The original use for baby oil was to moisturize babies' delicate skin after bathing. However, over the years our ingenious grandmothers discovered many frugal uses for this common household product. One way that I have used baby oil over the years has been on all of the leather and plastic parts in … [Read more...]

I don't know what exactly triggered the idea to do a WWII post on Baby Powder, but when I sent out the call to family and friends I was pleasantly surprised at how useful this little bottle can be. We were able to come up with a list of 30 Frugal Living Tips from WWII. Who would have thought that a … [Read more...]

If you've been following this series you know that it is dedicated to my grandmother and the wonderful household tips journal that she put together during WWII. Throughout this series I've learned so much about what kind of a woman she was, I wish that I had known her personally. Unfortunately she … [Read more...]

I think that I have just about every color in the rainbow of nail polish colors. The funny thing is, I hardly ever wear it because of all of the crafting, remodeling and refinishing that I do. It's really hard to keep your nails looking nice with all that. However, my 2 year old glambaby loves it, … [Read more...]

Fluster: Wasted bread One of my major flusters is when I spend my money on something and it doesn't get used, it's money down the drain as my mom used to say. When we were growing up we didn't have much and every dollar that was spent had to have significant value. There was no waste and if there … [Read more...]

This WWII frugal living series has really opened my eyes. There are so many things in our cupboards that we use for only one purpose. To think that we could have been saving a whole lot of money if we just knew all of the other ways that they could be used. Since starting this series in January … [Read more...]

This weeks fru were discovered totally by accident. A couple of weeks ago I was cleaning out the refrigerator and a jar of mayonnaise slipped out of my hands and crashed to the floor. I got mayonnaise everywhere, mostly on my stainless steel refrigerator. As I was wiping it off I discovered that the … [Read more...]

I was going through my list of frugal living tips the other day and I was amazed by how many of the items were ones that I keep stocked up on. I've decided to see what other common food items I might have in my pantry that can do more than just being used in recipes. This week I chose butter, … [Read more...]