The clean car tip reminded me: My mom was thinking of buying a new car years ago. I offered to clean hers and after it was super clean she liked it again so much she kept it for years longer.

You would be so proud PP! I cut the cable/internet today and saved $173 per month. Cox asked if they could do anything to keep my business, I said no thank you and good bye bill.. I have a antenna for local channels and I get 100 channels for free! I feel like I won the lotto!!!

Debt is the present day worldwide slavery business.

We're down to just the mortgage now. So we've stated making extra payments quarterly on the house. I couldn't believe that with 4 additional payments a year, we're taking 13 YEARS off the mortgage!

I still have a flip phone. I put $100 a year on and only use in an emergency lol. My friends laugh at me but I also have a house worth over $300k that I bought years ago and never had a mortgage but they don't laugh at that! Always good information on this channel!

Cleaning my older paid off car that runs and looks like new, always made me feel like it’s brand new. It’s a sense of pride and ownership.

Also.... I'm happy to report that I had one credit card that was at 29.9% 😳 I paid it off with a zero interest account. Yaaaay!

Looks like Dave Ramsey has competition.

I bought a Roku tv last year for Christmas, for our living room. I did not know what Roku was till I heard you talk about it. So my ex bought one for the bedrooms and we cut the cable ($153 a month) Not sure my ex is happy with it but he will find what he likes eventually. lol I just seem to watch youtube. I have watched your video's more than once. I wish I could like them more than once. I am learning a lot. lol I'm learning from you and I'm 66 years old. Seems you can teach an old lady new tricks.

I have been so focused about being debt free - just thinking about coming out of debt liberates me.

I got rid of cable years ago after they upped the price nearly every 6 months.

Great ideas I was laid off in April lady year. So I cancelled my trash service, called insurance company reduced that bill, when we got stimulus money I paid that on credit card debt, cut some trees for firewood to reduce heating cost, try to make my own snacks and of course cook at home.

Two days have passed since I first saw this video: This is the progress so far in less than 3 days: #1 I have the Ruko box on order (snowed in - and 90 min from a Walmart). #2: I do not have cable to cancel, #3: Called phone company - I already have the lowest bytes offered. #4: I have the lowest cell phone cost offered - similar to PP. #5 Called insurance man for an appt to review insurance, also have two other agents called that are working on quotes (AAA does not provide farm/ranch Insurance). Other: I started cleaning one room at a time (one was finished but already wiped out with kiddo power). Will get it cleaned up again tonight. In process of organizing my bedroom. Will update as progress is completed. I do best when I am accountable.

"Debt is destructive. . . Debt keeps you poor." Amen to that! Another great video. Thank you! 👍

Window cleaning tip, on last wipe, use vertical wipes on inside and horizonal wipes on outside. Instantly you will know what side the streaks are on.

Thank You, Prepper Princess! Earlier You advised not to gain weight and buy a new garderobe. My winter coat got too small. My mom said to buy a new one. She went quiet, when I told your wiser advise to loose some weight. Now I have lost 10 kg, the coat fits, I feel better and I have saved money also by eating more modest ♥️

“Don’t be lazy... I know you don’t want to go to Walmart” I feel like I’ve been truly seen. ☺️

When I first got married, my husband and I would sit once a month and tally up our bills. He called the debt to assets a quick ratio. We did that for years (married over 40 years). Paying off our mortgage early was HUGE and we put every dollar we could into paying it off. It's the only way to get ahead because as the saying goes, you are a slave to the lender. When I was on a flight and looked out the window and saw those thousands of houses below, I thought about how the banks own most of them. Sad. Even sadder is seeing all the new cars on the road and the banks own them too. Debt is a disease that has spread far and wide. Love your advice, very practical.

Prepper Princess -- love your practical, non-judgmental advice on how to navigate a less-than-deal world with strength and dignity. Your commitment and energy to help through these videos shows a ton of compassion for others, too. Self reliance is important, but so is community -- you are a leader. Thank you! And by the way, I really love that plaid shirt -- that looks great on you. :-) Cheers from the East.

