|
|
|
Hello,
Does anyone have any trick or treating and Halloween safety tips to share? Feel free to submit them on the contest page.
Tip Contest!
http://www.thriftyfun.com/post_contest.ldml
Sadly, it appears that another hurricane is going to make land fall in the US so the Red Cross may be needing even more help. For more information about how you can help, visit the Red Cross' website at the link below.
http://www.redcross.org/
Also, for every Halloween or Fall Decor photo contest entry that we receive before the 25th we will donate $3 to the American Red Cross. Every little bit helps.
Photo Contest!
http://www.thriftyfun.com/post_photocontest.ldml
Thanks for reading,
Susan
Tip Contest!
http://www.thriftyfun.com/post_contest.ldml
Photo Contest!
http://www.thriftyfun.com/post_photocontest.ldml
Frugal solutions to everyday problems: Submit a request...
http://www.thriftyfun.com/post_request.ldml
Today's newsletter contains:
Today's Photos:
Today's Tips:
New Requests:
More Reading:
Search ThriftyFun Using Google: Click Here
Today's Sponsors
Manage your money simply and quickly. Inexpensive budget planning software.
http://www.mybudgetplanner.com/partner/thf/mbpmain.htm
Today's Photos
Let your fall gourds dry after October and Thanksgiving use. Clean and paint back to what they looked like when they were first used. You will have gourds for years to come to use with out rebuying.
Connie - Ballwin, Missouri
Post Feedback: Click Here
This is Peanut and Star. Every night when my husband gets out of his wheelchair, they are in it! It's so funny because they sit by the chair on the floor and just wait. Peanut has his arm around Star, he is her Daddy figure.
By Nancy
Post Feedback: Click Here
My dogs name is Boo. She is 1 year and 2 months old and is a Beagle Mix. We got Boo from the Humane Society on August 30, 2004. She likes to jump, she can jump above the dining room window. She likes to sit in a lawn chair rather than lie on the ground. She is very unique.
By Laurie
Post Feedback: Click Here
Each year my husband adds a couple of carvings to his collection. We light the pumpkins each evening during the month of October. I really wish all of you could bring your children and grandchildren by to see them.
Happy Halloween!
Tedebear
Post Feedback: Click Here
Today's Tips
Speaking of childhood foods, which I saw a post about recently, a blast from the past fun site that has things you have not see for years is (see link below)
By Linda Jonson from Oceanside, Ca.
http://www.hometownfavorites.com/
Post Feedback: Click Here
4 parts sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) to 2 part citric acid (you can get this from the chemist or from the supermarket. Make sure it's suitable for culinary use). Mix the two together and sprinkle over your bath. It's simple, cheap and fun! As a variation, if you add 1 part scented oil and mix well, then put the mixture into moulds, you can use this recipe for fizzing bath bombs. By Beth McMillan from West Sussex, England
Post Feedback: Click Here
Occasionally, change the spices in your favorite dishes to give a bit of variety to it, your family will be expecting the same old version and you'll have a surprise for them. If you're not for sure, which spice to substitute, there are substitution charts in most cookbooks, or you might find them online.
By Terri from Pahrump, NV
Post Feedback: Click Here
Mums can be very easy to work with, and fall pumpkins make fun accessories for mums. The easiest thing to do is to create an arrangement of fresh flowers, place them in a jar of water, and place this jar inside the pumpkin. A pumpkin can also be used as a vase. After it's hollowed out, use flower arranging foam to hold leaves, mums, and filler flowers. Golden-yellow and red-bronze mums are a striking combination.
An easy fresh flower arrangement is to arrange mums in a shallow bowl. Cut the stems of your flowers to touch the bottom of the bowl while the flowers just reach the top of the bowl. Place light color flowers across the center of bowl and arrange the dark color flowers on either side of the light ones.
A hand-tied spiral bouquet with raffia is a simple but beautiful design. Gather three to five stems of mums in your hand. Begin the spiral placement by placing additional flower stems at a 45-degree angle against the rest of the bouquet. After three to five stems have been added in this fashion, twist the bouquet in your hand and add additional flowers using the same method. Bind the flowers by wrapping raffia several times around the flower stems at the point you held the flowers.
You can also send flowers to someone you care about. Online florist Beyond Blossoms (http://www.beyondblossoms.com) offers hand tied mum bouquets including one called Wild Harvest consisting of red rover mums, football mums, daisies, safari sunset, and curly willow.
By Josh Grossman from Wilmington, MA
Post Feedback: Click Here
Cereal Boxes for Magazine Storage
Most cereal boxes can be converted into boxes to store magazines. Just remove the top flaps and cut the upper third of the box off at a diagonal angle. You can put contact paper on the outside of the box to make the box look better.
Post Feedback: Click Here
Talk to Friends About Preparing Dishes
Recently, while talking with a friend, we were discussing how we prepare the same dishes. By doing this, it's given me several ideas on how to change the way I go about preparing my dishes, mostly, saving time in the kitchen. Talk and share with your friends, about cooking, you'll find out what I mean. Then post your new findings, as well.
By Terri from Pahrump, NV
Post Feedback: Click Here
http://www.thriftyfun.com/board.html
New Contest - More Prizes
We are giving away 17 $25 prizes in a variety of categories.
Tip Contest!
To enter, visit: http://www.thriftyfun.com/post_contest.ldml
Photo Contest!
To enter, visit: http://www.thriftyfun.com/post_photocontest.ldml
Contest ends October 31, 2005
Syndication Spotlight:
Here are some publishers that have chosen to publish our tips this week!
