Entries Tagged as ‘frugal fridays’

January 11, 2008

Getting Greener

This year I would like to not only save money but I would like to save energy.  I decided the best place to start was to just start making a list of things I can do.  So I thought I would share it with everyone!  I would love if anyone has any other useful tips [...]

January 4, 2008

Furniture Polish

I just ran across this recipe to make your own furniture polish.  I thought it was a great idea!  It came from an antique dealer so I am sure it works beautifully.  To me natural elements always work so much better that any of the stuff that comes in a bottle.
1/4 Cup white distilled vinegar or [...]

December 14, 2007

Cookie Baking

Every year my the girls in our family get together for what we call Sugar Day.  It is a great cheap way to get lots of baking done for Christmas!  We organize our recipes and buy all the ingredients.  We buy in bulk and use almost all of what we buy.  We split the cost [...]

November 30, 2007

Let’s Say Thanks

If you click on the image above you can pick out a thank you card and Xerox will print it and it will be sent to a soldier that is currently serving in Iraq. You can’t pick out who gets it, but it will go to some member of the armed services.  As it is free, [...]

November 16, 2007

Cleaning Out the Closet

Many of you are probably having the same problem that I am having.  I have a closet full of clothes but I absolutely hate most of them!  My biggest problem is shirts.  I can never find anything that is long enough.  I hate wearing something and feeling like my belly is going to hang out [...]

November 9, 2007

From Movie Channels to Netfilx

This frugal tip may not be for everyone but it was a good solution for our family.  We really don’t like to watch much of anything that is on TV these days so we watch lots of movies.  When we first signed up for our Direct TV we decided to try getting some of the [...]