Frugal Mom tips for the holidays

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Tanya 93
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2:19p, 11/30/20
  • Don't let your kids believe Santa is real so they understand that families with more money will have more presents
  • No presents have to be wrapped, but if they are 1 one type of paper or even newspaper works for all gifts of reasonable size.
  • Bicycles can be bought at garage sales, painted to look new with replaced tires for much less than a new one
  • Refill name brand cereal boxes with generic store brand. Same for mayo, ketchup, juice bottles, and bags of frozen chicken nuggets or french fries
  • Don't turn on the heater until it is below 60 in your home. Wear socks, ski caps, and sweaters.
  • Buy 1 or 2 gifts a month all year to cut down on wallet shock during November and December
  • Young kids need few to no expensive gifts. Items bought at thrift stores or facebook marketplace wrapped in colored paper and bows work. They will like the boxes and paper more anyway
  • Try to avoid gifts that require batteries unless you already have rechargeable batteries and the charger.
  • Egg nog is pointless. Just sweeten whole milk with vanilla sugar syrup and sprinkle with cinnamon
  • Aldis will probably have most of the items you need for an inexpensive but nice holiday dinner with family
  • If you find turkey or ham on sale, and have a freezer, buy as many as you can afford and freeze when it becomes more expensive months after the holidays
  • Use cabbage instead of lettuces for salads. Much cheaper
  • Save as much of the wrapping paper, bows, and bags for use next year
  • Dollar tree for stocking trinkets
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2:21p, 11/30/20
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Use cabbage instead of lettuces for salads. Much cheaper
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We re use gift bags unless some doofus writes on it instead of using a tag. Or we cover that up with a bigger new tag.
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In reply to BenFiasco14 • 2:22p, 11/30/20
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Makes it coleslaw.
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In reply to BenFiasco14 • 2:24p, 11/30/20
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BenFiasco14 said:
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Use cabbage instead of lettuces for salads. Much cheaper
Hell, go even cheaper and just use your grass clippings after mowing the yard.
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In reply to Tanya 93 • 2:27p, 11/30/20
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I give you a D- on this year's Christmas troll thread.


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In reply to King moto moto • 2:31p, 11/30/20
Sorry

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In reply to Tanya 93 • 2:44p, 11/30/20
Tanya 93 said:
  • Don't let your kids believe Santa is real so they understand that families with more money will have more presents
Or teach them Santa brings practical items and mom/dad give the cool awesome presents. That way they can learn that Santa does not choose who gets the awesome presents and who gets socks.
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In reply to Ag with kids • 2:45p, 11/30/20
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BenFiasco14 said:
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Use cabbage instead of lettuces for salads. Much cheaper
Hell, go even cheaper and just use your grass clippings after mowing the yard.
Oh look at the rich person with their own yard and grass clippings.
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My wife uses butcher paper for the grandkids to draw on and paint during the year. She keeps their artwork in rolls till Christmas and uses it for wrapping packages for the family. No, she is NOT frugal, but she's fairly crafty
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In reply to mrad85 • 3:27p, 11/30/20
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My wife uses butcher paper for the grandkids to draw on and paint during the year. She keeps their artwork in rolls till Christmas and uses it for wrapping packages for the family. No, she is NOT frugal, but she's fairly crafty
I like that one a lot

That is sweet holiday memories
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...or when spoiled grandkids come to visit and want the high priced cereals, you can save the empty boxes and fill with the Kroger brand generic.
It is better to light a flamethrower than to curse the darkness- Sir Terence Pratchett
“ III stooges si viveret et nos omnes ad quos etiam probabile est mittent custard pies”
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In reply to UTExan • 3:41p, 11/30/20
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Don't 99% of grandparents think their grandchildren are spoiled?
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3:57p, 11/30/20
Don't live in a house, live under the river bridge. Saves on utilities, taxes, and insurance. Better connection with nature as well.
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Try to avoid gifts that require batteries unless you already have rechargeable batteries and the charger.


I figured these days, most mom's already have these for their own toys.
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In reply to UTExan • 4:12p, 11/30/20
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UTExan said:
...or when spoiled grandkids come to visit and want the high priced cereals, you can save the empty boxes and fill with the Kroger brand generic.


chill out there, moneybags. we can't all afford Kroger
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4:17p, 11/30/20
Tanya, Is there a frugal mom equivalent to astroglide? Canola oil? I know that female plumbing can be very sensitive and bladder infections can hurt. But is a little pain worth the savings?
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Tanya, I've been waiting for a Covid Frugal Moms post. Anything good?
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  • Egg nog is pointless. Just sweeten whole milk with vanilla sugar syrup and sprinkle with cinnamon
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In reply to george1992 • 4:52p, 11/30/20
george1992 said:
Tanya, Is there a frugal mom equivalent to astroglide? Canola oil? I know that female plumbing can be very sensitive and bladder infections can hurt. But is a little pain worth the savings?
Yes

