Showing posts with label resourcefulness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label resourcefulness. Show all posts

Sunday, February 17, 2013

What Products Do Frugal People have in Common?

Yes, I've been scouring the web again, hunting up some morsels of information that may assist.
Frugal people often fall into lifestyle and consumer habits that are held in common amongst large swaths of people across continents and maybe even across the globe. So therefore I'd like to share a list of some of the items that I have discovered to be favorites among those who enjoy frugality. Note that many of these frugal folks are actually quite wealthy and live debt free lifestyles. Therefore remove from your thoughts, the idea that frugality is a necessity for "poor" people. In fact, if you have read Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko's book entitled "The Millionaire Next Door", you will have discovered that many families and individuals with large net worths, actually have some VERY frugal habits. In fact, I would suggest that frugality may be one of the stepping stones towards acquiring and retaining REAL assets.

Partial list of Commonly held household items by Frugal Folks:

Vinegar
Bleach
Liquid Dish Soap
Olive Oil
Rubbing Alcohol
Garlic for medicinal use
Cotton cloths-- ( often cut from old clothing/towels)
Hydrogen Peroxide
Baking Soda
Microfiber cloths- used for cleaning and washed and re-used repeatedly

Partial List of Common Activities/Habit of Frugal Folks:

  1. Composting --- using vegetable peelings and egg shells in your home composting system to create your  own   nutrient rich soil for use in outdoor gardens.
  2. Re-using elastics from  newspapers delivered to your home
  3. Washing, drying and re-using clear plastic milk bags for freezing foods
  4. Washing and re-using marjarine/yogurt containers for storing small household items
  5. Using water that collects indoors in dehumidifiers/ other appliances for watering indoor/outdoor plants
  6. Collecting and using rain water run-off from eavestroughs and rain barrels for watering outdoor gardens.
  7. Washing clothing in cold water
  8. Hanging Clothes inside or outside on racks or clothes lines instead of using electric clothes dryers
  9. A love for chopping, stacking and using free firewood and  using woodstoves/fireplaces/chimineas and/or other appliances that consume wood and turn out "free" heat
  10. Using cold leftover tea in the tea pot to water plants.
 I invite you to add your own favorites to this list by sending in your comments through the comment section.
Peace and Prosperity.
C.