Daily Thrifty Tips
Volume Three, Number 43, May 19, 2004
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Today's newsletter contains:
Today's Tips:
- Removing Felt Marker and Ink From Your Hands
- Make a Beautiful Original Tablecloth by Using a Sheet.
- Fresh Smelling Garbage Disposal
- Clean Fruit and Berry Stains Off Hands
- Color
- Matching Nylons
- Save Money on Your Electric Bill
- Featured Feedback: Looking for Weed Killer that Won't Kill Grass
New Requests:
- Getting Fish Smell Off George Foreman Grill
- Prevent Dog from Peeing on My Bamboo and Other Plants
- Need Help Making a T-Shirt
- Looking for a Good Carpet Cleaner for Old Carpet
- Problem with Squeaky Doors
More Reading:
- A Vacuum that Won't Break, For Less!
- New Uses For Old Denim
- ThriftyFun News May 18, 2004
Thanks for reading,
Susan
Today's Tips
Removing Felt Marker and Ink From Your Hands
Spray the skin with marker on it with hairspray. Then wipe off the hairspray. The marker should come off with the hairspray. Hairspray will work for other types of ink as well.
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Make a Beautiful Original Tablecloth by Using a Sheet.
Make a beautiful original tablecloth by using a sheet. Just take the top of the sheet, cut the edge down and baste a running stitch along it. You can do this quite economically if you buy the sheet on sale, especially during "white sales". With such pretty prints and/or designs your tablecloth will be a "picasso". Happy sewing. By Joesgirl
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Fresh Smelling Garbage Disposal
To keep your garbage disposal smelling fresh and working good just cut up a lemon or two and 2 or 3 trays of ice and run them thru your disposal. This will clean it and cause it to work great! By Geri In KY
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Clean Fruit and Berry Stains Off Hands
Rub your hands with vinegar or lemon juice. For really stubborn stains, rub a mixture of salt and lemon juice on the stains.
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Color-Matching Nylons
Good nylons that don't have a match can be made the same color by boiling them a few minutes in a pan of lightly salted water. Source: SaltInstitute.org
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Save Money on Your Electric Bill
Here are some ideas to help you save money on your electric bill.
Want to save money on your electric bill? One of the biggest electricity uses is your clothes dryer. Hang your clothes outside to dry. They will smell better. They will not be apt to shrink. You will get some exercise. And best of all it's free. Happy clothes hanging.
By Joesgirl
Clean your clothes dryer's lint screen frequently. When it is clogged up, your dryer has to work harder and uses more energy.
By Becki in Indiana
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Featured Feedback: Looking for Weed Killer that Won't Kill Grass
Last year a friend recommended using a triple 16 fertilizer. Each
fertilizer has its "code" of how much minerals, etc. is in it.
Find one that is 16-16-16 and lime.
When we bought our house two years ago, the first summer we
fought huge weeds and dandelions. Last summer we only had a few
tiny ones and that was at the end probably when the fertilizer,
etc. had done it's job.
I was told to mix them together, but I placed one in my push lawn
seeder and adjusted the setting to a smaller setting and did one
then the other. Just remember to use at least an allergy mask
because it is dangerous to get in your eyes and lungs.
We had nice plush green grass and almost no dandelions and
absolutely no weeds all year last year.
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New Requests:
Getting Fish Smell Off George Foreman Grill
I have a George Foreman grill and someone cooked fish it in. I have tried cleaning it but it still smells like fish. I am not a big fan of fish. Does anyone have any tips for removing the smell? Thanks, Diane
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Prevent Dog from Peeing on My Bamboo and Other Plants
Ok, I love my dog, but... Does anyone have a solution for preventing my dog from peeing on particular plants that are drying because of it? Thank you, Sandy B.
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Need Help Making a T-Shirt
I want to make a t-shirt that has cuts in it with another color of material behind the cuts. Can you help? Cindy
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Looking for a Good Carpet Cleaner for Old Carpet
I am looking for a GOOD carpet cleaner. I have tried all the ones sold in the store and even rented a machine and bought the special cleaning fluid for it. I have tried foams, sprays, pre-treats, etc. My carpet is OLD, light blue and is sooo stained in front of the sofa, chairs, and walkway that I can't stand it anymore. PLEASE HELP! Ralphed
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Problem with Squeaky Doors
I have a problem with squeaky doors. My home is approximately three years old, so its fairly new. Since we've moved in my doors to my bedroom and bathroom squeak. And they squeak loudly. I've tried sprayind WD-40 but it doesn't work. Does anybody have any other suggestions? Thank you htijerina from South Texas
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More Reading
A Vacuum that Won't Break, For Less!
By Monica Resinger
If you are having troubles with vacuum cleaners breaking, why not get a Shop Vac? They are built to vacuum up nuts and bolts, so how could you possibly break it? The best part is that, the last time I checked (about a year ago), they were only $35 - $40!
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New Uses For Old Denim
By Roxanna Ward
If your family is like mine, we live in denim. From denim jeans to denim skirts. We have plenty of denim in our house. With three children, we go through plenty of clothes. Two of these children being boys, many of these clothes are worn out before grown out of. So I found myself with a lawn and garden garbage bag full of no good denim. What is a frugal mother to do?
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ThriftyFun News May 18, 2004
Online version of the ThriftyFun News Volume Six, Number 20, May 18, 2004
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