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| How Do You Save Money on Pet Care? |
| Comment: To anonymous who said, "Parasites in cat waste can survive the wastewater treatment process and end up in our waterways where they can harm sea otters and other aquatic life": you may have noticed that in my original post, I wrote, "our cat is an indoor cat, so this does not put wildlife at risk." The organism in cat feces that can harm sea otters is Toxoplasma gondii, which cats pick up through exposure to infected rodents. Cats that are kept indoors and are not fed raw meat are not at risk. Even if the cat has previously been infected, the organism will be gone in a few weeks. See http://www.cdc.gov/toxoplasmosis/factsheet.html. |
| Posted by
haverwench on 3/14/2010, 4:31 PM
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| Got Any Good Time-Saving Tips? |
Comment: Listen to educational programs or audiobooks while doing housework.
Put bleach or cleaner in the toilet, spray shower and lavatory with cleaner, then go vacuum other rooms.
Wipe down and brush out bathroom surfaces after cleaner has had time to do its work.
Clean fridge the day before grocery shopping/payday, when it is mostly empty.
Do a load of wash while reading the Sunday paper. Fold and hang up when you're finished.
Put a desk on the treadmill and work your brain and body at the same time. |
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anonymous
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| Find Free Wi-Fi Anywhere |
| Comment: This is one time it pays to spend a tiny bit of money. eBay and numerous electronics retailers now carry inexpensive Wi-Fi signal detectors which can help you find signals in locations not covered by these websites. These lists are woefully incomplete. |
| Posted by
anonymous
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| Make Your Own Homemade Granola Bars |
Comment: This is a good recipe that I tried from the 'Barefoot Contessa' show. We love granola bars in our home, they travel well and are very kid friendly!
You can always put in your own variation of nuts or dried fruits if you need to or run short of something listed. Also, toasting the nuts, coconut and oatmeal first (as mentioned)
brings out the flavors which just taste better after the whole thing is assembled.
Ingredients
2 cups old-fashioned oatmeal
1 cup sliced almonds
1 cup shredded coconut, loosely packed
1/2 cup toasted wheat germ
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2/3 cup honey
1/4 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 cup chopped pitted dates
1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
1/2 cup dried cranberries
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8 by 12-inch baking dish and line it with parchment paper.
Toss the oatmeal, almonds, and coconut together on a sheet pan and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned. Transfer the mixture to a large mixing bowl and stir in the wheat germ.
Reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees F.
Place the butter, honey, brown sugar, vanilla, and salt in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook and stir for a minute, then pour over the toasted oatmeal mixture. Add the dates, apricots, and cranberries and stir well.
Pour the mixture into the prepared pan. Wet your fingers and lightly press the mixture evenly into the pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until light golden brown. Cool for at least 2 to 3 hours before cutting into squares. Serve at room temperature.
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| Posted by
anonymous
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| How Do You Save Money on Pet Care? |
Comment: Our dog has wheat allergies, and a host of other allergies too - we had her tested to be sure , cost us over $300 for tests - but had to know , and cotton is one of the allergies - anyway, for 'treats' we usually give her cut up apples and carrots, she loves them , so we feel that saves us alot of money right there. We've also given her canned veggies ( 1/2 of the can per feeding ) w/her dog food , but make sure it's drained due to the sodium content in the water. Our Vet said she can have all the veggies she wants . As to the previous poster, we can vouch for green beans being a big hit .
To James from March post . . . yes, your vet will tell you not to buy online, ours did too, cause he wanted the money and wanted us to buy from him . . we ignored him. if you read the pkg labels of the heartworm /flea & tick meds you buy on line, they are identical in ingredients to what you're getting at the store, but cheaper . We buy all our meds online and have been for years , no problem whatsoever . Our vet actually got ticked with us when we wanted a RX for Heartgard , and he wouldnt' give us one!!! soooo we buy from a discount store out of the country and don't NEED his stupid RX now . . . Again, no problems at all. We're looking for a new Vet. |
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anonymous
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| 50 Creative Uses for Baking Soda |
Comment: My grandfather used it too. Had all of his teeth until he died at 92 and they were in good shape.
I use it also; when visiting the dentist for cleaning (twice a yr) he says to "keep on doing what you're doing". It is the best cleaner, nothing else can compare - no chemicals.
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| How Do You Save Money on Pet Care? |
| Comment: If your dog is a bit chubby...replace some of their dog food with green beans. Most dogs LOVE green beans (who knew??). Since they are high in fiber the dogs won't "feel deprived", and you won't have to pay for really expensive diet food. |
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Michelle on 3/13/2010, 9:15 PM
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| Homemade Nursing Pads |
| Comment: I made these before my son was born. I made a total of 14. I used two flannel recieving blankets that my friend didn't need anymore and between the layers an old towel. I did make mine smaller (traced around a glass) because I didn't want them to be to big (I am rather small chested). I only leaked through once (nothing was slowing down production that day) and we had just one more garage sale left, thank you spring jackets. Anyhow, had free ones from the hospital and these are so much more comfortable in those first few weeks. |
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Michelle on 3/13/2010, 8:37 PM
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| What Can You Eat on a Food Stamp Budget? |
Comment: I think there is a time and place for food stamps. My parents needed them when we were young. They both worked over 70 hours a week feeding the people of this country inexpensively. For that matter us kids put in a good 4 hours a day on the farm, and at times far more than that. They got $90 a month for a family of 9. We took anything offered (free corn, zucchini, tomatoes from the neighbors garden) even though we had our own garden...more to put up. We drank our own milk, ate our own beef. We almost never had meat unless it was beef. Picked wild foods. Our neighbor would go and buy garbage bags of broken cookies (yes, they may have come off the floor of the factory) but he had grown up in the depression and would bring us a bag "for the little calves" he knew we ate them. Mom worked off the farm as a waitress, her boss sent leftovers home with her. If a meal wasn't prepared "to satisfaction" it came to our house. We didn't question. Nor did we complain. I have a sister-in-law who had stamps for 10 years before she married my brother, she expected more, did nothing to contribute to society and whined about how expensive food was. She can't cook, is proud of the fact, and refuses to learn. So there are extremes...some who deserve food stamps, and some who should feel hunger pains. At least with information like this out there people like her can't complain to people who are working hard and being taxed to death.
It's a good common sense article. |
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anonymous
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| Moss a Useful Landscaping Tool |
| Comment: Much as I would love a no-mow lawn alternative for my front yard, moss won't work for us because the area gets direct sun for most of the day. I've tried sowing clover, but so far it's still patchy. |
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haverwench on 3/13/2010, 4:48 PM
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| What Can You Eat on a Food Stamp Budget? |
| Comment: I shop at ALDI and see many food stamp recipients with their baskets of high-priced convenience foods. They buy things that went off my food budget about the time we started paying for two college tuitions. I was raised by a grandmother who went through the Great Depression and really knew how to shop and cook on a limited budget. She shopped sales and cooked EVERYTHING from scratch. I suspect many of these food stamp mothers don't know how to cook or shop cheaply. Perhaps classes teaching these things would be a good idea. In order to continue receiving their benefits they would need to attend classes teaching this. Ohio at one time required welfare recipients to attend parenting classes, this wouldn't be that different. |
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Kathy on 3/13/2010, 2:04 PM
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