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Interview with A Dumpster Diver (3)

Want to know all about what it is like to be a dumpster diver? Here is your chance! I interviewed Families.com family member siageah to get the scoop. This is part three of a three-part series. Do you have any practical tips for anyone new to dumpster diving? Always leave a dumpster or a pile of trash better than you found it. There is nothing worse than a diver who cuts open bags and throws trash everywhere. You should leave it neater than you found it. You can go through bags, but replace the items you do not want. If … Continue reading →

Interview with A Dumpster Diver (2)

Want to know all about what it is like to be a dumpster diver? Here is your chance! I interviewed Families.com family member siageah to get the scoop. This is part two of a three-part series. What else should potential dumpster divers know? To start dumpster diving is just to drive behind a shopping center and take a peek. Just look at what is on the top of a dumpster. Bookstores will usually always have books and magazines in them, without covers. Still great to read! Dollar stores usually have a plethora of things. They turn inventory fairly quickly and … Continue reading →

Interview with A Dumpster Diver (1)

Want to know all about what it is like to be a dumpster diver? Here is your chance! I interviewed Families.com family member siageah to get the scoop. This is part one of a three-part series. What is dumpster diving? Dumpster diving is going through trash looking for treasures. This can mean going into actual dumpsters behind stores, office buildings, or apartment complexes. Or it can mean “curb crawling” and looking for things put out by residences on the curbs. Treasure can be different things to different people. You can dive looking for items to use yourself, items to donate, … Continue reading →

Addressing the Rise in Prices

In an earlier article posted today: Food and Gas Price Report, I discussed the latest information from the U.S. Department of Labor about our rising cost of food, energy and other goods. Here, I will offer some strategies and ideas for addressing the rise in prices. Let’s first address the rising food prices. To combat these prices and continue to provide food to your family you can (be sure to check the links for more information): Find substitutes for more expensive items, such as using dry milk for baking or drinking, giving up organic milk, baking your own bread, consuming … Continue reading →

What Is Curb Shopping?

Curb shopping is a practice that is followed by many people who want to be frugal. But what is it? Read below to find out everything that you always wanted to know about curb shopping. You probably have heard of dumpster diving, the practice of going into, or reaching into dumpsters and recovering the trash that is placed in there. People dumpster dive for everything from candles and household goods to grocery coupons and food. Curb shopping, however, is slightly different. With curb shopping, people cruise a neighborhood and look for things that others have discarded out in the open, … Continue reading →

New Uses for Old VHS Cases

We are slowly in the process of getting through our many VHS movies. Over the years, we’ve picked up quite a few of them from thrift stores and yard sales. Friends have given us their VHS tapes when they have upgraded to DVD because they knew that we would use them. We were one of the last hold outs in purchasing a DVD player. Some of the movies are starting to wear out and are so loved that we will have to attain the DVD versions. Others have been watched a few times but are not worthy of precious space … Continue reading →

New Uses for Old Inflatable Toys

Now that summer is here and in full swing, you are probably raiding your garage, closets, attics, shred and wherever else you store your summer swim toys. You know the types of toys I am talking about? Those inflatable tubes, mats, beds, dolphins, snakes, water wings, beach balls, etc. And chances are, when you go to blow them back up, at least a few will be flat as a pancake and unable to be used. Maybe the toys were split at the seams near the end of last summer, got thrown into storage and forgotten about. or maybe they got … Continue reading →

More Using Diaper Boxes

In a previous article, Using Diaper Boxes, I talked about some great uses for these boxes in the garage and on our porch. Now I’ll cover even more uses for these handy boxes. What are diaper boxes? They are the large, sturdy boxes that you get when you purchase your baby diapers in bulk. Bulk diapers can be purchased, usually, at a warehouse store or even at some baby stores, such as Babies R Us. I find that purchasing diapers in bulk really saves money. And to save even more, I take advantage of the boxes in which the diapers … Continue reading →

Using Diaper Boxes

If you buy disposable diapers, one of the best ways to save money is by buying them in bulk. As a result, you may wind up with quite a few of those large bulk diaper boxes. I have found that they are very useful around the house. Here are some ways that we have put those large diaper boxes to good use. In our new home, we have a garage that is actually big enough to park a car. Currently, it still has quite a few boxes that we haven’t unpacked, mostly all of my books. But regardless, we have … Continue reading →

More Things to Do with Cardboard Tubes

Still have some cardboard tubes laying around? You know the ones? They are what is left after you use a roll of paper towels, a roll of toilet paper or a roll of gift wrap. These tubes have so many uses around the house, so there is no need to toss them away. In a precious article: Things to Do with Cardboard Tubes, I covered some fun ways to use these free items from fire starters to knife sheaths. Now here are some more things to do with cardboard tubes. Remember, there is no need to purchase something when you … Continue reading →