When I bought my last #smartphone in 2019, I got a case for it, not realizing it already came with one.
I simply decided to use the "official" case with it and keep the extra as a backup "just in case".
Last year I finally got fed up with how the first case had yellowed and just didn't look nice anymore. Got my second case on it and I have had that "new phone" feel for months now without spending or buying a new one. I might use that trick for the next phone, too.
#Frugal & #useful to make for yourself, family & friends. Making #WaterproofMatches for outdoor adventures & emergency purposes. You can learn to make them:
I #repurpose airtight used prescription bottles to store them after making them. I remove labels from bottles & paint them, for gifting to friends. Very frugal & useful gifts that my friends appreciate getting 😊
America wastes a staggering one-third of its food, as revealed by a MITRE-Gallup report in November. This translates to an average family of four throwing away at least $1,500 worth of food each year.
Everything I'm wearing, except for my black winter vest, were #free finds. I'm very #frugal.
I don't think you need a lot of money to create your own #PersonalStyle. Almost everything in my closets are free or very cheap used items. I'm #AntiConsumerism & try to never buy new things unless absolutely necessary.
I'm a very tiny woman so I benefit lots from #FreeClothes from ppl who have kids who grow very fast.
This entire outfit cost $5.
That's what I paid for the vest. #NoMakeup
I have often had my #Reebok sneakers break at the heel just when they were most comfortable and I had to buy new ones. Since that's not necessarily #sustainable, I tried to repair them this time .... Worked out well :)
The shoe glue and heel pads/adjustable shoe pads were less than 5€. It takes a while to glue the new heel pad depending on how many screw or spring clamps you use in parallel. #sustainability#frugal
#newpaper on "Learning heterogeneous delays of spiking neurons for motion detection"
We build a #SpikingNeuralNetworks with heterogeneous delays, that is with the capacity integrating a spatiotemporally structured spiking history...
Results show excellent accuracy, and especially the capacity of performing this computation much more economically, up to 500 less ! Another step for more #frugal computations and hopefully a better understanding of neural computations.
👉 Grimaldi, A., Perrinet, L.U. Learning heterogeneous delays in a layer of spiking neurons for fast motion detection.Biological Cybernetics (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00422-023-00975-8 (paywall)
In my garden it is WAY easier to grow spinach than basil. I usually grow basil in big pots so I can keep and eye on it but have masses of spinach out in the garden. So, when I make pesto, I find that cutting at least 50/50 with spinach makes the basil go much farther, you can barely tasted the spinach especially if you like your pesto garlicky and cheesy. I try to keep jars of it in the fridge to make quick pasta meals when it's hot and all else fails.
Day 2 of "no spend July" to save money and already I'm presented with a problem.
I don't own any shoe polish but I need to clean up and protect my boots for the coming rain this week.
Anyone know of any household stuff that might do the trick? #frugal
Daily-driving #pinephone for 2+y and I love it! Won't go back to *droid golden prison!
BUT it's a tradeoff, like all things in life.. and freedom comes with a cost (otherwise it's somebody fooling you with the illusion of it for their own profit..)
1/ performance is poor. You have to optimize your session/apps to get the best of the battery. #sxmo#tui#frugal
2/ It's work. like free/libre sw in general. It's emergent. Have to fix/admin. (better than free labour for GAFAM no?)
Has anyone eaten ox heart before? It's the cheapest meat at the supermarket and I want to try it before they put the price up 😕 Recipes gratefully accepted! #cooking#frugal
Apple Increases iPhone 15's Advertised Battery Lifespan (www.macrumors.com)
Easy Pita Pizza Recipe (www.eatingonadime.com)
Enjoy this Pita pizza recipe in minutes with the toppings of your choice. Skip takeout and make pita bread pizza for a quick frugal dinner.
OC Searching for a deal community/magazine, I found five game deal, one gun deal, and no deal deal.
Searching for a deal community/magazine, I found five game deal, one gun deal, and no deal deal....