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Save Water with A Faucet Aerator

Here is another little secret to saving water. Use a faucet aerator, and you will cut down on your water usage without noticing any changes in water pressure. A faucet aerator is a small device that attaches to individual faucets throughout your house. You can put a faucet aerator on one faucet or on all of your faucets. It all depends on your needs, although obviously, you will get the most savings if you install the most faucet aerators. The way a faucet aerator works is by reducing the water flow that comes out of the faucet by essentially mixing … Continue reading →

What is Grey Water Gardening?

There are some great people reading the frugal living blog! Thanks so some comments on one of my earlier blogs, I learned a little about the existence of grey water diverters. A grey water diverter or grey water system is used to save water around your home by reusing it for your garden. This makes great sense from both a frugal and ecological standpoint. Grey water is any water from sinks, baths, showers and washing machines that has been already used. When you take a shower for example, the water normally goes down the drain and into your septic or … Continue reading →

Save Me Sink Fund

If it wasn’t for our sink fund, we would be in a lot of trouble this week. In fact, even with the sink fund, things are looking a little shaky. This week alone, we lost our water to our house faced with a major repair costing a few thousand dollars to a truck we just bought, after already sinking $500 into this same truck.  Sigh. It has not been a good few days financially. We’ve only owned the truck for about four weeks, did all of our homework, bought it from a relative, and did everything we could have to … Continue reading →

Grow Your Own Carrots

If you want to save money, try growing your own food. It is a great frugal practice that will help you save on your grocery bill. If you have never grown your own food before, you can try your hand at carrots. They are pretty easy to grow and can be harvested as needed. Carrots are also very nutritious and can be used in a variety of dishes or just eaten raw. One of the great things about carrots is that you can harvest them as you need them. There is no need to pull your carrots all at once. … Continue reading →

Save on Laundry

Laundry expenses can be a big part of your household budget, from the supplies themselves to heating and electricity costs. Here are some of the best ways to save as much as you can on your laundry expenses. Buying The Appliances There a few ways of saving money on a new washer and dryer. You can opt to buy a used model from a resale store. This is what we did when our 40-year-old washer finally spun its last. For a mere $150 including delivery, we got a nice, clean large capacity washing machine that was only two years old. … Continue reading →

Using Egg Cartons in The Garden

Why throw away a valuable resource? Use egg cartons in your garden and save money! In an earlier blog, Real Storage Solutions Using Egg Cartons, I shared some of the great ways you can use egg cartons to store your stuff. Now in this blog, I’ll cover some great ways to use them in the garden. Reuse your egg cartons. Your garden and your wallet will appreciate it. There is no need to buy those expensive seed starter pots when you have egg cartons around. The carton, paper or foam, can be used to start seeds. The wells aren’t very … Continue reading →

No Excuses! Hang Your Laundry

I grew up in a small apartment in New York City. My mother washed our clothes by hand or with a small washing machine and hung them out to dry on the clothesline that ran from our kitchen window across to our neighbor’s kitchen window. I never really saw a dryer until I was a teenager. Now as an adult with a family of my own, I hate to say that I use our clothes dryer far more often than I should. It is right there and very convenient to use. In just a few motions, clothes go from the … Continue reading →

Frugal Laundry: Make Your Own “Detergent”

Okay, this is a really ironic blog for me to post today. You see, on Sunday, the day before inspections on out home that we are selling, all heck broke loose. Let’s just say numerous things broke down, including our washing machine. I was about to head out to the laundry mat, when a dear friend I know off line, Miss Kitty, offered to let me to bring my dirty laundry over to her house. This is a case of bringing the mountain (Mount Washmore) to Mohammed (my very wise and frugal friend). Fortunately, she only lives the next town … Continue reading →