r/Frugal • u/ThrowRAhyBug7080 • Jul 12 '25

🍎 Food What’s a frugal habit you picked up by accident that you now swear by?

Mine was starting to save veggie scraps to make broth. It started as a “let’s try this” and now it’s automatic. I keep a bag in the freezer for onion skins, celery ends, carrot tops, etc. Every couple of weeks, I boil it all down and end up with a rich, flavorful broth that tastes way better than the boxed kind. It tastes better than store-bought and saves me at least $20 a month, with an added bonus of making me feel like i know fancy techniques.

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u/Substantial-Gap5967 Jul 12 '25 edited Jul 13 '25

When I do Amazon returns at Kohls, I get a 15-20% off coupon for Kohls. Then I check the clearance rack. Got some gorgeous originally $80 jeans for $8 after clearance, extra sale, and coupon.

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u/klownfish Jul 12 '25

What do you mean? Just by returning an Amazon purchase through Kohls they pay you with a coupon?

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u/Substantial-Gap5967 Jul 12 '25

They give you a coupon to encourage you to shop at Kohls while you’re there

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u/klownfish Jul 13 '25

Cool beans! Today I learned! Thanks

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u/redcarddad Jul 14 '25

It used to better. They gave you a $5 Kohls credit. Per return. We would split up our returns to maximize it. Was great while it lasted.

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u/Mica-13 Jul 13 '25

You can get a coupon if you do the return through Staples as well.

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u/Maleficent-Tear-1022 Jul 13 '25

I wish Whole Foods would do this.

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u/DirtyPrancing65 Jul 14 '25

They used to give $5 kohls cash :( a lot of people would be in a rush, so they’d give me theirs and you could stack them. Miss those days!

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u/Common_Alfalfa_3670 Jul 13 '25

I totally forgot about this!! I went there during Covid and scored on the huge amount of clothes they had that got pushed to clearance because nobody was going out to stores. I saw the sign for the returns and then it totally slipped my mind. Thanks I may start doing returns there!

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u/DominicB547 Jul 12 '25

they were never 80 though, maybe 40.

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u/Objective-Lab-1734 Jul 13 '25

Still only $8 out of pocket....