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Frugal Fabric Softener Alternatives
An easy way to save on laundry is to skip fabric softeners and dryer sheets. But that doesn’t mean you can’t have nice, fluffy laundry and sheets that don’t cling to each other. The trick is to use some of these reusable alternatives. Aluminum Foil Balls This couldn’t be simpler. Go grab the heavy duty […]
Continue readingCan You Freeze Muffins?
Now that fall is here, we all seem to be getting back to baking more. Over the past few weeks, I had two different people reach out and ask about freezing muffins. It’s one of the easiest things you can make and freeze to enjoy later. I thought I’d share what I shared with them […]
Continue readingDoes Bacon Grease Need To Be Refrigerated
Bacon used to be a cheap breakfast meat, but no more. Over the past few years, it has gone up quite a bit in price. Of course I’m still bacon, because …. well, it’s bacon and it tastes amazing. I don’t think it needs any more explaining than that. We’re still eating bacon regularly, but […]
Continue readingHow To Freeze Peppers
We’ve been growing a lot of peppers in the garden this year including bell peppers (we even got the yellows to grow this year), jalapenos, tabasco, habanero, hot wax peppers and a few varieties. We’ve been eating a lot of them in salads, making hot sauce and salsa… you name it, we’ve probably tried it. […]
Continue readingHow To Get Free Moving Boxes
Some good friends of ours are getting ready to move and we shared some tips with them for getting free moving boxes. I thought I’d share the same info with you here. Even if you aren’t getting ready to move, these tips may come in handy down the road, or even when you have to […]
Continue readingReplacing Cream Of Tartar in Recipes
Cream of tartar isn’t something I usually keep around. There are only a few recipes that need it and without fail, I’ll have everything else in the house when I’m getting ready to make something that calls for it. It’s great for stiffening egg whites and also called for as a leavening agent in some […]
Continue readingHow To “Make” Buttermilk From Sweet Milk (Soured Milk)
I was getting ready to make a batch of biscuits last night to go with the Chicken Chili I had cooking in the slow cooker. I thought I still had some buttermilk leftover from making cornbread and buttermilk pancakes this past weekend, but apparently it was all gone. Instead I grabbed a little regular milk […]
Continue readingKnow What Goes On The Dinner Table – Frugal Tip
I love getting emails from Hillbilly Housewife readers. It always makes my day to hear how what I’m sharing here on the blog and in my eBooks is helping others. It’s what keeps me going 🙂 Yesterday I got one such email from Anne. She writes: I use a lot of your homemade convenience foods… […]
Continue readingMarinate Before You Grill – Frugal Tip
With summer on the way it’s time to clean of the grill. Sure it’s nice to grill up a nice steak, some chicken breast or put a chunk of salmon on a cedar plank. Expensive cuts of meat and fish make it easy to end up with a tender and flavorful grilled meal. But it […]
Continue readingChecking Yeast For Freshness – Frugal Tip
There’s nothing worse than having a nice loaf of bread starting to bake in the oven or the breadmaker, only to discover that it isn’t rising properly because your yeast is less than fresh. There’s a simple test you can do to see if your yeast still rises properly. All you need is a 2 […]
Continue readingNatural Homemade Toilet Bowl Cleaner – Frugal Tip
I used to clean my toilet with plenty of harsh chemicals and bleach. If it didn’t smell toxic while scrubbing, I didn’t think it would get things clean. Then I stumbled across a simple and natural toilet bowl cleaner you can make yourself from two ingredients that are probably sitting in your kitchen pantry right […]
Continue readingPlanting For Spring – Frugal Tips
We’ve started getting our garden beds and containers ready for spring gardening. This is our second year of “serious” gardening, meaning we’re working on growing a fair portion of our veggies in the garden, not just playing around with a few container plants. Last year we ended up spending a fair amount of money. This […]
Continue readingHow To Clean Your Shower Head With Vinegar
I got in the shower this morning and noticed that my shower head was starting to get pretty clogged. It happens every six months or and after much trial and error, I came up with a quick and easy way to get it cleaned. It’s very simple, doesn’t take a bunch of elbow grease and […]
Continue readingDIY notepads
Submitted by a HBHW Reader: I make my own notepads by cutting copy paper sheets into the desired sized and bind them together with a rubber band. What’s more – I do quite a bit of printing for business purposes, and often get a bad copy of something (or those sheets the printer uses to […]
Continue readingUsing Old Envelopes – Frugal Tip
No matter what we do, we get quite a bit of junk mail and of course there are bills coming in each week. It all adds up to quite a bit of paper, particularly from the envelopes. If you look at an envelope, there’s quite a bit of white paper to work with. I used […]
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