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# Tips for frugal living
- URL: https://katecarruthers.com/tips-for-frugal-living/
- Published: 2009-01-02T00:46:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-01T03:52:19.000Z
- Author: Kate Carruthers
- Tags: ideas, #Migrated-1775015344493, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-04-01 14:49

This post will be updated regularly with tips people share:  
  
- [http://ping.fm/yYg0e](http://ping.fm/yYg0e?ref=katecarruthers.com) for some [#frugal](http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23frugal&ref=katecarruthers.com) ideas [@alecthegeek](https://katecarruthers.com/content/files/2026/04/alecthegeek-wordpress-com.html)
- collect as many airline travel kits as possible. Save on travel supplies and bags are useful for laptop kit etc. [@alecthegeek](https://katecarruthers.com/content/files/2026/04/alecthegeek-wordpress-com.html)
- Buy good quality windows laptop and install Ubuntu. Secure and 'just works' but $1000 cheaper than Macbook [@alecthegeek](https://katecarruthers.com/content/files/2026/04/alecthegeek-wordpress-com.html)
- shower's hot water down to its min of 37C, and now add cold water. No idea if I'll survive winter. [@garthk](http://twitter.com/garthk?ref=katecarruthers.com)

  
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