|
|
|
Hello,
We have a new topic site on ThriftyFun for budget and finance. It organizes all the budget and finance tips and articles that we have posted over the years. Vist the new topic site at: Click Here
Looking for a frugal solution to an everyday problem? Submit your request here: Click Here
Have a wonderful day,
Susan
Today's newsletter contains:
Today's Tips:
New Requests:
More Reading:
Today's Tips
Stubborn Tea and Coffee Stains
To get rid of stubborn tea and coffee stains in mugs add a good shake of detergent powder to a large bowl of water and leave the mugs in it overnight.
Heather from Vermont
Post Feedback: Click Here
Batch of Cookies from Cake Mix
If you need to make up a batch of cookies in a hurry, take a box of cake mix and add 2 eggs and 1/2 cup of oil. Mix and roll dough into balls and then into powdered sugar or granulated sugar and place on cookie sheet. Flatten cookie dough if preferred. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 - 10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool and you will have 2-3 dozen cookies. By Charlotte
Post Feedback: Click Here
This is an old trick but maybe someone hasn't heard about it yet. I save my banana peel after eating the banana and gently dig out an opening around my roses and place the banana peel, spread out with the inside of the peel facing the ground and cover. It adds potassium to the soil. My roses love it! Thank you.
By Mary
Post Feedback: Click Here
Maybe it's because I'm English but I'm horrified at some of the frugal tips I've read here (most are BRILLIANT!), like "dry washing outside, don't use dryer"I only dry indoors if I desperately need something in a hurry and it's pouring rain outside. Or the recent "Swiffer type" floor cleaner mops, what's wrong with the good ol' floor mop and bucket? If I could get down there, I'd still be washing my floors by hand, much more satisfying and corners and furniture legs get a little wash down while I'm at it. I know many ladies work full-time outside (and inside!) the home, but ~ come on, back to basics please.
Liza, in France, from England.
Editor's Note: Please feel free to leave feedback whenever you think a back to basics approach is more appropriate. All tips and articles are up for discussion and we all learn from one another.
View Article: Click Here
This is a really obvious tip but maybe not everyone has thought of it. When we open a bag of something in the kitchen (e.g. bag of nuts, packet of rice) but don't use all of it immediately, I keep a strip of cardboard with wooden clothes pegs on it in a drawer and we use one of those to close the bag - easy, frugal and they last for years!
By Gill
Read more ideas: Click Here
Featured Feedback: RE: Gas Saving Tips
Gas - or petrol as it is called here in Australia is also very expensive.
I cannot comment about air con - I don't have it, so I can't compare.
However, in Australia the oil companies have an interesting thing called a "Discount Cycle". This means that although the companies strenuously deny it, the petrol prices move up and down daily according to a cycle.
In Adelaide (where I live) the cycle peaks on the weekend, and the lowest price is usually late Wednesday night or Thursday morning. The prices can vary up to 10 cents per litre. Presently my local station has a high of $AUS1.08.9 (YES - they actually charge you in tenths of a cent!!!) and a low of 98.9 CENTS AUS per litre.
I usually try to make my tank last until Wed pm, otherwise, I will buy $AUS5 worth to get me through and fill up when cheaper.
By Anne Smith
More Gas Saving Tips: Click Here
Featured Feedback: RE: Stubborn Tea and Coffee Stains
Hi Heather,
I've also found that it works well to use a tiny amount of cleanser, such as Comet, on those stains. It takes them off immediately and leaves a shining cup.
Nancy from PA
Read more tips: Click Here
Today's Recipe: Blue Cheese Dressing
Make your own blue cheese salad dressing.
Ingredients
Directions
Put all ingredients into a tight closing container and shake well to mix ingredients. Store in the refrigerator.
Post Feedback: Click Here
Submit a recipe on the contest form: Click Here
Need a particular recipe? Submit a request: Click Here
Lots of wonderful feedback is generously posted by readers each day. To read all recent feedback, visit: Click Here
Tip Contest
Submit a thrifty tip and you might win... 
The Complete Tightwad Gazette
Learn how to save money and resources with this compilation of three successful volumes packed with sensible advice, hints, recipes, tips, tricks, and strategies.
