Comments on: Tuesday Talk: Tightwad Tips & T-Shirts

By: ThatBobbieGirl

ThatBobbieGirl — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:34:07 +0000

I love Scotch-brite scrub pads - the green ones, but they can get non-scrubby pretty soon. This really does make one go further: i cut each large pad into small ones, about 1" by 2", just big enough for my "scrubbing fingers" to fit on and they get stored in a cute tin in my kitchen. Each of these gets used until it just won't work any more, then I get out another one. You're wearing out only a small piece at a time, rather than the whole pad -- it really does make them more economical! My recent post January 12 is Smack a Twilight Fan Day

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:18:32 +0000

Growlers! Brilliant! We usually drink locally brewed beer anyway, so that's a fabulous tip. Thanks!

By: Andrea Watts

Andrea Watts — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:48:29 +0000

I use half the recommended amount of laundry detergent.

By: Andrea Watts

Andrea Watts — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:46:51 +0000

I freeze leftover vegetables for soups or stocks and I add to it and cook a big pot of soup when I have enough.

By: ~vee

~vee — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:27:22 +0000

If you get a membership to a "warehouse" type store, rather than get the two cards for husband and wife, split them between households. I'm the primary shopper and my husband NEVER took his card out to use – it was a waste. One person will be the Primary account holder, otherwise, I get full membership benefits for half the price.

SORRY to post some many times! I had this all written out as one single post but apparently, it was too long. Since I'd gone through all the trouble to actually think…and then type it all out – I wanted to get it all submitted

By: ~vee

~vee — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:25:13 +0000

With multiple children, hand-me-downs are a fact of life. The other fact seems to be that my son can't use jeans without blowing out the knees. Ribbon to the rescue! Use heat-n-bond, fabri-tak or a needle and thread to add ribbon around the edge of newly created capri's for my daughter. I get to create some unique and creative designs AND not throw the jeans out!

Once a pair of jeans is completely shredded – I'll cut the denim into squares for quilts, the thick seam is cut into small strips to fabric glue into a "Texas" garland I've been adding to over the years and the pockets become cute accessories on a ton of other, small projects. I seem to like denim…

By: ~vee

~vee — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:24:34 +0000

When I peel veggies/potatoes, onion ends etc, I save the scraps in a ziploc in my freezer. The next time I boil chicken bones for broth, I toss in the bag of peels. Makes me feel VERY frugal since I get two uses out of the veggies, there's tons of nutrients in those peels and I'm not using nice, whole veggies that are going to be thrown out anyways once the broth is made.

Same with bread heels. No one will eat them, well…the dog will but that's beside the point . I toss them in a ziploc to store in the freezer for breadcrumbs. They also thaw quickly for impromptu duck-feeding!

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By: ~vee

~vee — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:23:53 +0000

If you have a fireplace, save your dryer lint! I keep a cute box on my dryer for this all year round. Also, add socks with giant, beyond-repair holes and maybe even small t-shirts that have been torn, stained etc. if you don't need more wash rags. Just make sure they're 100% cotton! I roll thin layers of lint and fabric between sheets of newspaper into small logs. The trick is to roll them up tightly enough that they burn slowly but not so tightly that they won't catch or just smolder and burn out. Depending on what I've used, I'll try to leave a tiny chunk of fabric hanging out as it catches fire faster than the rolled newspaper. Tie them closed with cotton string/yard and they're great, highly flammeable fire starter logs - all from free leftovers! My recent post Playing

By: Regina

Regina — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:50:02 +0000

I recycle used envelopes to write my grocery list on and insert coupons in. I'm all set to go to the store!

By: Megan

Megan — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:44:40 +0000

Hooray for Martha, Who? Shirts. HOOOORAY!

When my microwave is funky (hello, leftover snapper!), I cut a lemon slice or two and put it in a shallow bowl with some water. I nuke it for about 3-4 minutes. The smell goes and suddenly the baked on bits of baked ziti aren't so, well, determined and are easy to clean off. (Baked ziti bits? Don't judge!)

Thanks for the awesome blog. Keep on keepin' on!