Haha I make paper bricks from all my (and sometimes work) scrap paper/bills. It’s sooo easy! Burns almost as long as regular wood, doesn’t take a lot of time and saves me a crap ton of $$ 1: get two 5 gallon buckets (You can get them for free or just a few pennies at the local grocery store bakery) 2: drill holes into the bottom half of one bucket then put it in the other bucket. 3: fill bucket with torn or shredded paper 4: cover with water 5: let it soak overnight 6: pull holy bucket out of the other bucket and let water drain 7: put holy bucket in the yard or somewhere near a drain 8: put water bucket in holy bucket to compress the rest of the water out of paper pulp. 9: remove paper block and set to dry 10: BURN!

Bad groceries live on the aisles in bags, bottles and boxes. They begin with the letter C: cookies, candy, crackers, cake, coke, chips, cereal. Save yourselves and your $$$$!

Hello. Back in my day, sodas were 10 cents and came in glass bottles! And recyclable.

The happiest day of my life was the day I became debt-free. I keep getting credit card offers, but those go into the shredder. I haven't had one of those evil things for more than 20 years now. The only "luxury" service I have is internet. No cable or satellite tv.

I shudder when I hear the medical bills in USA. London.

I’ve watched about 3 full videos of yours in the last hour. I really like you as a person, at least from what I can tell. You give very practical, useful, and intelligent advice. You KNOW how to save. You KNOW how very very important things work, you know how to stand up for yourself, not let people (or companies) use or extort you for your time or money. You know how to put a little elbow grease into something in order to get the most out of it, AND save, AND put yourself in a better position later on. Jeez. For real. KZfaq needs to reallllly start suggesting your videos to literally EVERY ONE in America. Too many people live far far above their means. I pay everything I buy, with cash, with the only exception being my home at the moment. I owe nobody anything, except my home. Which I got at a price that ppl think is impossible. 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom house for 55k? Yeah.. and no. Nothing was wrong with it. Didn’t have to do anything to it. New roof, new flooring installed, and brand new heating and air units before I ever moved in. I was relatively lucky. I know that. But, people can wait. People don’t have to jump right on the first option they find. Stop letting sales people convince you you need 1,000% more than what you actually need. Anyway. Sorry for the rant. You’re amazing. I hope you are successful at everything you do, as I hope we all are.

So true about how advertisements, etc are set up to make you feel like you are lacking and the only way to be whole is to purchase "THAT" product. That is a big reason I don't watch all those popular shows about home buying, home selling, home rehabbing. To me, they try to foster the idea that you need newer, bigger, better homes. (plus, i'd rather watch your channel !!! I totally agree we need more "pride in ownership" My grandmother would wipe down her stove everyday right after finishing her meal. She would take care of all her things. I remember about 30 yrs ago, when the Sears guy came to deliver a new refrigerator. She said proudly of the one that was being replaced "i've had this refrigerator 20 years and it is still running" The installer said "Well this one ain't gonna last that long. They don't make them like that anymore - you might get 7 years"

I'm starting to like you more and more. You are so practical and sensible..Just wish there more people like you. Forget about "keeping up with the Jones's".May God continue to bless you PP

“I don’t need full coverage; I have money.” Perfect!😅

I just found your website yesterday and I'm thrilled!! How did you get SO smart at only 39? I'm 71 and I learned so much from you already. I definitely subscribed to your channel. Keep up the great work!!

Back in the day, we didn't use Tire Wet, we used Joy Dishwashing Liquid. Rubbed it on the tires straight from the bottle with a sponge. Made the tires shine. Washed the car with it too. Tire Wet 32 oz. spray = $6.47 Joy Dishwashing Liquid 30oz. = $2.57

That little thing with feathers is called shuttlecock and the game is called Badminton. 😎

Construction companies also dump tons of wood once they are done. We’ve filled up our pickup bed and used the wood to offset the gas furnace.

You’re not old but you are entertaining and have great money tips. Keep your content coming I enjoy learning even though I’m not in debt I never stop learning even in my 60’s.

We started about 10 years ago trying to get out of debt. It took 3 years and we did it apart from the mortgage but we carried on no holidays all money went off the mortgage and YESSS we paid it off last month we are now 1000 a month straight into our savings

This is, hands down, my favorite video you have ever done! I have been debt-free for years, but I loved hearing your checklist and knowing I have checked off every box over several years.

