10 Frugal Habits to Save More Money Every Week

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  • Опубликовано: 5 ноя 2024

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  • @amiepant9349
    @amiepant9349 5 дней назад +49

    I worked at a job that in the evenings.We had a person to help reduce electrical Cost and he would leave a smiley, sticker on the light switch, computer, printer , fan or whatever you had left on and that really worked to help people remember to turn things off. He reduced the company electric bill by 43%

    • @ThePantherproof
      @ThePantherproof 4 дня назад +1

      Modern buildings have occupancy sensors that shut off lights when nobody is there. You can install these in your home, though the cost may not be worth it.

    • @georgevavoulis4758
      @georgevavoulis4758 2 дня назад

      In summer months, have entire family pretend you have no electricity to get kids use to being energy wise . I read one family did this in the Appalachian mountains so their kids would be able to cope without television 📺, internet ,video games ,they installed a wood burning stove for cooking meals and heating home .

    • @larryware1
      @larryware1 День назад

      What a great story!

  • @shirlysmilesmusic6919
    @shirlysmilesmusic6919 3 дня назад +8

    Librarian here!!!! We are the best deal in town! I always tell people that❤ we have classes, clubs, freebie carts, book sales, plus books, dvd's, etc.

    • @UndertheMedian
      @UndertheMedian  3 дня назад +2

      We love our librarians! They knew all my boys by name growing up. Being homeschoolers, every week we would put books on hold about the topics we were studying. I loved that the librarians always found extra books that they thought would be helpful for us and put those books on our stack, too.

    • @shirlysmilesmusic6919
      @shirlysmilesmusic6919 3 дня назад +2

      ​@@UndertheMedianI'm a life long library lover. I homeschooled all 3 of my kids. The library was very important to us too. ❤

    • @larryware1
      @larryware1 День назад

      It is a really good deal and you've already paid for it with your tax money. You might as well take advantage of using this resource

    • @stephaniegaddis1716
      @stephaniegaddis1716 День назад

      @@UndertheMedian We are also homeschoolers and on a first name basis with our local librarians!!

  • @robertamead3687
    @robertamead3687 4 дня назад +11

    Thank you My husband and I have been married 51 years and that is a huge amount of cooking (4 kids). I’ve been struggling with meal planning. The Kneady Homesteader did a series of menu planning recently and I found it encouraging. Watching a few channels that encourage this habit has truly blessed me. I now have reached my goal of 45 days in the freezer! This allows me to have my children and grandsons over for dinner with a days notice and no Exhausted Grammy! I freeze 2-3 of every variety to allow this. Your channel gave me the start on meal planning and clean out once a week. I’m planning on gifting my children a basket of meals in jars and freezer meals for nights that are too busy or they don’t feel well. I would have loved that! Again you and Larry are a blessing. Your discipline is admirable

  • @KimSmith-b9v
    @KimSmith-b9v 4 дня назад +22

    A music organisation donated guitars to my library so everyone who wants to learn to play a guitar can borrow one for free at the library. Greetings from Sweden!

    • @larryware1
      @larryware1 День назад

      What a great way to learn the guitar!

  • @lindajacquot5391
    @lindajacquot5391 5 дней назад +18

    Shredded the meat from a Costco chicken and divided into freezer bags and put them in the freezer. Used the carcass to make a delicious stock with the addition of carrots, onion, and garlic. Strained the broth, and this evening I made the best chicken noodle soup I've ever made. You and several other RUclipsrs have taught me to enjoy cooking again. Thank you! 😊

    • @LauraMacMillan-el2kc
      @LauraMacMillan-el2kc 4 дня назад +2

      How insane is it (?) that a grocery rotisserie chicken is cheaper than a fresh one from the meat department?
      I buy three of those a month and just use them like I would formerly use fresh chicken!
      If I’m serving it to guests, though, I do splurge on a fresh one. Not everyone loves rotisserie! Plus … I can more easily get gravy from the fresh ones.

    • @larryware1
      @larryware1 День назад

      So happy for you, Linda!

  • @RN-mn3jn
    @RN-mn3jn 5 дней назад +12

    Fun money thing I do during the holidays is go with my dear nurse friend who retired years ago…we go to a Vintage Holiday Fair the 1st week every November. It has lots of antiques + Christmas decor mixed together. And we just have a ball together looking at all the stuff.
    We sample all the goodies and laugh so much. We get lots of great ideas for our homes for the holidays.
    It’s coming up this week and I am getting so excited to spend that time with my friend.
    My two budget rules of this trip is I have allocated $100 for spending and taking cash as to not be charged a 3.5% card fee.

