+ File this under “Things I Should Have Known, But Actually Had No Idea”: after digging around blindly in the small opening of our lint screen for over two years, I discovered that it actually opens! (Insert face palm.) I also cleaned out the lint that gets trapped in the vent to the outside of the house. Better air flow should help with less drying time (= saves money) and makes less of a fire hazard too.
+ We lasted until May 23 before we turned on the air conditioning. We lasted 71 days, which is amazing for Virginia. We can thank this cooler than normal spring.
+ We replaced a ceiling light with one that we’ve had stored away in the garage. I purchased the schoolhouse-looking light for my old house right before we decided to move, so it’s just been sitting brand new in the box. Mark installed it for me and it’s perfect! I hope to be able to sell the old (perfectly nice and functional, just not our taste) light in the months ahead.
+ Mark watched a few hair-cutting Youtube videos and then gave the two big boys haircuts.
+ I made a chalkboard from an old piece of artwork that we got when we were first married, almost 15 years ago! The glass was broken and it didn’t really fit our decor anymore, so we turned it into a chalkboard for our garage gym. Mark had a piece of plywood cut to size and then I painted it with chalkboard paint. Super simple project and now the boys have a place to write out their workouts and rep tallies. I’m really happy that we could give something new life instead of just throwing it in the trash.
Your turn! What did you do to save a little money this month?
P.S. I pin frugal ideas to this Pinterest board if you need some inspiration too!
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No idea how I accidentally deleted that comment above, my bad. What I was going to say was: we made it a long time without turning our AC on too, and I was so excited! It's truly the little things.
YES! It has become a fun challenge of mine to see how long we can go before having to turn on the heat or the AC. This year was a personal best and I was so excited too.
Girl! When my mother-in-law came over to do laundry while they were moving and showed us how to open the lint screen, my life legitimately changed. We have the same one as you, and it's SO much easier now. Hahah!
I have had this dryer for almost three years and never once thought to read the manual and see how the lint screen worked! I get the biggest kick doing the laundry now, hah! Like Hannah said above, it really is the little things!
I'm so happy you tried my potholder post! How special you used your grandmother's fabric. Such awesome, frugal ideas here. Oh my, the dryer vent LOL we recently got a new (used) dryer, and I couldn't for the life of me find the lint vent. I thought it must be built differently and didn't have one. It slowly stopped drying the clothes as well. I finally found it, and you wouldn't believe the amount of lint in there! I was so embarrassed LOL. Love this post!