Another technique to save on gas is to turn the gas water heater to pilot mode and then 2 hours prior to taking a bath turn it back to ‘on mode’. The water stays surprisingly warm on pilot mode for general usage.

We just called AAA yesterday and saved lots of money I'm so excited can't believe it. I saved over 1,000 for the year. I'm still smiling 😃. Thank you. I been watching you for a few days and love it and will continue watching. You have great ideas.

DEBT FREE: You must retire with -0- debt. Until then, "If you don't have the cash to pay for it. you DON'T NEED IT." Throw out your TV or get a ROKU BOX and follow Pepper's lead. 😊😊😊

You and Rocky made me laugh so much there at the end. Nothing like having a pet that loves you!

Thanks so much for this video Prepper Princess. I always think I'm on top of these things but I decided to follow your steps anyhow... Guess what? There are some crazy deals out there right now, and I just knocked £367 off my annual bills! That's around $490! So a big thank you from a sister across the pond x

Thank you! I totally wouldn’t mind if you did more challenges like these. 😉 This girl lives and breathes checklists.

I like the idea from day 13! I agree ...fresh pressed clothes even pillow cases...laying down at night on a fresh pressed pillow case! Cleaning and polishing my home and car. Great tips!

🥰 you are wise beyond your years. I didn’t learn the stuff until I was older than you. Now I’m Mrs. frugal.Also you crack me up. I’d like to adopt you.

Your energy ,confidence and intelligence is so addicting. Love your videos. Rocky is awesome.

Thank you so much for making these videos. One tip I would like to share. I have electric everything in my house! Yikes right. I trun off my water heater by the circuit breaker when not in use for showers. I do use my dishwasher because I have neck problems and can't stand for long periods abd do them by hand. But the dishwasher has a heating element in it so no need to turn it on. I also use a very good space heater. Only one for 4rooms and a bathroom. My electric bill in Massachusetts is 150.00 in the dead of winter . its great to know someone is cheaper than I. Hehe stay 😎 turning off the water heater saves me aprox. 60.00 a month

I got a Roku 10 years ago. It has improved alot over the years.

You are not old... and soda is sssooooooooooooo bad for you. Boy, Princess you are on a roll. Love your list... but can't do anything with it... oh, no, there is one... I guess, I should buy the LED light bulbs. Princess, I am 66... divorced, have two daughters long out of the house... I learned to be frugal growing up, and fell right back in to it, once I went solo. I love your videos, and am so glad to have found your channel. Thanks for all you share.

My brother gifted me 6 pack of led light bulbs that charge in 8 yrs. And have attachment hangers for when the power goes out.

I come for Prepper Princess, and stay for the Mr. 🥰🥰🐶🐶

Me and my bf pay about $55 for electicity and my parents are paying $300... Crazy I am so glad me and my bf are debt free & are good with money

Since I started watching your videos I got rid off my debt Just last week I traded my newer car for an Honda RV 12 years old and got rid of 600 $ of monthly payments I also thanks to you got a Roku box,changed my internet company what saves me half of the monthly cost and changed my car insurance liability only So monthly savings „730 $ „ Thanks a million Prepper Princess

Washing your car is a great feeling. Cleaning out a closet. Ideas with positive results. Simple...

I look at the crap my kids buy and and how they spend money.....I’m horrified!!

Those are all excellent ideas. Yesterday I called my vehicle insurance company and I lowered the rates of my two trucks with a savings of $100.00 a month. Now I’m planning on lowering the monthly rate of my cell phone and internet. I have all my debt payed off including my house. I warm my house during the winter with a wood burning stove and seldom does the propane furnace kick in.

I definitely need to clean out my pantry, and find my iron. It's been missing since I moved here 2 years ago.

Love your suggestions. I would worry about passengers in my car if I did not have full liability insurance. (This did happen to a family member. It was a Financial nightmare) If an accident was deemed my fault and a passenger was seriously hurt I would be held libel. I just wanted to put that out there to take into consideration.

Thank you for helping me change my spending habits and ways of thinking. You have me thinking of ways to reduce my bills and pay off debt.

I’m going to replay this and write it all down. Like you, I live alone with my dog. I try to keep it on the skinny cheap. I can’t wait to clean my car. 😂😂. Thank you for your videos.

