I'm old enough to remember that the very first thing we made in Home Ec at school was an apron! That's how we learned to sew.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Love that! So sad none of those basic skills are taught anymore!

@lovecats6856

Жыл бұрын

Grade 7. Yellow white gingham.

@leannsmreker3201

Жыл бұрын

@@lovecats6856 I made purple and white gingam and a matching potholder

@coolwater55

Жыл бұрын

I only had 3 years of home ec. Most was cooking and some etiquette hostess. Then sewing in grade 9. Yes, made an apron. I thought I did pretty good Unfortunately, we moved and the next school was too small . Girls in academic program couldn't take home economics due to stretched staff. I took typing one year and then law by correspondence. I never learned more about sewing. Even though my mom, sisters abd my brother could all sew, knit and crochet.

I crochet everyday. I can watch youtube videos, the news, etc while working. I don't feel like I am wasting time if my hands are busy. I donate hundreds of hats each fall to a local coat drive. Also make lots of shawls and lap blankets for nursing home residents. I get to do what I love and keep someone warm. 🧶

@lindagbukvic9441

Жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️❤️

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Love that Linda! So thoughtful!

@retiredsockmonkey7257

Жыл бұрын

That’s fantastic

@pattybyers9541

Жыл бұрын

God Bless you!

@maryannrogers8675

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for being a blessing to others.

I grew up knowing all 4 of my Nova Scotia grandparents (born in 1899 and all lived into late 90's and early 100's) and one great-grandmother, and believe me, they reused EVERYTHING! "Use it up, wear it out, make-do and do without" was one of their often quoted mottos to live by. Old clothes went into braided and hooked or rag rugs and the better parts of fabrics went into quilts, potholders and aprons,( they were exquisite artistic needlewomen and I'm fortunate enough to have many examples of their works still). Fruits were jellied or dried in slices on long strings across the attics. (green beans were also strung on thread and hung up to dry- called 'leather britches') re-constituted by soaking in well water before cooking, and all kinds of pickles made too. All solid fats and any liquid oils were precious commodities, to be saved, cleaned and then used for medicinal purposes and salves (especially coveted goose grease), or soap making and some very hard fats like tallow from beef, for candles. I had the fun of learning from them and still do pieced and crumb quilting (my new favorite style esp. good to use up fabric too small to cut geometric shapes from!, lol) , crocheted rag rugs, dip and molded candles and homemade soaps from saved clean and de-salted kitchen fats. (comes out alot like a bar of 'Fels Naptha' , gentle and cleans thoroughly and excellent for your complexion!) I can also make white and brown breads and all other types of baking and cooking from scratch, but I never learned to master the wood and oil burning stoves they had, too well, ha. No trip to town (20 miles away!) was ever made without someone asking with a laugh, the WW11 question to save gasoline, "is this trip necessary, can we combine errands or take a neighbor with us?" Great well-read, thrifty and thus thriving people to have the privilege to be related and love! Aaaahhhhh!

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to share!

@kimskluckers5665

Жыл бұрын

I have had that motto wrote out and put on my frig. Trust me I live by it 🥰

@mrsducky3428

Жыл бұрын

Ohhhhh, have you considered teaching a girl scout troop all those ways, to pass it on??

@mrsducky3428

Жыл бұрын

Ohhhhh, have you considered teaching a girl scout troop and / or 4H all those ways, to pass it on??

@mashaazran9896

3 ай бұрын

Wonderful and so inspirational. I’ve read this four times. Thank you ❤❤. Emmy, I can’t believe this video has over 230,000 views. I can’t wait for you to have 100,000 subscribers. You deserve it.

My mom wore aprons. After we watched the miracle worker I pretended I was blind for an after noon and followed her around with my eyes shut hanging on to her apron strings. We walked the rows of the garden. We went up and down stairs about 19 times because with 8 kids and all of that laundry that’s what moms do!My mom didn’t see me as a appendage. She knew I was trying to understand how it was to be blind. I am grateful to her forever for letting me trying to learn and understand in my own way. Big love to her!

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching and sharing Liza!

@nancybrewer8494

Жыл бұрын

We made gingham checked aprons with cross stitch embroidery in the 7th grade.

“I don't think kids nowadays know what an apron is. The principle use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath because she only had a few. It was also because it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and aprons used less material. But along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven. It was wonderful for drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears. From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven. When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids.. And when the weather was cold, Grandma wrapped it around her arms. Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove. Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron. From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls. In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees. When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds. When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men folk knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner. It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that 'old-time apron' that served so many purposes. Send this to those who would know (and love) the story about Grandma's aprons. REMEMBER: Grandma used to set her hot baked apple pies on the window sill to cool. Her granddaughters set theirs on the window sill to thaw. They would go crazy now trying to figure out how many germs were on that apron. I don't think I ever caught anything from an apron - but love ❤” Copied and Pasted from “DoYouRemember? Nostalgia Never Gets Old”

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

That was wonderful!

Hi Emmie! I learned from my grandmother that sweaters and outer clothes don’t need to be washed as often as active clothing/underwear. My cardigans and nice sweaters only get washed after every 3 or 4 wears

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Yes! So true Kaye!

A family member has no tv in their house - it’s so amazing to see how they do without. They don’t even miss it. It’s great to see how we actually talk and the kids play outside when we visit them. There’s no temptation to turn on the tv.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Love that Ela!

