I was so proud of my granddaughters. On Mothers Day they gave me a very soft bath robe. They bought it at thrift store for $4.00. New it was $89.00. They have learned the value of their money. Proud they learned from me.

I am out of debt this month. Yea🎉

People are just plain silly. My sweet husband is the king of grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup and hot dogs and roasted cut up potatoes. I've had a couple of strokes and my brain doesn't always work so lots of times it's every man for himself. He's my hero. 🥰🥰And we're retired. God is good. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

@mflynnnj1

11 күн бұрын

That's so sweet!

I was a Mental Health Nurse for over 15yrs. We had walkie talkie (not bedridden) patients who did not bathe for a week AND worked in restaurants. That cut back my eating out!!

we downsized, stop buying stuff and was able to retire early, sitting by the pool and enjoying life instead of working is the greatest stress reliever in the world.

@Craig121000

16 күн бұрын

I wonder how many people you've hurt by not buying stuff.

@Chelle-kd1po

16 күн бұрын

I cannot wait to join you next year, Lord willing.

@beccasteele6874

15 күн бұрын

Hallelujah

I am a very new christian, went from New Age to Jesus. I have finally found HOME. But, as you say, it is VERY difficult to find a good church, a church that really know their Bible and follow it. I live in Norway.

@mojo7493

11 күн бұрын

Thats so beautifuĺ!Welcome to the family from your American sister in Cĥrist!❤

I’m very blessed that I finally found a Bible based church that believes only the Bible as what to follow. We are small and in Southern California. Praise God.🙏🥰🥰 people sadly are putting dogs and cats on the level or even higher than children . I love animals but would always feed or save a human before an animal.

@warrioroflight3813

9 күн бұрын

Are you close to L.A? Can't find a good church around here.

I have to say, I have purchased your cook book and it's the best money I have ever spent. People it's going to SAVE you money. Buy it and don't complain, and everything I have made is delicious.

I love how God works. That has happened to me many times!

I love your show. I never buy bug killers. A spray bottle with dish soap and water kills most pests. A few drops of peppermint oil in a spray bottle repels wasps,bees, mosquitos and even spiders when sprayed around the home and at the entrances.

We grew up middle class and yet, we only did an "expensive" vacation once every 3 to 5 years. The year we went to Disney land, we drove the camper van, stayed in an older motel a bit away (it did have a pool), we cooked meals out in the parking lot, and got only 1 treat per day except the one day it was exceptionally hot and we got 2. We were allowed one souvenir each with a price limit which was the exception because we normally weren't allowed. Most vacations were spent traveling and camping in state parks and national parks but we spent the night at more than one road side rest stop. Back then, parks were far cheaper than they are now and we often went for an overnight or a couple of nights.

@staciefallon5347

16 күн бұрын

Hey just a bit of info. There is a program for people 65 plus where you fill out a form and get free access to national parks for life. I did it for my dad

@terryhenderson424

16 күн бұрын

@@staciefallon5347 Yes, there is an associated cost and the last time I looked it was $65. But, the pass is good for life. I believe that the pass must belong to the vehicle driver but certainly in times past you could have a whole vehicle of babies, kids, young adults, adults, and middle aged folks. My parents each had one. But, I knew of someone a whike ago who used to put great grandma at the wheel of an RV just outside the checkpoint then switch just on the park side.

@cjhoward409

13 күн бұрын

Same ! We had a pop up trailer and camped. That was our vacations. Twice in my childhood we went to Disneyland and DisneyWorld but we left the park and went back to our camp site to have lunch and supper

At a thrift store, I found an electric tea kettle for $1.00 and a food mill for $1.00. Both were new. I don’t buy things that I can’t really afford. I check yard sales and thrift stores and find great deals on items I’m not willing to pay full price for. ❤

I agree about pets in stores and public places. Pets should stay at home

I agree with you ladies! I do not do my nails and keep them trimmed short, plus I can type much faster without them nails! I'm letting my gray grow and not cover it anymore. I hate to waste money. Keep up the good work! I have all your cookbooks and planner. Thank you.

Over multiple years, we have purchased black mesh, 60% to 70% UV ray blocking, sun shade tarps to,blockmthe sun from heating up windows and even siding. We open the house at night and also in the very early morning to cool it down; sometimes with the assistance of fans because they are far cheaper than a/c. We completely turn off heat emmitting devices, screens, and even the LED light bulbs; and we time thier use.

