Recently, Reddit user melissaw328 posted on the site's " Frugal " page to ask, "What is a frugal practice that you learned from your parents/grandparents that you still practice today?"

"I watched my grandma practice so many money-saving skills that she learned going through the Depression," they wrote. "At the time, I thought that some of the ways were extreme or didn’t fit my throw-it-out-and-buy-new lifestyle. Now, as I have gotten older, some of those practices don’t seem so bad, as I am trying to save money and prepare for retirement. When my grandparents died, I found so many things that she had saved in case she would use them again, but not to the point of hoarding. I found so many purses that she saved, even the ones that were worn out. I've started practicing looking at purses, clothing, and shoes to see if I could recycle them by refurbishing them."

The answers weren't just interesting, they also seemed super useful, so I decided to share.…