Daily Thrifty Tips - November 26, 2008

Vol. 7, Num. 231, November 26, 2008 (Read It Online) This is our last issue of the week. Happy Thanksgiving to all of our US readers! We'll be back on Monday. If you aren't a subscriber to the ThriftyFun Crafts newsletter, be sure to check out this week's issue for tons of Thanksgiving crafts. You can find it here: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf36611669.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: Scenery: Albuquerque Balloon Festival Shogun (Staff X) Today's Tips: Have Kids Pick Their Presents from Santa Sticky Notes at an Angle Youth Scavenger Food Hunt Use a Hanging Towel in the Kitchen Link: Printable Advent Calendars Fluffing Indentations in Carpet Use Rubber Gloves for Rubber Bands Buy Sweet Potatoes on Sale and Store Keep Frozen Bread Dough on Hand Day After Thanksgiving Dinner Use Your Turkey Bones for Soup Use Leaves and Newspapers for Mulch Joke of the Day New Requests: Nu-Wave Oven Turkey Instructions Gift Ideas for an "Army" Guy Can Changing Food Kill a Dog? Getting Rid of Chicken Pox Marks Ice Maker Drips Creating Quality Compost Through The Winter Cleaning a Borden's Milk Bottle Hanging a Heavy Mirror Great Dane with Skin Rashes Quick and Easy Turkey Cutlets with Gravy Having Pygmy Goats as Pets Deterrent for Pets Strawberry Pretzel Squares by Kraft My Finch Has Laid Some Eggs What Breed is My Dog? Painting a Child's Room Bright Red With Black Trim Caring for a 6 Week Old Puppy What Breed is My Dog? Cleaning Aluminum Window Frames Organizing Pen Pal Information Raspberry Crumb Bar Recipe Looking For Monique Luo Wedding Dress Cookbook Software or Template Removing Body Odor from Clothing Nicotine off Wood Furniture Freezing Pumpkin Pies Identifying Markings on Serving Dish Dark Circle on Light Colored Table Removing Lime Deposits on Windows Small Wood Stove for Fifth Wheel Trailer Woman's Day Magazine Mini Gingerbread House "Dressing Up" Canned Cranberry Sauce Product Review: Pedi Paws More Reading: My Frugal Life: Being Frugal and Green My Frugal Holiday: Clue Gift Saving Money on Christmas 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: Scenery: Albuquerque Balloon Festival Taken at the Balloon Festival in Albuquerque, N.M. 2008. The sun was just coming up as I caught this sight. I thought it was awesome. By Linda from Arkansas City, Ks Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf18489539.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Shogun (Staff X) Shogun is 2 1/2 years old and a staff x. He likes to play, run around and eat! By ste/tina from Manchester, England Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf40009253.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: Have Kids Pick Their Presents from Santa With the holiday season coming up quickly it reminds me of what I did when my daughter was little and in grade school. On Thanksgiving evening, I would break out several magazines like Sears, Penny's or even Kmart/Walmart advertisements for her to look at, telling her that there were so many children in the world now that it was my understanding that each child only got to choose $100 worth of gifts from these catalogs. Parents would then turn in the order to Santa BUT ONLY if the items selected totaled $100 or less and no more. Well, this kept her quite occupied and busy for several days IF not a whole week. This, I felt, was a sure fire way to show my daughter that these "toys" did not come easily, not even for Santa Claus. That they cost him a lot of money too, even IF his elves were making them for her and the other children world wide to have. She would begin Thanksgiving evening picking out items, adding them all up and if it was over $100 she would have to start all over omitting something until it totaled $100 or near that amount. This taught her how to add and subtract quite well I think. In fact so well, that she is now a Vice President of a bank here in NC. She now does the same thing with her three small children to this day. I think this taught her the value of a dollar at a very early age and that these things (toys) were not free for anyone in this life. I challenge you to try this suggestion with your own little ones this year and see for yourself that Xmas does not have to cost a lot when you do it this way. By Paula Jo from Mebane, NC Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf11696982.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Sticky Notes at an Angle My mother uses a unique way to remember things she has to do or appointments she has to keep. She writes them on a sticky note, and places them at an ANGLE on a cupboard, mirror, fridge, etc. Having them at an angle makes you notice them as they are not level. To most people this is annoying,and therefore you notice them every time you go by! No more forgotten to do lists! By Tammy from Drain, OR Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf94722353.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Youth Scavenger Food Hunt My Church's youth recently had a "Scavenger Hunt". It consisted of groups of teenagers (with an adult), going door-to-door asking for canned goods. The group with the most donations was the winner. They collected over 15 boxes of canned goods to donate to the local soup kitchen. It was a fun way to give back. By Leslie from Brandon Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf54433226.