Remembering Granny Rollins
Such a great story, it made me grateful for my grandmothers, who never forgot their rural roots and thriftiness.
We Went to Paris for $20
Wish Id seen this earlier-my church group is going to Rome next spring, and I wont be able to go. But if I start saving now, maybe I can go on the next one...
Bag Balm for Chapped Skin Relief
Hope they never stop making this stuff! I put in on my feet after my bath, before I go to bed at night because I have had such a problem with cracked heels. It took about 2 months to heal them completely, but it did work. I also have a problem with my hands...
Potty Training My Yorkie?
You have to change the floor somehow. You can change the floor covering, or change the smell of it with Vics VapoRub. We actually stopped my sisters Yorkie from doing that with loads of praise and treats for correctly pottying outside, and with letting her...
Stretching My Meager Dollars
Thanks so much for this! Im going to put a baggie in the freezer now! Also, when I was a single mom, I used coupons with Food Stamps, and this stretched the stamps a bit further.
My Frugal Life: I Love Eating Out!
Dont forget CopyKat.com. The website author loves to cook the foods she eats out, and has been knocking off her favorite restaurant recipes for at least 10 years. And she has a bunch of Chinese food recipes.
El Cheapo's Easy Homemade Biscuits
Dear Cheapo, I make my own buttermilk for biscuits by adding 1 tablespoon of white vinegar to 1 cup minus 1 tablespoon of whole milk. Add 1 Tablespoon of vinegar to cup, top off to the one cup mark with milk, let stand for 5 minutes to let the acid in the vinegar...
Keeping Flies Away From the House?
The baggies with water do work well, I learned this in Arizona years ago...
Can I Use Homemade Fabric Softener to Make Dryer Sheets?
Time how long it takes your washer to reach the final rinse cycle (usually about 20 minutes) and set your cell phone or microwave timer to alarm in 20 minutes, reminding you to put in the fabric softener.
Eliminating The Grocery Store
When my girls were little, I was very poor, and I often took them strawberry picking at U-picks for a Saturday outing! Kids love doing things like that! This guy is one of my favorite affordable gardening instructors, and hes on YouTube. He also sells organic...
Ornaments from Argo Clay
Make a hole in these with a coffee stirrer, it makes just the right sized hole.