  • @simonefeaster5131
    @simonefeaster5131 4 дня назад +4

    My husband and I are a family of two, with limited freezer space. Over time I’ve gotten much better at making portions for 2-3 days without stuff to freeze. Freezer space I save for meats and other things on sale, including garden produce and foraged stuff. You have helped me so much to feed us healthy food while saving almost 30% on food. So grateful to you both, and to this fantastic community!❤

    • @larryware1
      @larryware1 День назад

      Thank you so much or sharing, Simone.

  • @christinecassidy2689
    @christinecassidy2689 5 дней назад +14

    Thank you for mentioning the library! I work in a library in NJ and we have wonderful programs from crafting to book clubs to classes. Plus your library card provides access to not only books and films, but apps for learning languages and free online courses. 🎉

    • @waterbuckethomestead
      @waterbuckethomestead 4 дня назад +1

      I'm glad the library is connected to a network of libraries. That way, when a coworker refers a book, I can call to see if my library can get it. Within a week, I can go pick the book up.

    • @larryware1
      @larryware1 День назад

      It's a great resource!

  • @marykimble5214
    @marykimble5214 День назад +2

    Using masking tape on containers to label date/food works just as well (can buy from dollar tree) and it's cheaper than painters tape.

  • @GEAUXFRUGAL
    @GEAUXFRUGAL 5 дней назад +16

    Since I got a score from dumpster diving I have pb&j a lot more. I've got milk crates of preserves, jelly etc. Checked for recalls and the dates are 2025+. This stuff sells for $3-5 depending where you look . BlackBerry jelly 🎉.

  • @bria2596
    @bria2596 3 дня назад +2

    Making a batch of your Lentil burgers today to freeze for a very low-cost month of food. Thanks for all of the great tips and have a happy life.

    • @larryware1
      @larryware1 День назад

      I love lentil burgers. My favorite!

  • @jonlouis2582
    @jonlouis2582 4 дня назад +3

    I don't have a lot of time to watch YT videos, but I subbed to your channel. You two just seem like a couple of great, unpretentious people who are just fun to spend time with.

    • @larryware1
      @larryware1 День назад

      Awe, thank you for your thoughtful comment, Jon.

  • @Michelle-bw1xg
    @Michelle-bw1xg 2 дня назад +1

    I save a lot by only eating out a couple times a year. I do best when I set up what I'm eating the night before so it's ready to grab for work or when I am ready to eat it. I minimize what I buy that is not on sale and look at weekly ads. I pay extra principle on mortgage payments to save on interest. I track budget (income/expenses) daily and pay bills as they come in so I don't forget to make a payment. I take transit when useful to save on gas.

  • @Milomuffin771
    @Milomuffin771 3 дня назад +2

    My library has got dozens of buckets with free children clothing. Such a brilliant idea in these difficult times.

  • @aussiedad2587
    @aussiedad2587 5 дней назад +14

    Im ready to turn the lighting off at the mains make the kids use torchlight 😂

  • @truthseeker6370
    @truthseeker6370 4 дня назад +3

    I switched my banking to an online bank. They have "buckets" within one savings account to create categories for Emergency Fund, Property Taxes, Christmas/Occasions, etc....all currently at 4% compounded daily.

  • @kathleensigmon1085
    @kathleensigmon1085 День назад +1

    We purchased an 1800 opus and love it. We value your opinion and we’re planning to purchase a couple more and wondered your opinion of whether to get one big or two smaller units. Thanks much. Wish we could chat with you live 😆

    • @larryware1
      @larryware1 День назад

      Opus is getting ready to put their Mega stations on sale for Black Friday. We're going to be doing a video in a couple of weeks on their extra battery for the Mega 1, 2, & 3 units. Their discounts will really help. If you can afford the Mega 2, that is the one I would recommend. I've already done a video review on that one (a well as the Mega1 & Mega 3) if you are interested in watching it. Do a search within our channel for it and you will find it.

