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Uses for Old Garden HoseBefore throwing away a leaky water hose, there are a number of ways it can be reused. This is a guide about uses for old garden hose.

A mug that says "Happiness anytime anywhere, just pick it up" next to a window and a green vase.

My Personal Guide to Frugal LivingEvery person has his/her own way of living. There are different types of people and each one's lifestyle is unique but for sure, we all wanted our lives to be easier to fulfill our desires, to fully enjoy the things we possess and live a better life.

Couple Sunning Backyard

The Non-Vacation VacationSometimes a staycation is exactly what you need to relax with out traveling far away. This is a guide about the non-vacation vacation.

A sepia photograph of a young boy with a metal tub outside.

Please, Share Your MemoriesYes, it was wash day, again. The clothes were boiled in water heated in a cast iron wash pot above a roaring fire. Then they were scrubbed on a scrub board, using lots of home made lye soap. Or, if you could afford it, store bought Octagon Soap.

Uses for Bread Bags

Uses for Bread BagsThis is a guide about uses for bread bags. So much of our food comes in plastic bags. Reusing them helps cut down on waste in our landfills.

A rainbow over some fields.

Country Meets CityWhen I was five, we would travel from Hamilton to Roebuck to see my dad's parents. We loved it there, even though there was no running water or any thing fancy. There was a built in toilet, like an outside outhouse. I remember my aunt carrying the pail to dump, she hated it.

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Reviving Dried Up Markers

Reviving Dried Up MarkersTry reviving your dried up markers before thawing them out. Check out this video and learn how we did it.

Rain Barrel System

Rain Barrel SystemHere is a video that shows you to make you own rain barrel system for harvesting rain water.

How to Make a Recycled Lid Push-along Toy

How to Make a Recycled Lid Push-along ToyHere is an easy craft you can do with your kids, and they can play with it afterward!

Ways to Reuse Your T-shirt

Making a Halter Top From a T-shirtThis video shows a simple innovative idea to re-purpose a t-shirts into a cute halter top.

DIY Recycled Magazine Organizer

DIY Recycled Magazine OrganizerThis video gives great detailed instructions on how to make stylish and functional magazine organizer.

Making the Most of Your Scented Candles

Making the Most of Your Scented CandlesThis video shows you some great ideas about what to do with leftover candle wax.

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A collection of plastic bags stored in a pop bottle.

Store Plastic Bags In Pop BottleCut the bottom off a 2 litre plastic bottle. Put your bags in through the bottom. Pull one out through the top. When you need one, just pull through the opening.

Refreshing Dried Liquid PaperI have tested and tried this in our office and it works fine. Just add a few drops of hand sanitizer to your useless dried up bottle of liquid paper and shake it up very good. Wala, it works better than it did when it was new.

An old post marked envelope with a postage stamp on it.

How to Remove Stamps from EnvelopesWith a little steam and some care, stamps can often be removed from envelopes. Use these tips to learn how to remove stamps from envelopes.

A plastic soda bottle cut to be used for storing small paper cups in the bathroom.

Plastic Bottle as Paper Cup Dispenser

Cut off the top of the bottle, only 1 inch from the top.

A young girl gardening with her grandpa.

Gardening With GrandpaTime spent with one's grandparents often creates treasured memories that drift though our minds later in life. Life lessons are also often learned at the side of these experienced elders. This page contains two award winning essays from one of our Thriftyfun members, reminiscing about gardening with her grandfather when she was a child.

A car with with key fob that has a red panic button.

Use Your Car's Panic Button for Home SafetyKeep your car keys beside your bed at night. If you hear a noise outside your home or someone trying to get in your house, just press the panic button. This is a guide about security alarm on your key chain.

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Questions

Donating FabricI'm the caregiver for my mom who has dementia. She was a seamstress and has a lot of fabric. I have 27 bins of fabric mostly cut into 3 yard pieces. How do I donate it?

Caring for an Injured GrasshopperI found this pale colored grasshopper on the floor of my room. I think one of my cats was messing with it. It's lying on its back, but can barely move itself. Idk if I should put it down which I would hate to do or let it go, but I don't want it to get eaten.

Donating Fabric to CharityI have a large amount of various fabrics and remnants that I'd like to donate in Massachusetts. Does anyone know a worthy charity that could make use of it?

Finding Fabric Donations MissionsI attend a church in West Hartford, CT. We are in desperate need to attain fabric for our mission opportunities and a question regarding who may be a provider for tax deductible options as well.

Trying to Locate My Son

Trying to Locate My SonIn 2010 I separated from my wife, a year prior to that my son moved to Arlington, Texas with his girlfriend. I do not know how to contact him nor have any idea where to begin to look for him. My phone number has changed several times since then and so has his. He's a jack of all trades so there's no one profession he sticks to. I'm 70 years old and all my other 5 children stopped speaking to me the day I left my wife. Anybody have any ideas? I've even written TV stations in that area, no responses of course.

Family Etiquette for Young Couples Visiting HomeWhen my older daughter and her boyfriend come over my younger daughter has an issue with their displays of affection. Putting feet on each other, she lays across him sometimes while watching TV, etc. What is the proper behavior for young lovers visiting home? It's all new to me.