I just got my mom, who is a senior citizen, a motorola flip phone from Boost Mobile with monthly service of $10/month with unlimited talk and text. She doesn't need internet since we have internet at home. I thought this was a great deal. She had a free phone from Medicaid, but the phones themselves are crap and just break down so easily.

My electricity bill for December was too high.. too lazy to light the fireplace after work. This January, I have been chopping wood and lit the fire before shower in the morning, and again after work... 😅

I just had you on while I was cooking dinner. Went by nice and quick. Even though we are out of debt and doing fine, this did remind me to do something about our internet. And I always love these kinds of things anyway. It is what we did during our debt free journey, minus the ironing of clothes. I find if I pull them out of the dryer immediately and hang them up they don't wrinkle. I might do a collar or two, but that's it. I do clean my shoes regularly, though.

library card has literally saved me thousands!! I am a reading addict!! reading for free with library apps is the best.

If I clean and polish my 93' Subaru I may not have anything left. The northeast winters and almost 30 years of sun exposure have taken its toll. Are you considering writing a book? The more extreme version of Ramsey's work.

I recently lowered our cable plan to just internet plan. We got Philo tv which is $20 a month. This alone saves me $80 a month. We already switched to prepaid phones and I always get the best energy rates.

Thanks for the inspiration. I am switching cell phone providers and canceling my landline. I'll be saving $75 per month. That's a lot for someone on a fixed income. 🙂👍👍

Preach! So much love for the content and personality in this video! I’m debt free, cash flowed two degrees in 2.5 years, saving for retirement, and currently living on 50-55% of what I make to build wealth. I’m 34, not married, and have no children. My life is so vastly different from my peers and so it’s difficult to explain how liberating this lifestyle is. Debt is so normalized in this country. Let’s stay weird, PP 🖤 PS: The Rocky cameo and you snort laughing is the best one yet! 🤣

The borrower is slave to the lender.

When I was a kid, a bottle of soda was 10 cents.

In one of your other videos, that I saw some time ago, you gave another excellent bit of advice. You said that you maintain every thing you have in pristine condition. You are so correct. A minor repair costs much less tan a Major overhaul or a necessary replacement.

I don't own a TV - haven't owned one in 15 years. I watch TV channels FREE online.

So I have been ‘working with what I’ve got’ since we had kids and frugality has always felt like a game since going to one income. My Mom was a great example on many things ( cooking from scratch, thrifting for everything and anything, bargain hunting etc.) but I never thought about staying in shape so I could maintain a wardrobe as a frugal tip!!! Excellent. It’s actually more motivational than some people might initially think. At least for me...:) Thanks again.

I get free cable, free rent, free water and sewer. Credit card is paid off. Phone $25, pay electric bill, car is paid off. I walk to work and hardly never drive my car. AAA for car insurance paid off until Oct. I have a personal loan on my class A Airstream and slamming $1600 a month on my loan. RV runs on 300 watts of solar but still on shore power, and all Edison LED bulbs. Paying it off by October. Credit score 820 👍🏽

You are such a lovely old soul, Prepper Princess. Love, love, love your wisdom! :)

I got rid of my TV. I don't want a smart TV.

So many good tips! This was one of the best money saving videos I’ve seen. These are all completely do-able.

Disc golf at state parks. Family loves it!

I can do all that, car is all clean, everything is done, have some debt to pay off, but giving up the chips is a no.

I love this assignment list !! So well thought out and so very hopeful with a methodical plan!!! The pantry inspection is what I need to do because during the beginning of the “Rona” last year we had to stock up. Now I have too much !

If you do not want to go into Walmart to buy a Roku box, order it online as a curbside pick up.

i drove a 20 year old car. for almost 5 years. although it was a cool car a 2000 chevy z28. i just sold it and pruchased a 2016 toyota avalon with cash. funny thing is i paid 5200.00 for the chevy and sold it for 4900. WE WILL NEVER BORROW MONEY AGAIN!. the only thing we owe money on is our house. but it took about 3.5 years to get to that. and on that we are in a 15 year mortgage. as always great content

Just found your channel and I’m loving it and your practical and fun-loving personality! We have no debt but need to trim our regular bills, which are high, and didn’t know where or how to begin, so this checklist video was a perfect solution. Keep making them! Thanks!!! Now I need to go check my bulbs, phone, and car insurance rates. 😁 You’re an inspiration.

