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Frugal Gift Giving
Grocery Savings
Product Recommendations
Recycling
Frugal Travel
Frugal Housecleaning
Loans and Grants
Frugal Home Buying and Selling
Utility Savings
Special Gift Idea that Costs Less than It Appears: Hunting for Wonderful Bargains and Gift Basket Idea for a Traveler / Inexpensive Personalized Gift Ideas / Homemade Photo Album, Monogram Items and Nail Care Basket Idea / Something for Their Future / Use Coupons to Make a Gift that Would Normally be Expensive / Two Personalized and Inexpensive Gift Ideas
Frugal Anniversary Gift Ideas: Let Everyone Know / Play Chauffer and a Photo Gift Idea / Numbered Anniversary Wedding Picture Idea / Family Tree Picture Box Idea / Personalized Memories Scrapbook Idea
Creative Gift Ideas: Mom's Recipes / Elegant Gift on a Budget / Two Fun Gift Ideas from the Thrift Store! / Christmas Potpourri / Make-Your-Own Jigsaw Puzzles, Coloring Books and More Ideas / Three Gift Basket Ideas, Photo Gift Ideas and Homemade Coupon Ideas for Kids
Creative Christmas Gifts: Desktop Photo Gift Idea / Creative Gift Idea for Food and Cooking Lovers / Christmas Goodie Basket and Movie Night Basket / Candy Wreaths / Homemade Goodie Baskets / Movie Basket and Homemade Cookies / Bargain Yard Sale Gift and Family Fun Baskets
Creative Gift Ideas: Yard Sale Gift Ideas, Two Gift Basket Ideas, Great Sources for Gift Basket Gifts, Personalized Wine Idea and More / Yard Sale Gift Containers, Five Gift Basket Ideas, Homemade Stationary Set Idea, Giving Photos, Homemade Coupon Ideas, Gifts Kids Can Make and More / A Charming Gift Idea from a Thrift Store / Dollar Store Gift Ideas, Photo Card Idea and Christmas Party Idea / Garage Sale Gift Ideas, Homemade Gift Idea and Scrapbook Gift Idea
Frugal Teacher Gifts: Includes eight frugal teacher gift ideas.
Homemade Vs. Store-Bought 1: Homemade Breakfast Sandwiches to Save Money and for Better Taste / Homemade Bread for Better Taste and Fun and Homemade Macaroni and Cheese for Better Flavor / Six Homemade Food Items She Makes Due to Food Allergies and Other Great Benefits / Why Foods that Might Appear to Be More Expensive When Homemade Really Aren't / Four Homemade Food Suggestions for Health and $$ Savings and When Convenience Food Has Its Place
Reader's One Favorite Grocery Savings Tip: Where, In the Store, Not to Buy From / Save on Meat / Using Coupons & Sales to Save / Swap Coupons with Friends and Six Other Grocery Savings Tips / Why Menu Planning Helps Save / Three Steps to Sometimes Get an Item for Free or Make Money from Buying It / Don't Go to the Store - Substitute Instead / Purchase Staples When On Sale and Buying in Bulk
Coupon Clipping Feedback: A Coupon System Including a Reward / Feedback from a Reader that Doesn't Use Coupons Anymore / Coupon Clipping as a Hobby, How to Organize Them and More / How to Sort and Use Coupons / A Coupon System That Will Allow you to Use the Highest Ones First, A Use for Expired Coupons, 10 Websites that Have Coupons to Print and Use and Much More
Homemade Vs. Store-Bought: Instead of Boxed Au Gratin Potatoes and More / The Many Benefits of Homemade and More / Homemade Meat "Helper", Easy-Cheese Casserole and More / Sugar-Free Catsup, Reduced-Carb Spicy Barbecue Sauce, Meatloaf, Au Gratin Potatoes and Homemade Hamburger Helper / Comments About Baking your Own Cookies / Comments About Homemade Salad Dressings and Jams
Leftover Meat Ideas: Breaded Pork Cutlet Rerun / Ideas for Leftover Chicken, Beef and Pork / Ten Ideas for Leftover Meats / Leftover Quesadillas / Leftover Meat Stroganoff / Freeze It / Leftover Ideas for Poultry, Beef, Pork and Vegetables / Leftover Meat Casserole and Fajitas
Leftover Ideas: Beef Stroganoff from Leftovers / Two Leftover Tips and a Leftover Menu for 4 days / Freezing Leftover Bananas / Three Uses for Leftover Mashed Potatoes / Cream of Potato Soup
Where to Find Inexpensive Pet Food: Learn many ways of attaining pet food for less!
