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What to Do With Wire Hangers

Posted 34 weeks 22 hours ago by Myscha Theriault

Green Living, DIY

Got more wire hangers kicking around than you know what to do with? Joan Crawford jokes aside, with a good supply of these and a bit of free time, the following DIY ideas just might take you in a whole new direction.

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Savvy Suggestions for Safety Pins

Posted 35 weeks 5 days ago by Myscha Theriault

DIY

I seem to be obsessed with the various uses for household gadgets lately, and safety pins are no exception. Following are several ideas, ranging from the practical to the unexpected.

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Best investment: yourself

Posted 50 weeks 1 day ago by Philip Brewer

Career and Income, Investment

Framed House
I read a lot of investment books. I read mainstream books, where the author assumes the future is going to be a lot like the recent past, but I also like the "economic disaster" books where the author warns that something (government debt, globalization, inflation, energy crisis, stock market crash, real estate debt, hedge funds, derivitives, etc.) will send the economy off the rails. Their portfolio recommendations are so different (stocks, bonds and money markets versus gold, silver, and stockpiled food) that it's hard to find the right path. There is one thing, though, that's always a good investment: Yourself.

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