@TM15HAKRN

Жыл бұрын

Unimaginable.. Yet true

Firstly, I wear aprons all day as well and have a complete family of them hanging in the pantry...most I’ve made myself a few gifts made by family. I rarely watch tv, prefer my screen time visiting my you tube friends and learning things. I read every day, sew, knit, dip candles, spin yarns. I write real letters and draw and paint as well. I like to live life on my terms and beliefs not thoseof others. Take care all. Susan

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Love that Susan! Be true to yourself!

In my younger days (my dark ages, teehee) many simple hobbies. After homework & house chores: writing letters and notes, arts and crafts, baking, reading magazines and Reader's Digests, walks with friends, visits and sleepovers with family. Later I learned to sew, crochet, and cross-stitch. Cherished time at the beach, church choir, attending school activities. Oops, sorry I got carried away reminiscing. At 70 yrs old, enen my 30's seem a life time away! 👵😉

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Love that comment Judy! Such fond memories!

@nancybrewer8494

Жыл бұрын

I'm also 70, but time flies! Thirty seems just a blink away.

@margaretbeard6564

Жыл бұрын

I did all those things too..im 66

Always wear aprons. Been doing it for 25 years. Save bacon grease, wash reuse ziplock bags, foil several times, glass & plastic jars, compost pile, I' ve made a rug from old T shirts. Enjoy reusing items and reading about others tips & experiences.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Love all of your tips! Thanks Rebekah!

I am so lucky that I grew up with my great-grandmother (she also helped me raise my son!) and have many of her aprons, as well as some aprons she made for me. Her daughter, my Nana, makes me a new apron every other Christmas. She'll be 95 years old this year and this Christmas was a bright green gingham!

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

That is awesome!

Before we had the Internet, I read a lot, sewed and knitted. I still sew and knit, but it's been a very long time since I read a book. Thanks for all the good tips.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Tone!

I am not on any social media. I realized a little over a year ago that it was sucking up all of my time- so I deleted everything and just watch a couple of KZread videos every once in a while. 😉 I love my Bible readings each morning and I am currently crocheting a baby blanket and getting ready to piece a quilt together.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Oh how wonderful! Good for you Kat!

I think the storage containers are like the socks that go missing in the dryer, for some reason one of the pair or one part of the containers go missing into the abyss! Before the internet came along, I think people were more in tune to their family and friends. We had conversations with each other if we got together, there were no distractions from texts or alerts from a cell phone. Ah the good old days!

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I feel it especially when people gather!

“I’m stuck in a different era” 🤣 same here hahaha

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Right! Thank you lol!!!

You are so right with the unplugging. But mostly I use my computer for research or my morning coffee time. And of course, ur videos... lol. I don't watch tv. At all. News or nothing! I do read my fiction or magazines at nite b4 bed. And Emmy.. I can truly say at almost 70, I am not envious of anyone. For nothing. We like and enjoy our time together. We are like you & Paul. We go shopping together or to town for drs appts, and I never get tired of being with my husband. Now others can be jealous of that! lol

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

How I love to read comments like yours! Our husbands are truly our best friends!

Ohmygosh Aprons! I've seriously never owned one- but I remember my Grammy Always having an apron on! I need to pick one up!

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

They are wonderful!

Interesting. I wear my apron in my art studio. Haven’t worn one on the kitchen for a long time…. I grew up with a family cottage. All year round we spent weekends and vacation there, a place with no tv, barely any electricity! We played cards, stoked the wood stove, did outdoor things and home improvement projects. We had a piano and did singalongs. I’m so grateful for the memories

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Wonderful memories for sure Patrise!

I have 4 vintage aprons that were my great-grandmas. She sewed them all herself and I really like wearing them when I'm baking. It makes me feel closer to her even though she passed when I was a young child.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

I love that! Such wonderful heirlooms!

I put our bacon drippings in a glass jar that use to have store bought pickles in it. Plastic containers can get out of hand. When I buy coffee that comes in a plastic coffee canister, I save those for my classroom block center. The children love to build with them! I sometimes wear a full body apron to eat, like an adult bib! Down here in the south, I like to quote Jeff Foxworthy, "you know you are a redneck when all of your salad bowls match and they say Cool Whip on them" LOL!

@roseannbradley3724

Жыл бұрын

😂🤣😂 Too funny about the matching bowls! 😁

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

LOL! Laurie, that is so cute!

I actually put my apron on JUST BEFORE I EAT because I'm such a messy eater! An apron was the first thing I ever learned to sew in home economics (my favorite subject in grades 7 thru 12). I love the way Paul does the slicing to help you in the kitchen. You 2 are just the neatest couple! Your channel is my favorite!

@vintagehomemaker9338

Жыл бұрын

An apron was the first thing we learned to sew in 7th. grade Home Economics. 1967-68 !!

@sheilakeeler2178

Жыл бұрын

I can relate. I leave my apron on when I eat too. My family jokes because I would inevitably drop something on my front. When I wore my my glasses on a chain around around my neck( before I needed to wear them full time 🤓) I’d find a little snack for later on them when I’d go to put them on.😂😂

@lindabudzik9583

Жыл бұрын

That’s exactly what my husband and I do. I will occasionally wear n apron when I am cleaning because I love the pockets, but we inevitably wind up with something spilled on the front of the apron, but at least our clothes have been saved from staining.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Lisa thank you so much for the kind words! We are so happy you are here!

