clothes get washed on a short cycle unless really dirty. use 1/2 the soap suggested

Favorite tip was quit smoking as I’m on day six smoke free now! Just thinking of the $300/mo I’m going to save! Love the tip and am gonna take it to heart ❤️ (love diy too)

I just love your personality! You’re so humble, down to earth and fun! 🙂

One that really changed my thinking was the book, “ your money or your life”. And “. Can you live without a job”

And before him there was Amy D. With the Tightwad Gazette. She is the one who helped me know all about frugal living. We need two cars but right now our car died so we are having to rent a car, buses don’t run where we are nor late at night.

I have a black tee shirt with a hole in it. I love it, it says Pirate Cat and has a picture of a kitty wearing a patch over his eye 😼 I don't want to throw it away so I wear a black tank underneath it and the hole disappears! Nobody would ever guess.

Kate, getting out of a mess right now. QVC no more. Those easy pays of 5-6 for "lovely" tops and bottoms have my credit card statements looking like ticker tape. No more TV shopping.

When I receive mail I take the used envelope & cut it up into 2 or 3 pieces & that is note paper for shopping lists etc...

Happy Friday Kate & fellow K Squad!! :) One of my fav tips you mentioned Leo gives is eating a cheap breakfast. My kiddo's are all in college now, but when they were younger..I stopped buying boxed cereals. I know, I know, lol...boxed cereals are so easy during morning household rush hours lol. But I would wake up a little earlier and make pancakes, omelets, poached eggs, breakfast sandwichs, toast, oatmeal. I would make the pancake-French toast batter the night before to be ready. My kiddo's and husband would make comments on how they noticed they stayed full all the way until lunch.Not only did this save me $$, but I felt better how we all started off our days.

Zen Habits was my first introduction to minimalism! And then Joshua Becker. ❤️❤️

My motto is " don't buy anything full price iunless you absolutely have to"

Cheap breakfast for us is Oatmeal in the crock pot, one cup of oats feeds 4 of us with at least 2 servings each,,hard to get cheaper than that. Its cheap, filling and tastes good

Recently a friend told me that she could never live in one bedroom apartment like I do. She “needs” a spare bedroom to “study”. In the last 8 years she hasn’t gotten any new degree or diploma, not even in a foreign language. Meanwhile I got a second degree in mu 350 sqm apartment.... and my apartment IS PAID IN CASH. Meanwhile she is in between jobs and has just signed for an apartmet that will cost her 7000€ a year. Sometimes life can be easier when we just become less spoiled.

I'm 70 and focused big time on continuing to downsize unnecessary items out of my home. Looking around, I debated for quite some time. I don't spend much time in my home. Therefore, I made the decision to move to a studio apartment. It'll save $200 per month on rent. And $40 per month on utility bill. It allows me to only keep what I absolutely need. Will let you know how it goes.

frugality has increased my freedom, my money = feels good. Donated $300. today -feels great.

Kate my neck hurts from nodding so much... YEESSS!! lol brown baggin baby!!

Even the interuptions (by buns and Kaden) are cute. I'm glad you left them in the video. I had a good giggle.

My favorite tip is the Minimal wardrobe. I always stressed over what to wear. NEVER AGAIN😀

I stared being frugal and minimal..one thing at a time and what worked for me. Made my own laundry soap Hang dry clothes Cook from scratch and eat up everything before shopping Minimum clothes... Almost uniform Decorate seasons from nature Wash my car myself Free entertainment concerts in the park Brown bag nights with friends everyone brings there dinner to our house and have a game night Saturday morning coffee and chat for lady's at my house...

dressing: I buy high end tags bc I teach in college: all Goodwiil, Salv.Army etc. $15. suits whi i have tailored to give them a polished look. My tailor charges $10-20 a suit.

@14:09...frugal gifting.....for 4 years in a row...my New Year's Resolution was to stop gifting other$.....i had a real addictive uncontrollable issue with this one...now, i went the opposite way for the last 5 years of not gifting at all. I'm sure people don't like the new me.....but i love the new in-control me with strength and conviction.

There were so many good tips. I can't remember the last time my husband and I have had a car payment. We simply pay cash for them. Although, we pretend we do have a payment each month. ,So we move $400-$500 from our "bills account to our "auto" bank account so we'll hav,e cash to pay for the next car combined with the money from the sell of our pervious car. If something happens and we need to skip a month, we can..until wie are able to get back on track.No penalties.

