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Amaranth
7-19-12, 9:39am
What other resources have you found for increasing frugality(online or print)? I'm looking for some additional ways to bring new eyes to what I can do to bump up frugality. I'd like to focus on ways that are beneficial in multiple ways such as increasing skills, improving health, or making things greener. So for example the Artisan bread in 5 minutes a day website would be more appealing than a website on maximizing couponing of highly processed foods.

Also I've been thinking that one way I learned a great deal here is when new people would ask questions, or when people who had been here a while would be interested in bumping things up a notch and would ask questions related to a more advanced project. The questions would get me thinking about what I could do in that same area. So to get that going again, would you be willing to invite people from 3 of your email lists or other forums where people might appreciate combining them with simple living projects to join us here? We could share some of the things we have figured out and more questions from newer folks could get us moving toward considering additional ways to deepen our frugality, cooking, gardening and other skills.

Stella
7-19-12, 10:55am
The breadmaking suggestion made me think of the website The Fresh Loaf. (http://www.thefreshloaf.com/) I love that site.

Lately I have actually gotten a lot of frugal tips on Pinterest. It's one of those sites that can be what you make of it. There are plenty of materialistic, processed things you can pin, but there are also a lot of whole foods recipes, tips for making things yourself, ideas for reusing things and other frugal stuff.

Jemima
7-20-12, 5:48pm
This is a back-to-the-land magazine and forum for us aging hippies: http://www.backwoodshome.com/

try2bfrugal
7-20-12, 6:40pm
What other resources have you found for increasing frugality(online or print)? I'm looking for some additional ways to bring new eyes to what I can do to bump up frugality. I'd like to focus on ways that are beneficial in multiple ways such as increasing skills, improving health, or making things greener. So for example the Artisan bread in 5 minutes a day website would be more appealing than a website on maximizing couponing of highly processed foods.

I go to library book sales and get books from years ago when DIY projects, gardening and home cooking were more common. Our library has books in the vestibule for 50 cents and they also hold periodic sales where it costs $3 for a bag of books. I am building up a sustainable living library without spending a lot of money. Yesterday I bought the current version of Your Money or Your Life and a couple of other books related to simple living. Last month I found a book on how to make your own essential oils. Years ago I bought a cool book called Cooking Without Recipes that has a lot of great ideas for leftovers or simply just using up what is in the the fridge and pantry. A few months ago I bought a number of books on how to make your own terrariums from the library sales. I made up a bunch of those with containers from thrift shops and yard sales and plants form Home Depot.

I also check out a stack of library books each week looking for unique ideas. I also really enjoy hunting for as many ideas as possible that help us go green and cut costs.