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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

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17. Head for a thrift shop--you often find them there. nt

Thu Dec 22, 2011, 09:33 PM

Dec 2011

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Come on, frugals, we have to do more posting [View all] Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 OP

OK.... Little Star Dec 2011 #1

I like the tomato ties idea. Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #2

Hey, We still use our kid's cloth diapers from 1986 in the woodshop. canoeist52 Dec 2011 #3

Cloth diapers are wonderful!!!!! Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #4

Head for a thrift shop--you often find them there. nt MADem Dec 2011 #17

only have one right now because I just cleaned it out maddezmom Dec 2011 #5

I love clear jars, of all sizes. A trick I learned from the ex-SO.... Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #8

I can't wait for the picture! Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #11

Here ya go maddezmom Dec 2011 #21

i use hubby's old tube socks every fall to insulate the pipes outside NMDemDist2 Dec 2011 #6

And if you do seedlings, you should save dryer lint. Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #7

that's an AWESOME tip!!! n/t NMDemDist2 Dec 2011 #9

the socks badhair77 Dec 2011 #12

I do that too, with the dehumidifer water. Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #13

We catch water from the A/C in summer and do the same... Phentex Dec 2011 #15

All soaps? I did not know that. Awesome. Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #16

"soap is very similar to fertilizer"---- Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #20