DH has a dark navy bluecorduroy recliner. The only part that is worn is the edge of the footrest where his feet rub. I used a black marker to darken the area where the white cloth was showing through. I cut old blue jeans into strips, sewed the strips together and braided them to make a rug and hot pads. I save the large ...

We have been stocking the pantry long before the prices of everything started going up.  I would estimate that we have 6 months supply of food, TP, shampoo, soap, etc on hand.  I stock up when I see an item on sale that I know we will use.  In addition to stocking up before prices rise, we also stock our pantry in case of a job ...

I have oatmeal every morning with a little milk and dark brown sugar.  I buy the big container of oatmeal and that lasts about a month at a cost of about $.06 a serving.

If you have sensitive skin, I would avoid using the duct tape.  I tried it and yes it did get rid of the wart but the rawness on my finger was not a good thing!

Hi Pat!  I was the one that recommended this site.  I actually found it while doing a search for "frugal" and some other word.  I'm still going through it but so far have found a lot of thoughtful & useful information.  It's enjoyable to read something that is so well written!

Helen - we have been selling on ebay as a hobby for several years now.  We mostly sell books and usually sell between 50 and 75% of what we list.  Some things that we think are quite ordinary will sell for big bucks and things we think we sell well won't sell at at.  It seems there is no real rhyme or reason for it.  ...

We used to have a small chest freezer.  What a hassle!  Every time I wanted something, it always seemed to be hidden under a bunch of other stuff that I had to move to get to it.  Now I have a large upright - so much easier!  I can even have different shelves for different "categories" - ready-to-eat stuff (frozen ...

Just found TheSimpleDollar.com.  Looks like it has a lot of interesting info!

I really had a hard time coming up with an answer to this question.  I think the only thing that others may consider to be my status symbol are the diamond earrings that I wear all the time.  They were a gift from DH on our 10th anniversary and I even got a second set of piercings so that I could wear them all the time.  I ...

This is not an ezine, just a web site; no charge.  There are also lots of forums on this site relating to raising different types of livestock.  It used to be associated with Countryside magazine.