Thrifty Tartinis

I have been rereading my copies of "The Tightwad Gazette" books, and I wanted to share a tightwad victory. I have read them at least 3 or 4 times, and so of course I'm not learning new information. However, when I read it, the cogs in my brain crank out thrifty ideas. Plus it fosters a frugal mindset and I see solutions to problems everywhere. For example, we chosen to live a on a very tight budget so that we can maximize savings, but our power bill was killing us! I wanted a clothes line so we could eliminate dryer use, but I didn't want to pay for the line. On Saturday, one of our neighbors finished spring cleaning and had some black, 18" lengths of plastic chain. I grabbed up a bunch, threaded them together, and hung it between our shed and our deck. I hang the clothes on hangers because then they can go directly into closets, and it saves space. I hung my first load today, and thanks to a gentle breeze, the clothes didn't even dry into stiff shingles :) The clothes dried FASTER than when I use my dryer! I must say, if I hadn't been in thrift mode, I would've passed right by that pile of plastic.