Don't waste your money on face scrubs and cleansers; they're expensive and often contain harmful ingredients. Instead, reuse your coffee grinds and treat yourself to a homemade, invigorating face scrub. Simply take some old coffee grinds (let them cool first), cover your bar of soap with them, wet your hands, and lather up. Wash your face as you normally would. The grinds not only act as a gentle scrub, helping reduce dead skin cells, but coffee is also a natural source of anti-oxidants, is said to reduce redness, and firm-up skin. Nourish your skin at home, for no extra cost!
The next time you or your child has a fever, try this amazing home remedy. Since the Dioscorides era, cabbage has been used for its healing properties including its ability to reduce fevers. Tear a leaf from the near center of the cabbage and, with the heel of your hand, pound the central vein of the leaf a little. Then, place the entire leaf on top of the head. This may sound (and look!) a little odd, but it really works. Give it a shot. Don’t waste your money on expensive, over-the-counter drugs. This method is also much safer than taking drugs. 
Keep your grocery bill down with smart substitutions. Find the ingredient you need on this list, then switch it out for the cheaper (but just as tasty) alternative.
- Red Wine: Pure cranberry juice
- White wine: White grape juice or apple juice
- Mascarpone: Cream cheese mixed with a bit of heavy cream
- Buttermilk (1 cup): 1 cup milk plus 1 Tbsp. lemon juice or white vinegar (let stand for 10 minutes)
- Crème fraîche (1 cup): ½ cup sour cream mixed with ½ cup heavy cream
- Edamame: Green peas or black-eyed peas
- Maple syrup: Brown sugar with a little water
- Molasses: Honey
- Cake flour (1 cup): 1 cup minus 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
- Macadamia nuts: Walnuts, almonds or cashews
- Fresh herbs (1 Tbsp.): 1 tsp. dried herbs
- Allspice (1 Tbsp.): 1 tsp. cinnamon plus 1 tsp. nutmeg plus 1 tsp. ground cloves
- Unsweetened chocolate (1 oz.): 3 Tbsp. cocoa powder plus 1 Tbsp. unsalted butter
- Vanilla bean (1 inch long): 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- Chives: Scallion greens
- Boneless, skinless chicken breasts: Boneless, skinless chicken thighs