@theherbalsanctuary811

Жыл бұрын

I wish I could sew...I took it in high school but we had the foot treble machine, so it was quite the disaster. then years later I bought a machine and it was also a disaster, I gave it away to my sister in law and she called me and said," you do know that the machine was a defective one and broken? NO way....so I took it as a sigh that that was not my thing...lol

I was actually eating homemade bread with your orange marmalade recipe and your chai latte when this video came on! Have been rewatching all your old videos to stay motivated during this no spend. Thanks for all you do to promote contentment and gratitude 🍊

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Oh how wonderful! Thank you!! So kind of you Jessica!

I surely wish we were neighbors! Love watching and listening….and always feel uplifted and encouraged! And, yes, I have an apron. I did splurge and buy one that fit my decor style. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Makes me happy! I also have my mom’s …that is way, way, way too little for me as it was homemade and fit her 97 pound body back in 1940 when she was a new wife!

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

What a kind thing to say Robin! Thank you!!

We often have “quiet night” at our house.. Nothing electronic just the sound of the fire and snoring dogs… will tell stories or read…. IT is PEACEFUL. We like to practice being a human being not a human doing💙💙💙😇

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

I love that "Practice being a human being not a human doing!"

I wear an apron every day when in the kitchen or cleaning because it really does save my clothes. Extra containers are great for sending food with guests or sharing with a neighbor. Somebody else mentioned a mini greenhouse, great for sprouts or seed starters. Love your channel!

@chrislear6676

Жыл бұрын

Put your name on it. You have a better chance of getting it back - maybe filled!

@janetstonerook4552

Жыл бұрын

I don't wear an apron so much. But I have a couple of old tees and sweatpants I wear when I'm doing household work. If I splat grease or bleach on them, oh well. I'll make them into cleaning cloths once they finally start falling apart!

@frugalitystartsathome4889

Жыл бұрын

I love the idea of aprons - think I’ll try making a few myself!

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so very much Jeanie!

@patsydanec7864

Жыл бұрын

Love aprons-wear them every day-

Those of who can feel joy by putting on an apron are truly blessed ❤️

I make aprons to match my clothes I’ve been wearing an apron for 40 years plus Xx

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Love that Paula!

@rosemarie3908

Жыл бұрын

i did that when inwas a teenager. i made matching aprons and pot holder sets. made a lot of money for a teenager. and i had alot of fun too

Recently been binge watching your channel.. I am originally from Western NY however eight years ago my husband and I relocated to TN when he retired from the military... I miss NY A LOT, however a military pension goes a lot further here in TN. Hate to be away from friends and family but we decided that we wanted to retire early and enjoy our lives as you never know from day to day what will happen.. I caught a few episodes of your inlaws, they are so sweet.. I am not Italian but grew up around cousins and friends who are..would love it if you could share maybe some family Italian cookie recipes if you have any... I think in eight years living in TN, I've only met two people of Italian decent lol!! Keep these sweet videos coming!

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! As you watch my videos you will see my loud, large, Italian family in many of them LOL!

Interesting you talk about aprons. I just got two new ones for Christmas. One has a matching apron for my granddaughter. She wore it all day when she got it. I’m going to freeze some apples to use later. I want to get back into crocheting, crafting and sewing. Yes Tv and internet take up a lot of time.

@tugboatgirl1296

Жыл бұрын

What a wonderful gift that you and your granddaughter gave matching aprons to start memories of cooking and baking together

@1Dogsoldier4life

Жыл бұрын

I bought matching ones for mommy and my granddaughter for xmas next year she will be 5!!!

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Matching aprons for you and your granddaughter! How lovely!

I love my aprons, & when my husband sees me wearing one, he knows something wonderful is happening in the kitchen. 😊❤

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

I love that so much Sherry!!

I wear one, but most people don't because they work 80 hours so they don't cook much. I got a food saver for Christmas and that has been a blast.

My husband and I watch a LOT of TV in the winter. But when spring rolls around we spend hours outside on our deck in our swing and walking in our neighborhood.That continues until the winter rolls around once again and we are back to the treadmill and catching up on all the shows we missed. We are retired and enjoying the retired lifestyle immensely. Enjoy your videos and your frugal ideas.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

That sounds like us lol! Thanks so much Michele!

I crochet, sew and read. I'm going to confess. I lost the battle with the containers. I finally bought a set amount of glass containers to use. I buy a big package of containers that stack to send food home with my kids. They're cheap and fit in a tiny space. The random containers everywhere made me crazy. We have silicone ziplock bags for the freezer. It's saved a ton of money. I use a pump sprayer with olive oil, a silicone mat or parchment paper. And yes we save bacon grease :) My Dad grew up in the depression and they used it for everything. Sometimes he'd ask me to drizzle a little on a tomato sandwich and it always went in bean soup.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Smart on the glass containers!

Your aprons are beautiful. I have an apron I use when my 9 yo granddaughter comes to visit and keep one for her, too. She thinks I bake all of the time, but most of the baking that I do is just to have a fun activity to do with her. Every couple of weeks I bake banana bread for my BFF. I’m visiting her tomorrow, so I’ll bake banana bread this evening to take to her. I bought bananas to ripen last week-nicely brown spotted today. Some of the comments suggest wearing an apron for cleaning-I’ll try that.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Yes, that's a great time to wear them as well! Love that you bake with your granddaughter!

