I’m participating in Frugal Friday and this week’s theme is — Your All-Time Favorite Frugal Tip
And mine is…
Don’t buy what you can make.
This is probably the best known frugal tip and most applicable if you’re decent at crafting. For me, my best craft is cooking so living by this simple rule of frugality saves me a bunch of money at the grocery store.
I refuse to buy most types of pre-processed foods that I can easily make at home for less. If I really want chocolate chip cookies, I’ll get the ingredients and make several batches for the price of a bag. If I want pork chop coating, I’ll buy breadcrumbs, herbs and spices in the bulk bins and get a much better value.
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Yes! I also find this helpful. I even have one of those “top secret” recipe books and I am planning on trying some of my favorite restaurant/store packaged recipes. I once found a frugal book that had how to make your own Rice-a-Roni recipes. I need to find that book again, lol.
Thank you for doing the blog carnival and getting the link right.
It is greatly appreciated.