Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

Related: About this forum

This is a group, not a forum. Groups often serve as safe havens for members who share similar interests and viewpoints. Individuals who post messages contrary to a particular group's stated purpose can be excluded from posting in that group. For detailed information about this group and its purpose, click here.

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views

Showing active threads sorted by author name. Click here to return to default view.

WILL ALL FRUGALS PLEASE REPORT TO THE FRONT DESK! 36 Hutzpa Dec 2011 Jan 2012 5 11956

Do we need a host for this group? 8 Hutzpa Dec 2011 Dec 2011 0 2402

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 IDemo May 2014 May 2014 0 1698

Better Living Through Permaculture: The Importance of Goal-Setting 0 IrateCitizen Feb 2012 Feb 2012 1 1676

Better Living Through Permaculture: Permaculture and Social Convention 1 IrateCitizen Feb 2012 Feb 2012 1 1725

Better Living Through Permaculture: Coppicing and Pollarding 1 IrateCitizen Jan 2012 Feb 2012 2 1626

Better Living Through Permaculture: Crazy for Cold Frames 0 IrateCitizen Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 1465

Better Living Through Permaculture: Building a Permaculture Society, Part One 0 IrateCitizen Jan 2012 Jan 2012 4 1665

Better Living Through Permaculture -- New Year 2012 Front Yard Swale Project 1 IrateCitizen Jan 2012 Jan 2012 1 1717

Better Living Through Permaculture: Things Permaculture Can Teach Us Through Our Children 2 IrateCitizen Feb 2012 Mar 2012 5 2282

Better Living Through Permaculture -- Podcast 001 -- Leading into Permaculture 0 IrateCitizen Mar 2012 Mar 2012 1 1711

BLTP Podcast Episode 002 — Making a Permaculture Livelihood 0 IrateCitizen Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 2097

I've asked this question in other threads with no success 12 IrishAyes Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 3669

Dr. Oz offered a frugal tip the other day 3 IrishAyes Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1908

Has anyone ever surfed over to thriftyfun.com? 4 IrishAyes Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 2409

Probably shouldn't admit this; 2 IrishAyes Nov 2013 Dec 2013 4 1922

Cheap Dog Toys 6 IrishAyes Dec 2013 Dec 2013 5 2564

Closer (x-posted from Lounge) 3 IrishAyes Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1823

X-Post from DIY (UPDATE 1/8 WARNING BELOW) 2 IrishAyes Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1730

WARNING! 4 IrishAyes Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2160

Found another excellent savings website: Budget101.com 19 IrishAyes Jan 2014 Jan 2014 7 4339

Anyone with knowledge of Victorian-era (and earlier) floor finishing techniques? 3 IrishAyes Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1932

We're almost frozen solid here. City water main's frozen in the ground on many streets. 7 IrishAyes Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 2274

I've been browsing apartmenttherapy.com as an antidote to the political wars. 2 IrishAyes Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 2275

Got a tip about restoring corroded brass. 2 IrishAyes Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 4603

What to do with coffee beans when you don't have a grinder? 8 IrishAyes Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 3184

X-Post: The first seed has sprouted in my starter pots, yaaayyy!!!! Baby cuke's are so - cute. 3 IrishAyes Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 9335

Make your own fake marble 0 IrishAyes Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 1947

Walked into a Dollar Tree store today, took one look at the swimming pool noodles, 10 IrishAyes Apr 2014 May 2014 3 22625

This is also about gardening, but on a frugal level. 8 IrishAyes May 2014 May 2014 2 3250

Frugal and Energy Efficient Living Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views

Minor comment on a couple small matters 2 IrishAyes May 2014 May 2014 2 2225

Cheap Easy Attic Fan and one other unrelated idea 4 IrishAyes May 2014 May 2014 0 2682

Did I just dodge an expensive bullet? 13 IrishAyes Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 4830

Two Minor Victories in Frugal Living 0 IrishAyes Jul 2014 Jul 2014 1 2046

Sorry I'm late offering the links to my favorite tiny home/deployable permanent/temporary 38 IrishAyes Aug 2014 Apr 2018 6 9856

For me, a rare brain flash regarding a McGyver solution 35 IrishAyes Aug 2014 Aug 2015 0 7953

Please help identify a (boring) mystery item! 18 IrishAyes Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 4902

One more - What's the best frugal green way to rot out a tree stump? 17 IrishAyes Sep 2014 Jan 2016 0 5711

