I was happy that many of the things on my list matched other people's list, so I will admit and add on...
- I too use rags for my Swiffer mop (I still have the old original one that screws together and does not use the bottled cleaner)
- 98% of my kids clothes come from E-bay and 100% of those gets passed down until they are rags
- Old clothes become cleaning rags and Swiffer mops. LOL!
- If the boys get holes in their jeans/pants, I will use duct tape to slow the growth of the hole (just put a piece of tape on the inside and on the outside of the knee)
- I use the envelopes from daily mail to make grocery and other list on the back instead of regular paper.
- Also, since I pay most of my bills on-line, the bills that come in the mail and have return envelopes with them... I use those envelopes by using label paper or black marker to cover up the company's return address and just add my address.
- When we go to hotels, we bring home all of the little bars of soap, shampoo and lotion that they will leave in the room.
- I never purchase Christmas, birthday or other holiday cards. I use e-mail. If you don't have e-mail or are not a reader of my blog, ya don't get nothin'. ~smile~ And the one I was ashamed to share....
- If the kids have non-messy lunches of sandwiches, chips and carrots, I make them reuse the paper plate for snack or tomorrow's simple lunch.
Okay...that's all I'm tellin'.
4 comments:
Oh, those are good. I thought I was pretty thrifty myself, but I never thought to use rags on my Swiffer.
It's on now!
Oh, and did you know you can was Ziploc bags in the washing machine? I usually throw them in with the whites so they get disinfected and then I reuse them TO DEATH. I can't remember the last time I bought some.
Ha- those are great! Re-using a paper plate, now that is an impressive skill!
But ziploc bags in the washing machine, now that should get an award- MOM #1 you should stop in and offer that tip up!
I have never thought of duct taping the holes. . .now there's a new thing I'm gonna try.
for those truly non messy lunches -- don't bring out the so very expensive cheap paper plates, lol, use coffee filters! They are perfect for such uses and you can buy them for cheapo!
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