Garden if you can (garden maintenance is great for kids). If you’re like us, and you can’t garden, try containers for certain items. We have five herb containers on [...] Continue Reading…
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Day 29: Tame the water bill
September 3rd, 2009 by
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Our condo association pays our water bill, but reducing water use is an environmentally sound thing to do, so we try our best anyhow.
Here’s a few ways to reduce [...] Continue Reading…
Day 28: Keep a wish-list
September 3rd, 2009 by
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Create a wish-list and stick to it. You should never buy anything when pressed.
A friend of mine told me a story recently about spending some time sans refrigerator at [...] Continue Reading…
Day 27: Only shop the perimeter of the supermarket.
August 31st, 2009 by
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This is a classic frugal tip that is so good, it bears repeating. Supermarkets aren’t a good place to buy toiletries and many household consumables (diapers, paper plates, [...] Continue Reading…
Day 26: Coupons
August 31st, 2009 by
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There’s a hard and fast rule about couponing, which differentiates a tightwad from a cheapskate. Truly frugal purchases (by tightwads) are made of only the needed items.
For example—I [...] Continue Reading…
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Day 25: There’s an outlet for everything.
August 31st, 2009 by
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No, I’m not talking about what you plug in at home—I’m talking about outlet stores. They’re great! You may be able to locate an outlet store for practically anything, [...] Continue Reading…
Day 24: Make it!
August 31st, 2009 by
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Make what you can. Some people cut their milk ½ and ½ with powdered. (I do this only for baking—the family won’t drink it. Some make [...] Continue Reading…
Day 23: IMEX
August 31st, 2009 by
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In my area, (Seattle metro area) our county offers a catalog called the IMEX—or Industrial Materials Exchange. This catalog shows all kinds of items that might otherwise [...] Continue Reading…
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Day 22: Cat Litter
August 29th, 2009 by
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Sorry for you non-cat owners. Today won’t be especially relevant. I’ve got to tell the cat owners out there about something I’m a big fan of. It’s a product [...] Continue Reading…
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Day 21: Dumpster Dive at Home.
August 29th, 2009 by
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Yeah, I really said that. Take a good hard look at everything you throw out for a week. Why are you throwing it away? It didn’t come into your [...] Continue Reading…
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