I don’t celebrate Christmas, so that’s a bonus benefit for my budget! 😊🙌🏼

Frugal exercise. For those all about that gym life,most health insurance covers gym membership costs,or pays back. Worth looking into. Our complex has a fitness room

Cutting cost on gift giving... our friends are moving to Washington state and are having a yard sale tomorrow. Invited us over to see if there was anything we wanted (for free!) and she says You want any games? No... oh wait is that Guess Who? She said Yes! I told her I was getting it for Gracie for Christmas that she would get a big kick out of it because 20 years ago she LOVED playing it with her grandma! So, a generous free gift to gift my daughter for Christmas of 21. She will LOVE it!

Loved the tip about waiting 30 days to buy something. Also, libraries where I've lived (from CT to AL) have bought books I've suggested for years. Great tips overall. Thanks.

Great tips! Just found your channel. Peering around the car butt was hilarious!! Made my day!

Omg...I loved Zen Habits!!! Leo’s so lovely in how he shares this thoughts, observations and ideas.

Thank you girl ❤❤❤ I'm staying focused and I'm loving your tips!!

Sometimes libraries will buy things or they'll have a list of things to purchase. But even when they won't, a lot of libraries will do what's called Interlibrary Loan. That means they can borrow the item from another library somewhere else in the United States.

I agree cutting down your grocery bill and eating out less is HUGE!! We basically gave ourselves a RAISE by doing this.

Half of list everybody take a sip of something 😂🤣😂 I love your channel glad I stumbled across it 😊

I stayed until the end. Some great suggestions! P.S. You rock toooooo!

All the tips have merit but my two top favs are meal prep and dealing with clutter (which in my case is mail, paperwork). I feel so much better since I’ve become a little more organized. I really enjoy your channel and your authenticity. Thank you! ☮️

It's Saturday now, but Happy Frugal Friday! I love that Zen Habits inspired you so much for this kind of lifestyle. I never hear about him anymore but this was a great tribute!

Awesome 👏🏻 video!!! I’ve been utilizing the library for way more than books. They show movies, have guest authors and monthly speakers on a variety of topics. We need to support our local libraries so they don’t go by the wayside like bookstores have!!!!💗

I love how your son pops in and out of your videos. Real life. 👍🏻😄

Nice glasses Kaden! 🤓👌 Kate I really liked the he suggesting to take good care of yourself and stuff it's going to last in a way better condition.

I loved this! I am reading over the 50 things now. Perfect timing finding this vlog as I am inspired to save like crazy.

Love your conversational style. I feel like I'm chatting with my best friend over a coffee and pastry :)

Love this! Frugal high fifty!! 😂. Oatmeal is my jam for any meal. Sweet savory it’s the the perfect food to me. 💕

I sew so most of time I sew my own ,decor purses ,wallets

They were all so good! I really like the Christmas one though! That's definitely something I need to work on

I just discovered your channel. Now I’m going to binge watch your videos!

Haha I am watching this today and realize this is old because you own a home now! Haha

hey kate, i have been following leo's tips for years. i love leo and i even named my cat after him.lol. great video. leo helped me save alot of money. thank you leo.👍👍👍

My fav tips are: stay home, eat out less. My goal is to travel to states where my family & friends have invited me. 😄 Thanks for all your terrific inspirations. 🤗 to Kadens

New subscriber here! Your little boy is adorable. Love your tips!

Love these. Leo Babauta is so great. Ratty t-shirt, yes! Mine's the best color red ever invented.

I love breakfast for dinner! Eggs and pancakes are so inexpensive and my kiddos all love them

Hi Kate, thanks for the nice video but I'm missing 3 tips. 1. Go with one car 2. Go with a smaller house 3. Go with a smaller car 4. Rent rather than own 5. Look for used first 6. Eat out less 7. Eat out frugally 8. Bring lunch to work 9. Adopt a minimalist wardrobe 10. Stop online impulse buys 11. Don't shop 12. Wait 30 days before buy things 13. Cut your cable 14. Use library 15. Find free entertainment 16. Frugal exercise 17. Stay healthy 18. Commute by bike 19. Carpool or ride bus 20. Walk 21. Sell your clutter 22. Frugal gifting 23. Quit smoking 24. Alcohol in moderation 25. Sweets in moderation 26. Drink water 27. Stay home 28. ? 29. Stop using creditcards 30. Cancel subscribtion 31. Make your own 32. Do it yourself 33. Stop paying interest 34. Travel frugally 35. ? 36. Cut the cell phone 37. Cut your oen hair 38. Maintain stuff 39. Save energy 40. Save on gas 41. Only buy bargain clothes when you need it 42. Telecommuting 43. Plan ahead 44. Cook ahead 45. Wash clothes less 46. ? 47. Eat less meat 48. Save on groceries 49. Frugal Christmas 50. Eat a cheap breakfast

love love love the library tip. never even thought about it

Ive read this blog post before! It’s changed my life!!

