ftom.

[@dawnreynolds2991]

I have my grandma's washer and her refrigerator, these items aren't antique but they are from the early 1990's and still going strong.

[@THEJENNIFERCOOK]

Dawn that is awesome! 🤗

[@maryjanegibson7743]

My grandma had a reputation for being willing to clean up people's gardens after they had harvested all they wanted for themselves. So people in the town would call her and ask if she wanted whatever it was that was left in their garden and she always said yes. So she'd load all of us kids in the car and we would go and spend a summer afernoon picking vegetables and fruit, and then taking out the plants that weren't wanted any more and cleaning up the garden. So she got the food to freeze or can, and her friends got their gardens cleaned up at the end of the season, and all concerned thought they got the best part of the deal. Grandma and I would spend the summer canning food for the coming year. I loved being with her and regarded these times as a special reat, and I learned a lot obout frugality, being good stewards of creation, and about cooking and processing food. So I got the best part of the deal, too.

[@agnessymon8869]

It's amazing hearing the stories of people who lived through such hard times. Yet they lived to be 99, how amazing. Maybe we could learn from them. About hard work and cooking from scratch. All the processed foods are killing us. Loved this video.

[@THEJENNIFERCOOK]

Agnes I completely agree! ❤️

[@NdnUrbanCat]

Nothing builds appreciation for water until you have to haul your own.

[@samanthadudley6412]

My grandpa will be gone a year in November and I remember all the things him and my grandma taught me about farming, gardening, and cooking. Since groceries are getting so outrageous I have started cooking a lot of things that my grandmother made when I was a teenager and it brings back so many memories getting to watch her cook and learning how to make it the way she did it. The only downfall for me doing it is some of my kids are picky and won't eat when I cook it. At times I sit and tell my kids how things were when I was a teenager and lived with my grandparents and what we did and how we ate and tell them you think that because we have y'all help around the house with splitting firewood, cutting grass, and other stuff that it is hard or bad I did that stuff for my grandparents and I didn't mind doing it because I knew it needed to be done and I rather do it verses them do it at there age. My oldest is 13 and my next to the oldest is 10 and all they want to do is be inside and on a phone. I hate for them to have a phone but we got my oldest one so he can let us know if he is going to be late getting home from school or when he stays home and we aren't here we can contact him or he can contact us and my 10 year old has a phone that doesn't work besides it has a few games on it that he can play.

[@debbieyoung1688]

Jennifer, I could go on and on about my grandma. She was the most fantastically frugal woman I ever knew. She became a widow and single parent (never remarrying) with 6 kids in the mid-fifties when it wasn't really heard of. But she worked and raised her kids, even sending one through college, but she wasn't a wealthy woman. Every time we would go to visit her she would start, and cook all day, a pot of Brunswick Stew. Each time it was never the same because she always used what was on hand but each time that huge pot filled my parents and my four brothers and sisters and I. And was absolutely wonderful. She never let a person, child, animal ever come into her kitchen and sit at the table hungry without giving them something to eat. I don't think she ever owned a dryer because that was part of the fun of a hot summer day playing around the clothes line with fresh sheets. She didn't even get mad. Always had a smile on her face like she knew some incredible secret. She was a humble woman who kept a live a man I never met with the stories of their love and as I grew up and had a family of my own, she would say " Oh what Thomas and I began". I learned not only my frugalness from her, my way of cooking with what you have, but also , becoming a single parent myself, I think I inherited her courage, strength, creativity and bull dog unwillingness to give up through the worst of adversity. It was the little things she did that made you know she loved you. And this woman was happy. By the time she passed away when I was in my late 20's she was already wheelchair bound and fragile with osteoarthritis. Bed ridden, she died in her sleep. I know I should have been more devasted than I was but what when through my mind when I was told the news is that that night she got out of that bed and walked out of that room, to the man she had waited a lifetime for again. And I just smiled because she had given her whole life to us and in God's grace they are together again.

[@THEJENNIFERCOOK]

Debbie you just made me cry ...what an absolutely beautiful story about a beautiful person! ❤️❤️❤️

[@debbieyoung1688]

@@THEJENNIFERCOOK Thank you for the reply and nice words. I feel completely blessed to have been her granddaughter ❤️

[@samantharokes2143]

Money saving tip I use. I trim my own bangs between haircuts. Purchased one pair of scissors that I strictly use to trim my bangs so they don't get full.

