Daily Thrifty Tips - August 6, 2008

Vol. 7, Num. 152, August 6, 2008 (Read It Online) We have two new Saving Money on... topics this week. Do you have any advice to share? Saving Money on Canning Supplies Tips for saving money on canning supplies. Post your ideas! Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf617368.tip.html Saving Money On School Clothes School will be starting soon. What are your favorite tips for saving money on school clothes, shoes or uniforms? Post them here! Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf70004083.tip.html Thanks for reading, Susan Send to a Friend! Share a Tip (You could win $25!) Share a Photo (You could win $25!) Have a Question? Submit a request... Link to ThriftyFun.com View Active Topics! Edit Your Subscriptions: To edit your ThriftyFun subscriptions, click the Update Profile/Email Address link at the bottom of this newsletter. Today's newsletter contains: Today's Photos: Garden In Ontario Hair Clip Organizer Reuse Shower Curtain Rings For Keys or Clothes LuLu (Maltese/Shih Tzu) Organizing Your Fridge Today's Tips: Use Foam Swimming Noodles as Bumpers Store Extra Bags in Bottom of the Trash Bin Garden Photographs for Winter Enjoyment Cleaning Grease from Wallpaper Rotate Your Kids Toys Get a Cold Drink Right After You Flush the Toilet Use Old Socks As Cleaning Rags Uses for Celery Leaves Lemon Peels Joke of the Day New Requests: Extra Service Charges on My Verizon Bill Soy Milk Vs. 1% Milk Is Hip Dysplasia Common In Shi Tzu/Maltese? Pricing Crafts for a Craft Show Freezing Cooked Salmon Recipe For Sugar Body Scrub Recipe For Barbecued, Slow Roasted Beef What Is This Plant? Home Remedies For Bursitis Homemade Multi-Purpose Carpet Cleaner Finding The Source Of Ant Infestations Mange Vs. Hot Spots Removing Old Paint From Wood Self-adhesive Night Lights Worms Eating Tomatoes Blanching Brussel Sprouts Uses For Chicken Stock Recipes For Body Scrub Recipes From Bisquick Box Removing Sudocrem From Clothing Ways To Avoid Flipping Food While Cooking Problems With Hibiscus Plants Removing Ink Obscuring Label Travel Tips For Arizona More Reading: Rent a Dorm, Not a Hotel, for Your Next Vacation Today's Sponsor: Crafting for Fun and Money! If you are an avid crafter, capable writer and own a digital camera, you are eligible to participate. Submit your craft projects to ThriftyFun and we will pay $15 for any crafts that we publish. More Information: Click Here: http://www.thriftyfun.com/post_craft.ldml Today's Photos: Garden In Ontario This is a picture of our garden. By Celia from Toronto, Ontario, Canada Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf41672518.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Hair Clip Organizer Take apart a wire hanger. Bend it with pliers into the shape of a head making loops on the side for eyes. Tie the wire together with a few pieces of yarn. Now unravel some yarn. You can wrap yarn around two chairs or someones hands. Cut the yarn once you get the amount you want, then cut the yarn in half. View This Craft: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf55367998.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Reuse Shower Curtain Rings For Keys or Clothes If you have left over shower curtain rings, don't toss them. I put two on the hanger that my jackets are on, then hang the matching slacks or skirt, and top, on the rings. It saves time and room in the closet. I keep one in my purse, and if I have to carry too many bags from the store to the house (am currently without a car), these help my fingers from getting tired and sore. And lastly, they make a great key ring if you have lots of keys you need to keep straight. Enjoy!! By Sandra from Salem OR Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf16332435.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print LuLu (Maltese/Shih Tzu) LuLu is 11 months old and a Maltese/Shih Tzu. Lulu was born in August 2007. Through volunteer work that I do, I had the opportunity to visit a home. Lulu and her siblings had been born a few days before. I had been searching for the perfect puppy for my granddaughter, Ashley. The minute I saw these puppies, I knew my search had ended. A little over a month later, Lulu came to live with us. We love her so much. She is so funny. In this picture she is sticking her tongue out at me. Lulu likes to play chase,tug of war with her stuffed bunny but most of all she likes to wrestle and play in the floor with Ashley. We know that Lulu is the funniest and prettiest puppy in the world. By Faye from Simpsonville, SC Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf82631568.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Organizing Your Fridge To keep my fridge organized, I found some second hand plastic drawer units. I then keep my cheeses, lunch meat, eggs and breads in four that help keep things organized. This really helps anyone with a small kitchen and, like me, needing to get all the food for the month in one shopping trip. To keep the dressing and catsup, etc, organized, I put them in used flavored water bottles. I use a black marker to abbreviate the contents on the cap and the bottle, to make sure one doesn't get mixed up with another. It takes up half the room as the odd shaped bottles, and keeps things organized. I hope you can use this trick, as it's really made a difference in the fridge. By Sandra from Salem OR Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf36708984.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Contests: Tip Contest Submit a Tip or Recipe! Photo Contest Submit a tip with photo! These contests are weekly. We pick 2 tip winners and 1 photo winner at the end of each week. Each winner will win $25! My Frugal Life Submit a My Frugal Life Essay! Today's Tips: Use Foam Swimming Noodles as Bumpers A friend of ours made "bumpers" for a rowboat he had newly painted by cutting up a foam swimming noodle and stringing a pair on some nylon rope. You could make small ones for your boat - or throw a double-edged pair over your car if you have to park closely in a carport. (I am thinking about THAT.) The foam noodles yields at least 4 potential bumpers! By Pamphyila from Los Angeles, CA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf76913029.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Store Extra Bags in Bottom of the Trash Bin When emptying out your trash bins, put several trash bags in the bottom of the bin. The next time you empty the trash, there is a bag there ready to use. Source: I learned this from working maintenance in a factory. By Robin from Gothenburg, Sweden Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf65955484.