My grocery budget has been drastically reduced lately due to my husband's hours being cut. Normally, I would buy the powdered flavored water drink sticks for my family to put in bottled water. However, that is now a luxury item that we cannot afford.
For a refreshing, easy drink in the summer. Mix powdered lemonade mix with 7-Up, ginger ale or Sprite. Use the soda instead of water. Mix according to directions on the lemonade, add ice, and enjoy.
When cooking and serving out-of-doors, pick up one of those cheap, rigid plastic kiddy pools, fill it with ice, and set bowls of cold foods in the ice. You can also keep cans of juice or soda pop in the pool.
Not only is this a great way to drink water, but it's also a great way to be frugal! This works great with bottled water and makes tap water drinkable!
I found that our family was drinking an excessive amount of fruit juice, which is both expensive and has more calories than we really need. I now make a large batch of naturally decaffeinated herbal tea and mix in fruit juice to taste.
A great mold to use for an ice ring to float in a punch bowl, is the plastic container that store bought angel food cake comes in.
Benefits of Japanese Matcha Tea
Matcha tea is a wonderful, powder form of green tea from Japan. Recently, I began drinking this tea simply because I loved the flavor. Over a period of time, however, I found this drink had two other incredible benefits.
My family, like most families out there, is always trying to save money on grocery bills. One way that we do that is by watering down our juice! You will cut back on empty calories and sugar, so it's good for the waistline and the pocketbook!
Use Drink Mixes For Sweetening
Sweeten your tea by adding just a pinch of sugar-free ice tea or lemonade mix. It's much cheaper and more flavorful than adding sugar-free sweetener like Sweet n' Low or Splenda.
My daughter taught me this tip about saving money on coffee costs. She worked in a fancy coffee shop and they taught her tons about coffee, even though she is not a coffee drinker. Grind your coffee very fine (espresso grind) and it will go much further.
Skinnygirl vs. Sinless Margarita Mix
Has anyone sampled both of these low calorie margarita mixes? How does the taste of stevia in Sinless Margarita compare to the taste of agave nectar in Skinnygirl?
My husband told me as I walked in the door that he wanted something sweet to eat today. So he baked an "Alice in Wonderland Cake". I got a real kick out of his sense of humor when I looked at the cake. Enjoy!
We're all supposed to drink 8 glasses of water a day, but yuck! I don't like it. However, I do love sparkling seltzer water. So from now on, I buy generic brand flavored seltzers and fill half of a tall glass with seltzer and the rest with water.
This is for people who buy spring/drinking water. I like to keep water bottles on hand for convenience, but do not like spending the money to buy the individual bottles all the time.
If you drop a soft drink can on the floor, tap the top a few times before opening. It won't spew when opened.
What is the Best Wax for Sealing a Corked Bottle?
Is there a wax that can be dripped on a corked bottle that isn't brittle like dinner candle wax? Thanks.
For a delicious, make-at-home cherry cola, add maraschino cherry juice to your favorite brand. And, for a change of pace from everyday oatmeal, add a heaping spoonful of Ovaltine to the milk.
Making Smaller Quantities of Coffee with a Bunn Coffeemaker
When using a Bunn coffeemaker, can you make smaller amounts of coffee instead of a whole pot?
Can I Make a Tea from Eucalyptus Leaves?
Can eucalyptus leaves be boiled, strained, and consumed?
We love Eggnog for the Christmas holidays, but it is so expensive and so high in calories that I have found a way to reduce both the cost and the calories. I buy a half gallon jug of Eggnog (Yikes! $4.12), and pour it into a gallon container.
Whether you call it soda, pop, tonic or coke, we spend a lot of money on this sparkling beverage. Here are some tips for saving money on soda pop as recommended by our ThriftyFun community. Post your money saving ideas below.
Tips for saving money on tea from the ThriftyFun community. If I go out in the evening, I often take chamomile tea in my travel mug rather than coffee. I find that buying a good quality tea is worth the cost. From one tea bag, you can get a full pot of tea.