[@shannonmorrison8055]

My mother had me at age 16. I was blessed to have my Great Grandparents help raise me so that she could work and support me. He was a Preacher and she a Sunday School teacher. She unfortunately passed when I was 12, but he lived to be 98. My most fond memories growing up were the times we spent in the garden, and sitting on the front porch preparing the vegetables we grew and traded with neighbors for canning/freezing, as they lived in the country with room for a big garden and some animals. I loved sitting there and hearing them tell me stories of the great depression and the simpler times. I wish I had paid more attention to the gardening and canning aspects now. I also remember sitting there helping cut material for quilting and sewing. We also raised chickens and pigs and took them to the swap meets and sale barns. I truly cherish the times I spent with them and all three of my sons were actually old enough to remember their Great-Great Grandpa before he passed. They were some of the best people I have ever known, always willing to help a neighbor or stranger in any way they could, I try to use what they taught me about being a good person and have also tried to pass that on to my boys. We do not struggle, but I have always taught my boys to be thrifty and shop sales and how to read a price tag so that they can figure out what is the better value. I always make it a point in my day if I am out and about to compliment/help at least one person, kindness is catching and cost you nothing to give away, and if you put kindness into the world it comes back to you in spades. A simple I love your hat or dress, opening a door, or letting someone go in front of you in line can really brighten someone's day. Thank you for these stories and tips, I absolutely love them and try to implement them when I can. Our world would be a much better place if we all lived a little more simply and were not so materialistic. Bless you and your channel for bringing all these wonderful stories and tips and thank you to your subscribers for taking their time to share with the rest of us. 💗

[@nancycerreta5629]

Well stated. Have a blessed day.

[@sharonsomers5513]

I love listening to these stories. Life seemed so much better than the times of now because of social media.

[@THEJENNIFERCOOK]

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[@taylorann7431]

What a lovely and thoughtful video Jennifer! One memory from my Grandmother who is still alive at 94 is that she washes all her dresses in cold water in the tub. They were bought over 40 years ago and look brand new because of the gentle care she took! She also told stories about how her own dad would only eat lard and peanut butter on a baguette for the day!

[@THEJENNIFERCOOK]

Wow, that is amazing, 40 year old dresses still looking new! Thank you for sharing!

[@nancykraus5127]

I grew up knowing 5 of the 9 of my great grandparents children. Aunty AL was born in 1900 so was an adult for the 1918 flu epidemic. She lived through 2 world wars. Passed in 1994. My mom was born in 1929 and grew up in a house with 8 adults because of the Depression. Some tips I learned, reduce, reuse, repurpose. Grow some of your own food. Even in a sunny window you can grow radish and maybe a few other things. Learn what can be foraged. Spent my life picking young dandelion leaves for cooking. Big older leaves are bitter. I am youngest of 6 kids so Mom also had to be frugal and use what she learned from her elders. Any left over meat or veggies went into the freezer for soup. Peeling and chicken bones were simmered for hours to make stock for soup. Use your freezer so you can buy foods when on sale and freeze them. If clothes were not handed down they were made into doll clothes or quilts.

[@marynienhouse6143]

This video is awesome! Can you imagine children now thinking cheese is a treat? We really do need to bring ourselves back to gratitude and basics. Thank you, Jennifer!

[@THEJENNIFERCOOK]

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[@zz-ic6vy]

For me now cheese is treat! So as for my child.

[@emilywilson7308]

I agree! Elders have a great perspective from experience. Dolly Parton has a great story growing up poor. You would cry for sure!

[@melodylewis1354]

I never realized till I was well into my 30s that I grew up poor because my parents always gave us the most important thing in the world and that was love ❤️. We always ate and we always knew we were so loved. I miss my parents every day but because of them I am who I grew up to be. Thanks mom and dad

[@THEJENNIFERCOOK]

Melody yes love is absolutely priceless ❤️

[@wendycrew1177]

Always great to hear information from others and their ideas. The only thing I would comment about the old washer is we received a washer from my husband's grandmother and used it for about 15 years so it was about 30 years old until I realized it was using over 30 gallons of water per load. Being on a well, that isn't very efficient. We purchased an energy efficient washer that uses about 10 gallons of water a load. What a significant difference. Not only the water savings but when it spins the washer takes a lot of water out of the cloths so drying time is significantly decreased. Guess you have to pick which is best in the long run but for us, saving 20 gallons a load, it was by far the best choice.

