

This is a list of frugal, useful things to give a man. It is not pretty things, or really fun things, or the cheapest things. Many of them will save money and if you don’t want to waste money on something frivolous, or your man gets a kick out of pinching pennies, then this is the list for you.

You can make a lot of useful and cute things, like air/car fresheners, fleece car duster, organizers, a tool roll up, hot pad, a case for his favorite gadget, fire starters, beer or wine, etc, that he then won’t have to buy.

These item links all go to Amazon, and are affiliate links. Originally I did not have Amazon links, because I did not want to commercialize this list. But then I wanted to link anyways to show what I was talking about and what prices you might pay. And sometimes people just don’t have time to hunt around, but appreciate when I make it easy.

*$10 or under

Bidet sprayer is $35 on Amazon and saves on toilet paper



Safety/non-disposable razor (with blades) $25 on Amazon, a shaving brush

Bread maker

Coffee grinder

Ice cream maker

Mason jar herb garden



Plastic/refreezeable ice cubes*

Jumper cables

Safety hammer/car emergency tool

Tire pressure tester/gauge

Fabric napkins*

Flannel sheets

Good quality belt

Heated blanket or better yet, heated mattress pad

Reusable bags for sandwiches* and lunches*



Thermal underwear

Unpaper/fabric paper towels (pretty ones on Etsy)

Fishing lures, USGS map of local fishing spots

Hand-crank light*

Hurricane lamp

Multi-tool*



Rechargeable batteries with slow charger for large batteries and fast charger for small

Solar or crank flashlight

Space heater

Tools – Hunt thrift shops for some sturdy, quality tools like they don’t make any more



Weather radio

Business card case*

Luggage tags*

Rubber stamp with return address on it

Smart power strip



Thumb drive for backing up data/files (might save even more headaches than money)

Wallet size magnifying glass*

Coaster set



Eyeglasses or sunglasses case*

Family portrait (barter for a photographer’s services)

Metal, glass, or plastic water bottles

Spout topper for a mason jar, for hand soap

Straw topper for a mason jar

Neat gifts to DIY

40 Hot Homemade Gift Ideas: For the Men in Your Life from Crunchy Betty

A Frugal Man’s Christmas Wish List from The Simple Dollar

Handmade, Homemade Frugal Holidays Gifts for Men, Men, Men MMMMMMMMen from Katidids Creations

Homemade Gifts for Men from About.com Frugal Living

DIY Handmade Gifts (not food) Pinterest Board

DIY Handmade Gifts food Pinterest Board

We hope you enjoyed our 38 Frugal, Useful Gifts for Men post

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