My grandmother lived in an apron. Hers were similar in style to the first apron you showed only the prints were much more subtle. I don't remember my mother ever wearing an apron. I wear an apron when I cook or bake certain things, as you say, just to protect my clothes from stains. But not every time. I have only the one and it does have pockets. My mother used to keep bacon drippings and I did too when I used to eat bacon. It is the best for fried potatoes. But sadly, I only eat bacon once or twice a year now. We reuse cottage cheese and yogurt containers, the 32 oz. size. I use them mostly for my homemade chicken broth that I freeze. We also save our Chinese take out containers. We get Chinese take out once a year. But they're handy, too. And what plastic containers we don't use we certainly recycle. We read a lot back in the day! We spent a lot of time at the library. We had a nice stereo system and listened to a lot of music. We watched TV like now, but we had to appreciate our TV shows more because there just weren't anywhere near the number available now. There was no binge watching, lol. We just would hang out with our friends and family a lot more than we do now. Thanks for another good vlog!

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

You summed up TV watching back in the day perfectly! So few choices so it was a real treat! Thanks for sharing Barbara!

Hi, I consider KZread to be my social media. I love that I feel like I’m always learning something and the free movies, TV shows , and documentaries are all I need. My last TV broke in 2016 and haven’t been tempted to get another. Channels like this one keep me inspired and in a more positive mood than when I watched TV.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

YAY! Cathy you are so right! We watch YT more and more too!

I'm happy to say that I read 52 books last year! This year I am determined to finish some cross stitch projects... and I can listen to audio books (free via the Libby app) while stitching :) Hubby and I schedule TV time. We have friends that have the TV on all day long and I just don't think that's healthy. We turn it off after watching morning news with coffee, and leave it off all day til about 5 pm.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Yes! We put it on around 5 as well!

@cltinturkey

Жыл бұрын

I'm a big reader too and know that 52 books is a LOT in one year. Brava! I'd love to get some recommendations from you on books you particularly liked. Thanks in advance and happy reading in 2023!

@YeshuaKingMessiah

Жыл бұрын

My kids looooove to do crafts/coloring/calligraphy, hobbies or puzzles while listening to books on tape or old radio shows. Even baking & cooking. Baking is esp nice to classical music. They love me to read outloud to them too. I got 2 youngest teens reading books outloud w/a friend too. I told them if they read To Kill A Mockingbird, I will get movie out of library, the old good one.

@lovecats6856

Жыл бұрын

I haven't turned on my tv in 4 years. Keep my tv in the basement.

I used to read a lot and also crochet. I am going to get out my yarn and make some scarves . Thanks again for the encouragement.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Carrie!

AMEN to the aprons. I wear vintage aprons all the time. They certainly do protect one's clothing. We tend wear our clothing out by over washing , not from wearing . I have a wonderful collection of aprons! Love them all !!

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Yes, so true about over washing!

We use to play card games, put together puzzles, have family & friends fun nights and I loved to read 📚. Now not much of nothing 😞😓 I still read but not as much as I use too. A CHANGE HAS TO COME!! thank y'all ❤️

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

YAY! You sound like me!!

@margaretbeard6564

Жыл бұрын

You can hardly get a kid to play a game now that's not on a phone..

I’m crocheting scrubbies for my hospital fund raiser while watching you. I knit dishcloths while at the movies or as a passenger in our car. I do want to brag about a wonderful thing I found years ago, I don’t know from what secondhand shop. A white 5.5 X4.5 and 2.5 in. deep white enamel container with lid and a little red trim. It is my bacon grease container. It makes me feel lucky because I’ve never seen it before. I just remembered I have a big one down cellar. I rarely use it, but I’m not giving it up. 💙

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing and watching Holly Jo!

I have old vintage aprons from my mom and maybe my grandmother. You inspired me to start wearing them!

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Oh wonderful Barbra! That they are heirlooms make them even more special!

Wow your video is spot on with my life today. I just got an apron given to me today from a friend. I stopped by her house to gie her some fresh made biscuits, watermelon jelly I made and a dozen eggs.... just a little cheer me up gift.... and she had a box of Aprons and gave me one. Its a full size one with pockets. That's the key... pockets. Got to hae them. Isn't God good? The orange marmalade looks good. Anytime you don't have to peel the oranges works for me. I save my bacon grease and also my oil. for the oil I have a special container which has a strainer on it and a lid I can get 2 to 3 uses out of the oil. I save those butter wrappers too. I used to read alot but I'll admit I don't do it as much. I definitely could benefit from less screen time.

@tugboatgirl1296

Жыл бұрын

You were gifted a special something for your thoughtfulness to others. Acts of Kindness is a great way to start 2023.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Allison what a kind gesture you shared with your friend! Love that she gave you an apron in return!! Yes HE sure is!!

Love aprons! I do have a couple and use them when doing dishes and cleaning. We use bacon grease to pop popcorn! Gives it really good flavor and I use less salt. I reuse containers, sending food to my grandkids or cookies to the neighbors! I also save butter wrappers for baking. I still read and crochet! Two of my favorite things to do.

@lovecats6856

Жыл бұрын

Wow. I never thought of that.