But I am not getting banned

Just google it

You probably have alternatives in your kitchen and bathroom
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In reply to NoahAg • 4:58p, 11/30/20
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Tanya, I've been waiting for a Covid Frugal Moms post. Anything good?
Frankly it has been a lot of patting themselves on the back

Family cloth means I have no need for tp
Buying 30 gallons of bleach at a time means we have no worries on sanitizing
We already homeschooled, but now we can pick up free lunch and breakfast
Made lots on tips having my toddlers help bring stuff to the door for instacart or grubhub (that facebook post got really heated and after 800 or so posts was deleted. But it was funny)
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In reply to BenFiasco14 • 4:59p, 11/30/20
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Use cabbage instead of lettuces for salads. Much cheaper
It doubles as a free covid test.
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In reply to Tanya 93 • 5:41p, 11/30/20
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I'm actually in favor of a few of these, like this one.
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  • Buy 1 or 2 gifts a month all year to cut down on wallet shock during November and December
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    In reply to King moto moto • 7:30p, 11/30/20
    King moto moto said:
    Don't 99% of grandparents think their grandchildren are spoiled?


    Yes. It is really about getting one over on them since their childhoods are about getting one over on the adults. I introduced grandkids to the Three Stooges; an action for which their father has never quite forgotten.
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    In reply to Tanya 93 • 7:50p, 11/30/20
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    • Bicycles can be bought at garage sales, painted to look new with replaced tires for much less than a new one
    Are the frugal moms themselves going to disassemble these bikes, strip the old paint, primer, and put a couple of new coats of paint on the frame without it looking like s***? Then reassemble everything? It's a lot harder than it sounds if you are aiming to make it "look new."
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    In reply to Tanya 93 • 8:03p, 11/30/20
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    Family cloth
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    In reply to Tanya 93 • 8:29p, 11/30/20
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    Tanya 93 said:
    george1992 said:
    Tanya, Is there a frugal mom equivalent to astroglide? Canola oil? I know that female plumbing can be very sensitive and bladder infections can hurt. But is a little pain worth the savings?
    Yes

    But I am not getting banned

    Just google it

    You probably have alternatives in your kitchen and bathroom
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    beanbean said:
    Tanya 93 said:

    • Bicycles can be bought at garage sales, painted to look new with replaced tires for much less than a new one
    Are the frugal moms themselves going to disassemble these bikes, strip the old paint, primer, and put a couple of new coats of paint on the frame without it looking like s***? Then reassemble everything? It's a lot harder than it sounds if you are aiming to make it "look new."
    No...

    This is a project they will give to their husband and guilt him into finishing it.
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    In reply to beanbean • 8:51p, 11/30/20
    beanbean said:
    Tanya 93 said:

    • Bicycles can be bought at garage sales, painted to look new with replaced tires for much less than a new one
    Are the frugal moms themselves going to disassemble these bikes, strip the old paint, primer, and put a couple of new coats of paint on the frame without it looking like s***? Then reassemble everything? It's a lot harder than it sounds if you are aiming to make it "look new."
    Some of them are quite good because they refurbish as their side hustle for fun money

    Others are going to be on the show "Nailed It"
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    In reply to Ag with kids • 8:55p, 11/30/20
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    Ag with kids said:
    beanbean said:
    Tanya 93 said:

    • Bicycles can be bought at garage sales, painted to look new with replaced tires for much less than a new one
    Are the frugal moms themselves going to disassemble these bikes, strip the old paint, primer, and put a couple of new coats of paint on the frame without it looking like s***? Then reassemble everything? It's a lot harder than it sounds if you are aiming to make it "look new."
    No...

    This is a project they will give to their husband and guilt him into finishing it.

    Damn. I must be the frugal one. Bought these for $5 and completely reworked.

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    In reply to Brian Earl Spilner • 9:22p, 11/30/20
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    Brian Earl Spilner said:
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    • Egg nog is pointless. Just sweeten whole milk with vanilla sugar syrup and sprinkle with cinnamon
    That sums up the ENTIRE list
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    BenFiasco14 said:
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    Use cabbage instead of lettuces for salads. Much cheaper
    Hell, go even cheaper and just use your grass clippings after mowing the yard.
    Actually, dandelion leaves make a very fine salad
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    In reply to Tanya 93 • 10:05p, 11/30/20
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    Tanya 93 said:
      Don't turn on the heater until it is below 60 in your home. Wear socks, ski caps, and sweaters.
    There's being frugal, and then there's being a cheapass.
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    6:16a, 12/1/20
    Drown your children at birth that way you don't have bear all their expenses.


    Has this been done?
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