20 ITEMS THAT SAVE US THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS! LIVE BELOW YOUR MEANS! OLD FASHIONED! #frugalliving

My tooth brush(es)! My grandmother always told me,”take care of your teeth and they will take care of you”. Meaning, if your oral health is in check, your general health will be too. No chance of having poor nutrition related to loss of teeth in the future. She died at 100, with a FULL SET OF NATURAL TEETH!

Remember to cut open toothpaste, lotion, and shampoo tubes. Plenty of product left in tube when you cut them open. Sometimes 2 weeks worth of daily use!

My library card!

Our dogs 🐕 best security alarm, best exercise motivator and companion, best stress reliever, best garbage disposal, best pre wash dirty plate cleaner, the list goes on!

My sewing machine has save me thousands over the years. Another money saver, rabbit ears for my TV. I get about 19 channels free. Another item is an old fashioned rug sweeper (no electricity). My floors are not carpeted but I have a few rugs I use it on. Take away the tools we use and the most important is the knowledge and skills we use to save money! I try to teach anyone who is interested (just like you two do). Thank you!

Not an item so much as an attitude: learning to be happy and content in a smaller, practical home. I did have a learning curve on this one, but really think this change in dreams and attitudes saves so much money over time

Hair clippers, I haven't paid for a haircut in 25 years

I havent had a TV for 8 years and I dont miss it at all . Saves money for sure

My sewing machine, my coffee maker, the library, and facebook marketplace have saved me lots. Also, talking my employer into letting me work remotely has saved me a fortune….gas, dress clothes etc. Finally…YouTube in general! This is probably the biggest one.

I don’t own a dryer. I tell people that I live in a giant dryer called Florida! 😂 I dry my clothes inside on two racks. You can also use your bed or the backs of chairs to dry items. I have dried large blankets by draping them over several chairs. Also, YouTube has saved me TONS of money. I have learned how to do so many DIY projects around my house… installed my own mailbox, repaired my roof (before I got a metal one), redid my floors, fixed drywall holes, painted, and fixed my AC myself! I’ve saved thousands and thousands of dollars!

A month ago we bought laundry lines & clothespins because it finally occurred to me that, since we live in the dry southern Nevada desert, might as well let the crazy summer heat dry our laundry for us and save some $$$. And yes, please do video 2! 😊

My goal for the next six months is to be more organized and more frugal so I can build up my emergency fund again 🙏🏽

Another benefit to perennials is that when they get too big, you can split them down and plant them in other areas of your garden and you can share with a sister and neighbors.

I have found that my well stocked Sewing Basket has saved me a bundle. I sew on buttons; make repairs and darn and that means clothes stay in good shape for longer. I am, as a Canadian, a huge fan of the Royal Family and it may interest you to know that they are all VERY frugal! Queen Elizabeth refused to raise the heat during the winter months (and now King Charles also maintains 'cold' rooms "just wear a sweater" - much to the chagrin of his wife Camilla). The late Prime Minister of England, Margaret Thatcher wrote in her autobiography that she spent a weekend with the Queen at Sandringham Palace and after dinner the Queen disappeared. Mrs. Thatcher tracked her down in the back kitchen - where she saw Queen Elizabeth with yellow rubber dish gloves up to her elbows in dishwater 'washing up'! The Queen tossed Mrs. Thatcher a dish towel and asked her to dry. Princess Anne has been photographed numerous times wearing the same outfits from back in the 1980s! King Charles' regularly wears his late father's wool trench coat (40 years old!!). So apart from their devotion to service and charity and despite the family being interesting historical figures, they are also very very conscious about frugality and waste! Cheers from Toronto!

My best money saving is not and item but a person. My husband can fix most everything, lawnmowers, cars, house hold items, hot water heater element and then installation of a new hot water heater. He, like Paul will look around his garage and storage building to find things that he can make work for a repair or even a solution to an issue without us having to spend any money. Learning to do things on your own is HUGE. In money saving. I many many coworkers who have house cleaners come in one a weak to clean and so they laundry!!!! Blows our minds!!! And now that I am set to retire early they say I don’t know how you can do it?! Well I could tell them the years of planning that has gone into this decision. I could mention all of the things I notice they spend money in that we do not. But I just smile and say it’s taken a lot of time preparing. And leave it at that lol Thanks again. For all you both do to make a wonderful channel PS I would love a part 2 😊😊

My husband was so against not using paper towels, so I just started using cloth towels for everything. Now he uses cloth towels as well and we rarely use paper towels anymore. Huge Savings

You are my kind of people! I'm 76 and live by myself. My favorite slo cooker is a 6 quart cooker. I like to cook a large batch with sale food then divide it into single meal portions and put into my small extra freezer. I have quite a collection of books from library sales.

Refilling my foaming soap dispensers saves me about $4.00 each time! That adds up fast Please do a part 2!

My mom gave me the Betty Crocker Cookbook when I got married 45 years ago. My son always tells his wife... go get mom's red cookbook that where the good recipes are.

My sewing machine and 45 years of sewing has saved me thousands and thousands of dollars. I sew for my family And friends. My garden is my passion, raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, perennial onions, rhubarb, herbs, and all my other vegetables. My home steading skills, canning, dehydrating, using food savers bags , buying in bulk, cooking from scratch, natural remedies keeps me from the goIng to the doctor, thrift stores, auctions and garage sales. Learning to do it myself!