Frugal Friday
May. 16th, 2025 09:20 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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Welcome back to Frugal Friday! This is a weekly forum post to encourage people to share tips on saving money, especially but not only by doing stuff yourself. A new post will be going up every Friday, and will remain active until the next one goes up. Contributions will be moderated, of course, and I have some simple rules to offer, which may change further as we proceed.Rule #1: this is a place for polite, friendly conversations about how to save money in difficult times. It's not a place to post news, views, rants, or emotional outbursts about the reasons why the times are difficult and saving money is necessary. Nor is it a place to use a money saving tip to smuggle in news, views, etc. I have a delete button and I'm not afraid to use it.
Rule #2: this is not a place for you to sell goods or services, period. Here again, I have a delete button and I'm not afraid to use it.
Rule #3: please give your tip a heading that explains briefly what it's about. Homemade Chicken Soup, Garden Containers, Cheap Attic Insulation, and Vinegar Cleans Windows are good examples of headings. That way people can find the things that are relevant for them. If you don't put a heading on your tip it will be deleted.
Rule #4: don't post anything that would amount to advocating criminal activity. Any such suggestions will not be put through.
With that said, have at it!
Re: Simplifying your life will save you money
Date: 2025-05-16 10:42 pm (UTC)I recently bought a house that came with some expensive custom-made curtains that had several parts and a pulley thingy that... promptly broke. And it wasn't something that could easily be fixed.
I'm realizing now that the less complex the curtains the better. I'm going with the panels hanging from a rod thing.
As far as overall frugality goes, however, it's always been clear to me that if you can save money on your car (or better yet, not need one), over time you'll save big. Car ads tend be prime examples of high octane cacomagic.