About five years ago my mom got a lot of free fabric. My mom let me pick out fabric that I liked and she made me a bunch of aprons. I have every day aprons and holiday aprons. All for free and made by my mom, which makes them special to me. I love watching tv in the evening while I'm crocheting. During the day I listen to your videos while I'm cleaning and cooking. Most of my day is taking care of my mother-in-law. I love to read, but I'm so tired by the end of the day I can not focus on a book. So, I sit down watch a little tv and crochet for a bit before I fall asleep. I don't get weekends off or any day off right now. My mother-in-law needs full time care, but I feel blessed that I an able to keep my mother-in-law at home with us and she will pass with family around her. I would not be able to do this without the help of Hospice. They are angels!

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Oh Julie! How wonderful you are able to care for your mother-in-law. Wishing you all peace and blessings!

I like the aprons. I agree with less screen time. I have been reading more lately. Sometimes it’s nice to just put some soft music on and either, read, do a puzzle or do some cooking. Did you make the cupcakes yet ? 😊

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

LOL! Not yet! I'm making muffins using a cake mix on this Fridays video. I have to use them up! I also am completely out of carrots!

Every holiday or birthday meal our family has, I bring a bag of containers along, so we can send leftover food or cake home with family members and the kids.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

That's a great idea!

Another old fashioned thing that saves money is fasting. It saves on meals You can look it up it's definitely takes self control and is hard at first but if you practice it maybe once a week it gets easier. It helps keep your medical bills low too because if you do a 20+ hour fast it kills cancer cells, helps with diabetes, etc. Definitely something to look into.

Immediately I answered "square dancing" for your entertainment question. We did it a lot even as kids. Sometimes in the backyard but at our Community Center. People of all ages and skills joined in. Sadly I don't do that much anymore. 😢

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Oh how fun! Would love to learn that!

Love aprons and have some that were my mother and mother in laws I even have some from my wedding showers 40 yrs ago. Thanks for the reminder to start wearing them more again for cooking I have different ones for cleaning and some for crafting I did find an old Simplicity Pattern packet for different aprons. I think I’ll sew some using my big stash of fabric. Use what I have… lol I can gift and donate them

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Oh what a wonderful idea!! Homemade aprons are amazing!

I make orange marmalade every year. I can mine. You do not need pectin when making orange marmalade as it has its own gelling affect. There’s pectin in the fruit.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Yes, you are right!

The takeout containers are good for holding freezer bags with freezer meals before they have frozen. It prevents leaking messes. The containers are also good for stacking in the refrigerator with fresh produce when the crispers are full. You can also use the containers for transporting meals or snacks on trips or meal trains.

@donnaward5508

Жыл бұрын

They also make great mini greenhouses for starting seeds. Poke a few holes in them for drainage though!

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Yes all true Sherlyn! We just had too many!

@sweetsue1750

Жыл бұрын

Love these ideas.Might try them.Thanks

@johnhayes8512

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your patience and help me with the best life I appreciate your time and help me to get a lot of sorting out and recycling done

@alinewright1093

Жыл бұрын

I use take out container to send home food for guests like Thanksgiving and Christmas, Easter.

I quilt or crochet and love to read. Also I loved to cook. I only turn tv around 5pm. Then watch a TV series. On prime. Turn it off and then read before I go to sleep. I make lists every day of things I must get done.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

I am a list person too LAdyD! Need to have them!

Reading, crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, playing cards, coloring .. visiting, walking on and playing with my dog on the beach .. nature hikes .. attending local social, holiday and/or cultural events. As a child .. playing games like jacks, hopscotch, bottle caps and jump rope or double dutch .. swinging on swings at the park .. watercolor painting seashells I collected from the beach .. baking with my Nana! 🍞😊💕 In this video Emmy, you and Paul have brought to mind some warm and comforting memories: my Nana, IN HER APRON, making her famous, sweet, delicious cast iron skillet pancakes and corn cakes. These were reserved for Sundays and special occasions only! Then, my Papa, with his treasured can of "liquid gold" bacon grease stored, in the "icebox", in a Maxwell House can (his favorite coffee, purchased at our local A & P which still had sawdust on the floors) and again, reserved for special occasion recipes. Wonderful video! Keep up the good work!

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Oh thank you! What a wonderful comment!!

Great knife skills, Paul. Very impressive. My hobbies are very similar to yours: reading, crocheting, and cross stitch, but I also enjoy baking. I still crotchet and read, but not as much as I used to do. Now that my kids are grown, I don't bake as much either. What I should be doing with my free time is writing letters and sending cards to elderly and homebound people I know. My elderly mother loved getting a card with a personal note from a grandchild or family friend. Soon after walking in the door at my mother's home, she would say, "Did you see the card so and so sent me?" Thanks for inspiring me.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

My mom was the exact same way with letters and card!! She was always so proud of them!

Great video! I am one that doesn't have a TV. Any watching is done on my cell phone. For 2023, I plan on sewing one gift, one garment, and work towards finishing a quilt. I also vow to read one book a month. Besides working full-time, those are a few of my favorite things to entertain myself. Love you guys! Keep up the good work!

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Julie!! Way to go on the no TV!

I remember a time when my parents limited my TV (no computers/cell phones then) time to 10 hours a week. It was great for getting me to read.

Old cafeteria lady here…My grandmothers wore aprons too, but I wear them mostly as protection for the food I am cooking. There could be fuzz or hair on my clothes and an apron keeps that from getting in the food. Also, I have cooking aprons and cleaning aprons. I don’t wear an apron to cook in that I may have earlier say cleaned the toilet in. Never wear your cooking aprons out of the kitchen either. You want them to stay as sanitary as possible. This is what they taught us in training for the school cafeteria. I learned a lot those years!

