14 Cheap Things I Buy Before the First Snow (Most Under $5)

Every October I spend one afternoon and a little under $60 getting ready for the first snow, and most of what I buy costs less than $5. In this video I go through my 14 cheap winter buys, sorted by where they live: the front steps (ice melt that still works when it's bitterly cold, a brighter porch bulb), the car (scraper, winter washer fluid, a foil blanket, a phone charger), the kitchen (a hand-crank can opener, three days of no-cook food, a gallon of water per person per day), the dark (flashlights and motion night lights), and the person, especially if you live alone (hand warmers, a whistle, and a pouch by the door with your medicine list). Plus the two places I never buy cheap: winter boots and space heaters. Sources: Ready.gov, Build a Kit (water, food, whistle, manual can opener): https://www.ready.gov/kit CDC, Older Adult Falls (about 1 in 4 adults 65+ fall each year): https://www.cdc.gov/falls/data-resear... NFPA, Home Heating Fires (space heaters and heating fire deaths): https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-re... Chapters 00:00 The First Flakes 01:05 The Front Steps 02:28 The Car 04:00 The Kitchen 05:21 When The Lights Go Out 06:28 Warm Hands And A Whistle 07:28 The Pouch By The Door 08:19 The Boots I Never Buy Cheap 09:07 The Heater I Won'T Buy On Sale 09:51 What It All Cost Me 11:05 Before The First Snow This video is for education only and is not financial advice. Frugal Carol: old-fashioned money habits that still work. Saving on groceries and bills, retirement, Social Security and Medicare, from my kitchen table. #frugalliving #retirement #moneytips #frugalcarol