All Entries Tagged With: "Frugal Living"
How Bartering and Trading Helps You Make Money and Help the Environment
Save Money and the Environment I live in a small town with a handful of clothing stores. That’s why I was thrilled when a local business owner announced she was hosting a clothing swap at her hip store Willow. I gathered up a bag full of unwanted items from my closet, entered the date and [...]
25 Uses for Baking Soda Around the House
Baking soda is by far one of the most inexpensive and versatile things you can have in your home. Known for its cleaning and deodorizing properties, it can be used in the kitchen, the bathroom, the laundry room, and even your bedroom. Here is the skinny as to why baking soda is something you should [...]
Is It Really Possible to Live Without Money?
There’s such a thing as being really frugal but can you truly survive without money? How would you acquire the things that you need? Could you feed, clothe, and provide shelter for yourself without going to extreme measures? Would you find it freeing to be rid of all the material things weighing you down physically, [...]
Make Your Own Cheap Shampoo, Conditioner, and Toothpaste
In an attempt to reduce costs in 2012, I am adopting a Do-It-Yourself mentality. One of the areas of my spending that can be virtually eliminated is in the Personal Hygiene category. Using recipes found in the book, Making It: Radical Home EC for a Post-Consumer World by Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen, I plan [...]
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