August Frugal chatter

[blueeyetea]

Well, everyone, I'm off on vacation for the next two weeks and probably won't have access to a computer often enough to keep up with this thread. Hope everyone enjoys the rest of August and may your frugal adventures be plentiful and prosperous.

I'll be back in September!

[jasperandchar]

names needed for September thread????

[Frugalbigmama]

September Super Savings lol I'm so original

names needed for September thread????

[thriftygranny]

Well, everyone, I'm off on vacation for the next two weeks and probably won't have access to a computer often enough to keep up with this thread. Hope everyone enjoys the rest of August and may your frugal adventures be plentiful and prosperous.

I'll be back in September!

Enjoy the holiday!

[saundyl]

What store allows you to use the $4 off with the FPC coupon? Mine won't allow it

I used my FPC coupon here at northmart. My mom used hers at walmart. I used a FPC coupon for glad trashbags for $8 at Extra foods.

You can check out this site for the nine steps, although the concepts are more fleshed out with examples in the book "Your Money or Your Life".

http://www.financialintegrity.org/in...oadable_Guides

It's in the back of my mind to start a group and teach this stuff at some point.

Have you checked overdrive or online libraries for a digital copy?

I found "Its your money" "never too late" and "money rules" all at our local library.

[Granger]

For those of you who have cloth diapered, how do you wash them to get them clean? When I borrowed diapers, some looked so worn but were super clean, and others I was trying to wash the smell out of. Is bleach involved?

For stains
-Scrub (toothbrush) with a detergent for cloth diapers after soaking (make a paste and scrub with a toothbrush)
-Scrub with "Buncha Farmer's Stick"
-Sun them (put them in the sun for a day or two)

For ammonia smell
-Do a "stripping" wash
-Soak for and hour in "strip detergent" and hot water and do a regular wash following

I like Laundry Tarts which can be bought at Well.ca. I used Rockn Green in the past but it is more expensive.

I know it's not the same thing, but I use cloth menstrual pads, and all I've needed to do is soak them in cold water before washing and they've always come out clean. If that doesn't work, you might try to soak with Oxyclean. Don't use bleach as it breaks down the fiber in fabric in the long run.

The comment about bleach is true. You also shouldn't use bleach as it can destroy the waterproofing (depending on the diaper type your are using).

names needed for September thread????

September Frugal Chatter

[Caseythegoalie]

I'm sorry I've really fallen behind in many aspects of life lately it seems......I'm off to work an overtime shift tonight at the hospital, but wanted to say hello! I"ve been spending a bit of time writing a blog, if you would like to read, here it is:http://caseythegoalie.wordpress.com/ I'm hoping that by sharing the nitty gritty I can give hope and relate to others in my situation. Hope you all have a wonderful evening!

[jasperandchar]

I'm sorry I've really fallen behind in many aspects of life lately it seems......I'm off to work an overtime shift tonight at the hospital, but wanted to say hello! I"ve been spending a bit of time writing a blog, if you would like to read, here it is:http://caseythegoalie.wordpress.com/ I'm hoping that by sharing the nitty gritty I can give hope and relate to others in my situation. Hope you all have a wonderful evening!

Casey glad that you stopped in to say hi, checked out your blog and very impressed, you life story before and after your children is remarkable, I hope your story enlightens others who has children who have autism. You are right there is so much more to Timothy, he sounds like a wonderful kid.

[sweet sparrow]

For stains
-Scrub (toothbrush) with a detergent for cloth diapers after soaking (make a paste and scrub with a toothbrush)
-Scrub with "Buncha Farmer's Stick"
-Sun them (put them in the sun for a day or two)

For ammonia smell
-Do a "stripping" wash
-Soak for and hour in "strip detergent" and hot water and do a regular wash following

I like Laundry Tarts which can be bought at Well.ca. I used Rockn Green in the past but it is more expensive.

The comment about bleach is true. You also shouldn't use bleach as it can destroy the waterproofing (depending on the diaper type your are using).

Thank you so much for recommending the products you use! I didn't think of looking online for laundry detergent.

[lizzie bargain]

Yesterday we were out on the water for 6 hours and saw a pod of 6 killer whales, seals, porpoises, bald eagles and herons so it was a great day. Of course in true SC style I had to use my 25% off coupon from the Entertainment book for the whale watch so that saved me over $50 which was nice! Our friends have joined us for the weekend before heading back to Calgary tomorrow-we head home on Wed and we have had a great trip.

[lilo0003]

morning all, sorry I have been missing in action but work/life has been insane. We leave Sunday for our vacation so that has been great for the grocery budget as I am buying nothing and eating what we have. And of course the vacation was a budgeted item so all is good. We have our sons b-days both in the next 4 weeks and they will both receive their gifts before we leave as they are needed for the trip. will try to catch up on the thread now, you ladies are busy.

[Giseledta]

I like ..............September Super Savings for September.

so far today I have moved 5 wheelbarrels for dirt to the garden, smoothed out the area that the sepic tank is in,and reseeded with more grass seed. The dogs were out with me for 2 hours while I did it. so they got a bunch of exercise. I am off to do the kitchen. then laundry folding , I have such a exciting life. lol.
frugal wise~ I need to make a menu plan, steam clean my youngests bedroom, and maybe work on a Christmas afgan I am doing for a gift.

[sweet sparrow]

Gracious, diapers are expensive. I just purchased diapers for the first time today and am staggered at how much they cost. Sometimes, you really need some that weren't planned purchases just because LOs go through them faster than I blink. DH has no idea how much they are because I'm always the one that refills and restocks everything. However, he just loves disposables because they're so convenient. I'm not sure how they're more convenient than the cloth ones, since I wash those ones anyways.

[Crochetlady]

This morning we went out for breakfast. There was a yard sale right where we parked. Normally I don`t even look because our house is already way too full. But there was something that caught my eye. To give background...we have an entertainment unit that we paid a hefty amount for years ago but when our TV quit working we decided to go bigger. It won`t fit so for a few years we`ve had it on top. DH has issues with his eyes so it`s less than ideal. Any TV stands I`ve looked at don`t have much storage. (We have a ton of movies) Which brings me to this morning. They had what I think is the bottom part of a china cabinet. Solid maple wood...the top needs to be refinished but other than that its nice. Picked it up for $50. The nice (strong) ladies who sold it to us loaded it in the car for us and a couple neighbours put it in the garage. I`m going to put the old unit in the computer room for storage so I need to get rid of a desk and filing cabinet.

[Granger]

Shopper's drug mart has their Babylife brand on sale this week. Unit cost is 25 cents a diaper. I like them and a quarter per nappy is good for disposables.