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Tip: Be Grateful For What You Have

July 7, 2011

No one wants to struggle, to say no to themselves and their children, to feel as if they're going backwards rather than forwards. But the easiest way to get out of the slump of despair is to think of everything you do have - and most of us still have a lot.

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Tip: Games to Play With Kids While Driving

July 6, 2011

We had several games the kids enjoyed playing when they were younger and we were traveling. Most included winning money!

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Tip: Maintaining Your Refrigerator Gasket

July 6, 2011

Did you know that one of the first thing to wear out of a refrigerator is the rubber door gasket? So, with this simple tip, you can protect the gasket from cracking, drying, and mildew. Just apply a very thin coat of Vaseline petroleum jelly.

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Bouquet of Siberan iris, peony, and mock orange blossoms

Crush Stems of Woody Cut FlowersThe mock orange have woody stems. In order to prepare them to draw more water in the vase, I crush the stems with a hammer. The flowers can last longer that way.

Get Children To Read By ExampleYou as a parent/guardian are most important to the equation. Your time and interest will spark your child's.

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Grow Your Small Change At The SupermarketAt most supermarkets, using reusable bags can earn you 5 cents per bag. With 4 bags, that's a 20 cent savings each time you shop. If you shop once a week and use 4 bags, that works out to about $12 per year.

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Keep Grocery List in Cell PhoneI use the "note" section in my cell phone for my grocery list. I carry my phone everywhere so I am certain not to forget my list.

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Organizing ChangeAs the treasurer for a small community group, I often have to carry heavy bags of coins to the bank. To lighten my load, I take the coins to my workplace - a pizza store - and exchange them for notes.

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Pan ReleaseUse to keep cakes from sticking to pan.

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Place Sour Cream in a ZiplocI always use a baggie to fill my deviled eggs, so I thought "why not try using a baggie to put the sour cream on my tacos and wraps". It is fantastic! You can evenly distribute the sour cream with no fuss or broken shells.

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Read What Is Interesting to YouWhen I was a tutor, I coaxed reluctant readers with reading material keyed to their interests. A teen girl might like a fan magazine or the entertainment section of the newspaper. A boy might like Sports Illustrated or the newspaper sports page.

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Store Screws on Magnet When Assembling ToysTo keep screws from getting lost when putting toys together, it helps to have some kind of magnet. It could be a refrigerator magnet, turned upside down, with the magnetic part facing upward.

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Thrifty EntertainmentI like to note all the restaurants in my area that have "Kids Eat Free" nights and capitalize on those. I also arrange play dates around the summertime "Free Summertime Movies" at our local theatres.

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A heating/massage pad on an office chair.

Add Heat And Massage To Your Office ChairI have severe back problems which make me very uncomfortable, in the morning especially. I bought a heat/massage unit to put on the sofa to help my back pain.

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Bored Bag For Road TripsSometime before the trip, without letting your kids know, pack a small bag or sack with all kinds of "fun" things, whatever you can find that will keep them busy and that won't be really messy.

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Cheap Exercise BallMake your own weighted exercise balls by slitting opening 2 tennis balls and filling with pennies. Once full, cover the slit with duct tape! Voila! An exercise helper for "pennies" a day!

Fat Separator For Watering House PlantsThe fat separator I use has a long spout which I have found handy and useful to water my house plants. I really appreciate double duty gadgets.

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Getting Children to Read for FunI think the easiest way to get children to enjoy reading is to start reading to them when they are very young, as soon as they can sit up and enjoy looking at pictures. Make 'story time" a part of the day's activities.

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Homemade Oatmeal FacialTo give yourself a cheap facial that will soften your skin, just make a paste with dry oatmeal and water. First, make a paste. Next, spread it all over your face, staying away from eyes. Recline and relax until the paste is dry.

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Organizing Loose ChangeI save loose change ALL year. At the end of November or first week of December, I roll the change or take it to the change counter. I use this money for my husband's Christmas gift. There was enough change for a Henry Rifle last year.

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Place Short Hydrangea Blossoms In The RefrigeratorI have magnificent hydrangeas bushes in my back yard. Sometimes, a flower will break off or has a very short stem. Rather than throw it away, I put it in the refrigerator in a shallow bowl with water. I enjoy it every time I open the door!

Tea Bags For PotpourriMy daughters always give me odd flavored tea for gifts - hot cinnamon spice, gingerbread, and many other great smelling but not so good tasting teas. I tried putting some in a jar in my bathroom, and it worked perfect for a potpourri.