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

So very smart Ruby!

Back in time seeing my mom going to the garden, coming back with her apron tied up and filled with veggies or going to the hen house and collecting eggs. Love bacon grease, never throw any away. Save my glass jars that are an interesting shape or label for flowers.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Oh what a nice idea using the glass jars as vases!

My husband and I love to read. We can get just about any books we want free from our local library. I also enjoy crocheting. I wanted to make a new afghan this winter, but buying all that yarn is expensive! I saw a pattern on KZread using scrap yarn( which I have plenty of) and decided to make a scrap afghan for our son-in-law for Christmas!

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Oh that's so creative!! Great idea!

@YeshuaKingMessiah

Жыл бұрын

Yes doing textile crafts has become unaffordable. Many other crafts too. It’s hard.

I have always enjoyed word searches. I always have one on my night stand to help me unwind and relax before bed. Though lately I find myself throwing on some mind numbing tv show until I go to bed. You are right, we can learn a lot from the past. On my refrigerator I have a dry erase board where I write down my favorite quote. The Great Depression motto “use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without”. It a great constant reminder

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Yes, we love that one as well Britt!!

Before al the screen time, I sat down and played the piano a lot more for my own enjoyment. I am going to focus more on doing that again. Also, we enjoyed having family and/or friends over to play card games or board games, and usually have a little dessert of some kind for a treat. Inexpensive way to have a fun evening or afternoon. Our family still really enjoys this, but we have not done it as much lately.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Sounds absolutely wonderful! Great times!

We had to buy cobbler aprons for home economics cooking class in 8th $ 9 the grade. I loved that type of apron. We made the waist band apron in home economics sewing class. That was in 1955,56 and 1957. I make aprons for Christmas presents. My grandmother crocheted me a half apron that was real fancy. Lost that on the road of life.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Love that! Wish I sewed lol!

I have an apron that me grandmother gave me. It was her favorite. I wore it out and patched it then wore that out too. So I carefully took it apart and used it as a pattern to make more. I now have one for everyday of the week . Loved your video. Thanks

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Love it!!

Oh boy, you started something lol Hi guys! I enjoyed acrylic painting on canvas (still got tons of supplies), playing guitar and singing, crochet and knitting, making stuff with clay/pottery), crafting of any kind, puzzles, color by numbers, reading (mostly novels and si-fi stories), Bycicle riding, going swimming in the lake/summer, playing card games with friends like Bridge and Romy, Dominos or a board game, flying a kite in fall, sleigh riding, sewing (aprons too), crossword puzzles, listening to the radio etc etc a lot more than now! You are right, I should give myself a alotted time for the computer a day! God bless!

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Wonderful hobbies and talents Granny!! God Bless you as well, thank you!

To answer the question of the day, we played a lot of card games and board games. Before we married, my family played bluegrass music just about every evening. And, I do a lot of handwork.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Love that Jewel!

I keep my bacon grease also, best to fry potatoes in EVER! You taught me in previous video to keep the butter wrappers and I use them all the time now instead of throwing away. I have an apron that was my Mom's and it is a Christmas apron so I always wear that when baking for Christmas. I was taught the first step of cooking was to put on an apron from my Grandma so I always wear an apron. I have a blue one that says Queen of the Kitchen but my very favorite apron to wear was made by an Amish woman and she made the big deep pockets out of pot holders!. Yes, you can put your hands in the pockets and use the apron to pull the pan out of the oven! No more looking for potholders. It is genius! I do a little bit of screen time in the evenings but it is television oriented, I love to watch HGTV and The Cooking Channel. After working on a computer all day, I don't want to be on my phone or a computer. I love to crochet and read. The crocheting I can do while listening to the television. but I need it quite in order to read. As a young girl, I remember playing board games, cards and putting puzzles together with my siblings. We had a television but it only received two maybe three channels. The orange marmalade looks delicious! Keep the videos coming, I look forward to them twice a week.

@angielay3313

Жыл бұрын

Try getting playaway books at your library. You can listen to the books while you crochet 😊

@vickilandtiser2511

Жыл бұрын

@@angielay3313 That is a great idea, I work only 1 block from a library!

@tennbee679

Жыл бұрын

Love that idea of potholders for apron pockets.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Oh that Amish apron sounds wonderful Vicki!!

The Chili take out containers would make wonderful little "seed-starting greenhouses". Just open one out and take another one and turn it upside down on top of the first one. I've seen this work with lots of clear containers. Then, after they're used to start your plants, you could recycle them. OH! The bottoms that match the lids you have took off with the odd socks----so now we know the dryer did not eat the socks!

@melanienicholson2834

Жыл бұрын

I also use milk jugs as mini green houses

@marynienhouse6143

Жыл бұрын

Hehehehe!

I turned my TV off 5 years ago and have never turned it back on. I spend my evenings spinning yarn, knitting, weaving, learning guitar, reading - the list goes on and on. I honestly don't know how I found the time to watch telly! I find I'm much more relaxed about everything when my hands are busy and there's just some music playing or I'm l8stening to an audio book or podcast whilst I spin or weave.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Wonderful!

One of my favorite memories as a little girl was at Thanksgiving when Grandma and her two sisters were busy making Thanksgiving dinner. They were wearing blue utility-style aprons that they slipped on over their heads and tied in the back. We save bacon grease and like to use it for skillet potatoes or adding flavor to other dishes. I enjoy drawing, painting and sewing. We really enjoy your channel. Brings back great memories for us.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Wanda!

