“Unlock the Secrets of Thrift: 66 Frugal Habits That Will Transform Your Savings!”
I have 0.5-cup containers to freeze small amounts of food to save money and reduce food waste.
I am trying to learn how to sew.
I propagate the houseplants I have already instead of buying more.
I work hard to have a deep pantry and am getting better at prepping veggies to a usable form quicker after getting them. The goal being that my fridge doesn’t have food at risk of going bad very frequently. I spend a lot of time on this, but it’s so satisfying to be improving the inventory system, that might just be a spicy brain thing lol.
I dumpster dive to supplement my grocery budget.
Rules of thumb: I don’t do meat unless it’s refrigerator temperature outside (so, rarely, as it’s still annoyingly warm in the Boston area)
Never take anything with a compromised packaging/seal
Only take produce you will eat within 2-3 days, and wash thoroughly before eating.
Have found loads of shelf-stable almond milk, cereal, cheese, yogurt, pre-made meals, snacks, chips, etc.
Just use common sense. If it looks, smells, or tastes off don’t risk it. Been doing it for years now and not once did I get sick.
When a bank has a cash reward for opening a new account with ACH, I transfer the minimum from savings to the account and set up a small deposit from my paycheck until the requirements are met.
Its been a few hundred bucks each time.
Buy lightly used shoes on ebay for 1/4 of the new price……literally ‘dead mans shoes’ sometimes.
I take my clothes to the tailor to have repaired if they rip or get a hole.
I’ve had the tailor chuckle at me for bringing her 20 dollar old navy flannels to repair but she’s happily patched the holes and I still have the shirts. Almost all my jeans have the crotches patched in them but some of those jeans I ripped the crotches on 5 + years ago and I’m still wearing them.