I'm thankful for you, and what you share.

People like you are making the world better. Thanks for the great advice from Australia. 👍

Thank you for sharing and being so honest about all this . Your channel has helped me a lot. I appreciate you.

I love love love and appreciate these get-into-the-nitty-gritty, reality-based, benefit of your experience videos! Thank you so much! Hi to Rocky pants too

Excellent, excellent video! I particularly liked how you reminded us of the importance of good stewardship towards our possessions

I don't have a dishwasher. I do my dishes by hand. I live in a tiny rural town in eastern Iowa. Our water rates are outrageous. My monthly water/sewer/trash bill is over $90. So, I'm very motivated to save on water usage. I put a dishpan in both sides of my kitchen sink, one for soapy wash water and the other to catch rinse water as I rinse the dishes under the running faucet. I also catch the water from washing my hands. I keep a 5-gallon bucket in my bathtub and carry my dishpans of water into the bathroom and pour them into the bucket. I pour the collected "gray" water in the toilet, instead of using the flush handle. It really makes a difference on my bills.

I agree with keeping things super clean..I remember going to an Amish place and it was soooooo spotless..the cow barn actually smelled GOOD

I really love your videos! You remind us that things don't have to be so complicated and saving money is easy!

One way to lower electric costs is to look up what your electric company's peak hours are. If you can do laundry, vacuum, cook, shower and do other electric-intense activities outside these hours, your rate of usage will be much lower, and your bill should drop significantly.

This is one of my favorite videos ever! So much great advice! Thank you!

Ohhhh...I love to iron...we were taught most of these thing by our mother (10 kids) So we had to do lots if these...use LED & love them....we do can and store food in.our basement...just in case We love to cook

We have two Roku boxes that I never used but I will now. I called my cable company to cancel my cable service . My internet service and home phone will cost me $89.98 total per month which includes all the fees and taxes. I save $70 per month by dropping cable. I couldn't get AAA auto insurance because they don/t service Florida where I live, ! am still trying to find a better auto insurance rate but I haven't found a better deal than Geico. yet. ! will keep trying, ! don't have credit card debit .I am checking on refinancing for a lower rate on my mortgage, I have reduced my electric usage by going fully solar. ! am working on water conservation and I have bought blackout curtains. I have made some progress on things. It is a start!

I gave up cable 15 plus years ago for dvd & video tapes (at the time haha) i would buy them on eBay then re-sell them after watching... my own personal, free, Netflix at the time haha

I’ve fallen off the “debt-free journey” wagon so many times. Invariably, the lapse has to do with mental perspective - becoming weary, not seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, feeling bad about self, becoming generally discouraged. I appreciate you highlighting wardrobe care and care care as a way of making self feel cared for and content. I imagine household care falls under the same category. Sprucing up what I already own helps in two ways: makes me appreciate what I have and keeps me busy so that I’m not spinning on unhealthy and self-defeating inner dialogues.

Thanks for all the time you put into creating this video. This guide is greatly appreciated.

I'm not in debt but I do like your style and advice.

I want to say first that my only question is, why would I need to go to library to get books when you are excellent at telling us what we need to know. Seriously, I'm old (Sodas .25) and never learned this stuff before. I have watched all of your videos, I think. As much as I appreciate EVERYONE of THEM, the "plug" you gave to Homestead Tessie Mobile Home Living was the most wonderful thing. I did go to her channel based on YOUR recommendation. I then subscribed to her channel. (Yes, I agree with you, she is the most adorable and sweet person, ever. I also when to Clara's Depression cooking...love her, too.) So, making my way through her videos, I found the one that she is telling us about how you changed her life. She had me in tears. I already love you (obviously) but knowing how something you did impacted someone else in such a momentous way is beyond AWESOME. So, mushy stuff over. Please keep up the great work.

I subscribed to your channel after watching one of your videos approximately one week ago. After binge watching at least a dozen of your videos, this is my absolute favorite! You are so inspiring to me! Keep up the great work! America needs to learn more about financial sovereignty! 💚

I think you should turn this into a book. Not only is this great advice for people starting a frugal journey, but it also is a road map for anyone feeling overwhelmed or depressed. Easy, actionable steps. ♥️