What a cute apron collection!

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sarita!

my spouse and I bought books for each other this xmas. we did this last year and truly enjoyed reading books in Jan/Feb and look forward to more book reading this month and next.❤ all the best!

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

That's a great idea! Love it!

I have 3 sets of clothes: scrubs, dress party clothes and pajamas with cozy winter bathrobes. I do most of my errands driving home from work to save gas and time. I keep the heat set at 60 and if it creeps up with the winter sun I shut it off. I just used my bacon grease yesterday when we had breakfast for dinner. I found a bacon grease strainer /keeper for less than $10 that’s really cute and it keeps spices and bits of bacon from the grease. I have a 10 pound bag of oranges that Walmart replaced when I ordered 1 orange which I was using for cooking. I might just make orange marmalade!

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Such great money saving ideas MK! Thanks!

I've used an apron for most of my adult life. It's shifts my brain into work mode, while keeping my clothes clean.

@FrugalMoneySaver

11 ай бұрын

So true! I agree!

Growing up, before the electronics...reading, puzzles and going outside to play. Going to the library was a BIG event! Still is to me and reading helps take away the daily stress. Glad I found your channel!!☺

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

We are happy you found us too!

Don't forget I use the take out containers for planting lettuce seeds, sprouts , or as seed starters then I recycle if it's not useful any more. Hope this helps someone.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Yes, thanks!

I am doing pretty well with not eating out, other than an inexpensive pizza from Little Caesars. I am buying a house this month, though, so that's pretty expensive. 😆

@retiredsockmonkey7257

Жыл бұрын

Congratulations. Buying a home is an accomplishment and essential financial move. You probably got there by being frugal 😊

@marynienhouse6143

Жыл бұрын

Also exciting! Congrats!!!

@tugboatgirl1296

Жыл бұрын

Don’t you just love Emmy and Paul’s channel always encouraging everyone and sending love and prayers

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Sally Congratulations! How wonderful and exciting!!

I enjoy coloring using pencils, felt tips, and gel pens. I enjoy doing embroidery and other needlework. I enjoy coming u with more plant based recipes that tastes good (have had a couple of them that bombed out). I enjoy doing my Davidic dancing using music I am able to find on KZread. My son and I enjoy shopping and fixing meals together that we both enjoy. He is not plant based like me, but we have found foods and seasonings we like together. Since we are planning to move to another state soon, we are using a lot of our time sorting things and packing things up. I batch cook most of my food like my chili. I make a big pot, freeze most of it and put a few containers in the fridge. If I made it too spicy, I serve it over whatever kind of rice I have on hand. I use my mason jars with a screen mesh to sprout seeds to go into some of my cooking and/or salads. But that is on hold until my son and I can get moved.

Hi Emmy and Paul! Yes, I love aprons. I fact I am getting ready to make one because they are falling apart and sadly beyond repair. They are definitely clothes savers. I love the marmalade trick! I had been saving apple, pear, and orange scraps in 2 1gallon zip bags in the freezer. Yesterday I turned those scraps into jelly. It came out really yummy and so pretty. When I made my turkey stock I let the fat solidify on top of the stock, scraped it off, melted it, strained it, put it in a jar and it is in the fridge next to the bacon fat. If you are making chicken soup, use the turkey fat to sautee your veggies in. Thanks for the fantastic video! Have a blessed day! 🌺

@beth3535

Жыл бұрын

I don’t know why the text popped in it. For my SILs I’ll be making them from old jeans.

@happycook6737

Жыл бұрын

I saw an apron repurposed from the back of old men's jeans so it had pockets!

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

What a great idea Dawn! thanks!

I am so thrilled to have discovered your channel. I can't tell you how much I look forward to the release of your videos. You and Paul have become like long lost friends. God bless you both and continue the good work sharing your life with us.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Oh Angela we love to hear that! You made my heart smile! Thank you!

Auntie Emmy and Uncle Paul, My 14 year old daughter just got into baking and I purchased her first William Sonoma apron. Her late father gave me mine in 2007 the year before she was born. It was an investment $25 for an apron is a lot but with care it will last long time I am also focusing less on screentime for me grad school program which requires a lot of screen time. So for a break I'm working on my crochet using my yarn stash first for projects. No yarn buying!

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Ramona GRAD SCHOOL!! So proud! Good for you!!

We use a lot of plastic containers for freezing. I keep a box in the kitchen during the winter to put empty and washed containers in for storage. They will go in the basement pantry til next harvest time. Keeps the cabinets less cluttered.

Reusing plastic containers that something came in are great to use when you bring a sick person soup or send guests home with leftovers ( common in many cultures) because you don't need them back. Also good for group homes for DD they go through a lot of plastic containers and don't have money to replace them. Actually good place to donate clothes to as well.

Dear Emmy&Paul,i chuckle a little bit because 28 years ago my husband and i designed an apron for me to wear when i cook! I still wear that apron i sewed on my sewing machine and yes i had to have 2 pockets on it! Pockets are handy for everything! I work full time outside of the home now so finding down time is a luxury these days! I still crochet but not as much as i would prefer! I use small containers for leftover food to pack in my lunch to take to work with me instead of buying food! Yes,those containers can explode,and do often in my kitchen! I do purge often! Love your orange marmalade recipe,looks lovely. Do you use your marmalade on biscuits or bagels? I figure it would be good on both! Yum!

