Everyday Frugal

Today I made dinner with leftover chicken.

Soft chicken tacos.

Made the tortillas.  Store bought .31 a piece, homemade .13 a piece

Shredded cheese instead of buying shredded cheese.

Made coffee at home with cream and sugar.  About .25 vs whatever it costs to purchase.

Reused plastic zipper food bags.

Made iced tea, by using tea bags not an instant mix.

I used less the recommended amount of laundry detergent and still cleans perfectly.

When I do use dryer sheets, I cut them in half.

Little things do add up.

Revive

Doing home repair

Needed to fill in a few dings in woodwork.  The plastic wood/wood putty was dry.

I rehydrated with 100% acetone.  I don't use water because it dilutes the glue and takes longer to dry.

Practically Free

Long Story Shortened

A local bar/restaurant I frequent gave me their used oranges.

They squeeze lots of oranges and lemons at the bar.

I am making citrus cleaner with them.

Orange peels in jar (No metal tops touching) Fill with vinegar.

Let sit 2 to 4 weeks.  I do 2 ish

Strain, use full strength or cut with more vinegar.  Do not use on marble or granite. Store in fridge up to a 2 months.  I use from a spray bottle.

I say practically free, because I was out of vinegar and bought a gallon for 2.74

Look at all these oranges.  I peeled them all

First jar done.  

Clean and reusing glass jars

3 out of 4 jars

Made it Myself

 I wanted tacos.  No shells

Taught myself to make soft tacos shells/tortillas.  Because I was too lazy to go out and buy some.

Dough is resting

• 3 cups all-purpose flour


• 1 teaspoon kosher salt 
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil, vegetable oil or other neutral flavored oil
• 1 cup warm water

Combine dry ingredients in mixer with dough hook

Add oil and water

Mix to make ball, smooth dough

make 16 balls on floured surface

Cover let rest for 15 min

roll out flat

Cook in hot  skillet 10-15 seconds, for brown spots, flip

Online Ordering

 In my experience, I have learned if you put something into an online cart, then leave the site, you usually get an email stating you left something and get an extra 20% off coupon.

Now I assume you need to have an account with that site and logged in so they know where to send coupon code.

Thanksgiving leftovers

 We all love the leftovers.

This year I got the carcass.  Yep the bones and stuff.

My family knows me so well.

So today is turkey stock.

Plus I throw in all the leftovers veggies, or veggie scraps.

I also sauté carrots, onion, garlic to put in the actual soup

FB Marketplace

I am a big fan of thrifting, reusing, buying used.

I may (or may not) have a lot of yarn now and need to way to store it.

I got this idea after buying one for my college bound son.

I found closet hanging organizers on FaceBook Marketplace.  I thought I only need 2

The seller wanted to get rid of all of them.  So 4 organizers for $5.00.  Win