For this weeks WWII Household Tips we're looking at potatoes. Potatoes are one of those vegetables that just about everyone likes. As a matter of fact, I don't think that I've ever met anyone who didn't like them. The great thing about potatoes is that they can keep for a very long time if they are … [Read more...]
Household Tips: 17 Unique Uses for Flour (WWII Series)
Flour never made it to my list of WWII frugal living tips until just recently. I was working on my post for sugar when the thought hit me that maybe flour had some unique household uses as well. So I sent an email out to my family, to see what they could come up with and to my amazement they came up … [Read more...]
How to Paint Marble
Throughout my house I have marble window sills, as beautiful as natural stone is, it just doesn't work for me. I'm currently working on my teenage sons Xbox inspired room and when the painting was done the window sills stuck out like a sore thumb. I decided I was going to paint them, but my husband … [Read more...]
Household Tips: 19 Unusual Uses for Oatmeal (WWII Series)
By now everyone has heard how wonderful oatmeal is for you. It's good for your heart, it's a cancer fighting agent, it's a great source of fiber, it's low in calories, but did you know it can be used for more than just filling your belly? This week we came up with 19 unusual frugal living tips using … [Read more...]
Household Tips: 27 Unusual Uses for Milk (WWII Series)
About 34 weeks ago I began the WWII frugal living series with a tip my grandmother had for removing ink from fabric, which works great by the way! Looking back over the old posts from this series I realized that the ink remover post only highlighted a single use for milk. This week I wanted to … [Read more...]
Drywall: Repairing Torn Paper
What a mess! I've been putting off decorating my teenage sons bedroom because the drywall was in such bad shape. It was even worse than I expected when we started removing the chair rail. The previous owners had painted it to the wall, not once but several times. It really did a number to the … [Read more...]
Household Tips: 26 Uses for Mint (WWII Series)
When I hear the word mint, it makes me think of tea, desserts, lamb and my favorite, Mojito's, but it has never made me think of any frugal living tips. That is until we started putting together this list of household uses for mint. Much to my amazement, one of my favorite herbs can do so much more … [Read more...]
Drywall: Repairing Small Holes and Nail Bubbles
I don't know if I've mentioned it before but I love painting my house. For me I find it very therapeutic. I also love the reward of having a transformed room within just a few hours. The part about painting that I don't love however is all of the prep work before hand. I'm somewhat of a … [Read more...]