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A photo of an old, gold trophy.

Recycling Old Trophies

Laptop Computer

Finding Free Laptops for Students

Finding a Lost Relative, Genealogy Study

Finding a Lost Relative

Pop Tabs

Selling Pop Tabs

Bathtub full of water.

Makeshift Bathtub and Sink Stopper Ideas

Fabric

Donating Fabric to Charity

Closed Mini Blinds

Reusing Mini Blinds

Greeting Cards

Donating Old Greeting Cards

Using Leftover Candle Wax, Melted Candles

Using Leftover Candle Wax

Black Pine Snake

Identifying Black Snakes

Recycling Prescription Bottles, Prescription Bottles on White Background

Recycling Prescription Bottles

Uses for Old Tires

Uses for Old Tires

young woman holding a Swiffer style mop

Making Replacement Pads for a Swiffer

Two elderly women playing dominos.

Nursing Home Games Ideas

Photo of using laundry detergent caps in the bathroom for organizing.

Uses for Laundry Detergent Caps

Uses for Plastic Bottle Caps

Uses for Plastic Bottle Caps

Coffee can composting

Reusing Plastic Coffee Cans

Reusing Laundry Detergent Bottles

Reusing Laundry Detergent Bottles

slivers of soap in dish

Using Leftover Pieces of Soap

House Fire

Finding Agencies to Help After a House Fire

pouring sugar

Reusing a Salt Spout on a Mason Jar

Uses for Empty Tissue Boxes

Uses for Empty Tissue Boxes

Verbally Abusive Spouse

Dealing With a Verbally Abusive Spouse

One volume of a Harver World encyclopedia.

Uses for Old Encyclopedias

Colorful yarn on a shelf.

Finding Free Craft Supplies for Charity...

Pattern for a Family Tree Poster

Styrofoam on White Background

Reusing Styrofoam

Metal Shower Curtain Rings

Uses for Shower Curtain Rings

Depression Era Bank

Frugal Living Lessons from the Great Depression

Box of Bounce dryer sheets.

Alternate Uses for Dryer Sheets

A recycled market bag made from plastic grocery bags.

Uses for Plastic Grocery Bags

Pickle Jar Candy Jars

Reusing Pickle Jars

old silverware

Uses for Old Silverware

Creamer Bottles

Uses for Creamer Bottles

Empty Liquor Bottles

Reusing Glass Bottles

Photo of organic vegetables from a farmers market.

Shopping at a Farmers Market

Uses for Yogurt Containers, Open Yogurt Container With spoon in it.

Uses for Yogurt Containers

Dry Erase Markers

Reviving Dry Erase Markers

Gift Ideas for Operation Christmas Child

Styrofoam Cooler

Uses for Styrofoam Coolers

Mio bottle

Uses for Mio Bottles

pink tennis shoe

Donating Single Shoes

lotion bottle

Getting All the Lotion Out of a Bottle

pill bottle hide a key

Uses for Prescription Bottles

Carpet

Uses for Carpet Padding

A jewelry box with rings, necklaces and other pieces of jewelry.

Saving Money on Jewelry

Stack of Free Tires

Locating Free Tires

A group of kids building a windmill model in an environmental club.

Environmental Club Activity Ideas

Uses for Shredded Paper, shredded paper

Uses for Shredded Paper

Donating Used Stuffed Animals

Donating Used Stuffed Animals

Uses For Toothbrush Holders

Other Uses For Toothbrush Holders

Old Perfume Bottle

Uses for Old Perfume Bottles

Magnetic Tape

Uses for Magnetic Tape

A woman clipping coupons for the first time.

Starting to Live Frugally

Crafts Using Oatmeal Containers

Crafts Using Oatmeal Containers

View of finished curtains hanging.

Uses for Old Tablecloths

uses for cereal boxes

Uses for Cereal Boxes and Packaging

Old Watches

Uses for Old Watches

Tic Tac Container

Uses for Tic Tac Containers

M&M's

Uses for M&M's Plastic Tubes

Reusing Pet Food Bags

Reusing Pet Food Bags

Uses for Old T-Shirts, Mass of brightly colored clothing.

Uses for Old T-Shirts

Reusing Candle Jars for Spices

Reusing Candle Jars

Yellow Plastic Container on White Background

Uses for Plastic Packaging

Old Oil Lamp

Disposing of Lamp Oil Properly

Uses for a Magazine Rack

Uses for a Magazine Rack

Hand feeding a rescued chipmunk.

Caring for a Rescued Chipmunk

Blue Shopping Plastic Bag

Reusing Plastic Bags

Milk Jug On White Background

Uses for Milk Jugs

Crochet santas at sale at a craft bazaar.

Simple Crafts for a Church Bazaar

Uses for Plastic Jars

Uses for Plastic Jars

Cigarettes

Cigarette Smoke Odors From Neighbors

ground coffee

Uses for Coffee Grounds

Making a Footstool from Juice Cans

Uses for Old Doors, Photo of an old door nob.

Uses for Old Doors

Ideas For Repurposing Furniture

Ideas For Repurposing Furniture

A laundry basket of towels

Uses for Old Towels

Little Girl using Kleenex Facial Tissues

Saving Money on Facial Tissues

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