What are your frugal failures?

[Mrs-M]

So sorry, Mighty Frugal, this thread escaped me for a time. Lindt Chocolate, so good!!! But holy smokes, you don't mess around when you buy it. Re: vehicles, we need a newer vehicle (now), so have been on the hunt. Something extra clean, lower mileage, and one-owner (preferably).

[Mrs-M]

In the mood for pictures tonight!



paper towels (selectively used)
ammonia (selectively used)
Scrub-Free (used regularly)
Pine-Sol (used regularly)
Vim (used regularly)
Glad plastic garbage bags, (used regularly)
disposable pads/liners, much by wayside (replaced with cloth pads)

[awakenedsoul]

Funny thread! Opening a dance/yoga studio in the recession. I thought, "This is the perfect time to open my own business!" Rents were low, landlords were offering first month's rent for free, I got the SBA loan right away, and all my students followed me to my new location. Fortunately, I got out in time so I didn't lose any money, but, boy was I wrong! I did learn a lot, though. Running a business really showed me my strengths and weaknesses.

[Mrs-M]

Originally posted by Awakenedsoul.
Funny thread!

I call it the "shame on me" thread. I wish I could whittle-down my store-bought cleaner and plastic garbage bag use, but it seems those are two things I have a firm hold of and am not willing to let go. I used to use supermarket plastic bags for garbage bags, but too many leaks and bags letting go, so I made the switch to Glad, and as far as cleaners go, I fancy the convenience of being able to pour/use at a moments notice, no mixing, no fussing, etc.

So happy to hear you were able to get-out without a loss.

[awakenedsoul]

Mrs. M.
Thanks! I've started dumping my trash out of the plastic garbage bag into the dumpster. I re use the bag. (I buy them in bulk at Costco.) They last a long time this way. I re use my vacuum cleaner bags, too.

Now that I'm used to my homemade cleaners, I just love them. I use mostly baking soda, and vinegar and water in a spray bottle. I also make a citrus cleaner with vinegar and my home grown lemon rinds. I'm surprised you don't make your own...you seem like the type of housekeeper who would be enthusiastic about all that kind of stuff...

[happystuff]

frugal failures... I look in my pantry at the soymilk making machine and the three hugs containers of soy beans. Maybe if I make it and add chocolate they will start drinking it again??

[Mrs-M]

Nifty tips on the plastic garbage bag/vacuum-cleaner bag use, Awakenedsoul!

I think my own mom turned me off household cleaners, as she has always used vinegar as a floor wash. I need to reinvent the homemade household cleaner idea. Thanks to you, I'm going to give your lemon rind- vinegar cleaner a try! Thanks for that!

Happystuff. Re: the chocolate addition, give it a try! Sounds like a marvel idea to me.