Daily Thrifty Tips
Volume Three, Number 96, August 2, 2004
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Congratulations to Shirley M - Iowa, the winner of our last contest. Thank you to everyone for all the great submissions. We started a new contest. We are giving away a Coffee Roasting Kit.
This weekend in the TF News we publish some Back To School articles. You can read that issue here:
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Susan
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Today's newsletter contains:
Today's Tips:
- Stocking Up on School Supplies
- Mixing Meatloaf and Other Sticky Things
- Credit Cards and New College Students
- Cleaning Bugs Off Car Finish
- Herbal Moth Repellant
- Re-use Dryer Sheets/Empty Sheet Boxes
- Meatloaf in Muffin Tins
- Featured Feedback: RE: Acne on Forhead
- Featured Feedback: RE: Unusual Garden Decorations
- Featured Feedback: RE: Sewing Machine Recommendation
- Other Active Topics
- Today's Recipe: Flour Tortilla Pizza
New Requests:
- Removing Rit Dye Stain From Dryer
- Removing Water Marks from Leather Furniture
- Pickled Green Tomato Recipe
- Looking for Baby Shower Ideas?
- Recipes Using Zucchini
- Gnat Problem in Convenience Store
- Pet Vaccines
- Sewing Machine Recommendation
- Crafts with Wine Corks
- Puppy Eating Dog Mess
More Reading:
- Get Paid To Drive
- Quick Clutter Control: 10 Tips For A Tidier Home
- Dill (Anethum graveolens)
- Prolong the Life of Clothes
- Rash Decisions: Deciphering Summer's Most Common Skin Ailments
- A Well Stocked Pantry Contains
- Simplify Back to School Shopping -
- Save Money, Too!
- Reduce Stress of Back-to-School Shopping
- Reducing the Cost of Office and School Supplies
- 10 Simple Daily Affirmations
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Today's Tips
Stocking Up on School Supplies
Stock up now during back-to-school sales on school supplies. During the year you will need more glue, markers, paper, notebooks, etc. and they will never be cheaper than they are right now! Store them all in one place, like a crate so you and your kids will know where to look before buying anything more. By Linda
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Mixing Meatloaf and Other Sticky Things
When mixing meat loaf or patting marshmallow candy into a pan, kneading pizza dough etc., I first spray my hands with non-stick cooking spray. It keeps the food from sticking and washes off easily with soap and water. By M. Day, Ohio
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Credit Cards and New College Students
If you are heading off to college or have child who is, watch out for the predatory practices of credit card companies. You may be surprised by just how easy it is for new students to get credit cards. New students are bombarded with credit card offers and guess what? If they apply they likely will be accepted and given a line of credit despite having no credit history. Credit card companies see students as a good investment since they either will get a college education and be able to cover their debt or their parents will bail them out. Advise your child or youself to avoid the Credit Card trap that awaits all new students.
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Cleaning Bugs Off Car Finish
Use baking soda on a moist sponge and they just soften right up and wash off. Easy and inexpensive, and won't scratch the finish! Dyann
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Herbal Moth Repellant
Try this instead of mothballs.
1/2 cup whole cloves
1/2 cup whole black pepper corns
3 sticks of cinnamon bark, broken into small pieces
Cheesecloth
Mix the cloves, pepper corns and cinnomon bark together in a bowl. Then using double-layer cheesecloth, sew little pillows or make little bags to hold about 2 tablespoons of the mixture. Make little bags to hang in your closet and a little pillows to put in your drawers. You can also just sprinkle this mixture in areas that you want to prevent moths, but be careful, if comes into contact with clothing it can stain.
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Re-use Dryer Sheets/Empty Sheet Boxes
I keep an empty square tissue box on a shelf above my dryer and save all used dryer sheets. They are especially good for putting in sock/underwear drawers to keep everything smelling fresh. I also use the empty dryer box which retains a lot of the perfume smell in my dirty clothes basket -- keeps dirty clothes from smelling up the closet! Used dryer sheets are the best for using to clean out the lint filter of the dryer too [old tip].
Terri
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Meatloaf in Muffin Tins
To shorten the cooking time of meat loaf, bake individual servings in a muffin pan. The smaller portions of the meat mixture cook more rapidly than a single loaf. To save even more time, use a microwave-safe muffin pan and cook your meat loaf muffins in the microwave! By M. Day, Ohio
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Featured Feedback: RE: Acne on Forhead
I am 61 now; but, I use to be a teenager. I always dabbed whole milk, let it dry on my face and after it dried I gently washed it off with warm water and patted my face dry. I did this every night and it gets rid of zits, etc. most of the time.
By the way, I have people thinking I am in my early forties because my skin is so nice and smooth.
Sshep
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Featured Feedback: RE: Unusual Garden Decorations
I love ideas like this - the only limit is your imagination. Among my garden beds I have an old wheelbarrow, earthenware jars, white ceramic insulation things from old telegraph poles, a terracotta chimney, 3 iron wagon wheels, a wrought iron bed end and 2 rams skulls complete with horns! They all blend in with my natural native garden.
Regards
Jo
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Featured Feedback: RE: Sewing Machine Recommendation
I just bought a sewing machine last week and had looked at a Kenmore and a White both on sale for about $100. Both were very basic with straight and zig zag stitches. My stepmom recommended the White. She had one for 30 years that she loved. The white is also metal and the Kenmore is plastic.
I bought the White and I'm loving it. I also do very basic sewing so I don't need much. But make sure you decide first whether or not you want a machine in a cabinet, in a built in case or free-standing (no case). Mine is the latter and I love the flexibility since I don't have a room for sewing or space for a cabinet model. I can use it on the kitchen table where the best light is and put it aside during dinner.
