Do you buy soda? Instead of throwing the empty bottles out, put them to good use around your home.
By now you know all of the three principals of frugal living: reduce, reuse and recycle. Oftentimes there are plenty of things you already own that can be used for things you might otherwise purchase. Take the humble 1-liter plastic soda bottle. There are so many things that can be done with it. And, when you are done with its new use, you can always recycle the bottle the traditional way, at a recycling center. Less waste means more savings for you. Here are some ideas to get you started.
A nice warmer.
Cold floors or tired feet? Don’t waste your hard-earned money on a hot water bottle or fancy heating pad. Just fill up your soda bottle with warm water and use your feet to roll it back and forth. It is very soothing.
This trick also works well for warming up a bed (letting you keep your heat turned down), especially if you use two or three bottles.
For aches and pains, wrap the bottle in a towel and hold it close.
Keep your boots nice.
If you have long boots that flop over and cause creases, use soda bottles to keep them firm and wrinkle free. Just insert them into the boots. To make them even firmer, stuff the bottle full of rags or single socks, or wrap it in an old towel.
Reduce your water use.
If you have an older toilet that isn’t water efficient, you can reduce the amount of water you use with each flush. Remove the label from the soda bottle. Then fill it with water and insert it into your toilet tank. This will cut down on the amount of water that our toilet uses to fill the tank, since the bottle takes the place of that extra water.
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