Comments on: Cheerful Frugality Saves Painlessly http://frugalhacks.com/2008/08/04/cheerful-frugality-saves-painlessly/ Good stewardship in action. How do you do it? Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:10:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Johann Buch http://frugalhacks.com/2008/08/04/cheerful-frugality-saves-painlessly/comment-page-1/#comment-2929 Johann Buch Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:48:34 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/2008/08/04/cheerful-frugality-saves-painlessly/#comment-2929 If I am eating alone, I eat from the same dish that I cooked in, or if I used aluminum foil to bake, I will just use that instead of getting an additional plate that I will have to wash. In addition, I keep a water bottle with me the whole day, and drink lots of water (which is healthy), and I am never thirsty, so I do not have to buy drinks when I am out. Also, I do not buy bottled water, because I am pretty sure it is a scam. I've never heard of anyone getting sick from the tap water of a country with a good water system. Bottled water blew up out of nowhere if you think about it, and all they did was convince people there was a need. If I am eating alone, I eat from the same dish that I cooked in, or if I used aluminum foil to bake, I will just use that instead of getting an additional plate that I will have to wash.

In addition, I keep a water bottle with me the whole day, and drink lots of water (which is healthy), and I am never thirsty, so I do not have to buy drinks when I am out. Also, I do not buy bottled water, because I am pretty sure it is a scam. I’ve never heard of anyone getting sick from the tap water of a country with a good water system. Bottled water blew up out of nowhere if you think about it, and all they did was convince people there was a need.

]]> By: Briana http://frugalhacks.com/2008/08/04/cheerful-frugality-saves-painlessly/comment-page-1/#comment-2911 Briana Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:13:31 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/2008/08/04/cheerful-frugality-saves-painlessly/#comment-2911 I pretty much do all my bill paying online. I use my debit card as credit to earn more points with my bank! I always use ebates or upromise to shop online. I can't shop ever without using coupons. I like the powdered milk idea! especially for mac & cheese. I pretty much do all my bill paying online.

I use my debit card as credit to earn more points with my bank!

I always use ebates or upromise to shop online.

I can’t shop ever without using coupons.

I like the powdered milk idea! especially for mac & cheese.

]]> By: Katherine http://frugalhacks.com/2008/08/04/cheerful-frugality-saves-painlessly/comment-page-1/#comment-2907 Katherine Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:19:26 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/2008/08/04/cheerful-frugality-saves-painlessly/#comment-2907 The dry milk for macaroni is a great tip--thank you! We are enjoying borrowing movies from the library (and I am looking forward to borrowing some curriculum dvds for this year--the library has at least one subject that I was planning to buy!). :) The dry milk for macaroni is a great tip–thank you!

We are enjoying borrowing movies from the library (and I am looking forward to borrowing some curriculum dvds for this year–the library has at least one subject that I was planning to buy!).

:)

]]> By: deb meyers http://frugalhacks.com/2008/08/04/cheerful-frugality-saves-painlessly/comment-page-1/#comment-2905 deb meyers Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:27:23 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/2008/08/04/cheerful-frugality-saves-painlessly/#comment-2905 online library renewals. I trash-picked 1" thick styrofoam insulation panels -- 8 of them! An R-value of 4.35 -- from some homeowner's renovation project leftovers. Cut to fit, we pop them in the west facing windows of our old home when the sun is hottest (2-5pm). We have had a couple 90-100 degree days, and the room difference has been 25 degrees cooler! online library renewals.

I trash-picked 1″ thick styrofoam insulation panels — 8 of them! An R-value of 4.35 — from some homeowner’s renovation project leftovers.

Cut to fit, we pop them in the west facing windows of our old home when the sun is hottest (2-5pm). We have had a couple 90-100 degree days, and the room difference has been 25 degrees cooler!

