I cook from scratch, garden, can, bake, sew, mend, swap, buy clothes at yard sales (found a new nice warm winter coat with tags still on for $5, an excaliber dehydrator for $5 and a down long coat for $2). Amazing what good things people just don’t want. Also buy things on Craig’s list and thrift stores rather than new. I don’t buy newest things that come down the pike. Appliances have to wear out and not be repairable before I buy another.
Hate wasting my time at the beauty shop so cut my own hair about 3 times out of 4 (usually early in the morning when I suddenly realize its getting too long and can’t stand it anymore) and cut DH’s hair, do my own nails (seldom). Shop sales for groceries. Forage when I can or go to you pick places although not many around here.
Library is quite a distance and I like having my own books anyway. I go to a movie about once in 10 years (to far away) and never to sports events. Go to free concerts in the summer or when available.