Hi Kate. Happy frugal Friday. Interesting hearing where you started. Buns taking over the screen 😂😻😂 KSquad still here! I'm a fussy eater so always packing my own food! 🎶 Beauty & the beast 🎶 You're fab. 💜 Library offered & bought the barefoot investor book when I was looking for it! Strong Kaden 💪 & the 😎 😂. Thanks for the tips & the laughs. You rock.

Hi Kate! I wasn’t a sub when you made this video (I am NOW) and I really enjoyed it! Re. Bookcases, I had a crafty friend who made her own very simple and cool bookshelves by using plain old clay flower pots turned upside down and placed Plain wood shelves on top. You could make it as tall and in any shape you like and it would look rustic and cost a song! 👏👏👏👍🙋‍♀️🥰💞💓‼️

Hi Kate..good to see u again!!! I love the coffee mugs you're using everytime you post a video...I do also love to sip a cup of coffee everytime I'm doing something... Have a great weekend!!!😍😍😍

I have this AMAZING "electric lunch box" that I take to work. I am able to add either leftovers to it or actual raw food and steam my lunch instead of having to use the microwave, which I avoid. I can cook a whole grain and lean protein with vegetables and mix it up every day or enjoy the same meal I made the night before as leftovers. It is the absolute bomb, it saves me so much money on days I find myself running late and unable to pack lunch. i just bring the ingredients and make it at work in my office. It is basically a hot pot with two stacking metal inserts where you put your food. Love love love it.

Cheap breakfast 🍳!!! I’m nuts 🥜 about breakfast 🥞!!! I eat most of my calories in the morning!!! Great 👍 for weight loss or maintenance 🎤🎤🎤💡💡💡🌈🌈🌈📚📚📚🙏🙏🙏⏰⏰⏰to ✈️✈️✈️!!! I’m loving 🥰 this!!! I started using these things when my husband died in 1995!!! I’m now helping my daughters teach my tricks to my grandchildren!!! I love ❤️ malinials🔥🔥🔥🎤🎤🎤💡💡💡to y’all for getting sooo soon!!!Much love ❤️,keep it coming 🔥🔥🔥

Watching hour Video again...per your 2022 Birthday Request. But I really do not need an excuse to watch them over and over.

There are a zillion exercise videos on youtube...yoga, pilates, aerobics, cardio, weight lifting...it's a great way to introduce yourself to lots of different workouts and ideas so that if and when you DO decide to join something, it will be something you will actually love and stick with. But there's really no need to look outside of your home or daily life living for exercise. I live in Montana, so it's cold and icy for, like, 8 months out of the year....so youtube workouts are my friend. :-) Thanks for this video! First time I've seen your channel and will DEFINITELY be watching more!!

one of my local libraries has sewing machines you can use. No classes to learn how to sew yet.

I find online shopping 1 day a week is much better than every day shopping for 1 thing per day because extra things used to be bought too.

During my pressure canning sessions, I factor in jelly jar size lunches. Ready to eat meals in a jar. Shelf stable lunch.

Hi kate, from the netherlands I want to thank you for all your positive uploads and ideas. Just today a dear friend was visiting and she had had a bad time in the passed months. She lives far from my place so we talk on the Phone but don' t see each other often. I sensed her body was tensed and asked If was allowed to give her some positive energie by laying my had between her shoulders. As some minutes went by she totally relaxed. Afther about 15 min she was all happy again. Just by giving her some time and really be there for her. That's was someting you said in one of your episodes. Sorry forgot the name... It was about what you can give but what does not cost anything...although to her it was priceless and so she said to me. But it was you who started it. So all your good things are getting to effect People even in a small country in europe! Say hi to your son and I wish you both a great day!

Being vegetarian is the absolute number 1 budget tip. You will save thousands

Such a adorable kiddo.

Frugal exercise: I have been using the same dumbells and ankle weights since I was in my teens and I'm 40 now lol. I also got a set of resistance bands on Amazon for $10 I have been using for 6 years. And I am really pretty fit :) don't need to spend much to get a good workout!

