Favorite DIY/homemade money saver...

[MEM]

Tried a homemade cream soup recipe yesterday and liked it a lot!!

I always cut my boys and husbands hair. We do mot household repairs on our own. My husband does the car repair.

I also have a homemade chai tea latte mix I use alot. Love it!!

Care to share your chai recipe? All the recipes I've seen are missing that critical chai ingredient - black pepper!

 

[DizMe]

I've copied several of these ideas/recipes!

For static control, I tear off a strip of foil, wad it up and toss it in the dryer with the clothes. It works really well.

I also make my own yogurt once a week.

I make a very simple dry cereal by toasting oats for 15 minutes in the oven. I then add chopped, toasted almonds and that's it. You can add part steel cut oats for texture. To toast almonds, just put them on a cookie sheet and toast in the oven at 350 degrees for about 15-17 minutes. You can do them at the same time as/mixed with the oats if you prefer.

 

[ckmommy]

Chai Tea Mix:

1 c. Non fat dry Milk
1 c. Non dairy Creamer
1 c. Non dairy French Vanilla Creamer
2 c. sugar or Splenda
1 1/2 c. unsweetened instant tea
2 t. ginger
2 t cinnamon
1 t. cloves
1 t. Cardamon
1 t. nutmeg
1 t. allspice
1/4 t white pepper

Mix in blender 1 cup at a time-
To make Chai Tea:
Stir
2 T mix with 12 oz hot water.

 

[kelcoppens]

I make a lot of our greeting cards. I am NOT an artist and I don't spend hours and hours like a scrapbooker.

I bought a package of card stock at Office Depot. Cut in half and folded you get a card that will fit a standard envelope. I cut and paste pictures and add my own words to make relevant cards.

It can be a mini hobby to do this. It saves money. Most of all, I can create cards in just minutes that are ideally suitable rather than just choose among the mass-produced.

Just FYI, the dollar tree sells greeting cards 2 for $1.00. Just saying that some things are worth buying if you are saving time. Another example, growing corn on the cob .... At least in PA and NJ, its only between .10 to .20 per ear during the summer at the store.
On that note though, noone has mentioned having a fruit/veggie garden. Definitely a money saver there!

 

[100AcreWood]

I use a lot of 409. Any homemade ideas for replacing 409? I need something that disinfects the kitchen counters.

Thanks!

 

[Shelly F - Ohio]

I use a lot of 409. Any homemade ideas for replacing 409? I need something that disinfects the kitchen counters.

Thanks!

Vinager is a great disinfectant. That is what I use to clean my counters, windows, fabric softner