This is something that we do at the preschool where I work that could particularly be useful for people with kids ( Read more... )

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While setting up a basic pantry does cost a little extra money, in the long run it can save you quite a bit of money. It is easily adaptable to family and personal needs, and once in place, is relatively inexpensive to maintain.

My basic pantry consists of:
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I only shave my legs in summer, and I use cheap razors, but good shaving gel/cream. I bought some mid winter for some event requiring a dress, and so it is almost new. It is a gel canister , (aerosol I guess) that squirts out gel that turns to foam when you lather, when you press the button down on top. Only it isnt. I press, and nothing comes out ( Read more... )

So tonight I did a very stupid thing and didn't pay attention while cooking and now I have a pan with Tuna Helper scorched to the bottom of it. It's one of those big huge pots that costs way to much to replace though and I currently don't have the money to go drop $50.00 on a new pan...so I'm hoping someone here has a cheap remedy for getting the ( Read more... )

I've been cutting a lot of corners lately but feel like I might be missing some trim worthy everyday things.

What are little things you do in your home to save a penny here and there?
Or frames of mind you feel about finances that work for you?
Things you do for cheap or free entertainment?

( A few of mine under the cut )

A little over a year ago my husband said to me something along the lines of "let's stop using paper towels".  "Why?", I asked.  "Because it's such a waste, they're all made from virgin forest mostly, we can just use towels." he said.

This started us on a path to be much more environmentally conscious in general, but especifically with our food.  ( Read more... )

I would guess many of you do this already, but this is something we do that I like ( Read more... )

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This weekend our cleaning lady shared a great poor skill that I wanted to pass on. Apologies if you've heard this one before, but I had not. And it really works great ( Read more... )