I complete agree with you about Disney and Halloween, but have come to the conclusion that not everyone has been convicted yet of the same things I have been convicted of.

Due to health stuff, I seldom do clothes shopping . We don't spend a lot of money anyway. Wear them out, then turn them into rags if suitable fabric. Get all the socks the same so can keep matching them up as they get worn out. Each kid got their own kind to make sorting easy.

Who watches the the first four plus minutes?

@Queen-Of-Hearts727

15 күн бұрын

Me😊 love the music 🎵🎶

Catching up - was mowing last night; a few years ago, I probably averaged 150/mon on hair & nails. Gave it up. - Hair now has natural grey highlights; gets a budget cut 3-4 times/year; - Nails are short and cleaned which is better with all the time in garden; If my hair and nails are a problem for others, it is THEIR problem.

@cjhoward409

13 күн бұрын

I wish I do stuff that I could cut back on. Been cutting my own hair and doing my own nails since high school. I’m now 58. I cut the rest of my family’s hair. I cook from scratch. Grow most of our own food, etc etc. can’t cut back anywhere else. Ugh

As a lifetime missionary homeschooling mom who had my children in my 40’s I would have loved to only work 8 hours a day, haha.

Have tried telling my daughter to quit trying to keep up with the Jone’s, she refuses. I hope she doesn’t ask me for money when things go sideways for her. Refuses to live below her means.

@blessedbygod3430

3 күн бұрын

I have family who are the same way!!😢

A lot of 1940's and 1950's cook books had a list of variations complete with ingredients/ ingredient substitutions and terse cooking instructions to go with.

Oh my gosh, I thought I was the only one who wondered how these women clean themselves after using the bathroom. How do they button up their jeans if they were button ups? My mother-in-law had such long fingernails that she actually cut a vein and her feminine private parts and had to go to the emergency room because of fingernails. I think long fingernails are just gross and unsanitary.

@angelabryan7892

10 күн бұрын

8:40 🤣😁😅🤣🤣 8:47 😅😅😅🎉🎉🎉🎉😅🎉🎉 9:03 🎉 🎉 XO

I love the walker story! I’ve definitely had blessings like that and seen how God blesses my efforts to stretch the budget or come up with creative ways to save money and pay off debt. I love how he multiplied our efforts.

I bought a brand new car for same amount as used . There were some used cars that cost more than the new. Bought it right before cars were hard to find.

I couldn’t agree more on the Christian church and our biblical standards. I wonder even at most churches, ummm where are all the actual Christians? The Halloween thing really gets me. Not right. That said, our Bible believing church is amazing! He preaches it like it is! Yes the church in the world, doesn’t mean it needs to be of it!

@cjhoward409

13 күн бұрын

I’m a born again Christian who has stopped going to church. I’ve found them all to be nothing but showy country clubs. And cliques. No thank you.

Love the tips. Always a great reminder on how to save. Big thrift store fan but even had to be careful there as I would sometimes buy things I didn’t need.

Just this week I had a finger nail split horizontally and went online to find information about repairing it myself. I found a great KZreadr who showed how to simply fix it so it can grow out. I repaired my nail with a small piece of a tea bag then put on a clear base coat of polish!! She is a great “nail instructor “ and made it so simple with each step!!She also has a video about cuticles that I want to try. May I send you her link? If so how?

Oh my goodness the fire alarm story!!! 😂 Oven fire sibtge gift that keeps giving. 🤣🤣🤣 Never a dull moment living on a dime fam!

I am very happy i am so low maintenance. I stopped wearing nail polish for everyday when i was I saw it chip off in some bread dough. 😱 I slap some polish on my toes in 😊

We are still using our 2000 camper that we bought new in 2001 and have gotten our monies worth over the years. It was so worth it for us. We bought it for cash and keep it well maintained.

This is spot on!!!!Thank you so much for this video.

When you were talking about the $2800 tent camper… do your state parks have cabins that you can rent? For $2800 you could rent a cabin for several trips depending on the length of stay. I find that taking Biotin really helps my hair and nails. Enjoy watching you every week. Blessings! 💕🌷💕🌷

I don’t care that you don’t that I worked 8hours 😂😂😂. Between JOB and home 8 hrs would be easy breezy. Took vacation day today; using it to do yard/garden work and slowly watching video when I break from work outside.

