Buy a Quality Shoe and Save Money
Shoe Repair
Here is some handy advice I found in our paper from a local shoe repair shop:
Save yourself pain and money by choosing shoes with leather rather than vinyl lining and soles. “If you buy cheap you’ll get cheap” says the owner of the shop. Vinyl shoes do not allow your feet to breathe like leather and it doesn’t last as long.
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Frugal Grocery Shopping – Fresh Produce
Save Money on Fresh Produce – Tips On Keeping It Fresh
I just read a really great article in Women’s Day magazine on how to make your produce last longer. Now before I give these tips, I want to let you know I also tried to those special storage bags for produce. I have had mixed results. Bananas did not seem to stay any fresher in those bags so read the tip on bananas below because I think it is better. I have had good luck with storing celery, carrots, oranges, green peppers and scallions in those special bags. I have noticed that parsley and cilantro don’t stay as fresh in those bags unless you wrap them in paper towels and then put them in the bag. Some fruits and vegetables just seem to produce alot of moisture when stored in those bags and that seems to effect the freshness. Here are the tips:
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Cheap and Easy Homemade Cleaning Products
Natural Household Cleaners
I was watching a PBS special the other day that all cheapskaters would love. It was called Haley’s hints. Haley is this very nice man with what seemed like a slight British accent or perhaps it was a New England accent. Anyway, Haley appears to be the male version of Heloise. He and his wife Rosemary have authored several books – Haley’s Cleaning Hints, Haley’s Household Hints and Haley’s Green Hints. He demonstrated a bunch of them on the show. Haley says if you have vinegar, ammonia and water softener (ex. Borax) in your home, you should never have to buy commercial cleaning products. Here are some of the recipes for homemade cleaning products he demonstrated:
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Save Water – Lower Your Water Bill
Rainwater Harvesting
Now I have to start out this post saying that this practice might not be legal in your state. States such as Colorado, Utah and Washington have made rainwater harvesting illegal but states such as Arizona, New Mexico and Texas encourage it. In Idaho people can harvest rainwater on their property “so long as it does not cause injury to the existing water rights of others.”
This technique is called rainwater harvesting. Basically you collect rainwater in barrels and tanks and resuse the water to water your plants, flush toilets etc. It is not a new concept but only recently become popular again because of water shortages in many parts of the country and because people are looking to save money any way they can these days.
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