Four Frugal Strategies You May Not Have Thought Of

My last post covered nine ways to prepare for a recession. In this post, I’m going to explain four frugal strategies that can help you out if you’re in a financial pinch:

Mending
Hang your clothes to dry
Start a garden
Canning

Mending

You may not know how to sew or own a sewing machine, and that’s OK! You can help your clothes last longer with a simple needle and thread. By sewing back on buttons that have fallen off or patching up small holes in shorts or socks, you can get more use out of clothing you already own.

If something can’t be mended, you could turn it into rags or keep it for “around the house” only for cleaning, painting, or other messy chores.

Hang-Dry Your Clothes

You can save on electricity costs by hanging clothes and other items (such as sheets and towels) up to dry. Even if you don’t want to hang everything up, you can hang up heavier items, reducing the time required to dry the remaining items in the dryer.

Worried your towels will end up stiff if you put them over a drying rack? Just pop them in the dryer for a few minutes to soften them up once they’re finished drying.

Start A Garden

It’s fall, so you may not be able to grow much this time of year. But you can start preparing for next year by setting up some space for a garden or buying containers, soil and seeds that may be heavily discounted.

If you like to cook using a lot of herbs, it’s worth setting up a herb garden inside over the winter. It’ll make your house smell lovely, and you’ll have access to fresh herbs whenever you want them!

Canning

Canning is a great way to make produce last longer. When produce is in season, you can often buy a lot of it for a very reasonable price. For example, you can buy tomatoes or apples in bulk when they’re in season – but the problem is, you can’t eat them all up before they go bad.

That’s where canning comes to the rescue! You need a few essential resources to get started – such as a pot to boil water in and jars – and you’re good to go. You can enjoy the fruits of your labour for months on end!