Rotating Stockpiled Goods
The easiest way to do this is by quickly taking a marker and dating the tops of cans, or packages with the day you bought them. I do this with frozen foods too. When buying bulk hamburger, I seperate it into smaller packages, label and date them. Dating encourages...
Thrift Store Shopping Tips?
Get your kids interested in Thrift shopping, and garage sales early in their lives. Our family considers it an adventure, and a lesson on stretching a dollar. We have found very cute clothes for my kids at a fraction of what they go for new. My ten year old...
Doggy Tug-O-War Movie - Buffy (Lab) and Waclaw (Pit Beagle)
We have a lab and a beagle-beagle. They run around in unison all day holding onto the same pull toy together. Neither will give it up. I cant imagine how stuborn a pit-beagle is. Little Ricky is a stuborn, sneaky little rat. The Lab, Duma, has the patience...
Carey Lind #SX3110?
You could try this site for starters. http://store.yahoo.com/wallpapers/careylind2.html
Real Vanilla - How can you buy it inexpensively?
Vanilla has doubled in price in the last year. I use a lot, and have had to pay $20 for a 16 oz. bottle of (b)Tones(/b) pure vanilla extract at Sams Club. I know thats outrageous, but break that down to the little bottles of an ounce or two, and its a deal...
Mold on Window Frames?
I would get in touch with your landlord and describe the mold problem exactly as youve done here. Mold can cause health problems, besides being unsightly. As a quick temporary remedy most common mold can be treated with a solution of bleach & water. 1 cup bleach...
Skunk Under Inground Pool?
Call your local animal control. They may come out and help catch the skunk, or at least provide humane cages, and tell you how to bate them. Then theyll relocate the skunk. At least thats what happened to us when we had a skunk under our house!
Bagless Vacuum Build-Up - Cleaning a Bagless Vacuum?
What a good suggestion. Im going to give it a try. Thanks so much for responding. Tressa
How to Remove Liquid Makeup from a Cotton Shirt?
First of all, what type of material is the shirt? Was the foundation oil or water base? Ive found most stains come out of cotton or cotton blend if I use Shout or something similar, and let it soak for a day, then launder in cold water.
Buying Atomizer Bottles?
Heres a whole slew of idea where to buy them online from Google. You may want to call craft stores in your town to see if they sell them, and avoid shipping & handling charges. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=buy+glass+atomizer+bottles Tressa
Save on Drying - Spin Twice
I bet rearranging the clothes a little bit, before you spin them dry for the second time, would help too. Im going to try it on a load of jeans. They take forever to dry. Tressa
This Sites Design Buttons?
(b)Excellent(/b), (i)You made my day(/i). (u)Thanks for giving such a concise answer.(/u) Tressa
Frugal Tips For a Convenience Food Addict?
First of all, why is he costing YOU money? Since youre not married shouldnt he be picking up at least half the tab for groceries? Second, I actually do have a tip I stumbled on. Grated zuchinni can be added to so many meals with no discernable taste difference...
Frugal Tips For a Convenience Food Addict?
Also, if he just eats carrots and celery he might really like Sugar Snap Peas. Theyre good raw for someone who doesnt like cooked vegetables. They are a little pricey, but well worth it since they seem to be the only green hed get in his diet. A handful at...
Grandma's Meatballs
Thanks for your Grandmas meatball recipe. I always seem to like homemade better. When shopping at Sams I only buy their hamburger thats on Quick Sale. That takes the price down considerably. I use shredded zuchinni too if a recipe calls for ground beef. It...
Woven Tote Bag Made From Plastic Bags?
Excellent insturctions. Thanks so much for the website. Tressa
Woven Tote Bag Made From Plastic Bags?
Excellent instructions. Thanks so much for the website. Tressa
Using Large Laundry Containers to Make a Bird Feeder or Bird House?
Homemade Feeders Any clean, plastic container (soda and laundry detergent bottles, for example) can be made into a feeder by cutting a rectangular panel out of one side, a few inches from the bottom. Leave the cap on and fill the bottom with seed. A paper milk...
Remove Tape Residue from Dry Erase Board?
You also might try WD-40. I know it takes off sticky labels, and it doesnt seem like it would hurt a dry-erase board.
Making Mock Condensed Milk (like Eagle Brand)
(quote)why in the name of god would anyone want to make this when eagle brand is perfect (/quote) Well, lets see. How about you dont have any on hand, and dont want to drive to the store right then. Or, maybe youd just like to make a less expensive version...
Homemade Laundry Soap Blunder?
(b)http://hillbillymaggie.proboards20.com/index.cgi (/b) has a very involved discussion on making homemade laundry soap, under the headings (i)The 5 & 10(/i) or (i)Homemaking(/i). Some used Fels Naptha, some used Zote soap as the soap part of the recipe. I...
