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Welcome To Frugal, Plain and Simple
Welcome to those who, by choice or circumstances, are living a frugal, low-impact lifestyle.
This is a place to share your tips and tools, and to ask for the experience and ideas of other members.
As a new Eons group, we are free to set our own group rules and standards. So let's hear ideas and suggestions about what would be the best support for each of you as you learn and experiment with simple living.
This is a place to share your tips and tools, and to ask for the experience and ideas of other members.
As a new Eons group, we are free to set our own group rules and standards. So let's hear ideas and suggestions about what would be the best support for each of you as you learn and experiment with simple living.
Frugal Food (simple recipes)
Learning to enjoy seasonal foods at their peak of freshness, letting our taste-buds relearn the subtle flavors of lightly-salted and -sauced foods, and valuing simple combinations of fruits, vegetables, and meats can go a long way in reducing our food budgets.
Share your recipes and combinations that are simply a pleasure to eat.
Share your recipes and combinations that are simply a pleasure to eat.
Fix It Yourself
Even if you're not up for do-it-yourself projects, fix-it-yourself can save tons of money.
What little fix it projects have you tackled?
Preventative maintenance counts as does mending, bracing, and repairing.
How did you do it? How satisfactory was the solution?
What little fix it projects have you tackled?
Preventative maintenance counts as does mending, bracing, and repairing.
How did you do it? How satisfactory was the solution?
The Poverty-Stricken Student
Juggling school, work, and tight finances can be frustrating.
I know, I've done it 3 times in my life: college, grad school (young married) and grad school (non-traditional divorced).
Many of the tricks that worked when I could substitute time for money were simply infeasible when I was under so much pressure.
What have you found that helped you through these times of [no time] AND [no money]?
I know, I've done it 3 times in my life: college, grad school (young married) and grad school (non-traditional divorced).
Many of the tricks that worked when I could substitute time for money were simply infeasible when I was under so much pressure.
What have you found that helped you through these times of [no time] AND [no money]?
Introduce Yourself--Welcome Newbies
Let us know a bit about you.
Use this message to introduce yourself to the group.
We're glad you're here.
Use this message to introduce yourself to the group.
We're glad you're here.
It Was A Steal!
What is your latest find?
What treasure did you unearth?
How much money did you save?
Shout it out!
What treasure did you unearth?
How much money did you save?
Shout it out!
Cleaning Supplies
The harsh industrial chemicals that we use for cleaning can often be replaced by simpler methods that don't pollute the earth or add poisons to our homes.
What tips and tricks do you have for spending less money and causing less harm?
What tips and tricks do you have for spending less money and causing less harm?
First Aid
We don't need an office visit and a prescription for every little thing that ails us.
Often simple first aid and symptom relief work just as well as the drug-companies complex chemicals.
What do you do when it burns, hurts, aches, or itches?
Often simple first aid and symptom relief work just as well as the drug-companies complex chemicals.
What do you do when it burns, hurts, aches, or itches?
The Well Stocked Pantry
One of my favorite cookbooks is Fancy Pantry. It's full of recipes for creating your own stock of those expensive tidbits that make the difference between a pedestrian meal and a special one.
Share your recipes here for the frugal substitutes and simple pleasures that turn an everyday menu into a special event meal.
Share your recipes here for the frugal substitutes and simple pleasures that turn an everyday menu into a special event meal.
Price Per Serving
Which is a better deal?
A) A whole chicken at .79 per pound
or
B) Ground chuck at 1.49 a pound
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The US government has published several pamphlets and documents that will let you calculate this yourself.
I've put together an excel spreadsheet that makes weekly bargains easy to spot.
Answers, and more comparisons, below.
A) A whole chicken at .79 per pound
or
B) Ground chuck at 1.49 a pound
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The US government has published several pamphlets and documents that will let you calculate this yourself.
I've put together an excel spreadsheet that makes weekly bargains easy to spot.
Answers, and more comparisons, below.