For Cell phones, use pre-paid phones and service plans, their Samsung phones cost $99.00 and service is $35.00 a month from Walmart. It is great way to manage yourself to keep cost at $35/ month., its kind of using an envelope system for cell phone cost.

Hi Kate am back had my injections am so sore it will take another week for me to rest so glad I’ve got you to keep me company with your channel we’ve done Xmas on a budget and can’t believe it everyone’s happy. Can’t believe it nice to be back hun 💚💗💗💕💓

We've change our lifestyle so much in the past few years. I decided I want to be debt free and takes some convincing to get my parents on board. First thing we did was cut out cable and switch cell phone company then stop eating out every weekend but cook at home and try not to shop just bc it's on sale and we grown our own herbs at home and declutteing our house during renovation really help us keep the house tidy easily and be more mindful what we want to keep amd bring in. I stop buying my family Christmas gift they don't need another useless stuff but instead I'll give cash or what they wanted. We made little changes and became debt free and we feel more freeing and won't want to go back the ways we used to be.

Thank you from a 67 year young natural born cheapskate.🤣

Long time Zen Habits fan here too...can't choose a favorite tip because so many are a part of my lifestyle...biggest money savers all revolve around food...cook at home, pack my lunch and give edible home baked gifts...thanks for your great channel!

I'm already doing a few of these tips. I'm currently downsizing my home and I prefer to own my home. I'm on DR baby step 2, so I'm trying to stop using CC. I've thought about cutting the second car since I'm working 2 days a week from home. That has cut my gas usage and I don't need all the clothes I have. Can't cut the gym, but I've considered it. Good video Kate 👍

Adorable Kaden ☘️. I am doing an 18km hike on the Cliffs of Moher spectacular!! And yes I will be packing a thermos and lunch!!! ☘️☘️☘️. Thank You Kate!!

Happy birthday 🎁🎉🎂🎈🎊

Hi Kate, I am watching Monday 03.06.2024 Johannesburg South Africa 🇿🇦

More great ideas! We just had breakfast for supper last night! we do that at least once a week. My grandsons favorite meals are Hens in a nest (some people call is eggs in a blanket), French toast, or cream chipped beef. If he is hungry for a breakfast meal, I will certainly make it! People think I cheat on my grocery budget, I keep my receipts, but I do not. I just have a large stock pile. For two of us, four eggs, four pieces of bread and about two tablespoonfuls of butter makes the hens in a nest, my eggs were 1.50 a dozen, so .50 for four of them, bread 10/$10, .40 for four slices, and the margarine for a three pound container 2.99, now I don't know how many tablespoonfuls is in there, but I am guessing high .20 for the margarine so our meal $1.10 total, that is not per serving that is for both of us, there is no food waste. to supplement, we don't have desert, but we use fruit cups, fresh fruit - watermelon, bananas, oranges for desert. but I only buy the fresh at the beginning of the month, since this is the end of the month later in the evening he had mandarin oranges in jello that were .50 for four of them, he ate two of them .25......so managing for two of us for $120 for the food purchases is totally doable. I also have my $20 of fun money and yes there are times I have purchased a few groceries out of it when I went wild at the store for what I thought were great purchases like .49 chicken thighs, 1.99 ground beef....things like that! oh I also use 40.00 on household stuff, this time I purchase two pillows for 9.99, detergent 1.75 a bottle and I stocked up. so being frugal comes second nature, I am retired I make about 22 a month too much with my retirement check to qualify for any kind of assistance. Oh, and I have friends who buy stuff try it and don't like it. They will often say I have some stuff I am not using, you want to try it. I am allergic to fish and seafood, so as long as it is not fish or seafood I gladly accept it and that saves my food budget.....big time! Also, I do not budget his lunch money into my grocery budget, that is 6.00 per week, about 30.00. For 1.20 a day I don't have to prepare lunches for him. I am at home since retiring so I can have whatever is in the fridge.

1:34 you said when you felt overwhelmed you went to the zen habits blog to centre yourself. I come here to this channel!

I'm never tempted to buy from Amazon. I may buy from HSN, haven't yet, watched it a lot..if it's a good price n what I need would do it . New things are I expensive in stores here if you shop around. Good video .

Librarian here. We always look for ideas of how to spend that money!!! Yes, ask ask ask if you want a book or movie or something!

Leo's Zen Habits was one of my starting points too. 💯❤

I live in Alaska and cost of living is very expensive. I’ve been learning a lot from your channel and just overall getting motivated. I started showering at work or the gym to save money on my water bill. Lol. It’s one of the tips I haven’t heard anyone mention on these frugal tip videos. A 20 minute shower here costs more than a dollar. So if I shower at work or the gym I can save $30 a months which pays for my gym membership and saves me an additional $15 a month.

