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John Michael Greer ([personal profile] ecosophia) wrote2024-11-29 11:33 am

Frugal Friday

buy nothing dayWelcome 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 may change further as we proceed.

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!

Re: Tariffs

(Anonymous) 2024-11-30 06:12 pm (UTC)(link)
There's a sock brand called "Darn Tough" that makes all of its socks in Vermont. Almost all are merino wool. and I can't say enough good things about them. Very cushioned, good in all four seasons. You can even wear them multiple days before washing without smell. That's thanks to the wool.

Most noteworthy is their lifetime warranty. Your socks got a hole? Send them back after filling out a simple form and you get store credit equal to the purchase price. For roughly 20-25 bucks a pair initial outlay, you literally never have to pay for socks again. (Just the postage to send them back maybe every 2 or 3 years of hard wear.)

I have done this for maybe eight or ten years. It's amazing.

*Ochre Harebrained Curmudgeon*
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Re: Tariffs

[personal profile] temporaryreality 2024-12-03 03:47 pm (UTC)(link)
YMMV with Darn Tough - they’re Merino and nylon blend, and were too tight on all of us west coast hobbits :D