@retiredsockmonkey7257

Жыл бұрын

I agree you need pockets in aprons

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

We don't eat many biscuits Lisa! I adore them but Paul not so much lol!

I, too, am a big fan of aprons. A few years ago, I had had enough (there's my word again) of struggling to corral my plastic ware. I did what you showed -- matching bottoms to tops -- and then used a deep plastic dishpan to hold them. When the dishpan is full, I don't bother saving anything another butter or cottage cheese container. Instead, it goes in my recycle bin. I always have enough containers for what I need and sometimes I replace one I've used many times with a new one and recycle the old. This system really works well for me and is one I recommend. Thanks for yet another great video.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Great tip on the containers Alice! Thank you!

In Home Ec, the first thing we did was make an apron and matching headband.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Love that!

I love the pockets on your vintage aprons. So needed. Joel and I are getting the same way about reducing television. We let go of cable a long time ago, but we are still watching streaming services a little more than we want to.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Yes, that's what we did with TV as well!

Very important to check places like Facebook for a community upcycle group. We belong to one and there is always someone needing recyclable containers or anything that is in excess in your home, someone is out there needing it.

@roseannbradley3724

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I remember TOO well a time in my life 30+ years ago when I moved into an apartment and had NO dishes . . . asked coworkers for ANY of their "extra" containers. They obliged quickly and I found myself with temporary Cool Whip and margarine "cereal" and "soup" bowls. 👍😃 And oh how grateful and thankful I was to have them!! 👏🥰 I think when I do my next purge of them, I will remember this and offer them free on Marketplace or Freecycle in case someone near me is in need like I was. 👌☺️ Thanks for this timely reminder!! 👏🤩

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely right!

Great thoughts on screen time. I came off Instagram because I was spending too much time on it and not really even enjoying it. I do watch lots of You Tube but I knit as I watch it. haha Happy New Year to you and Paul!

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Happy New Year Jennifer! Thank you!

I don’t have TV, read newspapers or radio. Mush less stress! If the world I’ll find out! Reading is coming back for me, also sewing and walking. Thank you😘

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Love that Darlene!

ANother wonderful, fun and uplifting video. Thank you. Your marmalade looks delicious. I used make so many jars of jams, jellies and marmalades because I had access to free fruit, either grown by us, grown by friends or gleaned from the woods around us (we have masses of wild grapes, raspberries and blueberries in our woods). These jams, coupled with some homade bread make a lovely gift and I was asked every year by a couple of friends for their favorites. Orange Marmalade is my personal favorite and yours looks so bright and yummy. I have been an avid quilter and sewer, which I still do but not as much. I have taken on the goal of increasing my time doing this and NOT buying anymore fabric, because I have more than enough to keep me sewing for years to come!

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words! It was delicious!

Plastic containers were one of the items that were always wanted by the staff of our soup kitchen. They used them to hold the take-out meals for clients who needed to grab and go. I would cull down my plastic containers every month and send them to the soup kitchen. I thought it was a great way to give them another life.

I’m learning so much I love you guys from Australia watch all your posts you feel like friends it’s wonderful for me lady in my 50s and retired on small income🎉 in Australia 🇦🇺

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

YAY! Thank you Cristina! So happy you are here!

With saved tomato seeds, we are going to put four of them in a milkjug and winter sow a few. We did them inside the breezeway and we got a lot of plants last year. This year we are doing a few outside to get a head start on the garden. We also got a tiny grow light from amazon to get a few peppers and tomatoes going early.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Love that! So smart!

Oh, what a great video and I think this is the first time I've ever read ALL the comments left by others and and most all had such good ideas. There seems to be a lot of us apron wearing, bacon grease savers here.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Yes! You all are the absolute best!

Orange marmalade, sunshine in a jar! I wear an apron every day. It is my uniform 😊 What a great message! Screen time is something I really need to work on reducing as well. That is a great challenge! Reading was my go to. I still read, but not like I used to. Yep, you two are motivating. Thank you!

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Mary!! Sunshine in a jar...LOL!

@TM15HAKRN

Жыл бұрын

Reading.. Nd Rereading classics My passion Loyal friends 😀

I save all glass jars to reuse..I laughed one day when I realize they were taking over the shelves in my laundry room. I am spending alot of spare time reading (yep reading) my seed catalogs. I get the heirloom ones & they are a wealth of info.

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Oh I love reading seed catalogs too!

I crochet, every day. I'm a crafty I love doing crafts. I write down recipes. I read books. I love gardening, canning. Etc.

Aprons are a must! I don’t know how people cook and can without them! I have several and a few for different holidays too! Our internet was acting up this last couple weeks and so we pulled out old DVDs and I read two books! I used to do a lot more crafts before computers and cellphones. Made each of our kids several memory scrapbooks…now I struggle to make a few birthday cards. Need to turn off the tube and get creative!😊

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Isn't that the truth! We have so much creativity in us we just have to use it lol!

GRAB those Chili containers ! Great seed starters ! Yep. Have the apron. I garden most of the year in North Florida. The 2-3 month cold gives me time to plan , compost , & get ready to seed start. Today , I cleaned all my harvested loofah . No need to purchase what I can grow !

@FrugalMoneySaver

Жыл бұрын

Oh how cool! Loofah!! I need to move south lol!