  • @melissamoore9764
    @melissamoore9764 5 дней назад +7

    Hi Larry and Hope! I save money with Kroger with their sales sheets and digital coupons. I do a monthly grocery delivery order.
    I shop at Aldi's in person and once in awhile Publix and Got Walmart.
    I make grocery lists. I see what I have in my refrigerator,freezer,and pantry. I only get something to make a meal if I don't have it on hand.
    Enjoyed this video of yours.

    • @larryware1
      @larryware1 День назад

      Good shopping, Melissa. Thank you so much for your comment.

  • @victorwadsworth821
    @victorwadsworth821 5 дней назад +8

    Remember after Halloween clearance sales.

  • @stewardofthehome
    @stewardofthehome 2 дня назад +1

    I have a goal to cut our grocery bill in half. Watching your videos along with other helpful youtubers have inspired me to start a youtube channel. Hoping to take people along with me as I try to do this. We can all help eachother save money on groceries :)

  • @DavidSadler-m1r
    @DavidSadler-m1r 3 дня назад +2

    A local library nearby shows movies
    and has popcorn & water for free.
    I live in rural Upstate Central New York.

  • @cindypatrick785
    @cindypatrick785 5 дней назад +4

    We have cut as many of our monthly expenses as we could.
    We have saved $$$$ a year
    I have cut the number of times I go grocery shopping and have cut the budget for groceries/household items, but I do allow myself to eat my Healthy Choice frozen dinners w some added frozen vegetables, Triscuits and cheese, and a dessert for my biggest meal at lunch.
    Lots of varieties of dinners and Triscuits.
    I do love making 15 bean soup or chili in the crockpot and I do make homemade cornbread and banana nut bread. 10:12

    • @GEAUXFRUGAL
      @GEAUXFRUGAL 5 дней назад

      Had a friend ask that he borrow $300 I gave him the money but I told him I want it just like I handed it to you. IDC how long it takes but I will not take payments too much like I'll have a job as loan officer. He has not paid me back and I still value his frhip .

  • @libbysworld7649
    @libbysworld7649 5 дней назад +7

    Hi Larry and Hope. 🙂 Thanks for this offering. I am so ready for 2025 and excited about it!

    • @UndertheMedian
      @UndertheMedian  5 дней назад

      So glad it's help you get ready and excited for the new yeaar.

  • @DavidSadler-m1r
    @DavidSadler-m1r 3 дня назад +1

    Just received my electric bill from
    National Grid for October 2024.
    It was $19.23. Third month in a row
    it has been less than $20.00.
    As the weather gets colder and less
    daylight hours it will increase.
    I live in rural Upstate Central New York.

    • @larryware1
      @larryware1 День назад

      What a great price! You're doing quite good with them.

  • @KimSmith-b9v
    @KimSmith-b9v 4 дня назад +9

    Drink tapwater if it's good enough to drink. Buy a waterfilter if you want to improve the quality.

  • @Emily_CM
    @Emily_CM 4 дня назад +6

    I definitely do the Daily Tracking my spending. How did you get Dave Ramsey … free? I shop on Wednesdays and Thursdays for the Senior Citizens Discount. I have a set amount on the Debit Card for food. Thanks Hope and Larry. I enjoy watching.

    • @UndertheMedian
      @UndertheMedian  4 дня назад

      There is a free version of Every Dollar. We don't pay for it.

  • @georgevavoulis4758
    @georgevavoulis4758 2 дня назад +1

    Those grapes 🍇 you put in your shopping cart cost $6:00in Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦

  • @terryhenderson424
    @terryhenderson424 5 дней назад +7

    I like a gridded menu plan looking something like a calendar in landscape format. I prefer 2 weeks worth of grids available to me so I can wrap from the current week into the next week; doesnt always happen. The menu plan is your tool and is suppose to work for you; you do not work for your menu plan grid whether it si or is not filled out. You own it and you get to make the rules. Be gentle with yourself and give yourself permissions.
    A week's worth of eating plans is great; tried and failed a month's worth twice. Two day's worth can work too; today and the next day. I find it better to fill out the next day by at least the night before; but the morning of is better than throwing stuff to the stove 1/2 hour before it hits the table. I usually have a meal of emphasis or, the meal I'll concentrate planning, buying, and cooking for. When we had chaotic mornings it was breakfast, when we had folks withiut much opportunity to buy lunch at work it was lunches, and I've given myself permission to mix up the meal of emphasis by daybed the week based upon people's schedules. Many of my meal plans have been based around grocery shopping and only a partial weeks worth (ie when half the stores in town break thier ad on Wed and the other half on Sun). When ive had access to semi-predictabke mark dkwns, my meal plan was formed after I went grocery shopping. The more you meal plan the easier it becomes. -- I like to save the old meal plans to refer to also.

