Comments on: Christmas Presents for the Frugal Person in Your Life

By: Do You Qualify to be -Truly- Frugal? | Out of Debt Again

Do You Qualify to be -Truly- Frugal? | Out of Debt Again — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:10:24 +0000

[...] at Being Frugal shares a gift list to buy for frugal people in Frugal Gift Guide. I think the kitchen items are fabulous ways to save money, and to make them even more frugal, [...]

By: carolyn

carolyn — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:30:21 +0000

To those who mentioned wanting a bread machine you should check out your local thrift shops. I frequently shop thrift stores and it is a rare day I don’t see bread machines. Most appear as though they haven’t been used more than a time or two. The prices are ususally between $5 and $10 and the operators manuals can usually be found on line.

By: Angelsong

Angelsong — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:14:33 +0000

I knew there was something I wanted to add to this post. After spending time in the kitchen preparing for our Thanksgiving celebration, I realized we save a lot of time, effort and money by using our food processor. That machine has paid for itself several times over. One example: Instead of buying packaged and commercially processed scalloped potatoes mix, we used the food processor to slice fresh potatoes in no time, and to shred the cheese and chop onion and celery. Result: wonderful, fresh homemade scalloped potatoes without the chemicals…and it tasted much better. Plus, it is so frugal, we can do it anytime for an easy and flavorful side dish, or make it a main course by adding some cooked chicken (or turkey, as we did this weekend) plus some steamed broccoli. Yum!

By: Post-Thanksgiving Link-Up 11-30-09

Post-Thanksgiving Link-Up 11-30-09 — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:54:44 +0000

[...] Being Frugal shows us some frugal X-Mas gifts. [...]

By: Secret Santa Weekly Roundup

Secret Santa Weekly Roundup — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:23:36 +0000

[...] season of giving is here and Lynnae at Being Frugal gives some great gift ideas in her “Frugal Gift Guide” post. Programmable thermostat? It might be just the [...]

By: Cathy

Cathy — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:12:13 +0000

LOVE the Bread Machine idea! I just ordered the one you linked to… thanks so much! I’m excited for this to be MY Christmas gift and hope I can wait until Christmas!!

By: Duvets

Duvets — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:35:48 +0000

I love it!!! Those are great ideas. I would absolutely LOVE a bread machine. I need to get better at using my crockpot on a regular basis though. And the comforter is a great idea when you’re trying to save every penny when it comes to your heater. I love my comforter with the duvet cover on it. When you say, “taking care” of the comforter. Do you mean getting a nice duvet cover that can keep it clean and then you wash the cover?! Thanks again.

By: Caroline

Caroline — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:29:29 +0000

Thank you SO MUCH for your info on Netflix and the Roku box. We are cutting cable at the beginning of the year and I was considering Netflix as an alternative. I had looked into connecting our desktop, but got confused and we wanted to be able to use the computer at the same time. This sounds like it might work for us. Thank you again!

By: The Prudent Homemaker

The Prudent Homemaker — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:42:43 +0000

If your laptop connects to your tv, you will just need a cord that will do it. It’s much cheaper than buying the Roku box! We do this and we watch Hulu shows on the television that way.

Our house has 2 a/c units/heating units and both have programmable thermostats. They are really nice, and easy to read. In the winter I set mine to get warmer an hour before I need to get out of bed.

A down comforter is too warm here unless you never turn on the heat at all. It’s only getting down to 41º here at night (outside) and it’s still at least 67º in the house at night–2 degrees warmer than I would set the heater. Where the thermostat really helps us is in the summer, when we won’t let it get hotter than 79º in the house.

I’ve asked for new aprons for myself (from my mom; my husband and I don’t usually get each other gifts). I wear an apron every day, and mine have worn through this year. They protect my clothes while cooking, doing dishes, baking, and canning. I wear one almost all day long.

I’ll probably be spending Black Friday sewing my gifts!

By: marci

marci — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:29:39 +0000

For the gardener, garden supplies, seeds, etc are always good.

I’d like a 2nd canner myself, or more canning jars. Canning lids are always a good stuffing stocker also.

A dehydrator is always good also.
Or a vaccum sealer or bags/rolls for it.

All stuff I seem to use a lot of! :)