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Volume Six, Number 28, February 9, 2007
Quick and Easy Crocheted Doll Furniture
Calling all little girls that love their Barbies or that have little dolls that need some furniture. Have I got a deal for you! This is number 1 in a three part series of articles about easy doll house furniture. Next week will be a crocheted kitchen and the week after that her bedroom.
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By Paula from Christmas, MI Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf55007147.tip.html Ask Liquor Distributors For Donations The liquor companies have lots of money for free distribution as advertising. So try to find out who the distributors or their representatives are. When you have your big public event, pitch it to them as part of their target audience or as a charity event to get them to provide you with free liquor. I have done this several times and gotten Bailey's Irish Cream and so on. Vodkas are big now, so you could have martinis. Also try the wine distributors. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf79128013.tip.html Make Your Own Convenience Foods I do my grocery shopping once a week, with a list and coupons to save all I possibly can. When I get home, I take all my veggies and wash them and separate them into meal size packages. Then they are clean and ready to use, this way I don't tend to forget about them stashed in the veggie drawer. I also, wash the romaine lettuce, so it is ready to use for salads and sandwiches. To save on convenience foods, I have found it is a lot more economical to purchase the items to make your own. Convenience foods are always more expensive. I make my own by dicing all my veggies at one time; I buy the large blocks of cheese and shed them into freezer bags ready to pop out for casseroles and tacos, etc; I even make up your own bread and cake mixes. I found recipes for money saving home mixes by doing a search on google.com. I find the google search very helpful and time saving for many money saving recipes, all you have to do is type in what you are looking for and they do the search for you. By Bobbie G from Rockwall, TX Editor's Note: Here are recipes for convenience mixes on ThriftyFun: Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf81261247.tip.html Flower Seeds For Valentine's Day Instead of paper valentines, buy some flower seeds at the dollar store (usually 6-10/$1) and give them to your friends with a note that says something like - "MY LOVE FOR YOU GROWS AND GROWS!" Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf946472.tip.html Dry Erase Board Eraser for Foggy Windshields Keep a dry erase board eraser in your car's glove box. Use it to clear the windshield from the INSIDE ONLY. It is amazing how good it works. NEVER wet the eraser, always use it dry. Just a safety tip for everyone. It is a cheap way to keep you and your family safe. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf97581479.tip.html Castrol Super Clean For Household Tasks Part of my job working for a property manager is to clean vacated apartments. As you might imagine, some of them are pretty dirty. By far the best cleaner I have ever used is Castrol Super Clean (I think it's an engine degreaser). One gallon will make about 25 gallons of household cleaner, when diluted with water. It will clean ovens when used full strength (make sure you have lots of ventilation). but do not apply full strength to painted surfaces (it's also a pretty good paint stripper!). It costs about $6 at Walmart or auto part supply places. I use it to clean everything except glass surfaces, and it would work for that too if you don't mind rinsing. You can even use it as a laundry prespotter when diluted. About a year's worth of household cleaner for $6 seems to me to be a thrifty tip! Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf99187241.tip.html
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Taxable and Nontaxable Income
Generally, most income you receive is taxable. But there are some situations when certain types of income are partially taxed or not taxed at all. A complete list is available in IRS Publication 525, Taxable and Nontaxable Income. Read More: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf41882459.tip.html A Valentine's Day Guide to Fresh Cut Roses
When it comes to flowers and holidays, Poinsettias have Christmas and lilies own Easter. On Valentine's Day, however, few people would argue with the fact that long-stemmed roses reign supreme. Women adore getting them and men enjoy giving them. That probably explains why an estimated 189 million roses are produced for Valentine's Day in 2006. If you're planning to give your sweetheart (friend, relative, boss, etc.) fresh cut roses this Valentine's Day, here's what need to know about buying them and keeping them fresh. Read More: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf63832894.tip.html Stain Removal Guide - Out Spot Out!
How many times have you found a stain, whether it be on your favorite shirt or on your brand new carpet or on your favorite easy chair, and wondered "How am I going to get this out?" Well, I have put together a chart that you will be able to print out and laminate and put next to your washer for the next time you need instructions or things to try to remove that stain. But first, we will need to go into some basic principles that pertain to any stain you might encounter. Read More: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf85594402.tip.html
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