    • @larryware1
      @larryware1 День назад

      Great learning experience, Terry.

  • @hollynauss6359
    @hollynauss6359 4 дня назад +2

    Our local library has state park passes that can be checked out. We borrow them when we want to have free admission/parking at a state park. We've even used the borrowed state park pass to visit a state park near where we went camping in a different part of our state.

  • @fourdayhomestead2839
    @fourdayhomestead2839 4 дня назад +1

    When using the oven (only 2x a year), I cook a lot at the same time. Saves a ton of time & $$'s electric, by not using it. 😊

  • @VivianChance-s6v
    @VivianChance-s6v 3 дня назад

    been watching you on the TV for over a year! love your tips

  • @SageGypsy
    @SageGypsy 5 дней назад +4

    My library has a free genealogy site and classes!

    • @larryware1
      @larryware1 День назад

      What a great offering!

  • @victorwadsworth821
    @victorwadsworth821 5 дней назад +5

    Well, loaned a friend a thousand dollars, she wanted me to cosigns for five thousand, i may never see it again but I treasure her more than the money.

    • @LauraMacMillan-el2kc
      @LauraMacMillan-el2kc 4 дня назад +1

      It can be a slippery slope from “helping” to “enabling,” - which I found out the hard way. Please be careful that you don’t go so far with this that it endangers your own financial health. I did that :( and I am now filled with resentment whenever I allow myself to think about it too much.

    • @victorwadsworth821
      @victorwadsworth821 4 дня назад

      @@LauraMacMillan-el2kc Co-pay is too far, I wrote it off, if she pays me back it's extra. I've sat in dialysis next to her for hours, hers is a sad life.

  • @stevegorkowski3246
    @stevegorkowski3246 5 дней назад +5

    I have a food budget and food preparation plan that is insane. I buy 80% of my food every six weeks. Everything they sell changes every time I buy . Many of the people are there at 6 am and open the sale to 150 people. I get there late at 8 am. Some things sell out off my list and have to redo the meal plan and submit another order to fill in the holes generated by sold out items. I have to buy the extra items when I go to the discount stores that handle the canned and other foods that make the total meals. What is missing is 20% normally and buy that at the grocery store. This gets the food budget down to $25 a week now but after the full conversion of the freezer it could in theory reach $15-20 a week. I have extra cash to make it work because I started at $35 a week down to $25 and could see $20 a week in 2025. That is $1k a year for food.
    I do food prep differently than Hope. I make single items and freeze them. Then I bolt them together to make meals . I try to eliminate waste off the front end.

    • @UndertheMedian
      @UndertheMedian  4 дня назад +1

      Steve, I am fascinated by your method. Is the 90% that you buy every six week at the Amish store or somewhere else?

    • @stevegorkowski3246
      @stevegorkowski3246 4 дня назад +2

      @@UndertheMedian I buy things frozen from the meat sale. It looks like it's an Amish and Mennonite event. Then a 1/2 mile down the road a Amish produce store. I bought honey crisp apples not sprayed for $1 a lb and far less for others. Organic valley cream cheese $1.30 each, Jumbo brown farm fresh eggs $3 dz. Then I drive a 1/2 mile down the road to a dented can/over stock Amish store. Tricker treat mixed bag of candy 5lb $4. One gallon bag of chocolate covered peanuts for the neighbor $4, Salsa, chocolate chips for cookies, baked beans big cans 50 cents each, fruit juice but no bulk foods. Now I go a bit farther 3/4 mile and hit the bulk food store and bakery next to it open Saturday. This is an Amish store. I buy Amish butter $3 lb and it's from a farm that is organic. They give away the extra egg whites from the bakery. They also sell cheese ends cheap from a cheese house I passed going to this store. They sell all the standard bulk foods. Then a 1/2 mile down the road I pass Amish Walmart on the loop going home. They stock used, new,over stock of farm/ hardware things and much more. I spent $100 on all the food and after the candy, onion rings were dropped off to my friends the cost was $85 with gas I will call it $90. I leave at 7am and I am home by 1pm. I have everything put away and marked by 2-3 pm. It kills a day for the most part. They have many more stores but this is my main group of stores. Some stores have no light and no AC but wood heat in the winter.