[@AJ.943]

Living until age 99; I have a feeling that happiness and very few worries….has something to do with such longevity. What an admirable woman; and how very blessed that person has been. ♥️

[@samanthadudley6412]

The only social media I use is Facebook and KZbin. I don't want to use Facebook anymore but I have to keep it because my kid's school's post anything happening at school or any bus changes on Facebook before they contact the parents ( if they even contact the parents). I get tired of seeing the same stuff all the time on Facebook.

[@waterfallpeace8057]

I love your videos & when you share sub stories. Thank you for sharing my story of my sweet, Christian Granny. It's so important to keep the old, lovable & helpful memories alive. We could learn so much. When she lived with us because she couldn't take care of herself anymore, she was a wonderful teacher of how to be a good friend, sewing, cooking, prayer. After dinner, we would sit & talk about her times of growing up & her life in general. We enjoyed them so much, we & the kids took turns Journaling her stories. Sadly, the Lord took her to be with him years ago. I'm still sad over it but I know we will be with her again one day. Cherish your loved ones & listen & ask about thier stories. You may learn something new or just make that person feel wonderful. Oh, the smiles she had telling us her stories. She use to say, even though she had struggles, there was a lesson in it. Keep the Lord #1. He loves us & she loves us. ❤️ I miss her but so grateful.

[@alinewright1093]

My mom always peeled potatoes boiled then partly drained smashed add to Taco meat, it binds keeps the season with the meat. So your meat doesn't fall out of the Tacos, also stretching the amount of meat. We would freeze the meat in portions for a meal. I personally only microwave a potato and add to my pan of Taco meat. Some folks use grated carrots. We made a big pot of Pinto beans then smashed and portion for meals. Taco meat and smashed beans in a flour tortillas were the best lunches. Mom would take out a bags the afternoon before so it was soften for our meals. We used bread bags. Sometimes she made the burritos ahead of time.

[@jonisoma5726]

Jennifer Cook you are one classy girl and I know it has been something you never had to pay for.

[@THEJENNIFERCOOK]

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[@puneshasankar]

Such a nice way to start my morning. A dose of gratitude. We have so much these days, and forget how little it takes to keep us happy.

[@THEJENNIFERCOOK]

Good morning Punesha!

[@TickledPinkTeri]

Jennifer I 💗 hearing these stories as they remind me of stories of my childhood. My daughters(in their 20’s) did not experience these things with their grandparents. I thought things were different when I was growing up but things were so much different for my children’s generation and the generations after them. Times are definitely different. Thank you so much for the reminders and the memories of the past.

[@123canadagirl]

Thanks so much for your kind words about my mom. Her death anniversary was this week so that’s been hard. I appreciate your kindness

[@marissatindel7073]

Thank you Jennifer. I appreciate you. You are making family better.

[@THEJENNIFERCOOK]

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[@sheilafreisthler4421]

I remember eating "stretch tators" at my grandma's. These were fried potatoes with eggs fried with them to make them go farther. It was a very good dish, and I wasn't aware, at a young age, that the eggs were added to make the potatoes feed everyone. Helping in the huge garden she had always seemed a treat, not a chore!

[@claudiagutierrez7218]

My mom did this with potatoes also. It was one of my favorites. I do this with hash browns and it is so good, especially with cherse.

[@ramonawampler5613]

I’m 53 years old. Neither my maternal or paternal grandparents had indoor bathrooms when I was small and I remember when they both did get indoor bathrooms. My paternal grandparents lived next door to us and had a small farm that we helped and shared expense on. We had cows, chickens, pigs, and a garden. So growing up we always had lots of beef, pork, eggs, and canned/frozen vegetables. We also had milk that my mom would turn into butter, cottage cheese, and whipped cream. I have wonderful memories of growing up rurally. At the time when I’d go stay with friends and they had store bought cheeseburgers, frozen fries, and other foods I thought they were rich and we were poor. Now that I’m grown I see how very rich we really were and try to stretch our money by gardening, canning and freezing foods, etc.

