Love this.

Genius! & Fun!

Your mom sounded so sweet.

The kids dad -way back in the day- would throw a tea towel over his arm, grab a pad and pencil and let them order from “the menu” (the list of leftovers) . Then we’d fix each a plate of what they ordered. I usually ended up finishing off the less popular items. Planning now to do my own freezer clean out.

Awesome idea!

Yes!! Eastpak!! I still have mine🤣😱 its now my diaper bag now 😁😁 very strong!!

Jansport will take them back and give you a refund!

I'm laughing.

@Maddy Anderson they don’t guarantee the zipper (lifetime x the zipper 🙄). At least they didn’t when I was in school and I’m the same age as the OP

Eastpak in Germany is about 120 Euros! Not cheap

Wooow! Thats sound such a good idea! I might need to do that with my kids

Sounds like so much fun!

My mom let us pick out a boxed cake too! Then she would make a bunny cake with two cake rounds or make cat cupcakes with pretzels for whiskers, Graham crackers for ears and M&Ms for eyes and i got to help decorate them. I had a couple birthday parties at the bowling alley with pizza and also at home with a campfire and hotdogs. The best memories was definitely helping decorate the cake with my mom though.

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Yes! Me too! That was the best part - getting to pick the cake flavor and frosting! I had no idea bakery cakes even existed until I was at least 10.

I got a pay out at work and I got my daughter everything she wanted for her bday/xmas (they are close together). I spent like £300+ in the Disney store. She LOVED the £2:50p BOX! Never again have I spent that kind of money on just one person lol

Aw.

That’s so cute

For the second one: I tried that but they had everyone sign the card after they contribute and whomever was in charge had a list they crossed names off of so you had to contribute something or being the jerk who didn't.

I buy items on clearance for 90% off specifically to use as gifts for situations like these, such as notebooks, cute office supply kits, bath sets, coffee mugs, etc. If your workplace will let you give your own gift to the person rather than giving money for the cake etc, you can give nice presents for only a few bucks instead of a few dozen lol. ☺️

I went to starbucks exactly once. They were giving away a free cup if you voted, so I voted and got my free cup I don't get the obsession people have with starbucks.

Kevin Murphy: Well said!👏

I do this. If I could afford it, maybe I'd put in. I can't and I'm not going to pretend I can. I figure worse case scenario, it just means they don't get me anything. Which is fine. I had a death a while ago. Did I get flowers (Standard in my team when someone in is dealing with a death)? No. Did I care? No. Flowers from acquaintances wouldn't have made it any easier.

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Hah! I thought I was the only one who did this! By the next day, you know you don’t need it!

Ohmygoodness, I do that, too!

I do the same thing! As an added bonus, if you're thinking of something on Amazon, put it in your cart and then click to "save for later". When you go into your cart Amazon will alert you to any price changes for anything in your cart or saved for later, and if something dropped a bunch in price, pull the trigger and buy it!

I do the same thing!🤣🤣🤣

I do that also instead of buy I need 5 things from my basket i only end up buying one and saving the rest for later. It helps me soo much

Any tips you have that she didnt mention?

I agree!

YES!!!

High Sierra backpacks are the greatest. Highly recommend. 😊

Thanks for this. Please share more.

You can sue

Great list. Gardening is great exercise and if you grow food, you get to eat the fruits of your labor. ~ Lisa

I agree absolutely! Ignoring advertising and fashion trends can save a packet, yet so many people are regularly conned into replacing stuff that doesn't need to be, from clothes to electronics, and they can't see that it's all a scam!

When my kids were little, I was soo good at camouflaging the meat or prior meal and re-purpose for a new dinner! They were never the wiser!! Hamburgers on grill, cook a few extra, chop up and throw in a jar of sauce with spaghetti! An entirely new dinner the next night!

My kids only grew up knowing meal prep. People need to have something fast and easy for dinner that does not include drive thruor there will be two monsters who are angry fighting with each other.

