I hope you made it to the store last week to pick up borax, washing soda, baking soda and a laundry soap bar. Today I’ve got a video to show you step by step how I make my detergent. Please forgive my appearance, I was feeling a bit bummy yesterday <iframe width=”648″ height=”486″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/hiBAE3pJ268?rel=0″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe> It took 45 mins to make the detergent, and less than 10 mins to add the scenting/bluing and bottle it. Keep in mind I {Read More}
Video Tutorial – Make Your Own Tide – 4 Week Frugal Challenge
February 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Free Sewing Machine Online Class!
May 15, 2012 by
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I can use my sewing machine for basic projects like curtains (i.e. sewing straight lines) . I can turn out cushion covers or very, very simple costumes as long as no one is going to look too closely at them. However, when something goes wrong, I’m at a loss for how to fix it. I read the manual but get lost with all the terms used. That’s why I’m so excited to find out about this free online “Sewing Machine {Read More}
How Do You Write a Walgreens Scenario? – Reader Question Series
July 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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If you’re not familiar with shopping at Walgreens, you’ll want to read this tutorial before reading this post on how to write your own scenarios. I’ve had many readers ask me how I write scenarios. The honest answer is it’s just a puzzle to me- a mathematical game. But there is some logic to the process so I’ll start with this pic of how I usually write out the deals I want to put in my scenario. Mind you that {Read More}
Tutorials Coming for New Thrifty Shoppers
September 7, 2010 by
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One thing I got to go do with Nana was take her shopping with coupons. She’s talked about learning to use coupons for years and recently has been following my blog. So, I clipped a few Qs from her recent 8/29 inserts and we went to Walmart. We talked about how she would probably “make 3 cents” because she was going to use a $1 Q for a $.97 item. Gotta love those coupons that say “on any size”. We {Read More}