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The leaves go into the chicken run first to be scratched through, walked on and broken down before they go in compost pile. Read somewhere the coffee grounds not good for chickens so they go in compost directly. My coop is not very large so it is easier for me to use PDZ and clean once a week...

Frugal Gardening.. scored bagged leaves off freecycle and have co-wokers going to bring me some as well. Every time I leave office at lunch time I have to pass by a Starbucks on the way back. I stop and get their coffee grounds for the compost pile. All paper mail/newspapers get shredded for the...

"I read that on a lot of the reviews so I have yet to try making it... I do dishes two times a day... More on special occasions. The laundry soap I make works awesome. I do laundry everyday all day long!!! 7 people in this house and it has saved a bunch!!!" The DIY laundry soap recipes are...

I had no luck getting a DW version of DIY soap that worked. Mine left streaks and spots. I spent some time online searching for tweaks and it seems a constant complaint in DIY DW soap so I went back to store bought. For me.. single and doing dishes once, occasionally twice a week.. I spent $13...

You can get it here and there and use it when you are drinking and not mixing into other things. It was a treat for me. I was a bit afraid of it too.. lol. The Amish said if you drink it you need to leave it uncovered in the jar for 24 hours to "let the cow out". If you did not let it breathe...

Being frugal is not always taking the cheapest way. If you can afford it and it means something to you then do it. Local people are worth the investment as well. I make my own soap and laundry soap. My personal bars are more expensive than a cheap bar at the grocery but I am worth it and it is a...

I am amazed at what people purchase and what they feel they are entitled to these days. Grandparents came out of the depression so I spent summers when we visited weeding gardens, canning, making noodles and fixing things. My dad's mother always had a crochet hook or some other stitchery going...

What a thread.. have spent better part of a month reading just before bed. A lot of good ideas here. I have always had to be frugal.. single mother for a long time. Shopped a lot of used clothing stores. My local Goodwill here is so clean and such a pleasure to shop at I never go into a "real"...