I love this 😂❤

Yes! I freeze ours so now they become freezer meals for me to use later.😊

When you have enough leftovers for a meal, pack it into a tiffin and eat it on a designated day like say Leftover Saturday. Its fun to take out that tiffin from the freezer and treat yourself to a day off from cooking. 😀

I scavenge brown packing paper from deliveries at work, iron it, stencil or stamp designs to customize, and make my own bows. I use reusable gift bags or boxes and save ribbon. After holiday clearance at the dollar store for sources of ribbon, stamps and paint. ALDI Carrie’s inexpensive Brie and the little wooden boxes are great to repaint and use for small gifts.

We have a few goodwill ones by me and I agree: can't beat the prices (and sometimes they still have the tags on them!). I also got a great working like new lamp for only a dollar.

@@littlesongbird1 awesome! I always shop thrift places first since it saves the dollar dollar bills / doll hairs as Christine says.

weve had a Big Berkey for years - couldn't agree more!

My husband and I just purchased a Big Burkey, we've had it about 6 months, some of the best $$ we've ever spent! It has more than paid for itself in that time. I think buying bottled water is such a waste of $$!

Vinegar may affect the rubber components of your machine in a negative way. Citric acid is fine, as far as I know.

I've got pretty fabric that i sewed onto my old towels, and those are my pot holders. You could do that for coasters too. Otherwise yah, cleaning and shop rags.

I do to. Best cleaning rags. Even took my kids' well used flannel swaddle blankets and turned them into cleaning rags. They work great for windows.

I do this.

A piece of modeling clay works well too

Great idea, I freak out about broken glass also. We sweep it up.

And, chemicals !

What about dryer sheets?

@@cynthiabromback8854 Nope! Not those either. A lot of us use those multi-use dryer balls, but most of our generation now avoids dryer sheets. Not only are they adding things to your clothes, but they're also one time use and bad for the environment. So we use the dryer balls instead to remove static. 👍😊

True story!

Yupp! Dryer sheets I only buy for my fuzzy blankets because no matter how many dryer balls I put in they are still staticky lol. A box lasts us a long time though.

My mother in law bought all three grandchildren Eddie Bauer, back packs, my stepson still uses it 16 years later my other two not so much, but I have kept them, they may want them one day.

I've got a Jansport backpack that I bought in 2001.

So, you were right!

@@AC-qi9wo I bought an Eddie Bauer backpack for grad school in 2008 and I still use it daily! I love it so much!

@@amyquillen2506 bought an jansport in 2006. Still use it and it is 15 years later

Thank you!!

Thank you!!!

Thank you for listing them out, I would have watched the video for nothing. You saved me time.

Thanks!

I'm

We so something similar, only we call it Larder Month! We have a good old clear out of the pantry and use up all the bits that have got pushed to the back. I also check that my herbs and spices still have some potency, and try to use up any that are getting stale before replacing.

Great idea.

This is hilarious 😂

Brother printers are the best! We had an hp before and it never liked the Costco refills. Had to replace the printer every couple years, but our brother printer just keeps on going and it is so much cheaper to buy the cartridge for it

..and grease from cooking!!

So relatable 🤣🤣🤣

I invite myself to Mexican birthday parties! So much fun!!!

Tracy same here lol!

Facts!!! 😂

I ever knew that, thanks!

That’s not economical for me as the bread I buy is gluten Free and organic.

@@eclaire1 You could buy cheap bread & store it in freezer

My mom hates leftovers - she’ll eat a bowl of cereal before she reheats a piece of meat. I, on the other hand, will intentionally cook too much food so that 1) I have lunch the next day 2) I don’t have to cook again the next night 🤣

I know a couple of people who refuse to eat leftovers. I find most foods like casseroles and or sauces always taste better the next day. I cook twice a week and we eat leftover for the rest. Make a lasagne and there is meals for 2 days.