[@tanyajohnston8262]

such inspiring stories of real life. Brought tears to me also a few times. When I think of my grandparents who passes away when I was 7 and 11 years old. I remember their home, small but enough, furniture not new but in good condition, a large wood dining table and chairs for company dinners and when treats for me, where going to buy peanut butter for my sandwiches that I loved and chocolate milk. Not toys or "junk" food but I remember this as special times.

[@THEJENNIFERCOOK]

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[@amendadimovska4596]

Thanks for sharing, I deffinetly got teary 😢 I was fortunate to have lived with my grandmother my whole life and still remember her always fixing her clothes and washing a lot of clothes by hand even though we had a washing machine. We always had a veggie garden and she was out there everyday weeding, planting, picking. The fresh Veggies are great. My Dad has continued on with the green thumb. She lived to 96. We miss her lots...

[@THEJENNIFERCOOK]

Amenda those are beautiful memories 🤗

[@Babba08]

You said you love stories about people living through tough times so I thought I'd share a few things my parents said they experienced and that I experienced with them. My parents were both born in 1926 and so grew up during the Depression. Something my mother said was that she never knew they were poor, even though they were, because everyone else was in the same boat. And she doesn't remember ever going hungry or without clothing. She told us about going to her grandparents farm and her grandmother grabbing a chicken out of the barnyard, presumably an old one, and she'd chop its head off and it would run around the yard headless for a little bit and they'd have it for Sunday dinner. I know that sounds gross but it was a fact of life and that's what people did and probably still do today in some places. Of course, it was cooked on a wood stove and as you mentioned it was especially delicious. From what I understand, chicken today does not taste like the chicken back then. I've heard a couple of different people say that. My great grandparent's chickens were free range before anyone had a name for it. Plus, it was cooked on a wood stove. I'm certain it tasted very different from anything we eat today. My parents went through a tough financial time when I was about 5 years old and I can remember my mother mixing margarine and butter together in a big bowl. The reason she did that is because margarine was much cheaper than butter but tasted horrible back then apparently. Especially if you ate real butter your whole life! So it was to make it more palatable. My mother would not tolerate wasting food. She literally thought it was sinful to do that. I can remember having creamed peas on toast for dinner. It was exactly what it sounds like. Flour and milk and peas and toast. But I don't ever remember being hungry. And my father was only out of work for about 6 months and found a good job so it's not like my whole childhood we were poor. At the time my parents had 6 kids and ultimately had 7 so even after dad got a good job my mother was very frugal. She would even make some of our clothes and I can remember her sitting watching TV in the evening and darning socks. Anyway, those are some of my frugal stories. I've enjoyed hearing and reading about other's experiences and some of the ones you related got me teary eyed, too.

[@juliab628]

Good Afternoon, Jennifer! Wonderful video, once again. This was relaxing and comforting to listen to and it truly makes me feel spoiled and extremely fortunate.. 😌 One example of gratefulness and generosity that I know of is this: In countries where there is great poverty such as Africa for instance, the people there often report feeling rich and privileged when they barely have anything to eat because....they HAVE something to eat. And furthermore, they will turn around and offer all that they have to visitors whether it be food, shelter etc....even if it's their only chair to sit on or their last scrap of something to eat. They will spend hours preparing a meal for you if they expect you to be coming. It's unbelievably humbling. It's true. Comparison can be an evil thing causing envy and sadness. I agree about not wanting to talk about the old times when I was younger. I'm thankful at least, for the questions that I did think to ask of my sweet, sweet Grandma, Anna Mae, who was born in 1914. She never over indulged on food, ate simply, and lived healthily. She always would say that she made sure to have both a fruit and vegetable every nite for her supper, but if she had no meat, that did not matter. Meat was seen to her as a special indulgence that was served on holidays, mostly. I fondly remember her candy dish filled with Brach candies and when I asked her as a teen, "Grandma, how do not want to eat too many of those each day?" she'd reply and say, "Oh no honey, I just have one piece at night after I finish my supper." We have SO much. God is SO Good! And He always provides. We want to be a good steward, but in this year of today, it's far too easy to over indulge in so many areas. What we call minimizing, donating and decluttering today used to just be..natural behaviors for our sweet ancestors🥰😇 Have a blessed evening!