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White crocheted pot scrubber

Crocheted Pot ScrubberI crocheted a pot scrubber. I did not like the yarn I had, so I made this. It turned out so pretty, I almost didn't use it with the dishes at all.

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Cutting Roses For A Bouquet

Cutting Roses For A BouquetI have tea roses in my garden to use in bouquets for our church altar to aid in worship. I cut the roses in the morning, sometimes a few days before I use them. I let them stand in water a few hours before I refrigerate them.

Earn Gift Cards when Refilling PrescriptionsPharmacies are constantly competing for new business and often have coupons offering a $10 or $25 store gift card for filling new prescriptions or transferring a prescription to their pharmacy.

Freeze Vegetables for Stir FryStock up on day-old red and green peppers on sale or celery, onions, or other veggies. Chop them up and freeze them to use later. You can do the same thing with any vegetable you've bought that seem to be "on the turn".

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Giving Pills to DogsTo give my dog medicine, I dip a spoon into the peanut butter and lay the pills on the sticky peanut butter which my dog then devours. The pills go right down and it's funny to watch her licking her lips!

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Ice Cream Scoop to Fill Cupcake LinersFor years I have been making cupcakes and have tried numerous ways to get the cake batter neatly in the cupcake holders. I saw my old metal ice-cream scoop with the metal lever to release and asked myself "Why didn't I try that years ago."

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Link: 2011 Consumer Action HandbookThe new and updated 2011 Consumer Action Handbook is ready to be ordered. I orderd several of these and gave them out to family and friends.

Organizing ChangeI use my empty prescription bottles for organizing change. The smallest bottle I get is exactly right for holding $10 worth of quarters. I haven't taken the time to count change into other sizes, but when I do, I'll be marking the lid with a Black Sharpie pen.

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Separating Trash BagsEver buy the inexpensive generic trash bags that come in a roll then struggle with getting them to initially open? Wet your finger tips and rub the edge of the bag between them. The bag will separate easily, so you can put it in your trash can.

Spray Paint Inexpensive Garden BirdbathI have been wanting a birdbath for quite a while and was not willing to pay the $50 that the stores wanted; so, I bought a cheap $10 plastic birdbath and spray painted it with Krylon Plastic paint.

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Store Leftovers in Plastic BagsI used to hate the hassle of putting the left-overs away after our family get-togethers or reunions. I'd have lots of dishes to wash, dry, and put away, before I could sit and relax afterward. Then, I came up with the brilliant idea of pouring the left-overs in large or small plastic bags.

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Follow Written Directions On Cleaning ProductsPlease pay attention to the directions on the cleaning product label. Many cleaners are NOT to be used on fiberglass tubs, shower walls, and shower pans.

Link: Petshed.com For Pet MedicationI order all my Flea and Heartworm protection from www.petshed.com. They are half the price of what I used to pay at my Vet. I just placed an order for the 6 month package, for dogs 45-88 pounds and with shipping it came to $70.90.

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Review: eBay Motors for Auto PartsUse eBay motors for car parts vs. local parts stores or junkyards. My car needs a headlight. A local junkyard quoted me $45 for the part. I recently bid on, and won the same thing on eBay motors for $5 plus $12.40 shipping.

handmade table with base made from two halves of a tree trunk

Termite Finished Side TableThis old fallen tree still serves it purpose tremendously. The termite finish is a great attraction to anyone.

A shelf for extra bathroom and cleaning storage, next to the water heater.

Add Extra Storage Next To Water HeaterWith a small apartment and a bathroom you literally have to close the door before you sit down, I needed more space. I decided to revamp the whole "hot water heater room".

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Cleaning PhonesI'm always getting oil and makeup on my home phone. I just wiped it down with some antibacterial gel and a paper towel, and it came out clean and shiny.

WD40 to Remove Glue Residue from BottlesI did not want to mar the surface so I took some WD40 and a soft cloth. I put the WD40 on the cloth, and gently rubbed until all the sticky glue was gone. I then washed my bottles and dried them to use for my craft.

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Keep Mice From RVTo keep mice away from your RV, spread Bounce laundry sheets around the inside of your RV. I've done it for years and it works great.

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Stopping the Itch from Chigger BitesOnce you discover that you have been bitten by chiggers, apply clear nail polish to the bite. It stop the itch and heal the areas where you have the bites

Uses for Runny JamI don't know about you, but I never have any luck with those no-cook and freezer jam recipes. For me they always turn out runny.

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