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Garden Photographs for Winter Enjoyment Today I went outside and was enjoying my garden so much, and I had an idea. I went around with my cell phone and took pictures of my favorite flowers in bloom. I have about 8 pictures that I can use as wallpaper on my phone. These pictures will to remind me of my lovely flowers in the dead of winter. I also managed to get a picture of a beautiful yellow monarch on our butterfly bush. What a treat! By Carol from Landisville, PA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf47399757.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Cleaning Grease from Wallpaper To remove greasy spots on wallpaper, apply a paste of cornstarch and water. Allow to dry. Then brush or vacuum gently. For bare spaces in wallpaper; color in with felt tip marker. This works for small spaces or ones that are not visible. By Anne A. from Fernley, NV Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf91970701.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Rotate Your Kids Toys Keep the toy box fresh and "new" for your kids, and have fewer toys to clean up. You can do this by putting away half of their toys. When they tire of the toys they have out, begin to rotate the toys by putting a few "new" ones out and tucking away some of the toys they have been using for another time. By Marie from West Dundee, IL Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf51853954.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Get a Cold Drink Right After You Flush the Toilet In this hot weather, do you hate wasting water by having to run it so long before it gets cold enough to drink? This sounds a little strange but if you will try a minute or so after someone has flushed the toilet, your kitchen faucet will produce cold water almost immediately. The flushing process gets it running through the pipes much faster and you don't have to wait so long for it to cool off. Try it, it works! By Patricia from Imperial, NE Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf34571382.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Use Old Socks As Cleaning Rags When my socks get holes in them, I turn them inside out and use them for dusting/cleaning rags. By turning them inside out I can easily spot which socks are no longer good enough to wear as I'm sorting laundry. By Susan from Giddings, TX Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf13988794.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Uses for Celery Leaves I always cut off the leaves from my stalks of celery before putting in the fridge (they cause the celery to wilt quicker). In the interest of "waste not want not" :) I dry the leaves in a brown paper lunch bag, then crumble up and keep with my spices. It's great if you want to add flavor to soups, etc. but are out of celery! By Carol from Landisville, PA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf74206260.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Lemon Peels Cauliflower will stay white if you add a small piece of lemon peel to the water while cooking Also, after you squeeze the juice from a lemon or orange, freeze the rind. This way, when a recipe calls for rind, you won't have to grate a fresh fruit. Source: From a vintage Woman's World magazine. By Cinnamon from Williams Lake, BC Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf68450463.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Dear Webby's Joke of the Day A 16-year-old girl bought herself a very tiny bikini. Very proud, she came home and put it on. She then showed her mother how she looked in it. "What do you think mom?" she asked. Her mother replied, "If I wore that when I was your age, you would be 5 years older." Read More Jokes Here: http://webby.com/humor New Requests: Extra Service Charges on My Verizon Bill I have Verizon phone service. My last 2 bills have had service charges on them. When I called the companies to stop the charges etc. they said I signed up for them and they knew my mother's maiden name so that means I signed up. What in the world is going on? I have NOT signed up for anything. I do take surveys from websites I have been with for along time. I don't buy anything as I work 2 jobs and still don't have enough money to pay all my bills. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Sandy from Halethorpe, MD Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf86656298.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Soy Milk Vs. 1% Milk What are the pros and cons between light soy milk and 1% milk? How do they effect dieting? If consumed all the time which one will gain me more weight? Aliesha Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf48364991.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Is Hip Dysplasia Common In Shi Tzu/Maltese? I have a shitzu/maltese dog and I was wondering if they are known to have hip dysplasia? Pamela from Saginaw, MI Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf70676826.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Pricing Crafts for a Craft Show I knit and crochet dish cloths. I sell them for $2.50, is that the going rate? I want to do a craft show this fall, what are good sellers? I also do plastic canvas, such as tissue box covers, pins, coasters, etc. Pat from Corydon, IN Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf80922506.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Freezing Cooked Salmon Can you freeze cooked salmon? Will it taste watery when thawed and warmed in the microwave? Glenda Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf36811494.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Recipe For Sugar Body Scrub Does anyone have a sugar body scrub recipe? Sabrina from Council, N.C. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf57696049.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Recipe For Barbecued, Slow Roasted Beef Years ago on a trip to the USA, I had the most brilliant meal of slow-roasted beef in Kansas. I don't know the cut of beef, but it was a very large, boneless piece. Not the fillet, but perhaps a whole piece of steak (enough for about 10 people). It had been marinated, then slow-roasted on a very low heat for 10-20 hours (I can't remember the exact length of time, but definitely overnight. It was then finished off the next day on a barbecue, and was the most delicious, tender, juicy meat I have ever tasted. Does anyone know of this recipe. Brenda from Melbourne, Australia Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf74359670.