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I hope you don’t mind me taking a break from my story telling but I thought I would give you an insight into a few things that saved us.
Saving money on everyday items seems like a no brainer but let me tell you, the amount of stuff we buy for convenience’ sake that is easily made, may actually stagger you.
Here are ten categories of easily (and cheaply) made items that will start saving you Big dollars at the grocery store.
10 Things to Stop buying
DISCLAIMER: this content was previously posted to my original site “It just makes cents”.
1. Ketchup / Condiments / Pickles. http://www.foodnetwork.ca/recipe/7-healthy-homemade-condiments/14653/
Find even more fantastic recipes at Food Network.ca
2. Beauty Products.
https://wellnessmama.com/5801/diy-beauty-recipes/
This is one of my favorite Blog sites – go on over to Wellnessmama.com and sign up.. like I did 🙂
3. Bath Products.
http://www.wisebread.com/5-amazing-easy-diy-bath-and-body-products
I have personally tried out some of the recipes here courtesy of Wisebread.com and they are awesome. Don’t forget to sign up for more excellent ideas.
4. Kitchen Towel.
https://wellnessmama.com/9037/cloth-kitchen-cleaning/
Another of my staple Go To’s from Wellnessmama.com
5. Cleaning Products.
https://keeperofthehome.org/homemade-all-natural-cleaning-recipes/
I use quite a few of the recipes shown here from Keeperofthehome. This is an amazing site for all things homemaking and natural living.
6. BREAD! The cost of baking 2 loaves with store bought flour currently averages $1.60 – that’s $0.80c a loaf. Now compare that to a regular store bought loaf at $3.49 and up… We have previously purchased bread on sale for $1.00 but it wasn’t anywhere near as good.
Check out these brilliant bread recipes courtesy of Emma Christensen at Kitchn (www.thekitchn.com)
https://www.thekitchn.com/time-to-bake-fr-162820
7. Jams and sauces
Of Course here at “Casa De making cents” we make all of our own jams and pizza / pasta / Alfredo sauces, etc. Canning is another of my hobbies 🙂 and here is where we combine two categories in one:-
8. Gifts
http://www.myrecipes.com/holidays-and-occasions/christmas-recipes/gifts-in-a-jar-recipes
This beautiful site shows pages of brilliant home made recipes and beautiful gift giving ideas all in one.
9. Dryer Sheets.
I haven’t tried this yet so let me know if you do. You may see a recurring theme from my favourite Blog site here 🙂
https://wellnessmama.com/57200/natural-dryer-sheets/
10. Gardening products.
I use the Aphid spray daily. As we grow our own fruits and veggies too it is important to remain as natural and pesticide free as possible. Treehugger.com is all of that and more. Check out their site.
Phew – that’s all for today. Don’t forget to sign up for emails direct to your inbox and check out the fantastic sites shown above for even more money saving ideas
XO
Anna
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