tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-617590846825685957.post8024879044382736493..comments2023-11-24T02:53:38.343-06:00Comments on The Path to Frugality: Tightwad Gazette I Refresher - Day One - March 1stMarthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943812281623696381noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-617590846825685957.post-33996252883896135562011-03-02T03:50:41.503-06:002011-03-02T03:50:41.503-06:00I'm really looking forward to this seris. Hm, ...I'm really looking forward to this seris. Hm, let me think, you covered such a lot already...<br /><br />We have a bagless hoover, so we don't have to worry about bags for that.<br /><br />My mum always washes out bags (but not meat bags) and hangs them out on her line. I haven't had a washing line in this place - we're in a one bedroom flat in a block, so no outside area. We will soon be moving to a house with a garden and I'm looking forward to having a washing line :) <br />(Currently I don't have a dryer either, so I've been drying on airing racks or on the line at my mum's or mother in law's houses)<br /><br />I do, however, have a lot of plastic boxes and I save things like margarine boxes or yoghurt boxes that have a resealable lid to use over and over. I also bought a lot of the little pots if used to freeze the baby food I made at the 99p store, so very cheaply.<br /><br />My husband takes lunch to work most days. He has access to a microwave so he either takes leftovers from dinner, or I've been buying things like patties or sausage rolls etc from the reduced price (because they are Best before dated that day). I take them home and freeze them and he just pulls something out the freezer on the day and takes some fruit and refills a bottle with water or fruit squash.<br /><br />I remember reading and rereading 'More with Less' when i was younger - it's my mum's copy, but I'll still pick it up when i go over there! That has some great tips in it too.Debshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06069858334234867303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-617590846825685957.post-40865196060600829542011-03-01T14:11:28.231-06:002011-03-01T14:11:28.231-06:00As to ziploc bags, I scrub them thoroughly inside ...As to ziploc bags, I scrub them thoroughly inside and out with a brush using hot sudsy water. Then I dip them in a pan of boiling water for a brief moment. I hang them up on big stirring spoons that are upright in a large glass - then they can airdry.<br /><br />I do this with clean sudsy water and then I pour the boiling water into the sink so that I can wash pots and pans.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15943812281623696381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-617590846825685957.post-6936398106236563692011-03-01T11:56:19.508-06:002011-03-01T11:56:19.508-06:00I am going to scour the thrift stores and used boo...I am going to scour the thrift stores and used book stores to see if I can find these books to follow along. The only thing I can't bring myself to do is reuse ziploc bags. My mother in law did this but she never really got them clean *shudder* However I have seen patterns for making your own sandwich bags with fabric, and those can just be throw in the washer. Once the weather starts to warm up, Hubby will be putting a clothesline up for me. With a family of 5 (one being a very large husband and 3 teenage kids) I don't think a drying rack will be feasible, at least not for our shirts and whatnot, I guess those could be hung up though, but I could probably use a drying rack for undies, and socks etc. I will have to check freecycle see if I can find a drying rack or two.An Everyday Housewife!https://www.blogger.com/profile/11471666136985907078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-617590846825685957.post-51706110120590966822011-03-01T11:55:41.734-06:002011-03-01T11:55:41.734-06:00When I first got this book (actually I have all th...When I first got this book (actually I have all three in one), I read it from cover to cover in a weekend. I was fascinated by what she could accomplish. There are some things that I don't do, i.e. reuse foil, baggies, etc. I try to use my tupperware instead. My kids bring lunch every day, as do I. I don't like sandwiches which is why I save leftovers. We haven't had as much food waste, for sure.<br /><br />This will be a fun series, Martha, I'll enjoy reading! :)Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13940623529019637336noreply@blogger.com