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40 Vintage Frugal Tips for Your Homestead

August 29, 2017 by Tiffany Davis 28 Comments

I love vintage skills and some of the best are the frugal tips for your homestead. It is no secret that the generations that came before us seemed to know these frugal tips as a way of life. We have some much that we can learn from them, even improving some with a modern take; but most are best left as they were done in the past. Vintage frugal tips are a great way to keep vintage skills alive and save us money in every home and homestead.

40 Vintage Frugal Tips for Your Homestead

I have compiled a list of the best vintage frugal tips that will help you and your homestead. Theses frugal skills come from my own archive and some of my favorite bloggers. I hope they help you to adopt a more frugal lifestyle and make homesteading (and life) more affordable.

40 Vintage Frugal Tips for Your Homestead

Get Debt Free – Grandma said if you don’t have cash don’t buy it

Live Within Your Means – and start saving

Dry Your Clothes on a Line

Bake Your Own Bread

Make Your Own Laundry Detergent

Replace Disposable Paper Towels

Purge the Stuff You’re Not Using with a Yard Sale

Reuse Items – Like Old Bed Sheets

Shop the Dollar Store for Homesteading Supplies

Cook From Scratch

Grow Your Own Vegetables

Do Your Own Mending / Hemming 

Make Your Own Soap

Make Your Own Seasonings

Keep a Well Stocked Pantry

Try a Vintage Recipe – Ginger Switchel

Cook Frugal Meals From the Past

Use Medicinal Herbs

Make Your Own Broth

Build a Auto Waterer for Your Livestock

Make Some Old Fashioned Biscuits

Grow Your Own Herbs

Make Your Own Christmas Gifts

Make a Reuseable Cling Wrap

Grow Potatoes

Make Your Own Cheese

Raise Meat Rabbits

Build a Greenhouse & Grow Food All Year

Make Your Own Aprons

Dehydrate Tomatoes for Tomato Powder

Raise Quail (even in small yards / patios)

Make Your Own Tomato Sauce

Learn Some Vintage Skills on YouTube

Bake a Homemade Pie Instead of Buying One

Make Your Own Pickles

Make Shampoo Bars

Make Your Own Candles

Brew Coffee at Home (stop going out)

Help Your Kids Start A Business

Compost to Build Great Soil (less waste)

Well there you have it, 40 vintage frugal tips for your homestead…or any home for that matter. What would you add to this list? How does your homestead save money through skills from that past? Maybe something your grandma taught you? I know mine were full of wisdom!

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