The Value of Working Part Time
We all make choices. Yours is to stay at home, making the wisest use of your time at all sorts of work, for compensation (in dollars, love, or other). You have imagination and gumption. May I also add that there is a tax savings in working from home (if you...
Dealing With Verbal and Emotional Abuse?
#redhatterb is spot on. Start putting a bit aside so you have a cushion of some sort. Go to some kind of counseling (via your church or county sevices) but keep the exit plan as your last resort. No person should be subjected to what your husband is putting...
Deciding on a Cleaning Rate?
It depends on where you are and how much competition there is in your area. I would think that $125 is the minimum per week but $185 might be more realistic. I pay $90 for my (daughters) 1 BR apartment once per month and $175 for my house. I have 6 BR, 3.5...
Name Ideas for a Home Care Services Company?
Cozy Caregivers Calm Care, In home services for seniors Paeditric Pampering, Coddling Care Providers
Athletic Banquet Centerpiece Ideas?
You have many sports to represent so go with neutral, elegant flowers. It is better to err on the side of elegant than to have one team feel slighted. My daughters team won the NCAA s national championship the year I had to help with the banquet(s). We got...
Organizing Scarves?
I roll my scarves up and shove them through toilet roll or wrapping paper tubes. This leaves them relatively wrinkle-free yet easily seen. I have well over 50 scarves so one drawer is dedicated to them. Opening the drawer always brings me joy for it looks like...
Dealing With a Verbally Abusive Husband?
May you find the peace and gumption to move away. Your youth is a plus. Put a little money aside in a bank account of your own. You can baby-sit or do something like dog walking to get a bit of money in that account. Your county may have a womens shelter for...
Making Homemade Pet Food?
I have done a vast amount of research on this subject, contacting vet nutritionists at leading vet schools on the east coast, two consultants to the huge pet food industry, vets who oversee large commercial animal labs, etc. Be very careful that you include...
Using Olive Oil to Condition Your Hair?
It is just fine to put olive oil on your hair and go out in the sun. Massage the oil into the ends of your hair, not your scalp, unless you have incredibly dry skin. There are people who swear by mayonnaise or baby oil as a hair conditioner.
Moving Into a Much Smaller House?
I am not too far from you since I live on the Main Line. We thrifty types need to stick together! Dont worry about putting in a new 1/2 bath since it will be a selling point when the time comes. If there are things you dont need you can give them to the Ft...
Reentering the Job Market?
There may be some tax advantage to getting you license/credential. If you set up in solo practice (as a tutor/substitute teacher) you can deduct many of your expenses: portion of your car (and all of its expenses: insurance, car washing, motor club, etc!), your...
My Frugal Life: Making It Through a Little Longer
There are a few ideas that may help you garner a bit of cash during this financial drought. Baby-sitting, driving cars for rental car agencies, cooking for busy families, helping local businesses with inventory, etc. I am always on the look-out for a little...
Uses for Expired Grapeseed Oil?
Use the grape seed oil as a massage oil for my feet at night and put on old socks to avoid having the oil get on the bed linens. The old oil can be used on your gardening tools after they have been cleaned of the old grit and grime. This will keep your tools...
Getting Paid to Help a Friend Move and Stage a Garage Sale?
It depends on the amount of time and effort you are putting in. Is it only be 3-5 hours or 20-30 hours worth of work? Does she want to make (significant) money or just get rid of old stuff? Is your friend physically able to do it all and you are just a bonus...
Suggestions for a Light Sleeper?
I can share lots of information but make certain you have no underlying medical issue (sleep apnea, depression, etc). No caffeine after 2 pm, sleep in a dark (dark!) room, wear comfy night ware (what you find comfy, not what others tell you is comfy), limit...
Inexpensive Fall Wedding Table Centerpieces?
Congratulations to your family on this upcoming wedding. Take a drill with an appropriately sized bit and drill into small pumpkins for tapers and larger pumpkins for pillars. Put three of the same sized candles on each tables. You can get inexpensive (post...
Paint Color Advise for a Kitchen With Light Oak Cabinets and Black Countertops?
A lovely gray can do just the thing. There is an environmentally sound line (the name of the brand fails me now)my daughter used in her apartment. Storm sets off her kitchen to perfection. I was skeptical but it looks fab! Good luck!
Composting Dog Waste?
Do not compost animal feces unless you dig a deeeep hole to do so. Your animals are carnivores and meat does not decompose well. You can read about it on the blog for You Bet Your Garden at www.whyy.org
Inexpensive and Weatherproof Outdoor Christmas Tree Decorations?
Have your village give you any aluminium tart and pie tins. Snip then as if they were petals on flowers. Curl/twist the petals in varying ways. Spray paint if you like but you can just hang the flowers from the top petal to form the garland. Ditto, styrofoam...
Ideas for Remembering Groom's Mom at Wedding?
Our mothers are never far from our hearts, especially on wonderful family moments like a wedding. My father passed away a few months before my wedding. To make certain I honored him on my special day I used flowers he loved, had special candles used on the...
Advertising for a Garage Sale?
Save money and time: list your yard/garage sale on craigslist.org. I used to post signs early and a friend put an advert in the local paper. We did better when we just put the listing on craigslist with minimal signage on major streets. My daughter and I have...
Saving Money on Toys
I bought a packet of wooden clothes pins from the craft store. Some were used for dolls where the face were drawn on using a Sharpie, the arms are pipe cleaners and the dress was a scrap of cloth tied at the waist with scraps/ribbons or yarn. The home was a...
Feed Corn for Slippery Sidewalks
My solution to icy walks and driveways is to throw black sunflower seeds along the route. The seeds act as tiny solar collectors and cause divits in the ice. The birds peck at the seeds breaking up the ice. The shells then act as grit to help prevent one from...
