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 2013, I have added a number of these frugal solutions to my daily routine. I have to say, many of them have worked better than the pricey solutions that sit on the shelves of the stores.
For instance, I always buy an ear wax removal kit to clean my families ears, I normally pay around $10 for it. Well this week I decided to try one of my grandmothers remedies instead. I put a couple of drops of warm olive oil in my ear followed by a couple of drops of hydrogen peroxide and within a few minutes my ears were just as clean as they were with the $10 kit. Other than being amazed at how well it worked I was even more amazed that it only cost me a few cents.
Although I haven’t tried each and everyone of the solutions that my family has suggested, I have to say that the ones I have tried have worked just as well, if not better, than the items that I used to pay top dollar for.
I have a shelf that is dedicated strictly for tea, so I can’t wait to try out some of these remedies.
44 Unusual Uses for Tea


Black Tea imaged adapted from DaTuOpinion.com image per Google Labeled for Reuse Search.
These are really great ideas! Who knew??!! Thanks for sharing….pinned!
Tea is something that we keep in the cupboard at all times since we created this list.
Wow, I’ve never even heard of the vast majority of these tips! Great list! I occasionally get bouts of really bad dizziness from my medication, where nothing seems to help! I’ll have to try drinking some black tea next time it happens!
xo
Alex
I’ve never tried the one for dizziness, you’ll have to let me know if it works.
Great tips on how to use tea. Thanks for sharing over at From the Archives Friday link party!
This is so interesting! I have a whole shelf of tea as well. I’ll think twice about just throwing out those tea bags from now on!
I did hear once you can stain wood with tea too. Who knew there was so many uses!
It is pretty amazing all of the things that you can do with it. I’ll have to look into the wood staining that sounds interesting.
Another way to make simple wood stain….vinegar and a plain steel wool pad (NO SOAP) 😵
The longer it sits, the richer the color 👍
What a great post Robin! I ‘inherited’ a lot of tea from my late mother in law and I don’t think I’d drink it in a pink fit! I’m going to try some of these remedies. Thanks for putting the post together and sharing at Thriving on Thursdays last week. I’m featuring it at tomorrow’s party. Hope to see you again!
Anne @ Domesblissity xx
Thanks for featuring this post. I’m guilty of buying tea and then forgetting about it. I have so much floating around in the back of my cupboard it’s ridiculous. I’m sure it’s not good so I had to come up with some ways to use it instead of just throwing it away.
I knew tea was amazing but wow what an amazing list. Totally pinning this and reviewing again later.