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Use a Hanging Towel in the Kitchen To save on paper towels, and land fill. Tie a hanging towel in the kitchen. They are hard to find, but easy to make. I use mine, when cooking and cleaning the whole time. Source: My own idea been dong this to save money, for years. By Laura from Spartanburg, S.C. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf56263510.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Link: Printable Advent Calendars Someone asked a few weeks ago about a Christmas Advent Calendar template ... I just came across this one in pdf form while searching for free Thanksgiving printables: http://www.thetoymaker.com/Holidays/Christmas/advent1.pdf Their site has all kinds of cute and fun free craft printables. Here is their main link: http://www.thetoymaker.com/ Happy Crafting :-) By Deeli from Richland, WA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf23006283.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Fluffing Indentations in Carpet If you find indentations in your carpet after moving a piece of furniture, get a clean dish cloth or face cloth and put it in hot water and then wring it out. Place the cloth in the microwave and get it as hot as you want, about 3 minutes. Take the cloth very carefully and put in a coffee cup. Place the cup over the indentation and let it sit for a few minutes. The steam will puff up the fiber in the carpet and the indentation will be gone. By Mary C. from Newark, California Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf84002696.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Use Rubber Gloves for Rubber Bands What do you do when your rubber cleaning gloves get a hole or one of the pair is lost? Don't throw them away. Cut them into strips. They make great heavy duty rubber bands. Put them around hardcover books; they will stay together. Newspapers won't get loose even in a bad wind! They work great in attaching bean poles together. But they will crush tender vines, be careful! By Tim from Science Hill Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf82883838.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Buy Sweet Potatoes on Sale and Store I have been waiting and it is now time. Sweet potatoes are on sale for Thanksgiving. I don't know the price for other areas, but the price in the Hot Springs WalMart stores is 25 cents a pound. If you have a place that is cold but doesn't get down to freezing, such as a garage, to store them, buy as many as you think you can use by New Years. I bought about 1/2 a bushel last year and used the last of them a few days after the New Year, and they were good to the last potato. By Harlean from Hot Springs, Arkansas Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf53051418.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Keep Frozen Bread Dough on Hand Keep frozen bread dough on hand to save time. You can substitute the thawed dough for just about any yeast bread recipe. I use it for pizza dough (just thaw and roll), sweet rolls, roll out thawed dough,spread with butter sprinkle with brown or white sugar, cinnamon, nuts and raisins. Roll like jelly roll, slice and place in buttered pan that has been sprinkled with brown sugar. Let rise and bake at 350 for about 25 minutes. Super easy and great for the holidays. You can also spread with cherry pie filling, roll and cut, place in greased pan. But when they are done drizzle with a confectioner sugar glaze. Yum! You can use the dough for homemade herb bread, just roll thawed dough into a rectangle, spread with butter or margarine, sprinkle with your favorite herbs, garlic powder, and Parmesan cheese. Roll up as for bread, and bake in a greased pan let rise about 30 minutes or so and bake at 350 for about 30 minutes. You can make stromboli, calzones (spread ricotta cheese, then sliced ham, then pepperoni, fold in half and seal edges. I spray Pam on top sprinkle with garlic powder and bake. We dip it in spaghetti sauce, ohhhh, yum, its so good and SO much cheaper then eating out. Happy Thanksgiving all! By Carol from Landisville, PA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf31539486.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Day After Thanksgiving Dinner Looking for a good use for all those Thanksgiving leftovers? My family gets together with 2-3 other families for dinner the day after Thanksgiving. We all bring our leftovers and share what we have. Then we all take home "go plates". It is a fun way to share another meal. By Leslie from Brandon, MS Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf95006479.