Budget Groceries: For Leftover Mashed Potatoes: Potato Cakes / Special Leftover Night / Planned-Overs, Ideas for Leftover Ham, Vegetables, Mashed Potatoes and Bread, Compost Tips for Food Waste Prevention and More / Leftover Ideas for Vegetables, Quick Ground Beef, Quick Homemade Frozen Meal Ideas and Tips for Freezing Foods / A Good Buy
Frugal Groceries 1: Leftover Ideas for Spaghetti and Sauce, Roast Chicken, Beef Roast, Veggies and Bread Heels / Planned-Overs / Leftover Ideas for Chili, Roasted Chicken and Bone-In Baked Ham / Special Containers for No Waste / Budget Menu / Tips for Leftover Meat / One Chicken, Three Meals
Housecleaning and Cooking Tips that Save: Cleaning Product Recommendation / Homemade Glass Cleaner / Use Concentrated Cleaners to Save Big! / A ‘Free’ Summer Vacation or Christmas! / Make your Own Boneless Chicken Breasts and Get a Bonus Soup Stock! / Leftover Idea: Roast Beef Hash
Leftover Ideas and Tips for Freezing Meals: What readers like to make ahead and freeze for future meals, how they prepare and freeze them, a tip for freezing recipe-friendly foods, recipes for freezer-friendly foods and inventive leftover ideas!
Frugal, Easy Meal Prep: Cook and Freeze Ahead Tip, Thoughts on Leftovers and 10 Leftover Uses, Leftover Idea for Milk and Cereal, Doubling Recipes and Make-Ahead Ground Beef, Planning, Leftovers, ‘Real’ Foods, How to Cook Cheap Cuts of Meat, Freeze Ahead Meals, Leftover Chicken, Sale Items, Shopping List, Less Expensive Stew Meat and Hamburger
Frugal Groceries: Includes tips and information on: Make a Price Book & Stock Up, Buy in Bulk, Healthy Snack Trained Children, Growing Produce & Herbs, Less Expensive Beef, A Store that Will Save you Money, Menu Planning, Using your Freezer, Hamburger Patty Savings
Menus for Planned Leftovers: Readers share what they do with their planned leftovers; includes 6 mouth-watering replies for menus with at least 3 meals made from cooking a large quantity of meat the first day including chicken or turkey, ham, roast beef and hamburger.
Grocery Savings for Healthy Eating: Readers share how they eat healthily and save money at the same time.
Tips for Cutting Grocery Budget: If you have been wanting or needing to cut back on your grocery bill, this tip sheet is a huge issue packed with grocery savings tips you don‘t want to miss.
Price Book: Readers share how a price book for groceries and other items can save you money and how to make one. Also included is the article *The Check Out Check Up* that includes excellent grocery savings tips and information about price books.
