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It’s a (cheap) wrap!
I had to share this cheap, reusable idea for wrapping gifts. One of my coworkers recently broke her leg, so a bunch of us pitched in some funds to buy her a couple of gift certificates and some wine for her recovery (because when you have a broken leg, there’s nothing like a little merlot.). Anyway – it fell to me to wrap our gift and I’ll be honest. When gift bags were introduced into society, it was one of … Continue reading
The benefits of rain barrels
The early bird gets the worm – or in my case a couple weekends ago – the early bird was the fourth person in line at my county’s annual rain barrel and composting bin sale. Every year, the county teams up with a vendor that will sell their compost bins and rain barrels at cost to interested residents. It’s my county’s way to get people to think a little greener and to help residents save on water costs, as well … Continue reading
The joys of mattress shopping
Something happened to my husband and I a couple of months ago that has haunted our dreams. … We watched the “Dirty Jobs” episode where host Mike Rowe took a dirty job collecting used mattresses. What always amuses me about this particular episode is that Mike Rowe barely flinches in the face of animal poo, but something about the thought of what is lurking in used mattresses turns totally grosses him out and gives him the heeby-jeebies. Incidentally, ever since … Continue reading
A new way to save …
Now that I’m done working at the cab company, my husband and I have been fulfilling familial obligations and taking a fair share of road trips. And although we love to see our family members at the end of these journeys, one of the best parts about spending three hours in a car is that my husband and I just talk without the usual interruptions of our life. We talk about the things we need to do to the house … Continue reading
Travel Tricks
I’m going to put this out there: I’m a pretty good traveler. I lived out of a suitcase for six months when I was in my early 20s, I’m the kind of person who can go away for a weekend with nothing but a backpack and when airlines decided to start charging for checked bags, I didn’t freak out because a) I rarely fly and b) if I do fly, I usually only bring a carry-on that can get me … Continue reading
Slashing your dry cleaning bill and other laundry issues
I should first start this post off by saying that I don’t typically dry clean my clothes. And as I search my mental vault for an instance where I’ve utilized dry cleaning, I draw a blank because I’m a low-maintenance kind of girl, the kind of person who has been working in a business-casual environment for the last decade and not in need of special care for my khakis and T-shirts. But for the rest of you, I’ll share these … Continue reading
For your reading pleasure
It’s one of my weekends off from the cab company and I have been enjoying it to its fullest. Yesterday my hubby and I spent most of the morning cleaning since we were having friends over that afternoon … even though it’s a pain at the time, it’s nice to only have to pick up this morning and not feel guilty about sitting around and blogging instead of being upstairs and cleaning. My Saturday night consisted of a movie with … Continue reading
How do you organize coupons?
I am an avowed consumer of generic and store-brands when it comes to my grocery shopping, however there are some things we don’t skimp on – my husband loves Jif peanut butter and in my forays into freezing leftovers, I have found that nothing works better than Ziploc bags. So the other day I found a 50-cent coupon off of Ziploc and realized that I had another 75-cent one lying around somewhere and while that’s all well and good, I … Continue reading
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Do I need a social media detox?
For those of you who follow a Christian church calendar, we are now entering the season the Lent. Or we have entered it … however that works. When I was growing up, we never gave up anything for Lent. I don’t know if that was my parents, if it was my denomination, if it was the hippie-ish pastor who liked to play his electric guitar in church … all I know is that while my friends gave up stuff like … Continue reading
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Bucking a trend: This doctor only takes cash
I read this article today over my lunch break and had to share it with you guys. It’s from the Minneapolis Star Tribune and documents the “back to basics” approach of Dr. James Eelkema who quit his job at a large family medicine clinic and set up his own shop. While this isn’t unheard of, Dr. Eelkema took it a step further … if you want to see this doctor, you have to pay cash. http://www.startribune.com/business/83165347.html?elr=KArks:DCiU1OiP:DiiUiacyKUnciaec8O7EyUr I’ll be honest – … Continue reading
Posted in Everyday Living, Good Reading, Money Saving Strategies
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