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Use Your Turkey Bones for Soup Think you've got your turkey pretty well stripped? Think again. After all that turkey tetrazini, turkey hash, turkey salad, etc, try turkey soup. Toss all the turkey bones into a large pot. Cover the bones with water, add seasonings to taste, and simmer two hours. While the bones are simmering, peel carrots, celery and whatever other veggies you like. Add these to the pot. Cook an additional hour to hour and a half. If desired, add a half pound of egg noodles near the end of the cooking time. Once the noodles are cooked according to the time specified on the package, remove the bones (carefully, so you don't burn yourself.) your turkey soup is ready to enjoy. By Lelia Jo from Springfield, OH Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf63011754.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Use Leaves and Newspapers for Mulch Use all the leaves and newspaper you can get your hands on. They are great mulch. I started by putting down newspaper in a new natural area I want to start. I have quite a few layers. Now that leaves have fallen, I have raked all into that area, along with all the ones my neighbors have bagged. By spring, the weather will have turned these into some great mulch. By Wanda from Climax, NC Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf37533919.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Dear Webby's Joke of the Day A man traveling down a country road was forced to stop before a giant puddle covering the entire road. Looking to the side of the road, the man noticed a farmer leaning on a fence. "Think it's safe to cross?" the man asked. "I reckon so," replied the farmer. The car was immediately swallowed by the puddle as the man drove in. In fact, it was so deep that he had to roll his window down to swim out of his car back to the surface. As his head broke the surface the man said to the farmer, "I thought you said I could safely drive through this puddle!" "Well, shoot!" said the farmer, scratching his head. "It only come up chest-high on my ducks!" Read More Jokes Here: http://webby.com/humor New Requests: Nu-Wave Oven Turkey Instructions I ordered a Nu-Wave Oven, but the recipe books are on backorder. Does anyone have the turkey cooking instructions? Thank you. chickaroo from Haverhill, Mass. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf15162218.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Gift Ideas for an "Army" Guy I am looking for help with a frugal gift for my brother. I am normally very good at picking out gifts for people around me but I am having a really tough time figuring out what to get my brother. We are not close and don't talk, though we are not at odds or anything. I normally don't get him a gift (he hasn't gotten me one since the 90's! haha) but my father passed away this year and he will be with my mother for the holidays (I can't make it because of work). We lead completely different lives and have nothing in common which makes it even tougher! I make TONS of stuff including soap, wine, candles and baked goods, none of which he'd be interested in, unfortunately. He is an army guy (kind of traditional and conservative in a lot of ways) and I am an alternative free-spirit hippy type (he thinks I'm weird! lol)! He's not into colognes or shower stuff, nor does he like it when anyone buys clothes for him. He eats really healthy so no chocolate or junk food either. HELP! He's also 39 years old if that helps. Any help with this would be much appreciated! I've been thinking about this for awhile and have come up with nothing. Thanks! Lisa from Halifax Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf28990066.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Can Changing Food Kill a Dog? My daughter's dog died of "bloating". She is blaming herself because she changed from homemade food to science diet. She feels that she killed her baby. I am sure that it would take a while for the change to cause death. Her poor baby died a horrible death in her arms. Does anyone have any advice? Carole from Crystal Lake, IL Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf47265240.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Getting Rid of Chicken Pox Marks I have marks all over my face and body from having chicken pox for 15 days. What can I use to get rid of these marks? Ahamed Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf54952684.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Ice Maker Drips My Kenmore ice maker works but water drips out the ice tray in the front and freezes into a block. Johnny from Madison, MS Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf27347111.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Creating Quality Compost Through The Winter My husband and I recently purchased 3 acres, and I hope to grow plenty of fruits and vegetables next spring. I'm hoping to create quality compost throughout the winter. Besides kitchen scraps, we also have a small horse and goat for, um, fertilizer. Any tips on creating a quality compost (on a budget) would be greatly appreciated! Hardiness Zone: 5a Stacey from Dorr, MI Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf71035842.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Cleaning a Borden's Milk Bottle Bordon's Milk Bottle - 1 Qt. Size. No matter what I try can't get a Film/Coating out of the inside of the bottle. Any Suggestions would be most helpful Lucy Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf90624379.