Best of the Best Frugal Living Books: Favorite Frugal Book and Why / Favorite Frugal Book and Why / Three Favorite Frugal Books and Why / Five Favorite Frugal Internet Sites / Favorite Frugal Living Book and Why
Microwave Recommendations: Go with Less Expensive Models / A Microwave Recommendation, The Feature you Must Have and Some Microwave Uses / Where to Find a Good Deal and a Tip for Getting $$ Back if it Goes On Sale Later / Recommended Brand that Lasts / Wattage Tip and the Key for a Getting a Good Deal / Recommended Microwave that Lasts / Where to Find Helpful Information, Two Important Things to Consider and More
Home Product Reviews: Pasta Pots / Pen-Like Shavers / Mr. Clean Eraser / Shower Power / The George Foreman Grill / Cook’s Essentials Toaster/Convection Oven and Pots and Pans
As-Seen-On-TV and Other Product Reviews: Pasta Pots / Mr. Donut / Pen-Like Shaver / Mr. Clean Eraser
Recycling Tip and Vehicles Good on Gas: One Man’s Junk is Another Man’s Treasure / All About a ‘95 Chevy Lumina 4-Door and Where to Check When Considering Purchasing a Vehicle / Average Gas Mileage for ‘97 Rav4 & ‘94 Geo Metro / Many Benefits for 2002 Honda Civic Hybrid / All About a 1999 Chevy Malibu
Favorite Home Product Reviews: Read about 5 favorite home products that will help you in your home!
Carpet Purchasing Advice: Readers share advice for purchasing carpet including color and pad considerations, type recommendations, where to buy, labor information, color advice related to pets, care and more.
Which type of washer to buy: Readers share recommendations, non-recommendations, pros and cons of types and brands of washers. A couple tips for dryers are also shared and there is a summary of the information at the end.
Product Recommendations: Carpet Shampooer and Hoover Floor Mate: Readers share which carpet shampooers they like and why and which to stay away from. Also learn about the Hoover Floor Mate… what readers like and dislike and if it is worth the money.
Refrigerator Recommendations: Tips for what to look for when shopping for a refrigerator, reader’s brand preference and more.
Ways to Re-Use Splenda Bags: Suggestion for Making Purses with Splenda Bags / Seven Uses for Splenda Bags
Time to Toss the Plastic Pitcher?: Get Rid of it and What to Use Instead / Two Uses for a Discarded Pitcher / Pitch the Pitcher and a New Way to Store Olive Oil / Why you Shouldn't Use Plastic Water and Soda Bottles and What Type of Plastic Bottle Can Be Used
Trash Day Treasures: Found Many Needed Items that Saved Money for Other Needs/Wants / Soda Bottle Bird Feeders and Uses for Old Lawn Mower Parts / A Discarded Bench Turns Into a Beautiful Piece for the Garden / Found a Matching Chair for Her Sofa! / Throw-Aways Turn Into Her Treasures / Two Appliance Replacement Parts Found
Yard Sale Bargains: For Book Lovers / Seven Items to Look for at Yard Sales and Two Yard Sale Shopping Tips / How to Learn the Value of Items and Two Great Deals Found at Yard Sales / Yard Sale Shopping Tips and Found Bargains / Yard Sale Comments / A Garage Sale Bargain / Purchase Lots for Deals on Other Items
Flea Market Fix-Ups: Four Uses for Corks and One for Wine Bottles / A Thrift Store Find that Makes a Great Hostess Gift / Suitcases and Baskets Used as Furniture / Three Ways to Fix Up Decorative Accessories / Ways to Use Trims and Buttons, Leather Belts as Chair Seats, Grandma's Treasure Chest, Uses for Embroidery and Crochet Items, Fixed Up Tins / A Creative and Pretty Craft Area Made from Used Items! Includes Link to Photo of Project / Decorated Used Frames that Sell Out at Craft Shows and a Use for Bed Linens / Thrift Store Finds Turn Into Creative Decor for Grape-Themed Kitchen / Decorative Uses for Vases, Innovative Gardening Cart and Decoupaged Popcorn Tin That Sold for $20! / Seashell Wall Art / A Great Way to Display 'Oldies'
What to do with Old Televisions: Recycle It and Who to Ask for More Information / Where to Take an Old TV / Creative Uses for an Old TV / Turn Old Televisions Into Decorative Furniture and Storage Tables / Three Places to Check to Get Rid of an Old TV and Creative Uses for an Old TV
Large Coffee Can Uses: Plant Holders / Bake Cakes in Crockpots & Toilet Tissue Holders / Toilet Roll Holder Replies / Storage for the Shop and Toys, Make Decorative Containers / Canisters, Sewing ‘Box’, Banks, and More / Footstool / Another Footstool / Ottoman for Children with Optional Storage Space / Garden Uses and More / Planters & Piggy Bank / Eggshells for Garden & Toys / Storage and Decorations / Plant Protectors, Decorated Cookie Tins, Goodie Cans, Toy Storage / Winter Holiday Luminaries / Make Into Flowers / Seasonal Crafts / Gift Giving / More Gift-Giving / Stilts, Ice Cream Maker, Storage, Utensil or Other Small Items Holder, Planters
Large Coffee Can Uses 2: Another tip sheet packed full of ideas for using large coffee cans!