Which McGyver out there can tell me the cheapest best way to make a riding lawn mower? 29 IrishAyes Sep 2014 Aug 2015 1 13785

A couple new tricks up my sleeve 12 IrishAyes Nov 2014 May 2015 2 5625

Saw a beautiful magnetic-cover scene of Refrigerator Art for only $110 recently. 4 IrishAyes Jan 2015 Jan 2015 0 3582

When you have a slow leak under the sink 5 IrishAyes Jan 2015 May 2015 3 3373

Looking for McGyver (Cross Post) 8 IrishAyes Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 5850

My rainwater collection system in prototype: 5 Jackpine Radical Nov 2012 Feb 2013 2 9632

No soap showering ? 12 jakeXT Aug 2015 Jan 2016 0 5078

Gleaning 6 jeffrey_pdx Nov 2014 Aug 2015 9 2888

The ancient Persian way to keep cool 5 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2021 Aug 2021 19 3192

Life at 50C: Keeping cool in India's heatwaves 0 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 2147

The bumpy road to India's electric car dreams 4 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 2701

This Colorado 'solar garden' is literally a farm under solar panels 5 Jilly_in_VA Nov 2021 Feb 2023 20 4986

'It's a sanctuary': the magic of quiet, low-cost, allergy-free 'passive' homes 1 Jilly_in_VA Feb 2022 Jan 2023 16 4074

'This way of farming is really sexy': the rise of regenerative agriculture 2 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2023 Aug 2023 18 5376

This Maine home can stay 70 degrees without a furnace, even when it's freezing outside 12 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2023 Mar 5 15 3762

Construction waste clogs landfills and worsens climate change. These women salvage it 1 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2023 Oct 2023 14 1712

A bit long but please give it a try. I hope it will bring about a few chuckles or grimaces 2 Jim Riggins Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 2103

On Modular: what is the safest and most efficient? 7 joeunderdog Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 3055

Solar shingles...are they a viable option right now? 3 joeunderdog Aug 2013 Sep 2013 0 1921

I have two aluminum balls. They save me money. 5 jtuck004 Jan 2016 Jan 2016 4 4138

An Effort to Bury a Throwaway Culture One Repair at a Time 3 Judi Lynn May 2012 May 2012 9 2545

IWC calls for net bans to prevent extinctions 1 Judi Lynn Jul 2012 Jul 2012 2 1800

Frugal and Energy Efficient Living Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views

"Yes" Spring 2015 has an excellent article by Wendell Berry called "Revolution Starts Small and 7 jwirr Mar 2015 Aug 2015 2 3049

Leaving the gas water heater on pilot 3 Kaleva Apr 2012 Apr 2012 2 20834

NetFlix vs. cable/satellite 14 Kaleva Jun 2012 Jul 2012 1 7062

Info provided by USDA about the costs of feeding a family 9 Kaleva Jun 2012 Jul 2012 2 3243

Cheap meals 24 Kaleva Jul 2012 Oct 2013 4 6544

For those who smoke cigarettes 10 Kaleva Jul 2012 Aug 2012 0 3054

Info on root cellars and indoor worm composters 6 Kaleva Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2547

Coffee pots 35 Kaleva Aug 2012 Oct 2013 1 19851

Urban Farm Online 5 Kaleva Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2524

Using rainwater collected from your roof for the garden 12 Kaleva Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 3550

A homemade toilet plunger washing machine. 10 Kaleva Aug 2012 Aug 2012 3 13880

Turning my old, heavy duty top load washing machine into a high efficiency model 14 Kaleva Aug 2012 Oct 2012 1 7994

Apple cider vinergar works for weed control 7 Kaleva Aug 2012 Aug 2012 2 3415

Recycling urine for fertilizing plants. 3 Kaleva Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2360

My efforts at frugal living [View all] 55 Kaleva Aug 2012 Jun 2013 13 55777

Disaster preparedness 9 Kaleva Nov 2012 Oct 2013 2 5737

Harvesting ornamental & wild plants for food and other uses 16 Kaleva Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 4572

On line EPA carbon footprint calculator 5 Kaleva Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 2285

A frugal portable air cleaner 6 Kaleva Dec 2012 May 2013 8 2814

Efforts at frugal living-Part II 10 Kaleva Aug 2013 Oct 2013 4 5802

Page: « Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next » | Archives