]]> By: Jen http://frugalhacks.com/2008/08/04/cheerful-frugality-saves-painlessly/comment-page-1/#comment-2903 Jen Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:13:07 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/2008/08/04/cheerful-frugality-saves-painlessly/#comment-2903 I rinse my S.O.S pads (steel wool) after each use and pop them in a zip lock bag in the freezer. I have uses the same two for a YEAR now. They don't rust this way. Sign up for e-mail reminders at your local library (if offered) no more forgetting books. No more late fees. After dinner I pack my husbands lunch for work, and THEN put everything away. No rushing in the morning, or pulling it all back out = less eating out for lunch. I rinse my S.O.S pads (steel wool) after each use and pop them in a zip lock bag in the freezer. I have uses the same two for a YEAR now. They don’t rust this way.

Sign up for e-mail reminders at your local library (if offered) no more forgetting books. No more late fees.

After dinner I pack my husbands lunch for work, and THEN put everything away. No rushing in the morning, or pulling it all back out = less eating out for lunch.

]]> By: Shannon Miller http://frugalhacks.com/2008/08/04/cheerful-frugality-saves-painlessly/comment-page-1/#comment-2901 Shannon Miller Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:46:47 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/2008/08/04/cheerful-frugality-saves-painlessly/#comment-2901 We hung light-blocking drapes at the beginning of summer in the front room. We have big windows and that room gets so hot in the morning that it would take the a/c all day to cool it back off. It takes a few minutes to put them up and a few minutes to take them down in the fall and we save tons all summer long. One other thing I do without much thought is stick stuff in the freezer. Bananas getting too brown, bread getting hard? The freezer is just as close as the trash and now I have bananas for muffins or bread for bread crumbs. I hate to throw away food! We hung light-blocking drapes at the beginning of summer in the front room. We have big windows and that room gets so hot in the morning that it would take the a/c all day to cool it back off. It takes a few minutes to put them up and a few minutes to take them down in the fall and we save tons all summer long.
One other thing I do without much thought is stick stuff in the freezer. Bananas getting too brown, bread getting hard? The freezer is just as close as the trash and now I have bananas for muffins or bread for bread crumbs. I hate to throw away food!

]]> By: Tropper http://frugalhacks.com/2008/08/04/cheerful-frugality-saves-painlessly/comment-page-1/#comment-2900 Tropper Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:51:12 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/2008/08/04/cheerful-frugality-saves-painlessly/#comment-2900 My favorite frugal habit must be brewing my own coffee at home instead of spending hundreds on Starbucks or even convenience store bought. I am a serious caffeine freak and I go through a lot each day - but brewing my own pot in the morning or the evening before (iced coffee in the AM) saves so much time and money throughout the course of a week. I get a solid extra 15 minutes with my son each morning by not stopping to pick up on the way to work. That 15 minutes is worth more than any amount I could save each day. Tropper http://www.dontdiepoor.com My favorite frugal habit must be brewing my own coffee at home instead of spending hundreds on Starbucks or even convenience store bought.

I am a serious caffeine freak and I go through a lot each day – but brewing my own pot in the morning or the evening before (iced coffee in the AM) saves so much time and money throughout the course of a week. I get a solid extra 15 minutes with my son each morning by not stopping to pick up on the way to work.

That 15 minutes is worth more than any amount I could save each day.

Tropper
http://www.dontdiepoor.com

]]> By: KimC (frugalmommy) http://frugalhacks.com/2008/08/04/cheerful-frugality-saves-painlessly/comment-page-1/#comment-2899 KimC (frugalmommy) Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:47:52 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/2008/08/04/cheerful-frugality-saves-painlessly/#comment-2899 I've been paying more and more bills automatically online for the same reason - not only does it save me time and a stamp, but late fees as well. Too often I forget to pay on time, and those $5-25 fees can add up quickly! Today, I plan to set up a separate bank account for tithes as well. We'll have the money automatically drafted each payday, so we know that tithes are being paid right off the top. I’ve been paying more and more bills automatically online for the same reason – not only does it save me time and a stamp, but late fees as well. Too often I forget to pay on time, and those $5-25 fees can add up quickly!
Today, I plan to set up a separate bank account for tithes as well. We’ll have the money automatically drafted each payday, so we know that tithes are being paid right off the top.

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