Frugal Choices this week:
- Air dry as much laundry as possible
- Replaced all "old-style" light bulbs with new energy efficient ones
- Turn off lights when leaving a room
- Used 1/2 recommended amount of laundry and dishwasher detergent, same results when using the recommended amount
- Cooked all meals and snacks at home, no eating out
- Stuck to menu plan
- Saved all spare change in January  & made a deposit $20.89 into our Change Jar account

Frugal Item of the Week: Coconut Oil

So many different uses and a little goes a long way:
-Baking
-Frying ( In olny use 1 teaspoon for a big pan when stir-frying)
-Hand Lotion
-Body Lotion
-Baby Lotion
-Facial Cream
-Chapstick
-Hair Conditioner
-Frizz Tamer
-Ointment for scrapes and cuts
-Smells Yummy :)
-Antioxidant properties

I keep one jar in the kitchen and one in the bathroom.
Make sure to buy Extra Virgin coconut oil!


 


Comments

02/05/2012 13:24

be careful with the new squiggly bulbs, they do have Hg in them :(

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