Dear Webby's Humor Letter
Webby publishes our tips daily! A very funny newsletter.
http://webby.com/humor
Do you publish a newsletter? Sign up for our Tip Syndication:
http://www.thriftyfun.com/syndication.html
New Requests
Can My PC Remember My ThriftyFun Login Information?
I often post answers to questions here but I have to post as a guest because I never can remember my name and password. Is there a way to keep these on my pc but secret?. I always mean to write them down but then forget to do it. Or forget where I wrote it. There are too many places where I need them to remember them all.
Pam from Plymouth,NH
Post Feedback: Click Here
Throw Up Stains on Pillow Top Mattress
I used to bottle feed my baby on my bed. But now I have baby throw up stains on my pillow top mattress. How can I remove the stains?
Leyina from Sunnyvale
Post Feedback: Click Here
Does anyone have a recipe for those orange colored jack o lantern shaped cookies that they sell at the grocery store this time of year? I think they are just sugar cookies. A recipe would be great, I would prefer not to buy them.
Thanks,
Joy from Utah
Post Feedback: Click Here
I have a 3 year old pitbull whom I love very much. She has always been incredible with my 2 young children and I have never been afriad of having her, instead always feeling safe. We recently just moved into a house, we lived in a condo before, and she has become very aggressive with anyone that walks into the house or that she might see while walking.
I have always been able to let others pet her, but now when they do she becomes very aggressive. I'm very scared for her, all the neighbors do not like her and I feel that I can not have any new guests to our home. My boyfriend wants me to get rid of her, but I cannot even think about doing so. I'm looking for obedience training, but still am very concerned. Any words to make me feel better?
Thanks.
Nadia from CT
Post Feedback: Click Here
Costume Ideas for Someone Who Loves Fantasy and Computer Games
I'm at my wits end. You see my brother cant decide what costume to wear for halloween. We all have it figured out besides him and as the 31st is getting closer its giving us less time to get a costume together. Plus we're getting ready to put our house on the market on november 1st so we also don't have to much money. If you have any ideas for a fantasy loving, computer gaming, 11 year old boy then I would be glad for the costume ideas!
Gloria Wilson from Paso Robles, CA
Post Feedback: Click Here
Santa Heads Made From Detergent Bottles
Last year I went to Florida to a Christmas bazaar and I saw Santa Claus heads made with wool and fabric from detergent and liquid soap bottles. Does someone know how to make them? Over here in Germany they don't know these decorations. I want to make some of them for my friends. I apologize for my english and I hope you cam help me find instructions on how to make these funny santa faces.
Schluppi from Hamburg, Germany
Post Feedback: Click Here
Adding Tea Tree Oil to Hand Soap
I was wondering if anyone knows if you can add tea tree oil to any handsoap? And if so, how much and what kind of soap is best? Or is there a good hand or body soap already made using tree tea oil?
Nailfanatic from Poteau, OK
Post Feedback: Click Here
I am a recent college grad and looking for tips on how to set up a budget. I work as a waitress, so my imcome varies, and a large portion of it is cash. I am a responsible person and haven't had many money problems, but feel like I need to get better control over my finances. Any advice on bill paying, budgeting, etc. would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Samantha from Davis, CA
Post Feedback: Click Here
I have mold in my garage and it is all over my clothing and furniture how do i get rid of it?
Joy from Virginia Beach, VA
Post Feedback: Click Here
Carpet Anemone Stuck To the Side of the Tank
We have a Carpet Anemone and it has decided to fasten itself to the class of our salt water tank. We don't get to see the beauty of the carpet, only it's rear end. (Yes, it is very funny when we tell family and friends.) How can we get it to become unstuck? We have tried to cut the flow of water and move it early in the AM while it is still sleepy but it didn't work. We also tried to rub ice cubes on the outside of the tank to make it cold for him and it is still there.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Jarjar from Quesnel, BC
Post Feedback: Click Here
Any ideas why my avocado seeds that I have had in water now for 2 months still aren't sprouting, I have them suspended pointed side down. Also, what other plants can you grow using fresh vegtables or fruits?
Hardiness Zone: 5a
Miniduck from Indianapolis, IN
Post Feedback: Click Here
Looking for a frugal solution to an everyday problem? Submit your request here: Click Here
Today's Sponsors
Manage your money simply and quickly. Inexpensive budget planning software.
http://www.mybudgetplanner.com/partner/thf/mbpmain.htm
More Reading:
The Queen of Fall Flowers - the Magnificent Mum
By Ellen Brown
Chrysanthemums are the quintessential flowers of fall. From blazing golden yellows to rich shades of mahogany, when it comes to intense color, nothing in the fall garden can match their showy display. It is no wonder that mums are the most widely grown pot plant in the United States; compact varieties with long-lasting blooms are great for containers on balconies and decks. These magnificent jewels are easy to transplant and grow-no garden should be without them.
Read More: Click Here
10 Ideas to Help You Remember
By Maria Gracia
You are busy and you have tons of things to do. How can you possibly remember it all?
Having a sharp memory recall can be as simple as finding ways to help jog your memory throughout the day. Here are 10 quick ideas:
Read More: Click Here
Pumpkin Primer
By Marcia Passos Duffy
Read More: Click Here
Let others know that you like this Ezine:
Vote For the Daily Thrifty Tips
More Stuff
Coupon Swap!
Swap coupons with other ThriftyFun.com users:
Seed Swap!
Swap seeds with other ThriftyFun.com users:
Tip Contest!
Submit a tip and enter our contest.
Submit a Request
Frugal solutions to everyday problems.
Search ThriftyFun!
Use Google technology to search ThriftyFun.
Like ThriftyFun on Facebook
