[EC1]

I didn't dare excerpt :) . Note that all copyright is retained by me.

I'm interested more in the experienced preppers here and their take on the matter.

[MSF BU]

Lamps? Oil? Wicks?

[ansel12]

Long outdated.

[miss marmelstein]

I’m more interested in cheap Yorkshiremen. A good friend of mine lives in York and is she ever stingy. Must be its proximity to Scotland!

[pepsionice]

There is frugal reality, and fake frugality.

My wife is mentality geared toward frugality. She buys only items when they are discounted, otherwise, she walks away. From fruit to coffee, from bottled water to beer....it has to be on sale or it just won’t be bought.

Every light in the house has been flipped to LED type....lower electrical usage. The dish washer is only used when completely full. You buy only four-star name-brand products because of their maintenance and reliability, but only if they are discounted or priced-down at the right season.

Trips? Always possible but cannot be done unless they are discounted and done in the off-season.

[Adder]

Careful....its a slippery slope to niggardly.

[fwdude]

Bump for later.

[Vaduz]

Frugal: When you open your wallet the presidents rub their eyes.

[Brother Cracker]

Reusable cloth toilet paper FAQs (+ how to make homemade wipes)

http://www.frugallivingnw.com/reusable-cloth-toilet-paper-faqs/

[Foundahardheadedwoman]

Moonshine stills can be made easily or purchased online. They are great for medicinal purposes (used internally or externally, internally no germ will come near you, course neither will your wife) and the stuff will work in your Zippo or can be used to power certain types of motors.

Seeds if you like to eat and a book on edible and medicinal plants. I have purchased books on DVD written on every subject dating back to the 1840’s and they contain a ton of methods of living off the land. Everything from blacksmithing to canning garden produce to butchering and curing and canning every kind of meat except humans. You are on your own there.

German or American made tools are the best and the older the better. You can not buy the quality of them anymore. Farm auctions are a great source.

[kevao]

What is Frugal?

Frugal is simply spending less than you make. Unless you're married -- when you're called every nasty thing but "frugal".