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Money-Saving Home Fixes for Fall
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Comment: Either line your drapes, make insulated ones, or cover your windows with
plastic sheeting. Keep the drapes open while it's sunny, and close them tightly
at night once the temperatures turn cool. |
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Posted by
Lisa
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9/8/2010 ,
12:59 PM |
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Newsletter Question of the Week Amazon Gift Card Winners
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Comment: Wow! Old sheets have so many uses: rags, plant ties, nice ones can become
curtains, curtain liners, homemade sanitary napkins, costumes, pattern mock-ups,
clothing, coffee filters, furniture protectors. plant shade cloth and plant
frost covers off the top of my head. |
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Posted by
dr
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9/8/2010 ,
12:09 AM |
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Use Your Camera as a Tool to Make Life Easier
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Comment: For work I often have to look at loads of apartments, I take pictures of the
room numbers and condition so I don't need to be slowed down with notes. Use
that for your own apartment condition lists.
When on vacation, I've taken photos of subway maps or the "you are
here" maps. I can then zoom in on the camera to figure out how to get from
one destination to the other without carrying or buying a folding map. P.S. I
use the public transportation too so no car gps or glove compartment. |
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Posted by
Jokl
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9/7/2010 ,
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Alternate Uses for Nail Polish Remover
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Comment: Also good for removing adhesive from tinted car windows! Peel tint and remove
glue with nail polish remover. Works much better than commercial products made
for that purpose, and I had better luck with regular nail polish remover that
100% acetone, I found that too difficult to work with. |
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Posted by
April
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9/7/2010 ,
5:24 PM |
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Recipes for On-the-Go Breakfasts
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Comment: Some of these are great ideas but try giving a kid going out the door something
that requires a spoon to eat. I don't think so!! I personally love peanut
butter on toast. You can whip this up quick & wrap with Reynolds wrap &
it will carry well. |
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Posted by
lindasestes
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9/7/2010 ,
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Found a Great Way to Use Soap Slivers
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Comment: Another do it yourself alternative is to carefully snip into a sponge or loofah
along the center of the side, forming a pocket. Then stash your soap bits
inside. ;-) |
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Posted by
Lisa
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9/7/2010 ,
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A Few Freezer Pointers
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Comment: At the main site, they go into how to defrost items safely. My favorite way is
to allow frozen foods to defrost overnight in the refrigerator. Not only is it
safer than thawing at room temperature, but it keeps your fridge cooler...which
keeps it from running as much. |
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Posted by
Lisa
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9/7/2010 ,
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How Can You Repurpose/Reuse Old Bed Sheets?
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Comment: Bed sheets are the most versatile piece of material around. So many uses:
1. Sew to the back side of existing curtains for an extra layer of cold (or in
the summer heat) protection.
2. Cut to size and use to cover the motors of gardening and lawn equipment when
storing for the winter.
3. Drop cloth when painting.
4. Spread on the ground under a vehicle when doing and under vehicle
inspection.
5. Spread out on the lawn and have a picnic.
6. Spread on the ground under a vehicle to find out exactly where a leak is
coming from.
7. A washable picnic table cloth.
8. Vehicle seat covers. No fancy sewing necessary. Cut and tie
appropriately.
9. Fall leaf collecting. Spread sheet on ground, rake leaves into sheet, draw
up corners and tie. The sheet is bio-degradable also (hopefully).
10. Patch material for work jeans.
11. Quilt squares.
12. Make an apron.
13. Make clothes for kids dolls.
14. Cut into small squares and use as dusting/cleaning rags.
15. Cover outdoor plants when there's a danger of frost.
16. Cut into strips, tie long strips to posts at garden edge then tie shorter
strips to longer strips to keep animals/birds out of your garden.
17. Recover kitchen chairs.
18. Sew into pillow cases.
19. Sew to equal size pieces together and stuff to make new throw pillows.
20. Hang over doorways to stop dust from traveling into other rooms when
remodeling (dry walling, sanding floors, etc.)
21. Cut into equal sizes squares, stack squares on top of each other and sew
together (quilter style)and use for a door mat.
22. Place under furniture that is being moved. You can slid the furniture
without marking up the floors or damaging the furniture.
23. Spread it out in the truck of your car or the back of your SUV. It will
catch all the stuff that falls off from stuff you put in there.
24. Put around plants before putting down mulch as an extra weed barrier.
25. Put around bushes when trimming them to catch all the clippings for easier
clean up.
26. Cut up and use for garage rags.
27. Donate to Goodwill.
28. Use on air mattress.
29. Make into smaller sheets.
30. Sew into anything. |
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Posted by
phdragonlady
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9/7/2010 ,
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Newsletter Question of the Week Amazon Gift Card Winners
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Comment: Fold your old sheet in half vertically, sew up bottom and one side to make a
sack.
I use these to:
--line kids' sleeping bags--less washing
--bundle yard clippings, raked leaves, for easy hauling to the nearest compost
heap or recycling site
--try out and fit new patterns before I cut spendy fabric
--tent tender plants against frost
--rip into "strings" for crochet rugs, bags and baskets. |
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Posted by
Syn Ferguson
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9/6/2010 ,
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The Fine Line Between Frugality and Over-Accumulating
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Comment: Two thoughts on this topic. First, I read somewhere to never turn down a
freebie even if you can't use it because if you do the person may not ever offer
you something again and the next time they could have something you could really
use. If you don't want it, pass it along to someone who does or donate it, etc.
Secondly, I read somewhere that if you are afraid of being overwhelmed with
"stuff" make a habit of getting rid of one item for every one you
bring home. Each person has to figure out what is right for them. |
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PKS
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9/6/2010 ,
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How Do You Restore Fridge Handles?
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Comment: I am a teacher too and have found that school supplies are waaaay cheaper when
you don't buy them through a school supply supplier. Always cheaper to go to
Michaels or a big box store like that. I would buy a lot of my school supplies
there. |
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grammaj
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9/6/2010 ,
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What's Your Favorite Frugal, Summery Recipe?
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Comment: I save old sheets to make "Happy Signs" For instance, I write Happy
Birthday, Welcome Home,Congratulations, You Did It, You Go Girl, Etc. Etc.. I
hang it over my garage door, and when the person drives up they can see our huge
sheet of good wishes. I have used a sheet that said Garage Sale Today. It was
fabulous in attracting lots of people.
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mk5288
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9/6/2010 ,
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How Do You Restore Fridge Handles?
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Comment: I'm a teacher. I use of lot of velcro is there an alternative that may be
cheaper? I also love to use magnets on letters and numbers for lessons. where
can I get magnets cheap. Even that magnet stuff that comes on a roll can be
costly. Any alternatives to these or where can I get quantity cheap? |
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Posted by
msnevbill
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9/6/2010 ,
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