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frugality

This forum is all about being frugal and saving money.

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What is it.... the game! Post unknown objects to ID... and to stump others!

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Free Seeds! How to harvest seeds from your groceries

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mending our clothes...do you?

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Cooking with Dry Beans and Peas

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r (attempts to) build a capsule wardrobe

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Writing with a Fountain Pen

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The search for a practical skirt

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Herbal Hugel Spiral of Randomness!

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Shall I make a hexi-quilt?

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the most eco and last coffee maker - cowgirl coffee

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Going poo-less: No Shampoo/Soap in the Shower

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Healthy Home Cooking for under a dollar a plate

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making the best of electric heat

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Upcycling clothes!

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toilet paper alternative- wash with water

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Frugal or just being smug...have you scored a real deal recently?

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twined rag rug 'how to'

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Tallukkaat - Winter boots sewn from wool scraps

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Spending more to save money

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I cut 87% off of my electric heat bill

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Tallukkaat - Winter boots sewn from wool scraps

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The House Dress! best of all worlds

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Just Use Less!

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What do you do when you find a sign saying "free yarn"?

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Choosing or designing clothes that last a long time?

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Transforming old sweaters into snuggly leggings

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Where to get women's work boots and shoes - that actually do work?

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Bartering

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A black and white edition of A Year in an Off-Grid Kitchen?

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Pre-mending or strengthening clothes in advance to make them last longer?

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Solar oven from glass, mirrors and stone we had lying around!

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The limits of solar energy

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Warm underwear for winter - Petticoats!

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Darn that hat

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Kena's Bananoats: Improvisatory oatmeal bars for next to nothing

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Powdered greens?

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Favourite ways to make a meal from eggs

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Clothing freshener - remove B.O. and wrinkles without laundering - just spritz alcohol and water

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Helpful Hints Kitchen/Cooking version

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Buying in Bulk

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food choices

Vera's Food Waste Fight Thread

2 days ago 127 replies [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ] 27 66

textile tools

furoshiki patchin handle

4 days ago 3 replies 4 7

recycling

What is it.... the game! Post unknown objects to ID... and to stump others!

4 days ago 1359 replies [ 1, 2, 3 < ... <32, 33, 34 ] 7 532 415

zero waste

Just Use Less!

1 week ago 72 replies [ 1, 2 ] 4 5 35

clothing

Housecoat and dressing gown

2 weeks ago 20 replies 2 11 10

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Pre-mending or strengthening clothes in advance to make them last longer?

2 weeks ago 15 replies 6 11

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What do you do with less than perfect tomatoes?

2 weeks ago 10 replies 1 3

sewing

Tallukkaat - Winter boots sewn from wool scraps

2 weeks ago 45 replies [ 1, 2 ] 10 9 25

Frugal or just being smug...have you scored a real deal recently?

3 weeks ago 108 replies [ 1, 2, 3 ] 57 43

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laundry without soap??

3 weeks ago 45 replies [ 1, 2 ] 4

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Free Seeds! How to harvest seeds from your groceries

3 weeks ago 284 replies [ 1, 2, 3 < ... <6, 7, 8 ] 3 51 146

make a clothes line that needs no clothespins

4 weeks ago 7 replies 1

clothing

The House Dress! best of all worlds

1 month ago 42 replies [ 1, 2 ] 4 8 23

Fuel tax refunds

1 month ago 9 replies 1

web sites

Habitus Domes -- put up in 30Mins by 3 people--Disaster proof !

1 month ago 21 replies 1

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How do you use leftover pickle juice?

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toilet paper alternative- wash with water

1 month ago 111 replies [ 1, 2, 3 ] 3 7 7

Adding Heating Zones to the House

1 month ago 8 replies 1 6

digital market

Scrounging eBook by James Juczak

$14.00

1 month ago 3 9

cooking

How to Save Money on Groceries

1 month ago 52 replies [ 1, 2 ] 4 8 28

solar

Solar oven from glass, mirrors and stone we had lying around!

1 month ago 6 replies 6 9

"The Millionaire Next Door" - Classic Book

1 month ago 2 replies

cooking

Fake guacamole SO GOOD the taco places in Mexico City and LA got busted for using it! (with recipe)

1 month ago 35 replies 2 7 18

home care

Invented a Self Cleaning Dishwasher - No soap - No electricity --- Fish clean the dishes

2 months ago 45 replies [ 1, 2 ] 5 13 1

DIY Chain Link Fence

2 months ago 8 replies 1 2 3

sewing

Sew your own apron

2 months ago 46 replies [ 1, 2 ] 6 39 36

dyeing

dyeing with onion skins

2 months ago 25 replies 1 12 5

recycling

Upcycling clothes!

2 months ago 85 replies [ 1, 2, 3 ] 65 57

clothing

Choosing or designing clothes that last a long time?

2 months ago 34 replies 40

sewing

mending our clothes...do you?

2 months ago 208 replies [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ] 2 112 144

clothing

r (attempts to) build a capsule wardrobe

2 months ago 138 replies [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ] 9 39 47

woodworking

making wooden pitchforks

2 months ago 88 replies [ 1, 2, 3 ] 59 17

books

The Gutenberg Project's free books on line technology 'bookshelf'

2 months ago 9 replies 2

hugelkultur

Herbal Hugel Spiral of Randomness!

3 months ago 70 replies [ 1, 2 ] 47 10

personal care

Going poo-less: No Shampoo/Soap in the Shower

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Was offered 120 tomato bushes - quick construction project

3 months ago 0 replies 2 4

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Homemade/Handmade gift ideas

3 months ago [ 1, 2, 3 ] 2 86 37

repair

Darn that hat

3 months ago 9 replies 1 5

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Looking for suggestions to refurbish older lawn chairs

3 months ago 21 replies 10 7

textile techniques

What do you do when you find a sign saying "free yarn"?

4 months ago 21 replies 1 5 16

Personal Property Taxes

4 months ago 16 replies 4

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How to cut the food bill by 80 percent?

4 months ago 60 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 26

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Spending more to save money

4 months ago 97 replies [ 1, 2, 3 ] 1 7 33

textile techniques

A really good, layered, winter curtain system

4 months ago 44 replies [ 1, 2 ] 2 26

DIY HVAC furnace Filters?

4 months ago 10 replies 3 3

Formal vs. informal education (especially in terms of $)

4 months ago 21 replies 1

clothing

Where to get women's work boots and shoes - that actually do work?

4 months ago 22 replies 1 1 12

Working for money is expensive

4 months ago 69 replies [ 1, 2 ] 2 2

sewing

Transforming old sweaters into snuggly leggings

4 months ago 24 replies 14 23

homestead

Growing large gourds for storage containers

5 months ago 34 replies 10 7

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Depression Era Cooking Tricks

5 months ago 60 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 4 44

cooking

Favourite ways to make a meal from eggs

5 months ago 14 replies 2

personal care

no make-up / natural beauty

5 months ago 99 replies [ 1, 2, 3 ] 3 11 13

gear

Choosing sustainable software: my personal rules of thumb after 35 years of computing

5 months ago 23 replies 1 18

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Healthy Home Cooking for under a dollar a plate

5 months ago 93 replies [ 1, 2, 3 ] 6 3 21

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I cut 87% off of my electric heat bill

5 months ago 64 replies [ 1, 2 ] 2 6 20

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Creating a Homestead where tax is lowest.

1 year ago 21 replies 2 6

Jenny's earrings.

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