Frugal Green Living

The following items are regularly on sale in January, making it a good time to plan to make these purchases and stock up on some things for next year. Post-holiday sales Cards Giftwrap Decorations and supplies Furniture Home appliances and cookware Bed and bath linens Rugs, carpets and flooring Sports and exercise equipment Computers and other electronics [...]

I got one of those chain emails today, you know from the friend who sends them all the time and quite possibly uses email to do ONLY that?  I almost didn’t open it, but I am glad it did.  THIS is what I mean by frugal and green; COMMON SENSE!   Checking out at the [...]

  2 cups Soap, grated* See Below 1 cup Washing Soda (or Baking Soda) 1 cup Borax   Mix well and process in the food processor with the chopping blade until you get the soap shreds fairly fine. Store soap in an airtight plastic container. Use 2 Tbsp for each load. Soaps I recommend: Fels [...]

This stuff cuts through all kinds of grease and other yucky stuff.  In fact, I used it to clean down a set of cabinets I got from someone who was remodeling their kitchen.  The dirt and grime just melted off. *I would not recommend using this on wood surfaces unless they are painted and you plan on rinsing with [...]

WARNING!: If you have a heart – this WILL make you cry! A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, “What does love mean?”. The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think: “When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t [...]