Category: Skills / Knowledge / DIY
Delicious Homemade Banana Bread
If you paid attention to last week’s “Make it Monday” post on the makeshift tea light oven then you will have noticed that I made some delicious homemade banana bread and so I figured I would share that recipe with you here. Personally, I LOVE banana bread and it’s always been a treat when my sister-in-law or…
5 Silly Things I’ve Stopped Doing Now That I’m Broke: Frugal Fridays
Now that we’re super-tight on money and we definitely have to watch every penny, I started to truly pay attention to the habits I have and it seems I have some silly ones, especially with regards to our utility bills. Granted, many of the following changes won’t amount to much besides a small difference in our overall bills…
How to Makeshift a Candle-Powered Tea Light Oven!
First, let me state that I’m not a big fan of using candles for much of anything during an emergency situation. I think they’re a significant fire hazard especially after a disaster when people do dumb things… possibly like this. There are better, safer ways to light up the night and cook food during an emergency.…
5 Body Lotion Alternatives – What Worked the Best: Frugal Fridays
Call me a girl if you want–ok, don’t do that–but I do like to use body lotion most days, often on my face, hands, and feet. My wife tends to use quite a bit and my youngest has needed some over the winter but seems to use less and less of it these days. The…
Make it Mondays: DIY Vaseline and Cotton Ball Fire-Starters Without the Mess!
Have you ever wanted to make your own Vaseline and cotton ball fire-starters but don’t want your hands to look like a mess after coating just one? Then you’re in luck because you can easily make your own Vaseline-impregnated fire-starters with ease. Here’s how in roughly four steps: It’s really easy, here’s how: Gather your supplies.…
Fired and Frugal Fridays: Plastics, Difficult to Live Without! But You CAN Do Better…
Plastics are everywhere and we interact with them all the time, often in the kitchen. Most kitchen plastics, it seems to me, are reusable but there are some which are not. Reusable plastics includes things like hard plastic cups, bowls, plates, Tupperware, utensils, plastic silverware, and more. The disposable ones include things like garbage bags, plastic storage bags…
Make it Mondays: The “Big 3” Homemade Cleaners
When we clean the house we usually only use three cleaners to get most everything: an all-purpose cleaner, glass cleaner, and floor cleaner. Currently, we’re still using some leftover toilet cleaner that eventually I’ll have to replace but, by and large, these three cleaners do it all. And, obviously, I’m excluding homemade cleaners for doing…
Fired and Frugal Fridays: Say Goodbye to Paper Goods, Here’s How
Think you can’t get along without your paper plates, napkins, and paper towels? Think again. You most definitely can… and probably should try it. I know it’s possible since we’ve been doing just fine without them! Well, most paper goods, that is. Here’s what we’ve done thus far… Paper plates, bowls, and cups By and large…
