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30 Old-Fashioned Frugal Tips From Grandma

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  It’s no secret that grandma’s generation was made up of incredibly industrious women. They went through many hard times like the depression and WWII that forced them to use what they had, which normally wasn’t much. I admire their strength and wisdom and think the younger generations should employ some of their frugalness. So today I’m sharing 30 Old-Fashioned Frugal Tips from Grandma in hopes that we can learn what it means to use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without!

 

  30 Old-Fashioned Frugal Tips From Grandma

 

Save old containers for reuse.

Line dry clothes.

Cook from scratch.

Bake your own bread.

Mend your clothes.

Make your own tomato sauce.

Use cloth instead of paper towels or napkins.

Save old sheets/clothes and make a rag rug.

Eat at home.

Grow your own food.

Learn to can what you grow.

Learn to dehydrate what you grow.

Make your own pie crust.

Make bookmarks or placemats from old greeting cards.

Use both sides of the paper before recycling it.

Learn to stock a frugal pantry.

Make several meals from one chicken.

Make your own cleaning products.

Make your own laundry detergent.

Eat simple meals such as beans or soup.

Make your own chicken broth.

Drink water instead of soda or juice.

Cook dried beans in your slow cooker and freeze the leftovers.

Make your own biscuits.

Make your own natural remedies for medicine.

Focus more on relationships than material possessions.

Live in a smaller house.

Exercise for free by cleaning your house or working in the garden.

Make your own applesauce.

Grow your own flowers for bouquets.


What is your favorite tip? What would you add do the list? I’d love to know!

 

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  3. When you've already got the oven hot, bake more than one thing at a time in it. That saves on electricity. If you can, do it on the weekend when electric consumption isn't high. Before 7 am and after 7 pm.
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  4. The pinto beans are also good when making Mexican food. Just mash some up (and I like to add some salsa or taco seasoning to mine) for refried beans. I also like doing my red beans like this (just fry up some smoked sausage and add to the pot about 30 minutes to an hour before serving to get the smoked flavor through out the pot).
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  5. Love the bread idea, we have a bread machine and make 1-2 loaves weekly. It has been a life saver since we can get the expensive bread taste for the cheap bread cost. Very valuable. I wish we could make our own laundry detergent. We have a high efficiency machine so it needs the liquid detergent. The powder detergent will clog it up.
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    • I actually have used homemade liquid laundry soap in my high efficiency washer for about 6 years now. It works great!
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