The Cheapskates Club
MOO & Make It Yourself
Make it. Save it. Smile. Replace everyday supermarket and household buys with practical homemade alternatives that save money, reduce waste and build useful skills.
What are you looking for?
Choose what you want to stop buying and start making.
Food & Pantry MOO
Make everyday pantry staples, sauces, meals and convenience foods for less than buying them ready-made.
Mixes, Sauces & Seasonings
Keep homemade mixes and seasonings on the shelf so convenience comes from preparation, not expensive packets.
Cleaning & Laundry
Replace expensive cleaners and laundry products with tried-and-tested homemade alternatives.
Personal Care & Beauty
Try practical homemade personal-care products when making your own is cheaper and worthwhile.
Home, Garden & Useful Things
MOO is bigger than recipes. Make, repurpose and reuse useful things for the house and garden too.
Gifts, Craft & Handmade
Turn MOO skills into useful gifts and thoughtful homemade treats without relying on expensive shop-bought presents.
A good place to begin
Start Here
How to Learn to MOO
Start small, choose one category and build confidence one successful homemade swap at a time.
Start here →MOO Articles
Browse the full MOO article collection for food, mixes, cleaning, personal care and other homemade alternatives.
Browse MOO articles →Recipe File
Go straight to the MOO and pantry recipes when you want something practical to make today.
Browse recipes →Tip Sheets & How-To Guides
Use printable instructions and reference sheets when you want a recipe or method beside you while you work.
Browse tip sheets →Worth a look now
Featured & Current
31 Days of MOO
The complete MOO hub brings the challenge, current projects, archive and supporting resources together in one place.
Open the MOO Hub →Handmade Christmas
Use your MOO skills to make practical gifts and Christmas projects steadily through the year instead of buying in a rush.
Open Handmade Christmas →2026 Daily MOOs
Browse this year's collection of practical homemade swaps, recipes and MOO projects.
Browse 2026 MOOs →MOO Month 2026
See how making your own can reduce grocery and household costs without becoming another overwhelming project.
Read the introduction →Keep making
Programs & Community
31 Days of MOO Forum
Share what you are MOOing, ask questions and see what other Cheapskaters are making.
Open the forum →Make It Monday
Keep handmade projects moving with regular inspiration and practical ideas throughout the year.
See Make It Monday →Back to Basics
Build the wider make, bake, grow, sew, mend and preserve skills that make MOOing part of ordinary home life.
Open Back to Basics →All Programs & Challenges
Browse the full collection of current and archived Cheapskates programs and challenges.
View all →The deeper library
Browse the Full MOO Collections
MOO Articles & Archives
Use these larger collections when you want to explore MOO ideas by year or browse beyond the curated links above.
MOO Articles → 31 Days of MOO Archive → 2026 Daily MOOs →Food, Mixes & Household MOO
Go to the major practical collections for recipes, cleaning solutions and the everyday things Cheapskaters make most often.
Recipe File → MOO Cleaning Solutions → Tip Store →Skills, Gifts & How-To Help
Build the skills behind MOOing and find printable instructions or handmade ideas when you want to go beyond recipes.
How to Learn to MOO → Tip Sheets & How-To Guides → Handmade Christmas →