Switch to cash instead of debit or credit cards and you will notice your impulse buying will go down.
Place a peeled sliced potato in your pot if you have used to much salt or to much spice. Remove potato before serving.
Use
conditioner or baby oil to shave your legs. Not only is it cheaper, but
it is more moisturizing, so your legs wont be all dry and itchy after
you finish shaving.
Most headaches are actually from being dehydrated. So drink your water.
In a
pinch when hanging wallpaper if the sides or ends start to curl or peel
back make a paste with baking soda and water. It will act like a glue.
Add a teaspoon of vinegar to a boiling pot of pasta and it won't boil over.
You won't taste the vinegar once cooked.
Use Dawn when cleaning your kitchen, back-splash or vent a hood or anything with grease. It really makes the job a lot easier.
Clear nail polish will help with chigger bites.
Apply nail polish to a pantyhose run to stop the run.
For bee stings - meat tenderizer or chewing tobacco.
Check out your local library not only for books but magazines and movies.
I live in a small town so I pay $25 a year so I can use the bigger city's library.
Get
over any ideas you have about thrift stores or Goodwill. You can get
some amazing bargains sometimes you have to really search thru racks but
often it is worth it.
During the winter after using your oven leave the door cracked and let the heat escape into your kitchen. During the summer use your crock pot or outside grill as often as possible so not to heat up your house.
Use
vinegar instead of Jet Dry, Fabric Softener and Windex. Hubby also uses
it to clean his car windows with newspapers. You can pour a cup of
vinegar in your toilet let sit overnight and barely scrub and it comes
out very clean.
Some
utility companies offer a break of you use your appliances at off peak
times. Call yours to see if it would be worth washing your clothes at
night and running the dishwasher.
Recycle plastic bags for taking lunches, small trash bags, and kitty litter.
Keep some in your trunk if you shop at stores that offer a discount for having your own bags.
I also put them on my hands like gloves for poop duty in the yard.
Have an adjustable thermostat and set it lower when you are away or sleeping.
Keep tires properly filled to help on gas mileage.
Pay bills online to save on stamps
Start an Excel spreadsheet for the bills.
If one doesn't come in you still know when it's due so it won't be late.
“Bad
things happen to you to make you realize your true potential, strength,
will power & heart. Have faith & stay strong”