  • @LilA-zl6tf
    @LilA-zl6tf 5 дней назад +4

    Speed limit - Don't speed on spending! 😂

  • @fourdayhomestead2839
    @fourdayhomestead2839 4 дня назад +1

    Awesome video😊

  • @glendagrosjean477
    @glendagrosjean477 5 дней назад +2

    Great ideas, you two ❤ Thank you!

    • @UndertheMedian
      @UndertheMedian  5 дней назад

      @@glendagrosjean477 , so glad they are helpful!

    • @larryware1
      @larryware1 День назад +1

      Thank you! You are so welcome.

  • @erinjones956
    @erinjones956 5 дней назад +2

    Thank you so much!

  • @stephenzies8867
    @stephenzies8867 5 дней назад +3

    Awesome ! 👍

  • @victorwadsworth821
    @victorwadsworth821 5 дней назад +3

    Can shop your favorite store from memory how it is set up in your head?

  • @MyrtGyrt
    @MyrtGyrt День назад

    Larry this is off topic but I really like your hair! 😍

  • @CrystalStearns-z7y
    @CrystalStearns-z7y 5 дней назад +3

    Since eggs have gotten so costly can you explain how to make cakes or sweets without eggs or dairy

  • @Savannah-ed4rv
    @Savannah-ed4rv 4 дня назад +2

    I appreciate all of your tips, but I cannot possibly make so many lists and spreadsheets! I don't even know how to make a spreadsheet or read one. LOL I can barely get my housework and laundry and grocery shopping done. There's no way I could sit down for that amount of time and make a list!

    • @LaManteca76
      @LaManteca76 4 дня назад

      I don't know how to make a spreadsheet either but I bought a budget book for $3 @ Walmart and it has helped me keep better track of my spending. 😀

  • @lorettauppercue6400
    @lorettauppercue6400 5 дней назад +2

    Oh, I think its an image from Larry's movements, his head and glasses

  • @katherinerichardson1767
    @katherinerichardson1767 5 дней назад +4

    #7 "Speeding??? LOL I guess you will feel like money is zooming out of your life if you don't keep an eye on your spending. Thanks for the chuckle... 😁

    • @yvonnebourque9115
      @yvonnebourque9115 5 дней назад

      Yes, they are speeding through their spending twice in this video. Must be an editing problem……. or a Halloween prank!!!!!

    • @katherinerichardson1767
      @katherinerichardson1767 4 дня назад

      @@yvonnebourque9115 Halloween prank---I love it!! If so, I fell for it.

    • @larryware1
      @larryware1 День назад

      It was an oversight on my part. Sorry about that. Spelling mistake. The word should have been "spending."

  • @victorwadsworth821
    @victorwadsworth821 5 дней назад +2

    Depending on politics I may buy another CD next week.

  • @KimSmith-b9v
    @KimSmith-b9v 4 дня назад +4

    Eat less but better. Buy in bulk.

  • @lorettauppercue6400
    @lorettauppercue6400 5 дней назад +3

    I'm trying to focus on what you're talking about, but what's going on with your you tube plaque in the background? Is it a Halloween prank?

    • @UndertheMedian
      @UndertheMedian  5 дней назад

      Nope. The reflection of one of our studio lights is in the corner of the plaque.

    • @suecook8379
      @suecook8379 5 дней назад +1

      Larry moving. I saw his glasses.

  • @victorwadsworth821
    @victorwadsworth821 5 дней назад +1

    Free parades Thanksgiving and Christmas parades coming soon.

  • @GEAUXFRUGAL
    @GEAUXFRUGAL 5 дней назад +2

    The hurricane took my power the city got political whenever it came time to turn it back on. The neighbor's tree was responsible for the outage which involves both of us same day we were ready for service the offender was allowed power I was given a political discourse. I'll probably end up selling this land. I paid $12,000 for it 6 years ago.😊 Ask me I done got my use out of it. They want to push me around I'm going to have to go out to West Texas to do it.

  • @victorwadsworth821
    @victorwadsworth821 5 дней назад +2

    Went doctor today, said i got fluids on lungs