Tag Archives: creative solutions

Save Money When You Have a Surprise Baby

Posted on March 17, 2010 by savagesisters

A guest blog by Aimee, the daughter of Fiercely Frugal Savage Sister Diana Within days of losing my job last year, I was shocked to learn I was pregnant. After fourteen years of marriage, my husband and I had assumed … Continue reading →

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Make Your Own Utility Tables

Posted on February 17, 2010 by savagesisters

When Carmen Davis-Stevens needs a table, she doesn’t spend hard-earned money to purchase one. She simply makes what she needs out of materials on hand. As an honorary Fiercely Frugal Savage Sister, Carmen shares with us how she made two … Continue reading →

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Getting More out of Your Fireplace

Posted on December 6, 2009 by savagesisters

Our uncle and cousin used common materials and Savage ingenuity to increase the efficiency of their fireplace. Continue reading →

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Increasing Wagon Mileage

Posted on September 10, 2009 by savagesisters

Jennifer and I enjoy tool sales. While we understand that “cheap” often translates into “doesn’t last long,” we still gamble once in awhile. So does our friend Carmen. Several years ago, Harbor Freight Tools had a special on large wagons, … Continue reading →

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Second Life for Chicken Wire and Lawnmowers

Posted on August 12, 2009 by savagesisters

When Carmen got tired of looking at a pile of chicken wire that once surrounded an old poultry pen, she tried to squish it into small wads. “‘A Spade Is a Spade’ is what resulted,” she told us. “After that … Continue reading →

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Clever Chair Rescue after Cat Claw Damage

Posted on August 2, 2009 by savagesisters

Being Fiercely Frugal runs in the Savage family. This week’s post is about how our cousin Jeanie resurrected four gorgeous chairs that her cat mistook for scratching posts. It really wasn’t the cat’s fault. (Jennifer and I are such feline … Continue reading →

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Carmen’s Clever Wood Stove Conversion

Posted on July 22, 2009 by savagesisters

Carmen Davis-Stevens, our honorary Fiercely Frugal Savage Sister, recently sent us pictures of her stove-conversion project. Jennifer and I are impressed. We thought you would be, too. Carmen purchased an old wood-burning cook stove to use in her summer kitchen.* … Continue reading →

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Carmen’s Door Magic

Posted on July 9, 2009 by savagesisters

When our guest blogger Joan recently told us about her stepdaughter, a person after our own creative, recycling hearts, she bragged about one of Carmen’s creative projects. Fifteen winters ago when wind was blowing in under Carmen’s front door, she … Continue reading →

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Beat the High Cost of Dining-Room Chairs

Posted on June 21, 2009 by savagesisters

It wasn’t until our old dining-room chairs were already kindling that I discovered how expensive new chairs would be. Sticker shock made me fervently wish I had first tried to mend the rickety ones with wood glue. That was thirty-three … Continue reading →

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Create Tools from Unusual Sources

Posted on June 6, 2009 by savagesisters

When I decommissioned my old vacuum cleaner a couple of years ago, I asked Jennifer if she could think of any other uses for its parts. She said, “Maybe the handle would work to turn off your water main control … Continue reading →

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