New Requests:
How do you plant lilac bushes from another plant? Deborah
This article has 0 Feedback. Post Feedback: Click Here
How do you get rid of moles? Becky
This article has 0 Feedback. Post Feedback: Click Here
After a Christmas service at our church a lady was blowing out the candles and she got some on her silk blouse. She has put the blouse away because she doesn't want to throw it away but the wax is where everyone can see it. She has tried ice and stuff but it didn't work. Also I need something that will work on table cloths too. :) Ashley in OH
This article has 2 Feedback. Post Feedback: Click Here
I Would like to make my own bird cage. I recently bought Finches. I plan on getting more. My cage is going to be large, like an aviary. Can anyone help me on this project please. Thanks Sharyl
This article has 0 Feedback. Post Feedback: Click Here
Stained Delicate Tablecloth and Queen of Clean
I desperately need help getting a grease stain out of a very delicate and very expensive hand embroidered table cloth, and I can't find a solution in any of the books I've found. I would like to know if there's any way you can put me in contact with Linda Cobb, "the queen of clean" to see if she can guide me. Thank you for your time. Diana
This article has 0 Feedback. Post Feedback: Click Here
Soap for Removing the Smell of Smoke
What type of bath soap can firemen use, to rid the smell of fire smoke?
This article has 0 Feedback. Post Feedback: Click Here
Rotten Crabmeat Smell in Cabinet
We had a can of crab meat (2lbs) explode in our kitchen cabinet, shooting something akin to wasabe mash potatoes throughout cabinet. The smell is UNBELIEVEABLE! I was wondering if this is health hazard, and how to remove smell? cleaned as best we could with bleach, but it got into joints of cabinet. Any ideas? Thank, jbm
This article has 1 Feedback. Post Feedback: Click Here
Alternative Uses for Shrimp Cocktail Sauce
I send in tips quite frequently and now I am on the other end and am asking for your help. I have in my possession 2 bottles of shrimp cocktail sauce but it will not be used for shrimp nor any other type of seafood. Might any one out there have a suggestion as to how I may use the sauce rather than throw it out? Thanking you in advance for any info you can offer me. joesgirl
This article has 2 Feedback. Post Feedback: Click Here
Looking for a frugal solution to an everyday problem? Submit your request here: Click Here
More Reading
"So You're Planning an Outdoor Wedding,"
By Susan Dunn
The best advice I can give you is to test your ideas in the actual location under realistic conditions to eliminate unpleasant surprises. Work with an experienced coach or wedding consultant if you can, and keep in mind the following things:
View Article: Click Here
Steps to an Organized Kitchen
By Crystal Miller
The kitchen can be a complex room. So much goes on in there. There is a constant daily use of supplies and dishes and cleaning going on. So being well organized is a necessity. This is a room that needs a plan and a good routine to keep things moving.
Post Feedback: Click Here
Frugal Gifts for all Those Kids' Birthday Parties!
By Cyndi Roberts
Are your kids invited to numerous birthday parties throughout the year? Buying a gift, paper to wrap it in, ribbon and a bow, plus a card every time can get expensive and tiresome, can't it!
View Article: Click Here
Chiles
By Jennifer A. Wickes
Christopher Columbus discovered chiles on his arrival to the New World. Now these peppers from the Capsicum family play an intrical part in the following cuisines: Africa, China, India, Mexico, South America, Spain and Thailand.
View Article: Click Here
Thirteen Easy Ways to Reduce your Food Budget
By Monica Resinger
When trying to cut expenses, food is a great place to start because there are so many opportunities to save. One way to watch your savings pile up and be able to use it for a goal, such as a vacation, down payment on a home or paying off debt, is to put the cash you saved from any purchase into an envelope or a jar until you get enough to make a bank savings deposit. Make a strict rule to not use the money for anything else but your goal. Here are thirteeen easy ways to reduce your food budget that will help you achieve this:
View Article: Click Here
Here's a very easy cobbler. The filling also works great for pies.
View Article: Click Here
Find answers to Guinea Pig related questions on this site.
View Article: Click Here
All About Strawberry Pots
By Monica Resinger
Strawberry pots are the pots that are shaped like an urn and have 'pockets' up and down the sides of the pot. They are made especially for growing strawberries and are easy and convenient. You can also grow herbs, flowers or other plants in them. Plants that have a hanging habit put the pockets of strawberry pots to good use. Strawberries do have a hanging habit and don't mind being cramped because their roots are shallow so are an excellent choice for growing in a strawberry pot.
View Article: Click Here
Bread: bake it or buy it?
By Patty Getz
I often get the question is it really cheaper to make something rather than buy it. One example is bread, when you can buy bread for 50 cents, why make it? There are a lot of reasons, besides cost to make bread. Whether it is worth your time, and is cost effective, is largely an answer that only you can answer.
View Article: Click Here
Let others know that you like this Ezine:
Vote For the Daily Thrifty Tips
Support ThriftyFun
Three ways to support us:
1. Be sure to visit our website and check out our advertisers from time to time. They keep the lights on.
2. Post feedback and send us requests for frugal solutions to everyday problems.
3. Tell a friend about the Daily Thrifty Tips. Click Here
Thanks
Susan
http://www.thriftyfun.com
Like ThriftyFun on Facebook
