These frugal living tips aren’t like those other girls — they’re a little off-beat, funky, and dare we say…a little quirky?
And any quirky person reading this knows that’s a good thing, especially in 2025! Let’s review six unique frugal living tips that you should adopt this year.
Make Your Own All-Purpose Cleaner
When life gives you lemons, make an affordable bottle of cleaning solution. There are tons of products, like baking soda, vinegar, and lemons, that you can mix together for a DIY cleaning spray. They often work just as well without any of the chemical smell or residue.
You can even mix things up and customize the scent with different citrus or essential oils.
Read More: 8 DIY Cleaning Supplies Recipes You Can Make To Save Money
Plan an Extravagant Stay-Cation
Get creative with your vacation this year by staying home.
You don’t have to stay inside; bonus quirky points if you camp out in the backyard! Staycations can also mean exploring your hometown and falling in love with your favorite places all over again. You’re saving on airfare and accommodations, so not only do you have a more flexible budget, but you can afford to splurge a bit more and go big!
Plan a Leftover Night
Leftover nights are when you take whatever you already have in the fridge and create something new.
Toss whatever veggies you have in with some broth and pasta for a hearty minestrone.
Use some leftover rotisserie chicken to make quesadillas. This is a frugal living tip that both saves you money and encourages your creativity, so it’s easily one of the best if you’re looking for something fun and different.
Freecycle With Some Friends
Swap parties and freecycling are on the rise, so join in and see what kind of fun stuff you can get.
Freecycling is just recycling things that other people would otherwise throw away, but you have a use for. For example, you might have just gotten a new coffee maker for Christmas, and your friend got a new blender. But you love their blender and their in the market for a coffee maker. Swap instead of buying new and both of you save!
Collect Your Rainwater
Rainwater is a free natural resource you can use to water your garden. You can go all-out and install an irrigation system (which is more expensive up front, but makes using rainwater easier) or use a rain barrel. Either approach will let you harness the power of Mother Nature to help save money on your utilities. This is especially good for those of you with greener thumbs!
Do a No-Spend Challenge
Who’s up for some friendly competition? If you and your other frugal friends are looking for a different way to save, try seeing who can do it the best. You can go about this in a ton of different ways, like seeing who can last the longest without spending on something they don’t need, or planning an outing with friends at no cost, and voting on who had the best plans.
