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frugality

This forum is all about being frugal and saving money.

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What is it.... the game! Post unknown objects to ID... and to stump others!

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Cooking with Dry Beans and Peas

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mending our clothes...do you?

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Free Seeds! How to harvest seeds from your groceries

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The search for a practical skirt

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r (attempts to) build a capsule wardrobe

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Writing with a Fountain Pen

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Frugal or just being smug...have you scored a real deal recently?

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Making Valazquez medium for solvent-free oil painting

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Herbal Hugel Spiral of Randomness!

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making the best of electric heat

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Upcycling clothes!

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the most eco and last coffee maker - cowgirl coffee

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Spending more to save money

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Going poo-less: No Shampoo/Soap in the Shower

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Shall I make a hexi-quilt?

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Healthy Home Cooking for under a dollar a plate

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twined rag rug 'how to'

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toilet paper alternative- wash with water

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Tallukkaat - Winter boots sewn from wool scraps

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Making Valazquez medium for solvent-free oil painting

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Window Insulation: Pearl's designs for layers

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"Making It" on One Income

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"Young people flaunt their used stuff as 'underconsumption' goes viral"

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Do you collect/scrounge available free items for your homestead?

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Best rags for oil painting? (and maybe other painting?)

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Re-canning carrots?

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mending triumph

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How much does gardening cost?

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Pantry-only meal challenges

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Fertilizing the garden on a budget

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Got a shed free of charge and turned it into a real beauty!

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Cheap basil

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USDA Home Loans?

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Homemade firestarters

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Mend in Public Day

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thrifty kitchen towels

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Research Study: Simple Living and Work ($10 WWF Donation)

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Making Valazquez medium for solvent-free oil painting

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How to cut the food bill by 80 percent?

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Frugal or just being smug...have you scored a real deal recently?

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woodworking

Using used vegetable oils for preserving wood structures in the garden or farm

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art

Best rags for oil painting? (and maybe other painting?)

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Cast iron repair

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dyeing

growing, harvesting and using natural dye plants and other natural dye materials

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upcycling

other ways to recycle cardboard...furniture design

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recycling

What is it.... the game! Post unknown objects to ID... and to stump others!

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personal care

Going poo-less: No Shampoo/Soap in the Shower

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Computer frugality

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ways to use Christmas trees after Christmas

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Tightwad Gazette - Amy Dacyzyn

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Saving Money, Feeling better!

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Lye from Ashes

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gardening for beginners

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mending triumph

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textile techniques

What do you do when you find a sign saying "free yarn"?

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Pantry-only meal challenges

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cooking

Cooking with Dry Beans and Peas

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permaculture

host a local plant exchange as a source for perennials

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zero waste

Just Use Less!

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sewing

mending our clothes...do you?

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repair

DIY repairs - sometimes better than the original

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home care

dryer balls and re-usable dryer sheets

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Depression Era Cooking Tricks

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gardening for beginners

How much does gardening cost?

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clothing

The House Dress! best of all worlds

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soil

Official Geophagia and Dust Bathing Thread

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Is "standard of living" BS?

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homestead

Do you collect/scrounge available free items for your homestead?

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USDA Home Loans?

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Homemade firestarters

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conservation

making the best of electric heat

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cooking

What makes awesome French prepared mustard so awesome?

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cooking

Haybox Cooking / Thermal Cooker / Wonder Box

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Water Proof Glue

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Powdered greens?

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"Making It" on One Income

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zero waste

Hoarding vs saving

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meaningless drivel

Free straw

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Bartering?

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making things last...

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