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Hanging a Heavy Mirror How do I hang a heavy, oval mirror? I have found a beautiful oval mirror with a wide beveled edge. I want to hang it above fireplace and have it tilt down slightly. Any suggestions on best way? It's heavy! Thanks. Susan from Scottsville, VA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf78511504.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Great Dane with Skin Rashes I have a year old Great Dane who is now experiencing skin rashes just about everywhere. I would like some tips please, especially for using yogurt. She weights about 85 lbs. Therefore, quantity/sizes on treatment would be appreciated. I have been through the mill on all the testing and treatments and conflicting diagnosis and causes. I'll try anything at this point. Thank you. Mazzullo from Bpwie, MD Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf57203496.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Quick and Easy Turkey Cutlets with Gravy Does anyone have a quick and easy recipe for turkey cutlets with gravy? Peggy from Deltona, Florida Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf60136944.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Having Pygmy Goats as Pets I am wanting to get a couple of pygmy goats, mostly for pets but they are also supposed to be good for a free lawn mower and pest control. The breeder that I spoke with said that she doesn't have a shelter and they don't need it either. Is this true? She also said that you can put them on a long dog leash (20ft) so you can move them around and not worry about a fence. I live in the country so I don't have rules or restrictions about this. I would like to find out if this is true or not with the shelter and the leash thing. Her's are very tame and they behave more like a dog would with listening to commands and such. We live in North Florida so it is cold here at times but not much. We have dogs also in a fence and I imagine they will be a part of the family like our dogs are. Thank you. Kelly from Caryville, Florida Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf37825340.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Deterrent for Pets Does anyone know of a good product that can be sprayed onto area rugs that will deter pets from going back to the same spot over and over? To use even after the rug is cleaned! Pat from Seneca, SC Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf23024822.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Strawberry Pretzel Squares by Kraft It's yummy, but I can't get the crust to stay together. Any suggestions? We had this at a local restaurant as one of their signature side dishes. Theirs was better than mine. Holly from Richardson Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf90815261.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print My Finch Has Laid Some Eggs My female finch has laid one egg everyday so far. Now today she has ten eggs. What should I do? Stephen from New York Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf942795.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print What Breed is My Dog? Tiger is 3 years old. I don't know what breed he is. He was a stray wandering the streets of Phuket, Thailand. He likes to run, run, run and splash on the beach. I would like to know his breed. Kevin from Phuket, Thailand Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf36891058.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Painting a Child's Room Bright Red With Black Trim My boys, ages 8 and 11, want to paint their room bright red with black borders. Any concerns? Bill from South River, Canada Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf37536070.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Caring for a 6 Week Old Puppy I just got a 6 week old puppy. He is 3/4 German Shepherd and 1/4 Husky. I'm trying to potty train him, it's hard. He seems lonely because I took him from his mom. Any tips from anyone about a 6 week old puppy? Thank you. Taylor from Oklahoma City, OK Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf46211702.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print What Breed is My Dog? What breed is my dog? Obviously my dog is part German Shepherd. I am curious what the other part might be. He is 6 years old and 45 lbs. Thanks a lot. Inle from AZ Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf11736355.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Cleaning Aluminum Window Frames How do you clean aluminum? We have old aluminum window frames in an old house. We are renovating and I would like to clean the window frames. They are looking tired and old and the window runners have mold and a build up of dirt and dust. Liz from Collie, Western Australia Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf43263992.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Organizing Pen Pal Information I am trying to organize my pen pal letters and the info cards that I have for each one. Any ideas? Maryeileen from Brooklyn, OH Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf93629252.