4:27 can be applied to high priced or physically large tools that aren't used weekly. In terms of renting a place to live there are pros and cons on both sides of that issue, I've done both and I refuse to rent or buy a condominium (glorified apartment) ever again.

41, I had a black pair of pants with a bleach spot. I would magic marker it after every was for years. Lol!

Oh Yeah !!!!!! Thank you for finding LEO!!!! Ok, #10 for sure !!! I made a Splurge List on Amazon and let me tell you .... IT'S 328.47! And I'm waiting "patiently" for someone to ask me what I need or want for Christmas. Another GREAT video!!! Thank you !!!

Leo was my first inspiration. Still my favorite inspiration!

Running errands together

You rock!! I found your channel a couple days ago and I am enjoying them!! Thank you for these!

Frugal Excersize is one that I like. Just get up and move. You don't have to get to a gym to do that! Also, bringing lunch... Ive been without a car since June and the quick spots around my wirk are a ways away. I've been bringing my lunch and eating at work. I can see a difference in my budget.

Love it!! My colors are black and navy. Most tops will match with these colors I really need to cut cable...I am still in the fence on this one.

hoardrobe :D ... I totally agree. recently, I have moved to another country for temporary work for 6 months, so I could bring only what I could fit in one huge suitcase... one month in and I haven't thought once: "man! I wish I would have this or that"... just make the things match with other things :D

Awesome video!!! I love so many of those!!! One thing I will not be getting rid of anytime soon is phone plan or cable tv. Hubby works for cable company (does the phone side) & we do get a cheaper rate - tho I don’t watch it at all, he does. Mine is to take water wherever you go. Seriously, we take a thermos travel mug with us whenever we leave the house!!! My personal issue is that I LOVE sonic ice!!! Love making hard boiled eggs in my pressure cooker/instapot. Ice baths for the eggs afterwards. We used to get sonic ice (1-4x/month - 2 bags each time) because we would make hard boiled eggs and my ice craze would never keep enough ice for me or anyone else 😝🤷‍♀️ so hubby got “me” a used commercial size ice machine for my birthday a couple of years ago. Guess what we bring to every party?!!! That thing is worth its weight in gold! No joke! Lose power? We have tons of coolers & have had a fridge/etc go out on us. But no problem... we have the ice to handle it. Camping? Oh yeah!!! We’re all good!!! In fact we can fill up every cooler in our small group before we all go camping!!! Hubby won (yes, WON) a HUGE yeti(?) COOLER that we can stuff full of cold items & not have it go bad or ice melting for almost an entire week. That learn to do it yourself thing? Oh yeah!!! Hubby will usually part with something he’s no longer using to get something he does want (like a home brewer machine) & learn how to tweak things to how he wants it done. Like his 3D printer that he can make complicated things like a hotspot thingamajig (🤣🤷‍♀️✌️) that he can sell to others in the handheld radio crowd that he’s a part of. He’s a tech genius (& no college) but he loves teaching himself how to do things & he’s my mr fix-it! KZfaq is also an awesome resource for so so so many things!!! Getting rid of things we don’t need, whether selling it or giving it away (we donate lots of my 5 year old’s clothes to friends etc. -which is hysterical because he’s so much bigger than most of his friends- about the size of most 7/8 year olds & they tend to have a little wait before they can fit them 🤣🤣🤣)!!! But all of them are awesome tips!! Use what ya can & leave the rest! One other one though!!! Don’t upgrade unless you seriously need to. I’m still on iPhone 7? I think? & really, I’ll probably just get a refurbished one of this same phone because I love it! Don’t feel like you need to upgrade just because there’s a “better or newer one” 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

I hate shopping and if I do I shop off season

Inexpensive Christmas!

Just started watching you and I love you and your attitude!

QVC....bye Felicia. My local library purchased a book for me. I'm a tightwad on propane and electric. My husband isn't. Plus he shops Amazon Prime all the time.

LOVE THIS!! Immediately subscribed! But hey KSquad, can we take a collection to get Kate a holder for her phone.

Kaden is so cute. I loved the airplane 🙂

Amazon and $1000 credit made impulse shopping to easy. I got that under control. When in doubt, go for a walk. I think I heard Bill Gates say that on Netflix. Darci Isebella makes her own stuff

Waiting 30 days is a good idea. Usually I wait 72 hours but 30 days is much better.