Ways to Recycle
Got some great tips from Woman’s Day Magazine plus some of my own on recycling common household items. When you recycle household items you save money and the earth at the same time. A great thing to do and make you feel good about being an upstanding citizen of the planet Earth.
Old sheets [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Expensive household cleaning products can add a tidy sum to your grocery bill plus they are not always the greatest for the environment. Well, the book “Saving Money with the Tightwad Twins: More Than 1000 Practical Tips for Women on a Budget” by Ann Fox and Susan Fox has some great suggestions. The twins have some [...]
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I found a really interesting article in Parade magazine awhile ago that talked about bargains that really aren’t bargains. I thought the ideas were sound and wanted to pass them along. I know I get all excited when I think I am going to save money and sometimes don’t think clearly. I can honestly say I have made all [...]
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Tank-less water heaters work on demand – they only heat water when necessary. When a hot water fixture is opened or hot water is required by an appliance, the heater will sense the demand and heat water accordingly. Tank-less water heaters continuously heat the water through a heat exchanger. Instead of wasting energy and money [...]
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