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Raspberry Crumb Bar Recipe I am looking for a recipe for Raspberry Crumb Bars. Lucille from Bethlehem, PA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf41262549.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Looking For Monique Luo Wedding Dress I am looking for the wedding dress that I love for a better price than David's Bridal is selling it for. It is a Monique Luo dress, style number CRL 538. I am a street size 2 but I can wear a 2 or a 4 in this dress. Thank you for your help! Jessie from San Antonio, TX Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf90016534.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Cookbook Software or Template I want to make family cookbooks for my daughters this Christmas. Does anyone have suggestions as to any free software or templates that are available to make cookbooks? Thanks so much!! Laurie from Des Moines, IA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf55248406.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Removing Body Odor from Clothing I need to find a cleaning product, or suggestions, on how to get body odor smells out of clothing. June from Granby, MA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf38605324.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Nicotine off Wood Furniture I have nicotine embedded in my bedroom furniture. I'd like to know how to remove it. It's wood furniture. Janet from Red Bank, NJ Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf520910.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Freezing Pumpkin Pies Can I freeze a store bought pumpkin pie? I bought it for Thanksgiving. Will it be watery when I thaw it out in the refrigerator? Cathy from Conover, NC Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf99738916.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Identifying Markings on Serving Dish I have a serving dish that I think might be real silver, but am not sure. It has several makers marks on it. The first looks to be a crown, the second a lion, the third a lowercase "A" and the last is a "B" in a shield. Can anyone tell me if it a real silver piece or not? John Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf83412273.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Dark Circle on Light Colored Table I have a dark circle on a light colored table I just bought. I'm not sure what it is, but can anyone tell me something to try that might remove the dark circle? Thanks. Liz from Sharon, NY Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf66127565.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Removing Lime Deposits on Windows How do I clean lime deposits off of windows caused by sprinklers? Teddy from Mountain Home, ID Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf12392605.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Small Wood Stove for Fifth Wheel Trailer I am looking for a very small wood stove for my 40 ft. fifth wheel. Does anyone know where I can buy one? Cheryl from Toledo, WA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf44399705.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Woman's Day Magazine Mini Gingerbread House I am looking for directions for the Woman's Day Magazine Mini Gingerbread House. It is from the late 1980's or early 1990's. Connie from Winston-Salem, NC Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf42993131.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print "Dressing Up" Canned Cranberry Sauce I'm looking for ways to "dress up" plain canned cranberry sauce since I won't be making homemade sauce this year. Any ideas? Laurie from Indiana Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf88956181.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Product Review: Pedi Paws Has anyone tried the Pedi Paws nail filing for pets? When researching I found 2 different sites. One for around 20 dollars, and another site that had different sizes, small dogs and larger dogs. They were both more expensive. Wonder what the difference is that would justify the higher price? Do they work as well as they claim? Peggy from Cortland Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf31700133.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: My Frugal Life: Being Frugal and Green I started living the frugal life for a few reasons. #1 is that I think I have matured and now see that I need to be more responsible with my money and #2 is for the "green" reasons. Read More: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf12176863.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print My Frugal Holiday: Clue Gift As a young dad, I inherently understood that holidays are all about making memories. Read More: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf67347430.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Saving Money on Christmas One way to prevent Christmas from being a financial burden is to plan ahead. Here are some tips from the ThriftyFun community to help you save money on Christmas by planning ahead. Read More: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf849943.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.