Frugal Living

I stopped using ‘Paper Towels’ for a month: here is how much I saved

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Scrubbing a kitchen counter with a blue microfiber cloth.

I am tired of seeing good money tossed into the trash bin. Last month, I looked at the $25 pack of paper towels in my cart and felt like a sucker. We are conditioned to think we can’t wipe a counter without a disposable sheet of bleached trees. I decided to go cold turkey. I … Read more

Stop Overpaying for Poison: The Vinegar Weed Killer Recipe That Actually Works (And What Doesn’t)

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A spray bottle of homemade vinegar weed killer on a stone patio with dead weeds.

I walked into the hardware store last week and nearly choked. Not from the smell of fertilizer, but from the price tag on a gallon of chemical weed killer. Forty bucks? For a jug of toxic sludge? No thank you. I turned right around and went to the grocery store. We need to talk about … Read more