Recycling Ideas for Cans 15 oz & Large Coffee Can Size: Description: Clever ways to recycle and use these two sizes of cans.
How to Reduce Beverage Costs on Cruise: Six solutions for saving money on beverages while on a cruise.
Frugal Travel Tips: Six readers share frugal travel tips for food/eating, less expensive room rates, keeping track of your money, suggestions for low cost activities and how to find them, getting better gas mileage and more.
Frugal Housecleaning Tips: Frugal Housecleaning Tips: Fabric Softener Savings, Grocery Savings Tip, Car Air Freshener Savings, Glass Cleaner Savings, Cleaning Supply Savings, Dishwashing Soap Savings, Glass Cleaner Savings, Laundry Whitener Savings, Furniture Cleaner Savings, Window Washing Savings, Bathroom Cleaning Savings, Shower Cleaning Savings, Less Expensive Air Freshener, Brillo Pad Savings, Fabric Softener Uses and Savings, Vacuum Savings
Housecleaning Tips that Save Money: Contents of this tip sheet: Mildew Cleaning Tip, Make your Own Cleaners, Four Homemade Cleaner Recipes for Sanitizing, Scouring and Floor Cleaning, Homemade Cleaner Recipe for Painted Wood, Less Expensive Toilet Cleaner, Bathroom and Window Cleaning Wipes, Floor Cleaner, Degreasing Laundry & Getting Whites White, Keeping Furniture Shining, Cut Down on TV Screen Dust, Extend the Life of your Carpet and Save on Your Health Bills, Baking Soda as a Cleaner, Less Expensive Dishwashing, Sparkling Dishes, Vinegar as a Cleaner, Shine your Glass, Homemade Disinfectant, Less Expensive Laundry, Less Expensive Brass Cleaner, Less Expensive Fabric Softener, Unblock Drains Cheaply, Cheap Cleaning Rags
Free School Money Information: Where to Find Information About Free School Grants / Where to Find Free School Grant Information Online / Where to Find Information About Free School Grants / Tips for Returning College Student and Where to Find Information about Free School Grants Online / Where to Find Information about Free School Grants Online and Off
Government or Private Grant Feedback: Readers share what they know about government and private grants.
Frugal Home Buying, Selling and Building:
Feedback on Purchasing Acreage for Manufactured or Stick-Built Home: About Perking, Power, Log Cabins and More / About Permits, Utilities, Foundations for Manufactured Homes, and Much More... Very Informative! / Modular Home Purchase Was Best Decision They Made / Stick Built Cost the Same as Manufactured for Her Best Friend / Lots of Information About Purchasing and Installing a Manufactured Home
Pros and Cons of Buying a Used Mobile Home: A Couple Pros and Quite a Few Cons / More Pros than Cons / Things to Check Out Before Purchase / Spotting Potential Problems / Some Pros of Mobile Homes
Add On or Move: Many Things to Consider When Making the Decision to Add On / Going Up is Cheaper and Ideas for Handling the Space Challenge Now / Things to Think About to Help you Make a Decision / A Few Questions to Answer First…/ Research First and Up or Out? / Tips for Figuring the Cost of Adding On, Getting Work Done Less Expensively and Moving Considerations / A Reader with the Same Problem and Her Family’s Decision / Keep your Taxes Low When Adding On / What to Consider to Help you Make a Decision
Bargain Home or Money Pit 2: Questions to Ask Yourself Before Purchasing a Home / Get a Home Inspector and Why / Questions to Ask and How to Get the Answers / Learning from a Reader Who Bought a Money Pit / Get a Home Inspector Even for a New Home and Why / Don’t Get Stuck in a Stinky Home
Selling a Mobile Home in a Trailer Park: Two Tips for How to Sell a Mobile Home in a Trailer Park / How to Sell to the Park Owner and Why / Tips for How to Sell a Mobile Home in a Trailer Park / Sold Like a Car and Tips for Selling / Lots of Tips for Talking it Up
Bargain Home or Money Pit 1: A Bargain Dream Home and Questions to Ask Yourself Before Purchasing a Home / How One Person Turned a $69,000 home to a $215,000 Home for Very Little Money / Home Purchasing Tips, How to Research the Neighborhood Well, Research the Costs of the Home / What to Look for in a Home and Raising the Value of your Home
Where to Get Good Deals on Interior Home Construction Supplies: Store Recommendation, Tip for Less Expensive Lumber, Negotiating Prices for Supplies, Finding Sales for Supplies and Purchasing Ahead, Saving on Paint, Website & Newspaper Recommendations and More!
