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Frugal Ways to Reuse Cereal Bags

Don’t toss out those cereal bags. You paid enough for that cereal, so why not take advantage of the extra asset that is included with it–the plastic or waxed cereal bag that came with the cereal. Here are just some of the ways that you can reuse cereal bags. Please add yours in the comments section. Additional storage Those bags were made to keep cereal from going stale, so they are good with storage. Use them to store baked goods, sandwiches for school lunches, or even for broth. Cut the liners up and use them between food in the freezer … Continue reading →

Reuse Egg Cartons and Save

This morning I was making a large batch of egg muffin sandwiches. My husband asked for more things to take to work for breakfast and English muffins were on sale this week. Of course, I wound up with a couple of empty egg cartons when I was done, which got me thinking about how they can be reused to save money and the environment. All of these ideas will do both, save yourself or someone else money and prevent the egg cartons from winding up in the trash. Of course, they can be recycled, too, but wouldn’t it be nice … Continue reading →

Five Ways to Reduce Your Packaging

Excess packaging is everywhere, and it has a hug impact. Just for one day, keep track of the amount of packaging you generate. Weekends are probably worse than weekdays. If you can fill a box in a couple of days of regular living, with all of your packaging, I wouldn’t be surprised. Reducing that packaging takes a little forethought, but it isn’t as hard to do as it might first seem to be. 1. Go for non-processed. Non-processed foods generally have little to no packaging. Think about produce, for example. Stay away from “bagged apples” for example and bring your … Continue reading →

Alternatives to Bubble Wrap

While bubble wrap may be a lot of fun for kids, and well, let us face it, adults, it is a manufactured product that we should do without. It is made of plastic, and contributes to the landfills and the garbage in the oceans. Here are some alternatives to bubble wrap. Virtual bubble wrap If you just can’t give up bubble wrap because of the fun, there are virtual alternatives. What is it about bubble wrap anyway, that makes it satisfying to pop, pop, pop? For ways you can get your bubble on, try the free iPhone or iPod Touch … Continue reading →

Learn About Solar Cooking

Solar Cooking is a great way to do something positive for the environment. By using the natural power of the sun and not the generated, manufactured or stripped power of electricity, oil, coal or gas, you can create wonderful meals at home and lessen your impact on the Earth. Plus cooking with fire, even using wood, can be dangerous and also add carbon to the atmosphere. One other added benefit of solar cooking is that the slow cooking process tends to keep more nutrients in your food, which is always a great thing when you are feeding yourself or your … Continue reading →

How to Easily Recycle

One obstacle to recycling may be actually finding the time and remembering to do it. But recycling is worth the little bit of extra effort, because it can reduce your garbage and leave you making a smaller imprint on the earth. Here are some tips on how to make it easier to recycle. One snafu that I keep running into is remembering to put the recycling out for pick up. Our company comes twice a month to gather our recycling. One of my neighbors is much better at remembering, so I ask him to remind me the day before. Circling … Continue reading →

Five Easy Ways to Go Green Right Now

Make an impact on the Earth in a positive way today. Here are five different ways that you can reduce your footprint and go green right now. They don’t require major changes in your lifestyle or complicated equipment. 1. Wash your laundry in cold water. Since heating water is the biggest energy requirement in most houses, switching that dial or setting to cold will immediately make a big difference. For a bonus, use a clothesline or indoor drying wrack to dry your laundry. 2. Give up the bottled water. Here is a secret. Most bottled water is actually just tap … Continue reading →

How a Piece of Paper Can Save You Thousands of Dollars

There are many uses and reuses for an ordinary piece of paper. From using junk mail as scrap paper to using both sides of a piece of paper before recycling it, you can reduce the amount of paper that you waste. But this blog post isn’t about conserving paper. No. Actually it is about using paper to save money. Research shows that when you physically write down goals, you are 30 percent more successful at actually reaching them. It seems like such as simple trick to help us do almost anything we need to do. So why not use a … Continue reading →

What the Average 12-Month-Old Should be Doing

Many of the requests that I have gotten lately for topics in this blog are guidelines as to what the normal development is of certain ages. For a long time, I have hesitated to talk about this for a few reasons. Each child develops differently, and what may seem behind could actually be perfectly normal, and babies who were born prematurely have different schedules related to age than do babies born full term. There is even a normal speech delay with bi-lingual children, who may not talk as quickly or with as much vocabulary because their brains are busy learning … Continue reading →

How to Turn an Old Laptop into A Christmas Gift

And now, here is a little idea that proves that creativity is the best friend of a person on a budget. Somewhere there is a laptop graveyard where old laptops go to die or at least lay there because they are too slow or unequipped to handle today’s software and Internet requirements. Laptops are often hard to dispose of when you are done with them. Many charities, such as Goodwill won’t take old computer equipment. As a result, you can usually find older laptops either discarded on the street or given away through Freecycle.org. If you have an old laptop … Continue reading →