[@brittanym58]

We had a "8.99 a month" landline a decade ago we paid $36 for every month. We only ever got spam calls in the year we had it, so between the two annoyances, we cancelled it.

[@HerAeolianHarp]

Thanks for your empathy and nice channel with good tips. 😊

[@barbarasalley6486]

Jennifer, I am also empathetic and I cried just like you did when you read the story. Being an empathetic person is a blessing but sometimes it is hard on you because you carry their burden. Thanks for all you do.

[@sarahivilla9728]

I have a 6 year old son and a 5 year old nephew after I clean out his closet it goes to my sister she gets what she needs/wants for my nephew. Then I have a 3 year old niece and my daughter is 2 and a half. So my sister does the same with her clothing. Eventually my sons Spider-Man pjs have made it back to my daughter 😂 great video I love these , reminds me of my grandparents stories.

[@beatricealcaraz5799]

What a beautiful video Jennifer , it took me back to my childhood with my frugal parents and grandpa ,JENNIFER look beautiful with your top and sweater , thank you so much for sharing all those wonderful stories god bless .

[@THEJENNIFERCOOK]

Beatrice thank you so much! Hugs to you 🤗

[@Moonlightblessed]

Good afternoon Jennifer, I got tears in my eyes, I remembered my grandparents difficulties in life, I also felt humbled when you shared my comment, thank you, isn’t true? in my opinion we’re so blessed even with all of our struggles, we’re still so blessed, thank you for another wonderful and meaningful video, love your Channel!🌷

[@sandraboose3686]

Thank you all for sharing your stories they brought tears . Yes we have no idea how good we have it. I remember alotbof these things that my Great grandma had like the wood stoves to cook on. Wood piles on the porch out house etc. On yeah the hand pump that you pumped water when you needed. Doing the gardens sharing with neighbors. When I grew up we always helped neighbors and we all shared. Where we are now people don't want bothered. Blessings to all.

[@bundydata]

When I bought my house money was tight, I found two end tables people threw out. Early American style..which I didn't love. But I cleaned and polished covered with a cover let...I used those end tables for years. I've found perfectly good bookshelves just being tossed out.

[@JohnDoe-wb4iv]

Poverty and wealth is n the mind I once asked my big brother bill wat was the most valuable thing he ever had and he said wo hesitation a bar of soap an orphan girl n Somalia bout age 3 naked had nothing else but a bar of soap n she gave it to him it was all she had so that was the most valuable thing he ever had wow that's do Christ like n deep n unselfish

[@claudiagutierrez7218]

I love your heart, Jennifer.

[@Authorthings]

I'm also very empathetic. Probably why me and my husband are vegans. I don't think it's ever a bad thing. It's a struggle sometimes, but not a bad thing. I think I get what you're saying. Like when people are angry and upset, you can feel it. This world needs more empathy. Thank you for this wonderful video!!

[@cynthiajudkins2250]

I still have my mom's electric heater, it's got to be @ least 20 year's old or more and it still works better than the newer ones

[@patwagner9308]

🙋‍♀️😄 I see Debbie Young said she could go on & on about her grandma. Me, too !! I adored my mom's mom. Like so many of your viewers, I love hearing stories about people much older than we are & how they coped. There's so much to be learned from them! I was surprised to hear my name mentioned but honored that you felt my comments were worthy of being shared. 😊

[@joycegonzales4994]

We used magic Jack for our landline, because we already have Wi-Fi. And it’s like 40 $50 a year for the whole thing and we still can keep our old number for people who have had it for years

[@silviamonz2062]

I am with on the empathy side I have tears in my eyes listening to the comments you are presenting ,great advice from so many lives thank you Jennifer for sharing 🌺

[@THEJENNIFERCOOK]

Thank you so much Silvia 🤗

[@bex438]

Thanks for sharing these wonderful stories Jennifer- I'm also empathetic and a HSP and hearing these and seeing your reaction also made me cry. It's so important not to forget their stories and to try and be mindful in our own lives about what really is and isn't important, kindness and thoughtfulness to others and the animals and natural environment around us costs nothing but is absolutely priceless ❤️

[@THEJENNIFERCOOK]

Bex I love knowing you are empathic as well ❤️

[@rebeccasaunders2657]

@@THEJENNIFERCOOK 😊🤗❤

[@magomago7819]

Grandma used the part of the corn that attatches the kernals(not sure what you call it) and used it as "wood" to warm our shower water.

