40 Times People Share Frugal Living Advices

31. Lowe’s Employee Here: My Manager Told Me To Throw Away Bags Of Seeds Because We Needed Floor Space For Other Products. I Asked For A Deal And Got Each Back For 3-5 Cents. Regular Price Is $1.09-$2.49 269 Bags For Retail Price Of $646.59. I Payed $5.40

frugal livingDwingledork

32. I Think You’ll Like The Gift I Got From My Frugal Aunt

iamthechiefhound

33. Not Paying For Expensive Spices Shelf. Instead, My Boyfriend Made This From Old Bed Slats. Jars From Mustard, Jams Etc. To Keep Homemade Seasoning Blends

frugal livingemmabovary238

34. Learned This From My Mom. Everytime You Buy Chives/Green Onion Just Cut Most Of It Off And Use Them Or Store Them In The Fridge. Then Put The Roots In A Cup With Half An Inch Of Water. Regrows Back To Full Size Or More Within A Few Days. Can Repeat Up To About 2-4 Times If You Have A Good Batch

drderanged

35. In An Effort To Make My Iced Tea Obsession Less Expensive And Also In Trying To Be Less Wasteful, I Took The Labels Off Of A Pack Of Snapple Bottles And I’ve Been Using Them To Make My Own Iced Tea For A While. It’s Seriously Has Cut My Drink Cost Down By Like 90%

frugal livingpaigeelizabeth3660

36. Whenever I Get A Dish Sponge That Is Past Its Lifetime For Washing Dishes, I Always Cut It In Half And Then Retire Those Sponges For Household Cleaning Around The Bathroom And Other Dirty Areas. Cutting In Half Make Sure That They Never Get Used For Dishes Again

IAmAPhysicsGuy

37. A Little Cleaning And A $30 Leather Repair Kit, And It’s Almost As Good As New!

frugal livingIAmAPhysicsGuy

38. Finally Figured Out How To Extend The Life Of My Fresh Spinach To Avoid Waste And Enjoy It Longer! Transferring To A Zip Lock Bag After Purchase And Inserting A Folded Paper Towel Reduces The Moisture That Collects In The Original Bag. Still Fresh Weeks Later Instead Of Spoiling Within A Week!

Crohnies

39. I Used To Throw Away All The Stuff My Kid Gets From Goody Bags At Other Birthday Parties. Now I Recycle Them And Put Them In A Piñata On Her Birthday

frugal livinguberchelle_CA

40. Made Some Cinnamon Sugar Cookies From Leftover Pie Crust

humbleaf