Alternative Uses for Coffee Filters
What are various uses of coffee filters?
What is the cleaning mixture for vinegar and water?
Who doesn't want to save a little money and keep numerous dry goods fresher longer? Head to your laundry room and grab all the cloths pegs you can. Wooden ones are cheaper to buy. Keep a stash in your "go to" kitchen drawer.
My Frugal Life: Uses for Vinegar
I come from a family of thrifty recyclers. We were recycling and saving money way before it was the "in" thing. Mom and Dad taught us all to find new uses for things. Dad was a great believer in duct tape fixing everything!
Rub petroleum jelly around the neck of a new bottle of nail polish to keep the cap from sticking.
Alternate Uses for Dental Floss
For the past few weeks I've been writing down ideas to share for reusing dental floss instead of simply throwing it away after using. Here is what I've come up with which also gave me more ideas for uses beyond reusing after flossing.
I make it a point to shake hands with each person, which gives me time to repeat their name and ask a question that will hopefully relate them to someone I know or where they work for later reference.
If I don't already have enough similar pictures as screen savers, I scan the calendar photos onto my computer. Then, this morning, I took them to an elementary school. The lady at the office desk was pleased to take them and thought the teachers and kids would like them.
Use Single Earrings for Zipper Pull
Use up your single earrings by attaching them with a strong wire or something to your zip ends of all your purses and zipped bags. They are attractive unusual and very convenient if you have problems with your joints like me.
What can you use old tubes of toothpaste for?
Coffee filters are a very thrifty product to have in your kitchen. Not only for filtering the grounds on coffee, but try opening a few on your plate to drain fries and other fried foods.
Uses for Ben and Jerry's Mini Spoons
I had never had any Ben and Jerry's ice cream before. I know, insane, right? So last night I opened my first mini one, thinking if I didn't like it (NOT) I would only be out a dollar. They come with these cute little spoons on the top under a cardboard lid.
Tips for saving money on batteries. One very common tip is to store batteries in the refrigerator or freezer to make them last longer. Both Energizer and Duracell claim this has no impact on battery life.
My Frugal Life: Uses for Vinegar
I come from a family of thrifty recyclers. We were recycling and saving money way before it was the "in" thing. Mom and Dad taught us all to find new uses for things. Dad was a great believer in duct tape fixing everything!
Tips for saving money on batteries. One very common tip is to store batteries in the refrigerator or freezer to make them last longer. Both Energizer and Duracell claim this has no impact on battery life.
Tips for saving money on paper towels from the ThriftyFun community. An even better money saver is to buy washcloths or dishcloths and use them as napkins.
Tips for saving money on napkins. Instead of paper towels, we use washcloths for napkins. We use old kitchen towels that don't seem pretty enough to hang up any more.