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print What Is This Plant? I've received this pineapple plant one year ago. It's growing a new pineapple plant from all of it's eyes, and on the top side growing another small pineapple. Until now I still don't know what the name is of this kind of plant. I just called it a unique "Pineapple" Plant. Maybe you can help me to find out what the real name is for this plant. Hardiness Zone: 11 Eddy from Surabaya, Indonesia Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf79121555.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Home Remedies For Bursitis Does anyone have a home remedy for bursitis in hip joint? Linda from Arroyo Grande, CA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf81702945.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Homemade Multi-Purpose Carpet Cleaner Does anyone have a recipe to get any type of stain out of carpet? Crystal from Wrarragul, Vic Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf19097373.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Finding The Source Of Ant Infestations I try all the homemade ant repellents and most of them work but I want to find the source of the ants or the anthills. Although chasing a little ant for hours and hours is very "exciting", where did you find most of your anthills? Christine from CA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf69867075.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Mange Vs. Hot Spots Can anyone tell me how one goes about determining whether a dog has mange or hot spots? My lab chewed his tail yesterday until it was bare of hair (about half dollar size) and today on his hind quarter (about size of a quarter). Both sites have scaly bumps. Thanks for any help. Pam from Muskegon, MI Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf82951274.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Removing Old Paint From Wood How do you remove old paint from wood surface? Kathleen from West Hartford, CT Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf99165523.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Self-adhesive Night Lights I would like to know where I can find self-adhesive night lights. Irene Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf75862385.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Worms Eating Tomatoes We seem to have a worm that has decided it likes out tomatoes. What can I use to get rid of it. It's eating too many! I can't do anything poisonous because I have dogs in my yard. Help! Robin from Washington, IA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf18724361.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Blanching Brussel Sprouts Do you have to blanch brussel sprouts before freezing them? I was so excited when I found out on here that I don't have to blanch broccoli. Now I am wondering if I have to blanch brussel sprouts. I hope not. Vickey from Northern Michigan Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf67399500.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Uses For Chicken Stock How else can I make use of chicken stock other than the obvious, chicken soup? Many thanks! Paula from Niagara Falls, Ontario Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf73639332.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Recipes For Body Scrub Are there any soapers out there who make their own body scrubs? Will you share your recipes? Thanks. Sabrina from Council, NC Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf60811828.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Recipes From Bisquick Box Does anyone have the recipe for muffins, particularly blueberry muffins which used to be on the back of the Bisquick box. At one point I cut it off the box but I have misplaced it. Thank you. Judith Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf82149513.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Removing Sudocrem From Clothing How do you remove sudocrem from clothes and hair? Theresa from Newcastle, England Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf56720571.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Ways To Avoid Flipping Food While Cooking Frozen onion rings and french fries need to be turned midway after some baking time. Is there a suggested method of baking that can omit the food flipping step? Holly from Richardson, TX Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf63736314.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Problems With Hibiscus Plants I have recently potted two hibiscus plants in my balcony. The one with the pink flowers has not given a single bud in 3 weeks. Also the leaves of this plant have holes in them. What can I do to prevent the holes? The yellow one gives one flower in a week. Three days back it had some 5 new buds, but the very next day all the buds had suddenly disappeared. What can be causing this? Hardiness Zone: 11 Neet from Mumbai, IN Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf74487588.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Removing Ink Obscuring Label I'm restoring an old instrument (hurdy gurdy) and some time in the past, somebody covered over the makers name label with blue ink. I've taken it off and by holding up to the light I can more or less see what's written underneath, but the date is partially obscured. The label was written in black, presumably India ink. Now how do I clean away the blue ink without removing the black underneath? Any ideas? Thanks. Mike from Newmarket, UK Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf25060369.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Travel Tips For Arizona I am looking for travel tips for Arizona. Roy Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf56408426.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Today's Sponsor: Crafting for Fun and Money! If you are an avid crafter, capable writer and own a digital camera, you are eligible to participate. Submit your craft projects to ThriftyFun and we will pay $15 for any crafts that we publish. More Information: Click Here: http://www.thriftyfun.com/post_craft.ldml More Reading: Rent a Dorm, Not a Hotel, for Your Next Vacation By Claire Bush Spiraling gas and food prices have made summer vacation plans a little bleak this year, but take heart. Here's a unique way to pack more fun - for fewer dollars - into your summer getaway. Read More: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf67545285.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Interactive Coupon Swap! Swap coupons with other ThriftyFun.com users. Seed Swap! Swap seeds with other ThriftyFun.com users.