Saving Money the ReUse and Make Do Way

We all have things we use in our everyday lives that help us keep our budget down but still enjoy the good life, these are a few of mine.

[1] Planning a backyard party..Use your beach towels as table coverings. They will add a festive touch without you spending any money.

[2] If a storm leaves you with trees down and you have no way of getting them cut up for disposal, put an add in the newspaper or online for free wood. You will be surprised at how fast it will disappear.

[3] Using Comet Cleanser around your baseboards and windows will keep ants out. It clings to their bodies, then they carry it back to their nest, where it will kill the colony. It takes a little longer to work than chemicals but the ants stay gone longer, once it does.

[4] A good reuse, recycle and make do item is an old popcorn tin. You know the kind you get popcorn in at Christmas. It makes a wonderful portable charcoal grill for picnics or camping. Use a pointed tip can opener to make some air holes an inch from the bottom of the can, for air circulation, add your easy light charcoal in the bottom. Then using an old rack from a cooking stove, refrigerator or canner, you can have dinner quick and easy. The tin will last 1-2 seasons depending on how often you use it.
Using the same method you can also have a portable smoker by adding damp to wet hickory chips to the charcoal then placing a grill a few inches above the chips [my grill was the insert from my old canner, turned upside down] then placing your meat on the grill. To make a smoke release, simply punch holes in the top of the tin. I used a hammer and a large nail. Soon you will be the best cook at the camp grounds.

Faylee