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Being Frugal From NecessityFrugality is a way of life that isn't always a choice. This is a guide about being frugal from necessity.

Pantyhose

Uses for Old PantyhoseEven with a run or snag your panty hose can continue to be useful in many ways. This is a guide about uses for old pantyhose.

A woman wearing white nursing scrubs and a charm bracelet at her graduation from nursing school.

The Bracelet Legacy to a Florence NightingaleMy oldest daughter Angela lost her home in a horrific fire and was downsized to unemployment in her job. She made the decision to return to college and pursued a nursing career. I presented her my high school graduation charm bracelet at graduation.

Canning Lids

Uses for Used Canning LidsOnce used for canning, lids can not be used again, but they have lots of alternative uses. This is a guide about uses for used canning lids.

Piggy Bank Surrounded by Money

Frugal Living SayingsSometimes a saying or quote can help set a course or keep you on task, even when it becomes difficult or discouraging. This guide contains frugal living sayings.

Watering Barrel in front of DownSpout

Watering WiselyWater is a limited resource and should be conserved whenever possible. This is a guide about watering wisely.

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Videos

DIY Recycled Magazine Organizer

DIY Recycled Magazine OrganizerThis video gives great detailed instructions on how to make stylish and functional magazine organizer.

How to Make a Recycled Lid Push-along Toy

How to Make a Recycled Lid Push-along ToyHere is an easy craft you can do with your kids, and they can play with it afterward!

Rain Barrel System

Rain Barrel SystemHere is a video that shows you to make you own rain barrel system for harvesting rain water.

Reviving Dried Up Markers

Reviving Dried Up MarkersTry reviving your dried up markers before thawing them out. Check out this video and learn how we did it.

Ways to Reuse Your T-shirt

Making a Halter Top From a T-shirtThis video shows a simple innovative idea to re-purpose a t-shirts into a cute halter top.

Making the Most of Your Scented Candles

Making the Most of Your Scented CandlesThis video shows you some great ideas about what to do with leftover candle wax.

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White Rain Barrel

Rain Barrels for Practically FreeBy asking around at various businesses you may be able to find suitable plastic barrels to make your own rain barrels for little or no cost. This is a guide about rain barrels for practically free.

Duck and Her Ducklings

Protecting a Duck and Her DucklingsDucks often lay their eggs in places that can put them and their duckings at risk. This is a guide about protecting a duck and her ducklings.

A sticky note being pulled from left to right.

Proper Way of Pulling Sticky NotesI've always had sticky notes, not only in the office but also at home and in my bag. But one common problem of sticky notes is pulling it off in a wrong way. Most of us will pull it from the bottom to the top and this results the paper to curl when we stick it.

A wrinkled bill from the Philippines, being ironed.

Ironing MoneyWrinkled money problems? Let's make it easy to look clean, smooth and flat. I just grab my flat iron, put it in a low heat and iron my money. I do this every time I get home. My sister used to do this also. Try it!

A bottle being turned upside down.

Get Every Last Drop out of Your BottlesI always store my bottles upside down, but a bit still remains. I hold the bottle by the bottom, and move it quickly in a circular motion. The centrifugal force allows all the remaining contents to drift to the bottom, enabling me to use it all.

The cardboard cores from paper towel rolls.

Uses for Paper Towel RollsPaper towel rolls can be saved up and used for all sorts of fun craft projects. This is a guide about uses for paper towel rolls.

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Questions

What Kind of Snake Is This? - tan and brown snake in driveway

What Kind of Snake Is This?Any help with identifying this snake? We live in middle Tennessee. Is it venomous?

Flower AstrologyCould you please give me the list of flowers associated with flower astrology?

Dog Scared Duck from Her NestI have this duck who has been laying eggs in my aunt's flower bed. I took the dog out and she was sitting in the grass. When my dog saw her he tried going after her. Luckily I have a leash that you can control how far ahead they can go. When he tried going after her, she flew away.

Frightened Duck Abandoned EggsMy dog was in my back yard and saw a duck (mallard) nest and scared off the hen will it come back?

Donating Latch Hook YarnWhere can I donate latch hook yarn?

Looking for My CousinsI am looking for two female cousins who are probably about 50 years old. I do not know their names, but their father was a notorious murderer named Lawrence Singleton, originally from Tampa Florida. I only met these girls once, but always wondered how they are. I am certain they changed their names.

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Finding a Lost Relative, Genealogy Study

Finding a Lost Relative

Uses for Plastic Bottle Caps

Uses for Plastic Bottle Caps

Two wood dressers.

Organizations That Help Low Income Families Get Free Furniture

Bathtub full of water.

Makeshift Bathtub and Sink Stopper Ideas

House Fire

Finding Agencies to Help After a House Fire

Pop Tabs

Selling Pop Tabs

A photo of an old, gold trophy.