How to Get Kids to Turn Off Lights Behind Them: A Crafty Solution / Make Them Pay Or Give Them Rewards / Reward Ideas, Repetition and More / Make a Game Of It / Charge Them / Energy Saving Jar
Frugal Tips for Keeping the House Warm in Winter: Tips for Keeping Drafts Our of Your Home / Two Tips for Keeping Drafts Our of Your Home and Heat from Appliances / Dry Clothes and Warm the House / Three Tips for Saving Money on your Utility Bill / Tips for Keeping your Home Warm in Extreme Cold / Three Tips for a Warmer Home / Two Tips for a Warmer Home
Frugal Utilities: Line Drying Clothes in Winter / Checking for and Sealing Air-Leaks, Heating the Basement, Don’t Heat the Attic and Window Warmth / Putting Moisture Back in the House for Warmth, Dressing for Warmth and Pet Doors / Humidifying your Home for Warmth / Check with Utility Company
Suggestions for Finding the Value on Fine China and Sliver and How to Sell it: Where to Find a Reputable Dealer and a Tip for Selling / Where to Find Appraisers and Where to Sell / Where to Research What Fine China is Worth and Where to Sell it (2 replies)
How to Determine the Value of a Helen Webber Wall Hanging: Nine tips for finding the value of any antique, collectible or art piece and one specific tip for finding the value of a Helen Webber wall hanging.
Tips for Saving on Children's Clothing: A Clothing Exchange / Three Tips for Saving on Kid's Clothing / Summer Play Clothes / Tips for Making Clothes Last Longer, Growing Into Clothes, Tips for Sewing Clothes and More / Clothing Deals at Thrift Stores, How to Get your Children to Appreciate Thrift Store Clothing, Tip for Shopping at Thrift Stores and Tips for Keeping Clothes Looking Their Best / Buy Quality and More / Where to Find Good Deals and Using Sales and Coupons and/or Promotions to Save
Consignment Selling Feedback: What Condition Clothes Need to Be In, What One Consignment Shop Pays and the Pros and Cons of Consignment Shop Selling / Condition Clothes Need to be In and More / Three Different Consignment Shop’s Rules, A Tip for Consignment Shop Selling and More / What to Ask; Lots of Questions and Tips for Consignment Selling / Four Tips for Selling Clothes at a Consignment Shop / Two Ways a Consignment Shop will Pay you, and More / A Strict Consignment Shop, The Contract and a Word of Advice / Two Consignment Shop Contracts / From a Previous Consignment Shop Owner: How to Run a Shop
Cubic Zirconia Feedback: Hard to Tell the Difference and One Con of CZ / Where to Get CZ, Can’t Tell the Difference and How they Wear / Can’t Tell the Difference and It’s the Sentiment that Counts / Can’t Tell the Difference, What They are Known as and Where to Get Them / How CZ’s Wear / A CZ Ring Recommendation and More
Ways to Save Change: A Handy Item that Will Help you Save Change / How One Reader Saves Change and How She Uses It / A Free Container and a Crafted Container that Make Great Banks / Saving Change for a Special Day / Saving Different Types of Change for Different Things / Mad Money / Three Ways of Saving Change
Simple Lifestyle Feedback: A Very Happy Reader Describes Simple Living: Very Inspiring! / De-Cluttering for a More Simple Life and More / Enjoying the Simple Things in Life / The Differences Are What Make Life Complete / Many Things you Can do to Create a Simple Lifestyle
Budget and Money Saving Tips: Library Book Overdue Fines / Pocket Change Savings / Free Like-New Clothing!! / The Difference a Budget Can Make, Budget Tips and Recommended Website / A Budget is a Tool and A Way to Keep One