But I would check around for older models as suggested above. I've had some great machines that were about 1950's-1960's. Very reliable. I got our vacuum years ago used at a vacuum/sewing repair place. Maybe they have used sewing machines for a bargain price.
Good luck.
By Allison
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Request: Two Year Old Birthday Ideas
Freezing Garden Produce...
Birch Shavings as Rabbit Litter
Transporting a Horse
Today's Recipes: Flour Tortilla Pizza
1. Begin with a Flour tortilla . . any size will do. Place it on a plate that is microwave safe.
2. Spread a layer of pizza sauce on the tortilla, covering to the edge.
3. Add any ingredients that you have on hand that you would ordinarily put on a pizza: bell pepper, mushrooms, chopped onion, ripe olives, you get the idea.
4. Top off with a little shredded cheese.
5. Pop into the microwave for a minute or two, just long enough to melt the cheese.
6. Remove and cut into 6 or eight wedges and enjoy.
Note: I brown sausage and hamburger and crumble it just for these mini-pizzas.. Freeze on a cookie sheet and then transfer to a zip lock bag.
By Harlean from Arkansas
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New Requests:
Removing Rit Dye Stain From Dryer
Does anyone know how to get Rit dye stain out of the dryer?
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Removing Water Marks from Leather Furniture
Does anyone know how to get water marks off of leather furniture. In my case it is an antique table with a leather top. Thank you in advance for your advice. Vicki from Bellevue
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Pickled Green Tomato Recipe
I am looking for a green tomato pickle recipe. Basic canning for pickled green tomatoes New to this site so any help would be great. Thanks
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Looking for Baby Shower Ideas?
I am having a baby shower for my daughter in law and I would like to make it very special, any great ideas? It's our first grandchild and I would like her to say, WOW! I can't believe she did that all! Any great ideas appreciated! Thanks!
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Recipes Using Zucchini
I am looking for lots of tasty recipes using zucchini. I was given one that we like from my neighbour. It is as follows: Saute onions and when partially cooked add sliced zucchini, and a little water and finish cooking. Then Add Cheez Whiz, or cheese sauce, salt and pepper. Heat through. I thought it was a side dish, but we eat it as a soup and really do like this. (I used 2 large onions, and 2 small zucchini, about 1/2 cup of water and 3/4 cup of Cheez Whiz.) - Pat in Kitchener, B.C.
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Gnat Problem in Convenience Store
I work at a convenience store where we have a bakery case. We have fresh donuts brought in every day, and every day they end up in the garbage because of gnats. We clean the case every day. Please HELP! What can we do to eliminate those pesky gnats? Thank you. Pam
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Pet Vaccines
Can you give your own rabies vaccines to dogs and where would you order that? Kathy
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Sewing Machine Recommendation
My daughter wants to make her own clothing and I want to get a her a sewing machine for her birthday. Any sewers out there have any recommendations of what sewing machine to get her and reasonably inexpensive way to get one? Thanks, Carol.
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Crafts with Wine Corks
i have been saving wine corks and would like to know some artistic ways to use them.
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Puppy Eating Dog Mess
How do you get a 10 month old puppy to stop eating dog mess?
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More Reading
Get Paid To Drive
By Jeffrey Strain
You may have heard rumors that it is possible to get paid to drive your car, or in some cases, get a car to use for free. While participation is limited and luck is needed along with living in the right place for a particular campaign, it is possible to get paid to have your car (or a car given to you) turned into a moving advertisement. If you drive 800 miles or more a month along heavily populated routes in your normal driving habits, you may want to check out the companies that offer car wraps.
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Quick Clutter Control: 10 Tips For A Tidier Home
By Colleen Moulding
10 Tips For A Tidier Home
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Dill (Anethum graveolens)
By Jennifer A. Wickes
This summer, why not try some fresh herbs to add to your meals. They are virtually caloric free, fat free and extremely flavorful. Here is one of my favorites:
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Prolong the Life of Clothes
Learning how to care for clothing can prolong its life. It also can make it look newer longer, and save time and money needed to replace it, said Marla Day, Kansas State University Research and Extension associate clothing specialist, who offered these easy-to-do tips:
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Rash Decisions: Deciphering Summer's Most Common Skin Ailments
By Linda Sharp
Summer is here, bringing with it hot, lazy days spent swimming, and evenings spent playing outside till dark! If your children are like mine, they are just itching with excitement! Unfortunately, before it's time to start buying new school supplies in August, two out of every three children will be itching for different reasons.
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A Well Stocked Pantry Contains
By Patty Getz
Have you ever wondered how some people keep their food bills down so low? Have you tried to learn their secrets, only to find that your store does not double coupons, or you just don't have the time to clip coupons for foods you don't really eat anyway.
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Simplify Back to School Shopping -- Save Money, Too!
By Nancy Peterson
The beginning of a new school year can be an exciting time, but back-to-school costs can stress parents, said Katey Walker, Kansas State University Research and Extension family resource specialist.
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Reduce Stress of Back-to-School Shopping
By Nancy Peterson
Trying on clothes probably isn't on most kids' list of favorite things to do, but it is an essential part of shopping for back-to-school or other new clothing, said Marla Day, Kansas State University Research and Extension associate clothing specialist.
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Reducing the Cost of Office and School Supplies
By Naomi Knudsen
Ben Franklin once said, "A penny saved is a dollar earned". Here are some tips for saving some pennies and maybe a few dollars by reducing the costs of those supplies for school or the office.
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10 Simple Daily Affirmations
By Maria Gracia
A big part of getting organized is ensuring that you're doing the things that will . . .
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