Frugal Friday

[ecosophia]

Welcome back to Frugal Friday!  This is a weekly forum post to encourage people to share tips on saving money, especially but not only by doing stuff yourself. A new post will be going up every Friday, and will remain active until the next one goes up. Contributions will be moderated, of course, and I have some simple rules to offer, which have changed as we've proceeded. (As things have settled down to a nice steady conversational pace, for example, I've deleted the rules about only one tip per person per week and about limiting the length of comments; I was worried early on about people flooding the forum with too much too fast, but I think we're past that risk.)

Rule #1:  this is a place for polite, friendly conversations about how to save money in difficult times. It's not a place to post news, views, rants, or emotional outbursts about the reasons why the times are difficult and saving money is necessary. Nor is it a place to use a money saving tip to smuggle in news, views, etc.  I have a delete button and I'm not afraid to use it.

Rule #2:  this is not a place for you to sell goods or services, period. Here again, I have a delete button and I'm not afraid to use it.

Rule #3:  please give your tip a heading that explains briefly what it's about.  Homemade Chicken Soup, Garden Containers, Cheap Attic Insulation, and Vinegar Cleans Windows are good examples of headings. That way people can find the things that are relevant for them. If you don't put a heading on your tip it will be deleted.

Rule #4: don't post anything that would amount to advocating criminal activity. Any such suggestions will not be put through.

With that said, have at it!

Comments

Re: When life gives you lemons...

[temporaryreality]

We go through our homemade kimchi fast but when we have some (usually storebought) that’s been fermenting a long time and we’ve slowed down our consumption of it, we make savory kimchi pancakes: add an egg or two to the chopped kimchi remains (juice included) and then enough flour of choice to make it batter consistency. Fry on a griddle and there you go - a nice snack or meal accompaniment, and room in the fridge to boot!

Re: When life gives you lemons...

[milkyway1]

Hm. I‘m wondering if that would work out with sauerkraut, too. It sounds… weird, but sometimes the weird combos are the most excellent.

Milkyway

Re: When life gives you lemons...

[methylethyl]

Went to a restaurant with a Korean coworker-- who insisted I try the kimchi soup. Never would have thought any kind of pickled vegetable would make a good soup ingredient, but it was one of the best things I've ever eaten.

What *can't* you do with kimchi??

Re: When life gives you lemons...

[michele7]

Apparently everything because I randomly googled "kimchi ice cream" and found a recipe. Kimchi soup is really delicious, but you can also just add kimchi to leftover chicken soup to give it a flavor and probiotic boost.