Recycling Old Trophies

Greeting Cards

Donating Old Greeting Cards

Stack of folded old bed sheets

Uses for Old Sheets

Packing Materials

Reusing Packing Materials

Pile of wire hangers on cement background

Donating Wire Hangers

Laptop Computer

Finding Free Laptops for Students

Fabric

Donating Fabric to Charity

Small house resting on stacks of coins surrounded by hands holding tools used for home repairs.

Free Home Renovation Advice

Using Leftover Candle Wax, Melted Candles

Using Leftover Candle Wax

Duck eggs in a nest.

Moving Duck Eggs

Senior Citizens

Name Ideas for a Senior Citizen Group

Old Piano

Uses for Old Pianos

Finding a Lost Parent

Finding a Lost Parent

Repurposing a Kitchen Sink

A broad-headed skink among some plants outside.

Redheaded Lizards (Broad-Headed Skinks) Information and Photos

Old Oil Lamp

Disposing of Lamp Oil Properly

Fawn (Baby Deer) standing in the grass.

Fawn (Baby Deer) Information and Photos

house fire

Charities To Help Someone Whose House Burned Down

slivers of soap in dish

Using Leftover Pieces of Soap

A bowl of soup being handed to a hungry person.

Recipes for Feeding People at a Homeless Shelter

Six duck eggs in a nest

Abandoned Duck Nest

lotion bottle

Getting All the Lotion Out of a Bottle

Mother duck in ducklings in a swimming pool

Will Pool Water Harm Ducks?

Relatives Arriving Unannounced

Dealing with Relatives Who Come Over Unannounced

Locating for a Half Sibling

Locating a Half Sibling

Blue Coffee Mug

Uses for Coffee Mugs

Writing a budget on a notepad.

Living on Very Little Money

Affording Real Food

Affording Real Food

Three old used tubes of lipstick

Uses for Old or Unwanted Lipstick

Recycling Prescription Bottles, Prescription Bottles on White Background

Recycling Prescription Bottles

Reusing Glass Jars, Glass Jar on White Background

Reusing Glass Jars

Uses for Berry Baskets

Uses for Berry Baskets

Stack of Free Tires

Locating Free Tires

Old garden hose

Uses for Old Garden Hose

An old house in a small rural town.

Frugal Rural Living

Styrofoam on White Background

Reusing Styrofoam

My Frugal Life: Focus On What's Important (Part 3)

Uses for Old Reading Glasses

Uses for Old Reading Glasses

Verbally Abusive Spouse

Dealing With a Verbally Abusive Spouse

Donating Used Stuffed Animals

Donating Used Stuffed Animals

Thrifty Quilt Batting Ideas

Saving Money on Quilt Batting

Black Pine Snake

Identifying Black Snakes

uses for cereal boxes

Uses for Cereal Boxes and Packaging

Q-Tips

Uses for Q-Tips

Money Being Cinched by Measuring Tape

Living on a Tight Budget

Reducing Inside Temperature Without Air Conditioning

Gravesite with flowers.

Gravesite Decoration Ideas

A girl at a thrift store.

7 Tips for Making Thrift Shopping a Breeze

City With Elevated Lightrail

Good Places to Live Without a Car

Dry Erase Markers

Reviving Dry Erase Markers

Printer Cartridges

Recycling Printer Cartridges

ground coffee

Uses for Coffee Grounds

An older woman holding a piggy bank and giving a thumbs up.

Living Better With Less

Uses for Old Briefcases, Worn two strap leather briefcase.

Uses for Old Briefcases

A finished cigarette.

Uses for Cigarette Ash

Uses for Metal Coffee Cans

Uses for Metal Coffee Cans

Reusing TV Dinner Trays

Reusing TV Dinner Trays

Impact of Candle Warmers on Your Electric Bill

One volume of a Harver World encyclopedia.

Uses for Old Encyclopedias

Learning Frugality

Learning Frugality

finshed tp pots

Toilet Paper Tube Seedling Pots

Ideas for Using Stand from a Bird Bath

Wooden Pallets

Reusing Wood Pallets

A pile of pop can tabs.

Current Price for Recycling Can Tabs

Lord's Prayer

Printable Versions of the Lord's Prayer

Pringles can.

Uses for Pringles Cans

Plastic
Protein Powder Jug

Uses for Plastic Protein Powder Jugs

Coffee can composting

Reusing Plastic Coffee Cans

Hand feeding a rescued chipmunk.

Caring for a Rescued Chipmunk

Ziploc Bag

Reusing Ziploc Bags

Mesh Produce Bag

Reusing Mesh Produce Bags

Two elderly women playing dominos.

Nursing Home Games Ideas

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