How to Protect Yourself from Credit Card Fraud: One Way to Protect Yourself from Credit Card Theft / How to Protect your Social Security Number / Six Ways to Protect Yourself from Identity Theft
Diluted Shampoo and Conditioner Feedback: Diluted Shampoo Works and How to Test it / What Pantene Used to Say is Great for Learning Kids / Yes, and Another Product that Is Effective Diluted / Yes and Idea for Diluting
Simple Living: A Goal of Working at Home for the Kids / Learn to Say No / Twelve Tips for Simple Living / What Simple Living Means and Five Ways to Simplify
Miscellaneous Frugal Tips: Save Money on Movies, Four Frugal Holiday Tips, Nine Smart Recycling Tips, Savings on Clothes, Three Tips to Save on your Utility Bill, Used Clothing Tips, Clever Recycling Ideas, Save Money when Baking, Save on Pleasure Reading & Movie Watching, Bartering Tip, Travel Savings, Homemade Toiletries, E-bay Purchasing Tips, Gift Savings Tip, Car Repair Savings, Fabric Savings for Crafts
Frugal Car Repair Tips: Ways of saving money for car repair and maintenance including less expensive places to get it repaired, homemade car wax, what type of oil to use, a less expensive paint job, preventive measures, gas savings, parts savings and more.
Miscellaneous Frugal Tips: Includes tips that didn’t make tip sheet publication: Child Allowance Feedback, Reusing Zip Bags, Refrigerator Recommendation, Price Book, Money Saving Tricks and Methods, Washer Recommendation and Less Expensive Haircut
Less Expensive Hair Cut: Seven ways to get a haircut for less! Also includes instructions for giving yourself a long, layered cut and other tips about frugal hair cuts.
How to Live from a One-Income Salary: If you are a working mom interested in becoming a stay-at-home mom, this tip sheet is a must-have! Our experienced readers share their best money-saving tips that have enabled them to stay home which has made a huge tip sheet with tons of tips! Also included are tips for adjusting your attitude to ease the situation, life-style change tips and much more; 14 extremely helpful replies included!
How to Make Older Pillow Top Mattress More Comfortable: Readers share what they have done to make their pillow top mattresses more comfortable (these tips will work for any uncomfortable mattress) and also tips on warranty information.
Money-Saving Tricks or Methods 2: Readers share many more painless ways of building a savings account.
Money-Saving Tricks or Methods: Painless tricks for saving for your goal.
How to Build a Savings Account: Readers share effective and inspiring methods of building a savings account.
Child Allowance Feedback: Whether or not to pay for chores, age-appropriate chores, how much to give for allowance, ways for children to earn money, book recommendation and more included.
Great Bargains at What Stores: Reader's share their favorite bargains at favorite stores (example: One reader has found Scott Toilet Paper cheapest at Target)
How to Make Homemade Fabric Softener Sheets
College Fund Donations as Birthday Gift for Baby
Inexpensive Seasonal Flags - 5 Replies
Inexpensive Vegetable Seeds - 3 Replies
Less Expensive Keys - 6 Replies
Tips for Saving on Children's Clothing
Which Sewing Machine - 18 Replies
Special Paper for Special Crayola Markers
Where to Find Cheap Ring Settings with No Stones - 2 Replies
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