I have both of the cookbooks. I cannot tell you how often we use them!! And the recipes are just wonderful!!

I've loved about every recipe I have tried, and I have all 3 books. I wanted to add, I made the grape nuts recipe and I wasn't sure this was gonna pass. WOW was I wrong I like it better than the store bought. It is fabulous, and loads cheaper than store bought too!

I believe in grilling during warm months with a salad or veggies and dip.

Try arnica cream on your fingernail. I get the arnica cream at Walmart or online. Also, my nails became stronger by using coconut oil after shower.

Agree 💯 with the pets in the stores!

My wardrobe is gratefully offered to me by several "buy nothing groups" in my area. I have not bought clothing in many years. I buy a new pair of shoes once a year (after I save up for them). People are now fixing these extensive recipes, with shredded cheese, cream cheese and sour cream. They think that regular meals (meat, veg and starch) are boring and no longer acceptable. It takes extra time and extra ingredients to make these other meals, and I don't think they taste any better. Want an extravagant meal - save it for the weekends. I just went to Amazon and/or Ebay - the price for your cookbooks is over $100 each. I did see a GF/DF book for about $50. Tawara - I have no money, so it's always a "no spend" month! I agree about not joining the church if you feel the "church" isn't correct on some big issues. The church I was attending was painted black and with black curtains. It has a professional sound equipment, and the worship team is more "entertainment" than worship. The church says it an attempt to get the young people into the church. I stopped going.

My nails split often, and I've tried everything. The best thing that works for me is nail glue. Get some liquid glue that has a brush applicator and brush it on thick enough to keep the nail from snagging. Reapply as it wears off until the split completely grows out. I keep a small bottle in my purse, so at the first sign of a split, I can put it on so it won't tear. It just looks like clear fingernail polish. It can also be removed with pure acetone if needed.

great ideas

Tara - I have volume 1 of your cookbook and love it! You actually had to re-ship the cookbook to the office due to postal delivery problems. I work in a doctor's office and the staff go out to lunch everyday, spending around $60.00 - $100.00/day for 4 people. I bring my lunch using your recipes and everyone always comments on how good the food smells and those who taste it want me to share my lunch. The cookbook is sitting beside me as I type this and I am have the doctor and nurses pick out the recipes they want me to make and everyone will chip in for the cost of the food to prepare lunch for a week. I know I can spend around $20.00 - $40.00 (this includes meat and a dessert) to feed our office for a week. Thank you for all your advice, truth telling for people who spend money but don't always realize how much time it costs them to earn that money, thrift store and garage sale hauls, and especially your channel on cooking meals and comparison of foods. Say Hello to Mike and Jill!

Love your show!!

Great video! ❤️💙💚

Great advice.I appreciate the hard earned knowledge!!!

Tawra, if you do the DE again, maybe start super little. Try a 1/4 teaspoon a day for a week, and increase only a 1/4 teasp per week, until you get however high you like. I have heard to drink lots of water & really keep after your hydration when taking DE. I don't know...... -much love to you all from NJ ~Mary & fam

I don’t spend that kind of money on any of those things!😳😱 I did use the “how many hours I’d have to work” to take them to McDonald’s on my grandkids. They understood what I was saying. 😞😞😞👍🏻

I have your first cookbook that you had before these other hardcover books.

@LivingOnADime

11 күн бұрын

that's great!

Great video and my nieces from eleven years to twenty five years love the cookbooks. Thanks so much letting me know about the sales.

@jillcooper172

16 күн бұрын

You are so welcome Ellen and so glad they like the books!

I lovythis . "How do you not get poop on your finger nails?"

Vet bills are outrageous now.

Our goodwill has cheap clothes for kids. I can score Nike, under armor and adidas for 5$ in oak creek. I am grandma so I keep them here in case they get dirty.

I hate shopping also!