[@katerich1290]

The cob?

[@magomago7819]

@@katerich1290 Thank you Kate, I could not remember such an easy word🤣.

[@Masterclassonlife]

Tears came to my eyes too.

[@lindadenneypu6315]

My nana had the wood stove her food was amazing

[@THEJENNIFERCOOK]

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[@katerich1290]

I love these old stories. Also, the top you are wearing in this video is beautiful! I was born and raised in England and when I was a child, my grandparents would often speak about WW2 and all the frugal and creative things they did to get by. Food rationing was still in existence for several years after the war ended - when my parents young (late 1940’s/ early 1950’s). All of my grandparents were avid gardeners and my paternal grandfather always grew a victory garden up until he was housebound and no longer able to tend it. Their love of gardening passed down through the generations and now I grow a garden every year that I hope they would all be proud of. My mother had a feather duvet/ comforter that my great grandmother had sewn from bleached blackout curtains when the war ended. She had it until I was a teenager, it was probably 60 years old when she finally parted with it. It was patched and worn in places but she cherished it. It was so warm and comfortable. We were sad to see it go.

[@THEJENNIFERCOOK]

Kate I enjoyed reading your story! Thank you for sharing 🤗

[@mariasinclair9718]

Thank you dearly for your messages Really helpful

[@asc3998]

I wasn't going to have a landline anymore to save money, but the internet provider I went with only charges about $5 extra for it & it also gives me 250 minutes North American long distance. I switched from Bell Canada well over 10 years ago because of their astronomical charges. They keep sending me mail trying to lure me back (even though I've told them probably 3 times to stop). As if I would go back, lol. On top of the IP being so great on phone expense & free long distance, their tech support is amazing. If I call & it takes more than 2 or 3 minutes to speak to someone, I know it's due to a storm... I've been with them about 25 years & only had it go down a couple of times.

[@dianeplacht8201]

My mom would make powered milk and combine equal amount of whole milk and the powered milk - chilled us kids did not know she was doing and it saved money

[@virginiapeacock2710]

Thanks Jennifer - great video! Loved it 💕

[@THEJENNIFERCOOK]

Thank you so much Virgina! ❤️

[@mariasinclair9718]

Thank you so much There is great wisdom here I have a question What if we hiccup and spend some of our planned savings?. Grief I bought nice linen bedding on sale yesterday and saved some money. I thought it would be a great investment also I bought some presents for Xmas this year. But I greatly grieve spending from this year's savings plan. Is it oh no! Or well done in the long run. It's like I want to love great quality on a budget. Please can you speak about investing in quality and catching up on savings . Should I grieve? Love the wisdoms.

[@lindadenneypu6315]

All myfreinds and myself hand on clothes lineans appliances ect to ech other before we donate also and if we c a good deal we do the ring around to ask if anyone else wants us to pick item up for them

[@JohnDoe-wb4iv]

A girl I fell n love with is the most complete lady I've ever met if she doesn't know how to do something she'll figure it out or learn she's a good old great depression type nothing fazes her my dad uncle Dan Gramma n aunt Helen wooda loved her god if only she loved me back

[@anitamckinney7085]

Wonderful video ❤

[@THEJENNIFERCOOK]

Thank you 🤗

[@simonagrecu7856]

😥😥Don t cry!!!!

[@angelwings1]

Is a 30yr old dryer economical? I would think that they cost a lot of money to run.

[@thebestwillow]

14:10 - it's made them aware of things that exist that they don't have?

[@maria_w311]

Hi Jennifer 👋

[@THEJENNIFERCOOK]

Hi Maria 🤗

[@Autisticheather]

You are so sweet. I wish i could know you in person.

[@THEJENNIFERCOOK]

Aww Heather thank you so much! 🤗

[@sheilacarter4741]

Having a landline is ridiculous. I got rid of mine 10 years ago. I used to wonder what kind of messages I had at home waiting on my phone when you have your cell phone with you at all times what you should even if you miss a call you can get it once you realize you missed the call. Landline is just a big waste of money and if a doctor or something very important needs to get a hold of you you've got your cell phone with you