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Frugal living

Wrapping Paper Storage: A Frugal Alternative

5 January 2010

Welcome to Amy Loves It! If you’re new here, you may enjoy receiving free updates. You can subscribe via RSS feed or email. Thanks for visiting!Christmas is over, and it is officially a NEW year. I don’t know about you, but I went nuts shopping some of the after-Christmas sales and snagged super-cheap wrapping paper. [...]

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Going Green: Say Bye-bye to Paper Towels!

12 November 2009

Earlier this year, I told you how our family was cutting down on our use of paper towels, but that we still used paper towels sometimes. I am thrilled to tell you that that is no longer the case!

We have officially been sans paper towels for almost 3 months (long months, in my husband’s opinion!), [...]

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Quick and Frugal Kid’s Cape

5 November 2009

I was very cheap frugal with my girls’ Halloween costumes this year. I refused to purchase a costume in a package for $20 or $30. No way!

So, I got the bright idea (Monday, mind you) that I would make their costumes.

After a trip to Hobby Lobby and Walmart, I came out with shirts, skirts, and [...]

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Frugal Family Craft: Fall Wreath

29 October 2009

Yesterday, the girls and I made a fall wreath for our craft time at school. I spent around $15 for the supplies at Walmart and Hobby Lobby.

What can you come up with for a frugal, fun family craft this week?

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Frugal Living – Recyling

22 September 2009

Recycling.

I would so love to have access to a recycling center! I abhor throwing away perfectly good recyclable items! But, we do not have a recycling center anywhere near my darling small town.

A few tips I do have:

If you are not near a recycling center, see if your local animal shelter can use your old [...]

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Frugal Living – Re-using Containers

16 September 2009

Do you eat yogurt? What about the butter that comes in those little (or big) tubs? Does your lunch meat come in a plastic tub?

If so, you have hit a gold mine (so to speak) in the land of frugality.

Rather than spending money purchasing other plastic containers (you know, the ones that come empty, and [...]

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Frugal Tuesday – 10 Uses for Plastic Grocery Bags

23 June 2009

Do you have TONS of those plastic grocery bags taking up space in your house? Most of the time, I take reusable grocery bags to the store for my groceries, but sometimes I forget them and end up with more plastic bags! So, what is the frugal option for making use of these plastic bags?
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Frugal Tuesday – Cloth Napkins

2 June 2009

I have to say, my husband was skeptical when I brought home our first set of napkins. He wondered if we would really use them.

Well, almost a year later, we use them a LOT more than we use paper towels. I do admit to still using paper towels for some things; I cannot bring myself [...]

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