Extremely Frugal

Christmas is over and I hope you haven't thrown out all the wrapping paper and tissue from the gifts. You can iron the tissue paper on a...

It's getting cold! Keep your floors warmer this winter by putting newspaper under throw or area rugs. Newspaper is a great insulator.

Body aches and pains gettting to you? Pour cheap rice into an old sock (without a hole!) tie the top and heat it in the microwave. The sock ...

Got just the end of a tomato left? Or maybe one lone slice or a wedge no one wants? Instead of throwing it out, put it in a freezer containe...

Sure, you can reuse it the way it comes, but you can also iron it. Use a medium setting; it irons quickly and if there are small wrinkles le...

If you don't want to reuse freezer bags after freezing meat in them, put the meat in a plastic bread bag first, then put it in the freez...

Using leftover envelopes from bills that you pay online... the windowed kind? Would you use them to mail things to friends or family? You co...

Chicken fat used to be prized as a baking and cooking fat; beef fat is also good to use in many ways. When you roast a chicken or a piece of...

If you need a grater for vegetables or spices like nutmeg, it's a cinch to make your own. A metal jar lid is best, but any piece of thin...

There are always a few crumbs in the bottom of the cookie jar (or package when you buy them). Don't just toss them. Save them in the fre...