Simply Thrifty

October 4th, 2007

How to Fix a Leaky Faucet

Knowing how to fix a leaky faucet can save money, not to mention your sanity. If you’re like me, you’re rather challenged in many areas DIY. Fortunately, my husband is rather handy and, once he gets off the couch, is pretty good at fixing things. If he wasn’t around though, I’d want to learn how […]

By Deborah Ng -- 2 comments

May 18th, 2007

DIY Tips: Make Your Own Soap

Thanks to the Mother Load for turning us on to another great blog post. This one is from Sew Green and features instructions for making your own homemade laundry soap. The tutorial includes step-by-step details plus pictures, and it looks very easy. Easy and cheap are our favorite things!
Tags: DIY, Do-it-Yourself, homemade-soap, laundry-soap, make-your-own-soap, soap-making

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By Deborah Ng -- 2 comments

January 30th, 2007

DIY Window Seat

For those who can’t afford to get baywindow-ed houses just yet or those who simply would have more fun making their own window seats, I found a good resource on how to make your dream DIY window seat a reality. Check out the pic above.
Here are the materials you will be needing:
12 16″ long cinder […]

By Noel -- 1 comment

October 27th, 2006

Tips to Make Saving Money Easy

Just how many easy tips to save money articles have you read already? Too many but you still can’t get enough of ‘em I’m sure because you won’t be reading this unless you need to nudge yourself more to get into that penny-pinching mood, right? Ok, enough yadda-yadda’s.
It is imperative that we all practice these […]

By Noel -- 0 comments

October 2nd, 2006

How Professional Builders Can Save You Money

DIY builders aim is to save money, yeah?
But with the rise of material prices, doing it yourself can actually backfire if it’s saving one’s hard-earned bucks is the plan.
If you’re efficient enough, no one’s stopping you to DIY your home remodeling or building from scratch endeavor.
But for those who still believe that building a home […]

By Noel -- 1 comment

September 30th, 2006

Don’t be Too Proud as a Do-It-Yourselfer

Americans, with the increasing price of professional handymen and contractors, have learned to make themselves efficient enough when it comes to house fix-up problems. Ready-to-use materials and ever-handy tools and gadgets have made this endeavor easier to handle, too.
However, accidents can’t be constantly warded off, especially when you’ve grown accustomed to so many DIY chores […]

By Noel -- 0 comments

September 15th, 2006

Be Your Own Cell Phone McGyver

How many of us would get overly frustrated when our mobile phone suddenly dies on us during an important business call? And when you try to get it fixed by the phone technician, you get charged an amount that makes you want to rather buy a new phone!
For those who have been dying to learn […]

By Noel -- 0 comments

September 7th, 2006

A Winning Tip on How to Deal with Cat Litter

(Pun intended)
How many amongst us could think of McGyver-ish ways to get out of a sticky sitch? How about thinking of a clever way to manage our furry little pet’s nausea-inducing litter without damaging our budgets so much? Shaunna Privratsky, the frugality contest winner of $100 from Bankrate’s Frugal $ense tips contest, conquered this arena.
Here’s […]

By Noel -- 0 comments

August 15th, 2006

Can’t afford a rear projection TV? Make one

When you see a projection TV, do you say to yourself “someday, I’ll have one of those”? Why wait when you can create your own rear-projection TV.
Here’s one guy who made one himself. He already has an existing projector so there is no major cost involved. He made use of […]

By Noel -- 1 comment

April 11th, 2006

Build Your Own Kite Plans

A couple of weeks ago, I highlighted the very cool Keyring Kites (see here). They’re the ones that fold down into a tiny pouch that fit easily into your pocket so you never have to miss an opportunity to take a time-out and indulge in some simple pleasures.
Well, here are a bunch of cool […]

By Kevin Humphrey -- 0 comments