Also Tawra, derm pa here. The problem with the knicked nail is likely an issue at the germinal end of the nail not the plate or the nail bed - it’s an alteration with how the cells that form the nail are doing so (under the cuticle). This is why longitudinal ridging and “knicked” nails are very common in many systemic immune diseases. However very commonly from over saturation or minor trauma. The best thing you could do right now is to avoid moisture altogether by always wearing gloves, having mike do the dishes 😉, and possibly adding on an iron supplement if you can hack it

I just transplanted all of my vegetables from my house into my garden last week (NORTHERN ILLINOIS. )

That sweater is gorgeous on you ❤❤❤❤❤

Hello from Alaska ❤

Hello from Deadwood, SD! ❤ Catching up this evening.. Summer performances are beginning in town. 😊

@jillcooper172

16 күн бұрын

Right back at you Connie. 😄

Did you damage your nail at some point? Once the nail bed has been damaged, it stays that way (I am a former nail tech). Learned that in school.

@LivingOnADime

16 күн бұрын

yes, was hoping I could heal it.

@cjhoward409

13 күн бұрын

I used to get acrylics. And you’re wrong. It’s only damaged until that whole nail bed grows back out. My nails haven’t had acrylics in 10 years and they’re beautiful. But I got acrylics for over 20 years.

My friends live up by Allenspark, CO. They had bear break into their camper. It opened a bunch of beer cans. The bear must have drank a bunch because it had diarrhea EVERYWHERE inside the camper! 😮😅

Exactly. We😊Are spoiled.

I watched a Cardiologist say soda was "liquid death" yet I see most shopping carts full of soda. My husband drinks diet root beer and diet Lipton tea. With them being "on sale" I paid 30.00 for his drinks for the week. That's crazy. I drink water with lemon. I let him pay for it most the time.

Just got my hard-to-fit teen 2 pairs of Amercian Eagle shorts (one of the few brands that fit her) for $8.xx at Salvation Army. One was 'full price' and one was 50% off. Same thing is $40+ each new off the rack or $20+ on many online thrift stores. The store is not local but I was in the area for an appointment. It was well worth my time to drive an extra 10 minutes over there and spend 30 minutes looking (I got a .99 top for me, too) to solve her shorts issue and save $30-70 vs. new or online thrift.

DO NOT leave a pet in a car for any period of time. It doesn't take long for a car to heat up, even on a cool day. I agree: take the pet home. They do not belong in stores unless they're certified support animals.

I love when Jill said “ let’s put are brains in gear “ 🤣🤣 I’m still shocked every time I go to a gas station with a mini mart attached and people go in with children buy snack bags of Cheetos and candy and soda !!! No wonder we’re a fat nation and in massive debt.

I saw a mom with her son at Kohls looking at dress pants, shirts and tie for 8th grade promotion. Mom looked overwhelmed. Just the dress pants were $49. At Goodwill the dress pants were ,$5.00.

Jill, have you read any of the Elm Creek Quilt Novels. I really enjoy them. The author is Jennifer Chiaverini. I keep an eye out for them at yard sales, book sales, etc.

$1368 Dougherty D 2 days ago btw

I have a large family 13 kids only seven at home anymore, but we always just trim our own hair colored it at home. Two of my girls actually went to cosmetology school so that actually helped they can do highlights and color and whatever but now they don’t live near me anymore, so that’s sad but I’ve always just buzzed my boys hair in the summer and you know for a special occasion say a wedding coming up we’ll get their hair done at a barbershop, but can you imagine how much money I’ve saved over the years of not taking my kids to get professional haircuts or myself my hair pretty long and I almost always keep it up in the clip so I don’t really worry about it too much And as a special treat, I took my daughter last fall to get nails done the salon I fell over when it cost $150 for me and her to get her nails done so yeah that won’t be happening again for a long time

Love those Chala wallets. They are so expensive.

I agree! Leave pets at home, they should not be in grocery stores. I think that it is actually against health laws.

My husband said the same thing about the gas station convenience store. Guys going to work will spend $12 worth of snacks, energy drinks, etc. Makes no sense.

Maybe those with big nails have bidets ? Lol. I used to have longer nails. You get used to them. Used the side of my finger to use my cell phone. And I didn’t type much at my job.

A lump of pork in slow cooker, a bottle of sauce, its pulled pork sandwiches! Dead easy and did it last night with a heavily reduced pork.

Have you tried prenatal vitamins or biotin for your nails. Just a thought.

@LivingOnADime

16 күн бұрын

Yes. thanks for the idea though.

