“Unlock the Secrets of Thrift: 66 Frugal Habits That Will Transform Your Savings!”
The repairs are always far less than a new item would cost and I’m not creating more waste and buying more junk it’s an all around win in my book.
Every year in winter time I give myself a budget of around €40,- and spend it on vegetable seeds. This usually gives me a season worth of produce and more. The excess is shared between our neighbors, one neighbor had terrific strawberry plants, another great brambles, and so the exchange begun. I’d give them tomato seedlings and they would give me theirs. Now I can safely say my frugal treat is not spending any money on fruit and veg from may up to oct/nov. 😁
(I currently buy produce again, which adds up to about 25-30 euros a week… so I guess the €40,- worth of seeds for a season is a pretty good investment.).
I use fallen tree limbs as garden bed borders. They bank water and when they decay they make new soil.
