Comments on: Shaners quick guide to living cheap – 20 frugal tips

By: Forest

Forest — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:14:27 +0000

@Bonnie,

Thanks so much. All fantastic ideas…. So many people just waste all this stuff!

By: bonnie

bonnie — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:47:39 +0000

Hi, I’m from the states. I use the bread bags and potatoe bags for scooping poop. Yes, i know, I have 2 Jack Russells and they can make a mess when camping. I reuse the newspaper bags also for poop. To buy poop bags cost money so why not use bread bags for free. Don’t for get the BIG BAGS stores give you when you buy a pillow. I use them for trash bags. Save your popcorn bags from the microwave, great fire starters for fire place or camping. Don’t forget to go pick pinecones. Great for fire starters also and camping. hugs bonnie from The Eastern Shore of Md.

By: Forest

Forest — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:08:38 +0000

Hey Aubeard,

What an awesome awesome tip!…. I always reuse bags but never have for freezer use…. plus I never knew th ink was vegetable based.

As for the green aspect. I completely agree we should. I try to keep my footprint low. I try and buy local food when money allows and always opt for the least packaging.

We rely on so much we don’t need.

Sometimes it hard to be frugal and environmentally conscious… if you order 150 freebies from the net, that’s 150 little plastic containers!! So you have to find your position and juggle yourself around that.

We do need to reduce our dependency on oil. Some people believe that when it runs out….. it will not be a smooth transition to renewable energy. They could be poverty, death, maybe disease and the city certainly will not be the best place to be!

I am not sure what I believe but I sure as hell know that a silly little hybrid car won’t save the planet! oil is in almost EVERYTHING so we have to cut our usage in all parts of our live.

By: Aubeard

Aubeard — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:58:45 +0000

Hi, nice blog!
Re:#13- I have 4 sisters whose lives seem to revolve around “shopping”. Even when they don’t need anything, they are quite content to shop. They ALWAYS find something they “Can’t live without!!!” and usually buy it. After a week or 2, the item ends up in a drawer, cabinet, attic, basement….Get the picture?
When I go shopping, I have a list of what is NEEDED. Go straight for it and get my best deal, or if not I just don’t buy it. I’ll check out the Sunday circulars and online, then get it later at a good price. This is not to say I won’t look at stuff while in the store. But it pays to ask yourself if it is something you NEED (and will use)-or just something you WANT? (and probably won’t really use.) By the way, I often inherit these very things my sisters MUST HAVE after they are bored or realize they just don’t need it.
I am a firm believer in living as green as possible-this great Earth we live on has limited resources, it is time to stop squandering them.
My daily newspaper comes in a long and narrow plastic bag to protect it from rain etc. The bag is recyclable – BUT is also reusable. They are perfectly safe to use for food as the ink on Newspapers has been Vegetable based since the 1940’s. ( I always do a quick inspection of the bags anyway to check for rips or other defects.)
I stopped buying ziploc bags that cost about $.10-.20 each by using these newspaper bags at least once more before recycling them. They are particularly good at replacing those 20 cent each “Freezer Bags with 2 layers to prevent freezer burn” as they are long enough to pack with whatever food you have, twist the bag and double back over the item and then either knot or twist tie them (squeezing out the excess air before hand). Since they are effectively “free”, I have calculated a savings of well over $35 a year for the last 4 years-a conservative estimate of $140 just for Freezer bags! The food doesn’t get ice buildup or freezer burn, saves money and helps save the enviornment! I also use them for daily leftovers etc. in the fridge, holding chips etc for kids car trips, groups of pencils & crayons, etc, etc, which has probably saved an additional $300-400 in that same time period (as well as saving on something most people don’t realize is a PETROLEUM BASED PRODUCT that just helps jack up the price of gas by buying new!)
Keep up the good word!

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By: Max

Max — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:06:13 +0000

I don’t mean to be too in your face, but I’m not sure I agree with this. Anyhow, thanks for sharing and I think I’ll come to this blog more often.

By: Max

Max — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:09:23 +0000

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Vegetable Gardening Tips — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:08:07 +0000

Vegetable Gardening Tips…

I enjoyed reading your blog. It is so interesting reading other peoples personal take on a subject….

By: Forest

Forest — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:31:09 +0000

@Lindsey,

Thanks for stopping by…. and great tip. Even if you earn way too much much for your own good it does not hurt to be a litte frugal . The less you use the less impact you have on the environment… less trips to the shops means less fuel used etc etc, it all adds up.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:29:22 +0000

Buy the one-ply toilet paper that comes with 1,000 sheets on a roll.

I actually make a pretty good living and don’t worry too much about the little things, but I hate running out of toilet paper, so I always buy the stuff that lasts forever, heh. Was that too much personal information for a blog comment? Hm…

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