I have the split down the middle on my right thumb nail. It started from open plastic medication packets as a nurse, probably 10 years ago at least. I have to keep it cut short because every time it grows out it continues to split. If you discover a cure please share.

I agree. Disney is horrible

Make sure it's food grade DE. Some DE has poison added.

I buy clothes on clearance and yard sale

Jill 73 You look good for your age Camping in qld Australia you can go all year if you want I’m not near the snow

My oldest daughter got her finger nails done just for Prom...$60. My husband thought that she had her toenails done, too. My oldest daughter told her Dad, "No. I painted my toenails."

I spend nothing on nails and about $100 a year for hair.

exactly… Disney???? No way!!! Never again!

Hair cut in our town is $18 Nails? I don’t know. Our little town doesn’t have a nail salon

Our local chain grocery store had two items advertised for 98 cents a package this week. Ad said it was for 16 oz packages. One item wasn't even in stock *conveniently*, even though it ordinarily is. 🙄 The other, which was labeled as the advertised item, was NOT the advertised product. It was a smaller package of the same brand, and it rang up nearly double the price. I got overcharged $35! Thankfully, I know the manager, and after discussing it with him, I was told I'd be able to get a full case of each item I wanted at the sale price..I just have to wait until the next truck... in 2 days. Oh, and *maybe* they'll get it.

People can be issued big tickets and fines if you leave your dog in the car if police think it's too warm or too cold.

@LivingOnADime

9 күн бұрын

Then they should leave it at home.

I think the lady taking about used car prices being the same as new car prices was probably talking about newer cars that are only a couple years old. I was looking at "gently used" earlier this year and found the difference between a brand new car and a 2 year old car was like $2,000. I couldnt figure out why anyone would pay 30,000 for a 2 year old car with 50,000 miles when they could get a brand new for 32,000. Clearly, older used cars are gonna be much less expensive than 32,000. I used to be able to save 30% by buying a slightly used cars. No more!

@LivingOnADime

15 күн бұрын

I think you're right.

I think you should reconsider the pop up camper. Maybe they’ll let you take it for a weekend test drive, and that $2700 is spread out over years of enjoyment. Sometimes you have to just say yes.

@LivingOnADime

15 күн бұрын

LOL except that it's 30 years old so we weren't sure how long it would last.

@45and47MAGA

15 күн бұрын

@@LivingOnADime Oh, I missed that part. 🤭

@mflynnnj1

11 күн бұрын

Love your name!

Back in college I had a colleague who was making $6.50 an hour and spent $80-120 on hair, MAC makeup, designer sunglasses, Starbucks, NAILS bi weekly, partied on weekends!! She ended up changing her major the 3rd year because being in criminal justice won’t allow her to have long fake nails! 😂 yet, my vices was Starbucks, and she asked me how do I afford a round trip tickets to Finland 😅😂 I said I don’t spend money on beauty and maintenance on hair, nails, Sun glasses (she had new pairs like every month). My round trip tickets was $500 to Finland and Thailand

Not okay with Zombies

Face and nail is a huge thing now for people who work with people. Receptionist, bank clerk, waitress...

What Thrift store do you go to to pay .25 cents for clothes. Where I live its $5.79 and up for clothes. Just curious not judging.

@LivingOnADime

8 күн бұрын

Our local churches have small thrift stores and will put clothes for free, .25 or .50 every month or so.

How about Vaseline on your nail.

amber colored generic listerine kills nail fungus,fill a dish ,pan or old pot to a shallow depth,soak toes 30 minutes every night for a few weeks,1.25 store has this cheap knock off listerine,Dollar Tree

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That must have been a huge roast.

I think the $300 for nails and hair is quite high. I probably spend that in a year.

I know it would take a lot of time, but I think it would be SO helpful for people if you did a short grocery haul of all your groceries for June. Even just a few minutes for each one, then make it a combined video at the end of the month. and also maybe put a screenshot of the dinners you ate each week? See it in action 😊 I loved the grocery audits (I liked their pantry tours though they did get a tad long, I appreciated the process) I think people would love to see “Family spends $400 a month in groceries” and you show us. We are a family of 6 and spend 5-650 a month (that doesn’t include some beef we raise ourselves)

I think the 1800 a year in clothes is per person not per family