My husband hated leftovers . Until one time I made a stew out of leftovers and I told him after he ate two bowls . It’s a mind thing . Since then he doesn’t mind leftovers 🤣

So crazy, I visited my brother and his wife threw away all the leftovers from dinner. I about died! She said her kids refused to eat anything that was leftover. I laughed and told her I would let my kids starve. My family loves leftovers!

@@shannonbrice8012 Soups also taste better the second DAY! Especially chili and ham and bean!

I actually can borrow electronic books from my library and download them onto my Kindle for 21 days. It saves so much money not buying books!

Good points

I use a Diva Cup for my period. It doesn't leak. It can be worn for 12 hours. It can be used for years. Win win!

I don't know what period panties are and I freak out if I get period blood on my hands, so the diva cup is a no-go for me, BUT the dollar general ultra thin pads w/ wings are my go to for that time of the month. A pack of 18 count pads are less that $3.25 and a pack of 36 count pads are less than $4.25, maybe less than that, but they last and are super absorbent!!! They even go on sale every once in a while.

Great tips

Make your own laundry soap- washing soda, baking soda, borax, epsom salt… pennies per load and only takes a few spoonfuls- because, no fillers…

Potatoes are ridiculously easy to grow! Look up potato towers

This is soooo off topic, but I was born in and lived in Michigan, until my 9th birthday and my pediatrician's name was Royal Donnelly, not exactly sure on the 1st name. I was also in counseling at the Fox Center, until it shut down, due to the trauma I endured as a very young child. My counselor's last name was Donnelly, he might have been a child psychiatric, but can't remember. I wish I could remember his first name, but unfortunately there's ALOT I had forgotten, due to the traumatizing things I went through. Within the last couple of years, my memory of that time in my life is coming back through reconnecting with my dad's side of the family and having a husband that is 21 years older than me and listens to music from the 80s, that my aunt and mom listened to around me and my sisters when we were born and growing up in the 90s. There's one memory that I wish I wouldn't have remembered and that's the fact that Martina McBride's "Independence Day" was the icing on the cake to my nervous breakdown. The reason I'm telling you this, is because I considered Mr. Donnelly to be my person, my go to safe place, my comfort, almost like he was apart of my family. I looked up to that man, like he was an uncle or something. I was a very depressed, anxious, and afraid little girl back then and being only the very fragile ages of 4-8, I went through so much, that I shouldn't have went through. When I was told that the Fox Center shut down and that I couldn't talk to Mr. Donnelly anymore, it's like I lost a family member due to death. My go to person, comfort, and safe place was gone in the blink of an eye. By now, he would be between 50 something and 70 something, but if anything in this world, I just wish I could tell him how much he meant to me as as a child and how much I looked up to him and how I seen him as a family member, my go to safe place, my person, and my comfort. He was the best thing that ever happened to me as a child, so if by chance you are related to this person I'm talking about, could you tell him this, please? I would be forever grateful and it would mean sooooo much to me. Sorry this comment is super long, but just wanted to tell you this, just in case by some miracle that you two are related.

Our library are still closed here in Canada.

You could mend those socks with the holes in them!

@Allison Phillips thank you for mentioning socks! I have so many socks that have lost their match. Now I have a use for them!

Cant wait to try it as a dishwasher rinsing agent. Thanks for sharing!

Vinegar is amazing!! It's cheap and incredibly versatile as a cleaner.

Came back to say it works well but my clean dishes smelled really weird at first. 30+ days later I can confirm it helps keep the DW clean and fresh... I'll stick to Finish as rinse agent and use vinegar to disinfect / clean the DW regularly.

CLEAN used (can also be unused) aluminum foil loosely (not tightly) crumpled into a ball thrown into the dryer makes the clothes soft without an overpowering scent. It can also be used multiple times

I do the same thing! It is such a great way to be aware of your money.

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11 years ago I stopped using them. Never saw a difference.

I don't think I've ever used fabric softener. My mom didn't use it growing up, so it was never a thought a had, lol.

