No to waste: 10 times people have found a solution without incurring any extra costs
While it is nice to be able to spend money on thing without concern, it is also true that this is not always possible. In everyday life you have to address many needs - so when small, unforeseen events occur, it is good to have the resources to meet them. A thrifty attitude can do a lot for the home budget.
Living a frugal life is a vocation for some, a necessity for others, but in any case, there are some useful savings tips anyone can adopt. Here are ten testimonials from people who are careful to avoid waste in ingenious ways:
If you have any old fans - which are no longer worth fixing - you can make, for example, a shoe rack with the fan grills stacked together on a central pole.
Do you go jogging but don't want to weigh yourself down wearing a jackets with pockets, or a fanny pack to carry your house keys in. What can you do? You can choose to to solve the problem using a simple safety pin.
"I just bought my first house, and I couldn't stand the lights above the dressing table. I sprayed the frame, took off the lampshades and added different light bulbs - now I'm happy." The large light bulbs with visible, vintage-like filaments are very charming and cost less than the original light fitting!
"Maybe it's obvious, but I save all the fruit my kids don't eat, put the fruit in an airtight bag in the freezer and use them to make smoothies on the weekend."
"I wanted to redo the floor, but this is a guest bathroom we never use." Instead of redoing the flooring, this man decided to use a finishing varnish that is meant to look like ceramic. After having smoothed out any rough spots and filling in the joints, he applied the paint with a roller. To complete all the work, he also applied three coats of epoxy on top. Total work effort: 6 hours, and about $ 40 dollars.
Sometimes, you will have to sit for a long time on an uncomfortable chair, like one without a backrest that is high enough to lean against. A useful emergency measure is to use a firm pillow.
If you use powder detergent and want to avoid using too much, you can cut the scoop to be smaller so that it will scoop up less powder!
"In this house, every pair of jeans that wears out becomes a pair of shorts!". And there are a thousand ideas for recycling jeans - even if you don't like the idea of wearing them as shorts.
"Instead of buying new paintings, my better half saves us money by painting directly on top of the old pictures, copying paintings that she sees in the shops." A very creative idea!
"After I redid the shower, the curtain rod was too high. Instead of buying a new curtain, I bought a few more shower rings to drop the curtain down to the right length!" .
What about you? What savings tips do you use?
