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Free Prostate Cancer prevention readily available

Posted April 17, 2008 - 09:20 by Paul Michael

Frugal Living, Health and Beauty

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98% of men say they do it; the other 2% are lying. But far from it being something to be embarrassed about, researchers have strong indications that this very common activity could have uncommon effects in reducing the risk of prostate cancer.

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Quickly removing scratches from CDs and DVDs

Posted August 3, 2007 - 10:02 by Paul Michael

Life Hacks, DIY

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I used to look in wonder and amazement at some of the CDs and DVDs in my best friend's collection. How could he let them get in such a state? "Dude, treat them with more respect" I'd say. Then I had children, and found my CDs and DVDs were perfect replacements for frisbee toys, coasters and anything else they could think of. Recently, I found several of my favorite music CDs and movies were unplayable due to some innocent playtime fun. Kids will be kids, there's little you can do to avoid that (especially if your CDs and DVDs are at kid-height). But before I reluctantly bought replacements, I figured I had nothing to lose by going to the web and finding remedies. If they worked, great. If not, I had lost nothing anyway.

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Announcing the winner of the Burt's Bees Essential Body Kit drawing

Posted 2 years ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Health and Beauty

Congratulations to the winner of our Burt's Bees Essential Body Kit frugal beauty tips contest!

As you know, I asked readers to send in their frugal and/or homemade beauty ideas. Dozens of you wrote in, and in a random drawing, the following comment was selected as the winner:

The best make-up remover I've found is baby oil. Yup, simple cheap baby oil. You dab a little bit on a cotton ball, rub that across your eyes, and even the most stubborn water-proof mascara comes right off. It even moisturizes!

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Tattoo removal on the cheap...just use a Black & Decker Sander.

Posted 2 years ago by Paul Michael

Filed Under: Health and Beauty

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This one takes the cake. I've heard of cheap, home solutions to possible expensive cosmetic procedures, but isn't this going a little too far? It's certainly not for the squeamish or people of a sensitive disposition.

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Win a Burt's Bees Essential Body Kit

Posted 2 years ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Health and Beauty

Want a chance to win a Burt's Bees Essential Body Kit, completely free, from Wise Bread?

Clue us in to your favorite all-natural beauty secret! Have a family recipe for rice bran scrub that leaves your skin glowing? Know something about sesame oil that we don't?

Let us know what your secret is by commenting on our site, and all participants will be entered in a drawing for an Essential Body Kit from Burt's Bees ($13 value), with free shipping. Make sure to use your real email when placing a comment so that we can get in touch with you if you are the winner.

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