I laughed out loud

I also have never used it. I don’t remember if my mom used it or not growing up. But when I was on my own I was too poor and cheap to buy it. 20 years later and I still don’t buy it.

As a college student, fabric softener is just another container to lug around

Thank you!

Nice! I have my moms from the 70s ;)

This works well with ISPs too.

We did this as well and both our phone plans went down 30 dollars. My other daughter knowing what we were paying for our plans decided to go with a different carrier and spends 120 dollars per month for the exact same plan we get for 60 dollars.

I did the same and all they did was lower my bill by 30 for one month 🙄

Oh. I completely misread. Sure, you could call every, like, year or two and ask for a better deal or you're leaving. I've seen that work, but it's a hassle. Or you could shop around like you would for car and home insurance. I'd say odds are good that you can find a decent independent or smaller provider for about half the price, or at least 1/3 lower. That's what I did. Was approaching $100+/m just for internet. Switched to another company and, after initial outlay for equipment, currently paying about $60/m taxes in. This is here in Canada, your mileage may vary depending on where you are.

To add onto this... Don't be scared of getting old phones! If you can get a phone for a discounted price just because it's 2 years old, you'll save A LOT more money than paying hundreds of dollars of extra fees for a contract plan. They get the job done, work just as fine, and if it's ever slow you can reset your phone and have it super fast again!

Also the LL Bean backpacks are everlasting. My 12 year old has used the same one all through elementary, he’s getting ready for middle school. But in college I had a large one and is still in A1 shape other than needing cleaned. I’m in my 40s btw, but he can use that one.

Also opening a Roth IRA and invest in SP 500 mutual funds. You will never have to pay taxes on the money. Great way to put aside for retirement!

May I suggest following Dave Ramsey? (!!!!!)

Yes, McDonald's seems cheap but it's actually way cheaper to make your own food! Also, they get you with their fries! They are very expensive!

You can buy a salad in the bag at a grocery store for that price! I’ve even seen KZfaq videos where people eat the salad out of the bag when running errands or traveling. They keep reusable utensils in their car:) I’m going to try it next time I’m starving and need food:)

Wendy"s has cheaper nd better salads

Congratulations on your upcoming new home! Totally worth the sacrifice. You're modeling winning behavior. 👍❤️

Congratulations! You can do it!

If you are building a house, pay cash for your appliances. If you finance them with your mortgage you will be paying for them maybe 30 years and you had to replace them after about 10 years. When my youngest son was about 3 or4 he went to the grocery store with me. He asked for some fruit cocktail. I said no because it wasn't on sale. He looked up at me and said "is it against the law to buy something that is not on sale?" I said yes and he never forgot it.

How! That would be interesting, what do you use?

@@jimbetty3731 So there are several recipes online and it can be modified to your own preference but here is what I use and I try to pick up items in advance when they are on sale. All items can be found at Walmart down the laundry isle. 1-65 oz 20 Mule Team Borax 1-55 oz Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda 2- 14.01 oz Zote Soap (I prefer smell of the Pink one) 1- 3lb tub of Oxi Clean (optional) 2-26.5 oz Downy Unstoppable the beads (optional) I shred the zote soap in my food processor (dedicated to this only purpose) and place on a banking sheet, into the oven on warm for a couple of hours. It needs to be dry before mixing. I like mine small so I run it through the food processor again once its dry. You can also shred it and leave it out to air dry for a couple of days and use your hands to break it up. Once the zote soap is fully dry mix all ingredients together in a well ventilated area-borax will make you cough if you dont. I use 1 tablespoon per load of laundry. 1.5 tablespoons if I'm doing blankets and sheets. I have found this to be much better than any store bought laundry soap out there. Let me know if you try it!

@@courtneywhitt9971 how much does it make? Where/how do you store it?

@@margaretpare8206 it’s makes quite a bit. I store it in a plastic container with a lid. Roughly 4 quart container and extras in about 4 oxi clean containers. But really anything with a lid would do. The recipe lasts about 9 months for my family of 5. Approx 3-4 loads a week.