Hi, I'm so green to this blog thing, but "here goes... For my first ever blog, I decided to blog a list of things I no longer buy from the stores.  I stopped buying some of these items because I didnt like the chemicals involved to make them and also because making from home I found saves me money. Sometimes I personally think that many people go a little overboard with being frugal and become just down right cheap as it is easy to cross the line, so I do have some limitations here and there.  List 1:

• baby oil-
• antiperspirant (aluminum sulphate possibly causes cancer) regular old rubbing alcohol works great for me.
• hairdress/conditioner
• granola cereal
• Butter
• yogurt
• microwave popcorn
• pancake mix
• cookies/snacks
• tub/tile cleanser

All of the items above I make at home and save alot of money and the things I make are alot better and healthier. Also I have alot of methods of cooking, cleaning, organizing, that also play a part. Whenever I find something new to add to my list my family teases me, or when I try to share a money saving ideas, they give me a strange look or pause or roll their eyes towards the ceiling. I guess they right away feel that why go through all of what I do when I can just go and buy it, but that just tells me that they've missed the whole point. Those $$$ we spend at the stores add up. For example if each item I've listed above cost $1 each (realistically we know most of the items are more), that would be a total of $10 I would save. And things that I do buy, I use in a smart way to get full use and benefit.  So at some point I will make believers out of them. I love my family though, but for being frugal I've come here to share with others who will appreciate my methods and also to learn something new. Thanks

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