Show & Tell: More on Frugality

Oodles and Oodles of frugals for youdles... so let's just dig right in:

• MAKE IT YOURSELF. Causabon's Book, pretty much the most intellectual blog I read, has been writing a series of weekly ideas to save money (or maybe save the earth?... can't tell which cause all the ideas so far have done both... hmm... interesting...) Here's an excellent recent post about why you should make your own whatever. Not, "why you should make your own?" "WHATEVER!" (said in a Clueless, circa 1990's voice), but rather, why you should make your own ___(whatever)___.
  

FRUGAL MAKE-IT-YOURSELF IDEAS:

• Grow your own loofah sponge. Really.
• Any of you use baby wipes? Thought so.
• How about homemade lavendar soap balls to make your next bath extra luxurious?
• Cleaning supplies getting too expensive? Here's a LONG list of earth-friendly (and wallet-friendly) cleaning supplies.
• Here are some homemade and very soothing-sounding cough and cold remedies you can make at home.
  

FRUGAL CLOTHES IDEAS:

• Buy plain socks for your daughter and add the trim yourself.
• Sew clothes for your family to save money.
• Make your daughter's dresses long so that she can wear them for years. (Be sure to scroll down for pictures- Janel has an amazing knack for making precious, wearable dresses for little girls that are useful for years.)
  

FRUGAL FOOD IDEAS:

• MAKE A PRICE BOOK. This is a little notebook you carry with you when you go shopping and where you can write down the normal price per ounce, what a good sale price would be, and where you find the best deals on any given item. What an excellent way to save money on everyday groceries, by having a price guide with you to be able to tell when one store charges slightly more than another! Jenn, over @ Frugal Upstate, will tell you how to make your very own price book.
  
• GROW YOUR OWN. Wanna grow your own food and just need ideas and motivation? Well hop on over to Causabon's book and get some ideas for growing your own food.
• HAVE A FRUGAL DINNER TONIGHT. Frugal State Jenn has a great post with a wide variety of ideas for stretching your dinner budget.
  

OTHER FRUGAL THINGS YOU CAN DO:

• GO CHRISTMAS SHOPPING NOW. Save a little money by doing your Christmas shopping in the next few weeks! Check out Sara's post about her frugal Christmas-shopping methods...
• LEARN A NEW CRAFT, MASTER IT, & USE IT TO MAKE MONEY. Here's a site that links to some GREAT craft ideas.
• MAKE SOMETHING AND SELL IT HERE.
• MAKE SIMPLE CHANGES AROUND YOUR HOME. You've heard it before, but here's a great post to give you the nudge you might need to reduce, reuse, recycle.
  
• UNSHAMPOO. (Read about it here.)

With so many links, I can't verify that there's nothing offensive on any of these sites, so please exercise caution when following links off of the direct pages I'm linking to.

Blessings & HAPPY READING!